Community Disaster Expo The first ever Jefferson County Community Disaster Expo was held at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave. in Golden. The community came out for fun activities for kids and adults, disaster preparedness, microchipping with low cost vaccines for household pets, emergency vehicles on display including Foothills Fire Protection District, emergency response demonstrations from the Jefferson …
Fire College Training Scenarios The third and final day of the Colorado State Fire Fighters Association Fire College was held on June 25th, 2022 at the South Metro Fire Rescue Training Center in Parker. Firefighters from all over the state put in their all to execute 6 different scenarios throughout the day. From day 1 firefighters were building skills to …
Longmont Structure Fire At 03:17 Longmont Fire Department responded to a commercial structure fire on June 25th at 20 Mountain View Ave. at Collyer St. The building sustained fire and heavy smoke damage. At the arrival of police and fire, the front of the property was vandalized with black paint. This fire is being investigated as arson. Additional information and …
Pawnee Trail Fire On June 24th, 2022 Castle Rock Fire & Rescue and South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a vegetation fire at 922 Pawnee Trail between the Happy Canyon and Castle Rock communities on the east side of I-25. No structures were threatened and no injuries occurred. Firefighters worked on containment and a helicopter made water drops. The cause …
Fire College Skills Training The Colorado State Fire Fighters Association held their 2022 Fire College from June 23rd, 2022 through June 25th, 2022 at the South Metro Fire Rescue Training Center in Parker. Firefighters from around the state attended the training which included classes on Tricks of the Truck, Death Scene Response and Scene Size Up. 5250Fire caught up with …
Adams County Large Trash Fire At 07:57 on June 24th, 2022 Adcom dispatched Adams County Fire Rescue Engine 13 to a possible dumpster fire at 5350 Washington St. in North Washington at the All Recycling North Facility. Engine 13 arrived to an outdoor trash fire with multiple fire at different locations and requested a full alarm. Engine 13 pulled a …
South Metro Vehicle Fire On June 23rd, 2022 at approximately 16:45 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a vehicle fire at S. Parker Rd. and Lincoln Ave. Arriving Parker Police units advised of a working car fire north of Lincoln Ave. on S. Parker Rd. northbound. Tower 45 arrived and pulled a bumper line and extinguished the fire quickly …
Second Alarm Defensive Fire At 14:51 on June 21st, 2022 Mountain View Fire Rescue responded to a ground cover fire at 2890 175th Ave. with mutual-aid request from North Metro Fire Rescue District. Command 2260 arrived to a large working grass fire with structures threatened, and requested a full structure response additional mutual-aid. Engine 66 arrived and started master stream …
Sable Altura Garage Fire On June 21st, 2022 at 05:56 Sable Altura Fire Rescue responded with the I-70 corridor fire departments to a reported garage fire at 199S. De Gaulle St. in unincorporated Arapahoe County. Medic 41 arrived to flames showing from the Alpha side with all occupants out of the structure. Chief 41 arrived and assumed command with a …
Brighton Trench Rescue On June 18th, 2022 at 13:02 Brighton Fire Rescue District was dispatched to a technical trench rescue at 1910 Peregrine Drive. Authorities reported that a trench collapsed on a worker at the residence where work was being done on a sewer line at the time of the collapse. At 13:12 command requested a major incident tone and …
Station 5 Open House The Westminster Fire Department held their annual open house at Station 5, 10110 Garland Street on June 18th, 2022. The community was invited out to meet with firefighters, check out the apparatus, enjoy lunch, learn valuable safety tips and take a ride around the block in their antique Seagrave engine. The Westminster Police Department, Westminster 911 …
AFA Open House The Air Force Academy Fire & Emergency Services at the U.S. Air Force Academy held their annual open house with hunt housing picnic and fire wise event at Station 1 on June 18th, 2022. The community members from across the base enjoyed lunch, met with firefighters, toured the station, checked out the apparatus, obtained safety information and …
Annual Fire Muster The 36th Annual Mile High Hook & Ladder Fire Muster & Parade was held on June 18th, 2022 in Historic Downtown Littleton featuring a parade and the fire muster. Dozens of private owned and in-service apparatus made their way from the staging area at Littleton Blvd. and Bannock to Arapahoe Community College for Mile Mile Hook and …
West Metro Structure Fire At 00:22 on June 18th, 2022 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a structure fire in the 4400 block of S. Van Gordon Way in Lakewood. Rescue 10 arrived to a small two-story single-family with a working fire from the Alpha side, and pulled 1 3/4 for offensive exterior fire attack. Engine 12 arrived and assigned …
Mock Funeral On June 17th, 2022 the Colorado Professional Fire Fighters (CPFF) Honor Guard Academy held a mock funeral at Crown Hill Cemetery in Wheat Ridge. The training used a mocked the United States Honor Flag (USHF), which is part of their class as the actual USHF was deployed to an actual funeral. The Honor Guard Academy held three phases starting …
Explorers Training On June 15th, 2022 South Metro Explorers began their training by going over the basics of the different parts of a ladder and how they work. Once all of the members were comfortable with their knowledge of ladders they practiced carrying them in different ways both individually and with a partner. Explorers then took turns standing the ladders …
Multi-Agency Acquired Structure Burn On June 15th, 2022 Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, Berthoud Fire Protection District and Mountain View Fire Rescue conducted live fire training in a donated structure on S. County Rd. 11 in unincorporated Larimer County. The focus was to train and evaluate an ultra-high pressure pump system that is currently in service with Mountain View and will …
Boulder 2nd Alarm Fire At 04:50 Boulder Police & Fire Communications (9100) dispatched Boulder Fire-Rescue Department Engine 2507 to a order investigation in the area of 55th St. & Arapahoe Rd. Engine 2507 arrived and started the investigation and found a single-story medium to large commercial building at 1770 Range St. off Western Ave. with smoke showing from the vents …
Station 62 Open House The North Metro Fire Rescue District held a community open house on June 14th, 2022 at the newly remodeled Station 62, 10550 Huron St. in Northglenn. The community came out to tour the station, learn about CPR, enjoy hot dogs with the firefighters and several kids activities. Also, on display the emergency vehicles at the station …
Greenwood Village Car vs Building On June 14th, 2022 at approximately 13:25 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident involving a car into a building at MeH Games, 6835 S. Dayton St. in Greenwood Village. Ladder 12 arrived on scene and found one seriously injured person and two vehicles with heavy damage. Medic 32 transported the …