South Adams Donates K-9 Vehicle To Denver

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Donated K-9 Vehicle In an effort to assist with fire investigations in the metro area, the South Adams County Fire Department donated a used 2013 GMC pickup truck to the Denver Fire Department Fire Investigation Unit. Denver Fire Technician Scott Renter will use the vehicle to safely and comfortably transport Cora, DFD’s accelerant detection canine. Cora, who was obtained through …

Byers Large Vegetation Fire

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Byers Large Vegetation Fire At 18:34 on July 22nd, 2020 Byers Fire Protection District was dispatched to a brush fire at E. 72nd Ave. & Calhoun-Byers Rd. by Byers. Battalion Chief 71 reported flames and smoke visible and upgraded the call to a large vegetation fire, and the I-70 Corridor was dispatched. The fire burned about 500 acres and may …

Weld County Tire Mountain Fire

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Weld County Tire Fire On July 22nd, 2020 around 17:30 Weld County Regional Communications Center (WCRCC) dispatched Platteville-Gilcrest Fire Protection District to a reported equipment on fire at the 12000 block of  County Rd. 41. Engine 3601 advised of a large amount of smoke in the air and requested back fill from Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District and upgraded the call …

Bar Nothing 2 Fire

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Bar Nothing 2 Fire On July 22nd, 2020 around 14:45 Pueblo County Sheriff Emergency Services Bureau (ESB) Fire Team was dispatched to a reported brush fire on open ranch land approximately 6 miles east of Cedarwood and north of highway 10. The fire was detected by Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control MMA flying the area after a lightning …

Boone Yatze Road Structure Fire

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Boone Structure Fire On July 21st, 2020 around 01:00 Boone Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched by the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center to the area of Hwy. 96 & Yatze Rd. just west of the town of Boone, on a reported structure fire. Units arrived to find a fully involved 2 story abandoned structure and requested mutual-aid from …

Dice Hill Fire

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Dice Hill Fire At approximately 12:20 on July 20th, 2020 Kremmling Fire Protection District was dispatched by the Grand County Communications Center to the area around Trough Rd. in Grand County for a reported large white smoke plume. Only Grand County Sheriff units got into the area and discovered the fire was burning in both Summit and Grand Counties, and …

Bennett Manilla Road Weed Fire

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Bennett Weed Fire On July 19th, 2020 at 13:57 Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue responded to a weed fire on S. Manilla Rd. & E. Quincy Ave. Firefighters arrived on scene and extinguished the fire quickly in a rain storm. This is the 2nd fire in the area in two days. No injuries were reported. Additional information provided by Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue …

Byers Xmore Road Structure Fire

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Byers Structure Fire On July 19th, 2020 at 16:57 MetCom dispatched out the I-70 Corridor on a report of a residential structure fire in the 3100 block of Xmore Rd. in the Byers Fire District. 911 callers were reporting a fire that had started in a shed, and extending into the residence. Upon arrival Chief 71 sized up a one-story …

Chatfield Submerged Vehicle

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South Metro Submerged Vehicle Just before 17:00 on July 18th, 2020 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to the north boat ramp at Chatfield State Park for a vehicle recovery. Crews arrived and found no one was injured or trapped when a truck, trailer and jet ski rolled down the ramp and under the water. Divers connected tow straps and cables …

Bennett Manilla Road Grass Fire

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Bennett Grass Fire On July 18th, 2020 at 09:20 Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue and the I-70 Corridor Fire to a grass fire on S. Manilla Rd. just north of E. Quincy Ave. Firefighters arrived on scene and quickly extinguished the blaze just south of a local oil derrick and storage tanks. Crews remained on scene for about an hour mopping up …

Douglas County Horse Rescue

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Douglas County Horse Rescue At 14:43 on July 16th, 2020 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to an animal rescue in the 7200 block of Alpine Dr. east of Parker in unincorporated Douglas County. A 31-year-old horse slipped into a ditch, landed upside down and was trapped between the small hillside and a barn. Veterinarians administered medical treatment while firefighters constructed …

Kremmling Cement Truck Rollover

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Kremmling MVA At approximately 10:00 on July 15th, 2020 Kremmling Fire Protection District and Grand County EMS was paged to Hwy. 9 just outside of Kremmling for a motor vehicle collision. On scene, units discovered a cement truck had rolled down an embankment and to driver was trapped inside. Fire crews stabilized the truck, extricated the patient, and then handed …

Arvada Swadley Circle 2nd Alarm House Fire

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Arvada Fatal House Fire At 01:18 on July 15th, 2020 Arvada Fire Protection District was dispatched by JeffCom to a residential structure fire with people inside in the 7100 block of Swadley Circle in Arvada. Battalion 52 arrived on scene to a working fire from a single-family home with heavy flames and smoke showing from the back of the home. …

Elephant Butte Fire

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Elephant Butte Fire On July 13th, 2020 around 14:40 Evergreen Fire Rescue responded to a working wildland fire on Upper Bear Creek Rd. with multiple 911 calls reporting 40 to 60 feet flames. Crews arrived to heavy fire burning in steep and rocky terrain, request air support ops and started on structure protection. The fire is currently at 50 acres …

Pueblo Comanche Drive Attic Fire

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Pueblo Attic Fire Around 14:00 on July 13th, 2020 Pueblo Fire Department was dispatched to the 1800 block of Comanche Dr. in the Belmont neighborhood on a reported structure fire. The caller reported to dispatch that there was smoke seen coming from the roof and a swamp cooler. Engine 38 arrived on scene to smoke showing from the roof and …

Denver South Raritan Street 2nd Alarm Fire

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Denver Second Alarm At 13:43 on July 12th, 2020 Denver Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 840 block of S. Raritan St. in Athmar Park. Engine 23 arrived and laid in with fire and smoke showing from a one-story single-family dwelling. Tower 23 arrived and started primary search and a 2nd alarm was requested within minutes …