West Metro Vegetation Fire

At 17:51 on June 30th, 2026 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a lightning strike at the Fox Hollow Golf Course, 13410 W. Morrison Rd in Lakewood. Jeffcom 911 advised that one person was stuck by lightning and now a grass fire has started by the sixth hole. Engine 10 arrived with Medic 10 on Morrison Rd. and S. Wright Way where the patient was transported by a golf cart. Engine 9 and Brush 9 arrived to a slow moving grass fire and make access from Morrison Rd. District 2 arrived and requested a full strike team of five type 6 brush trucks to the scene. Staging was located at the club house and crews were transported on golf carts to the grass fire with limited access. Medic 10 transported one patient to a local hospital with unknown injuries. The lightning ignited a pocket of dead, dry grass, brush, and downed trees in a rough area of the course and staging was located at the club house and some crew members were transported on golf carts to the grass fire with limited access. The fire was contained to approximately 2 acres, and no structures were threatened. During mop up operations, crews used a drone equipped with infrared technology to locate hidden pockets of heat, helping ensure the fire is completely extinguished. Additional information provided by West Metro Fire Rescue

Initial Response:

West Metro: District 2, SAM2, Engine 8, Engine 9, Brush 9, Engine 10 & Medic 10

Added:

West Metro: Chief 2, Chief 5, Wildland 1, Brush 4, Engine 11, Brush Engine 11, Brush Engine 14, Brush 19, Engine 6, Tender 6, Engine 5, Brush 5, Medic 12 & Engine 13

South Metro Fire Rescue: Battalion 2, Safety 1 & Brush 16

 Indian Hills Fire Protection District: Brush 357

 Foothills Fire Protection District: Utility 525 & Tender 561

 Arvada Fire Protection District: Brush 58

 Jefferson County Fire Management: Brush 31

Lakewood Park Rangers, Lakewood Police Department & Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office