Engine 3 Dedication Westminster Fire Department held a dedication ceremony at Station 3 on July 27th, 2021 to put their new Engine 3 into service. Opening remarks were given by station Captain Pendleton. Captain Tice, the chaplain for the department, gave a short speech and then the engine was then blessed, that it would serve the citizens of the City …
West Metro Vehicle Fire At 15:33 on July 27th, 2021 West Metro Fire Rescue with Arvada Fire Protection District responded to a vehicle fire at W. 44th Ave. & Balsam St. in Wheat Ridge. Engine 16 arrived to one vehicle with fire showing and pulled a hand line off tank water for fire attack. Crews got the fire quickly out. …
Pleasant View I-70 Accident At 10:44 on July 27th, 2021 Pleasant View Fire Department and Golden Fire Department responded to a traffic accident on I-70 eastbound at mile marker 262. Jeffcom (Central Fire Dispatch (CNF) advised the accident involves a vehicle that traveled across the median with possible multiple vehicles involved. Truck 41 arrived with several vehicles involved near the …
Coal Creek Building Fire At 04:38 on July 27th, 2021 Coal Creek Canyon Fire Protection District responded to Arcosa, 11728 Hwy. 93 on a structure fire, with mutual-aid request from Arvada Fire Protection District and Mountain View Fire Rescue. Engine 7001 arrived to a single-story wood frame office building with fire from the Delta side, and pulled a 1 3/4 line …
Pleasant View Grass Fire At approximately 19:29 on July 26th, 2021 Pleasant View Fire Department responded to an outside fire at Westblade Park, 16780 Mt. Vernon Rd. in West Pleasant View. Jeffcom (Central Fire Dispatch (CNF) advised that 911 caller reporting flames showing from the eastside of the park. Truck 41 enroute with smoke visible and requested Golden Fire Department …
West Metro Apartment Fire At 17:34 on July 26th, 2021 JeffCom dispatched West Metro Fire Rescue with auto-aid from Arvada Fire Protection District to a confirmed structure fire in the 200 block of Zang St. in Lakewood with multiple calls. Engine 6 arrived to a three-story apartment complex, with flames from the 3rd story balcony, and secured their own water …
Wildland Fire Team Training On July 26th, 2021 the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Wildland Fire Team conducted training at the Richmil Ranch Open Space near Deer Trail. Firefighters conducted engine familiarization, pump operations and practiced quelling simulated wildland fires. ACSO has 19 wildland firefighters under the Office of Emergency Management, three type 6 engines, one 3000 gallon tender and two ATVs. …
Denver Building Fire On July 25th, 2021 at 18:55 Denver Fire Department Engine 20 responded to a fire investigation in the area of W. 6th Ave. & I-25. Engine 20 arrived in the area and found a large warehouse / outbuilding at 800 N. Seminole Rd. with heavy smoke showing and upgraded to a full structure response. Crews worked poor …
Vehicle vs Senior Living Center On July 25th, 2021 at approximately 14:25 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a vehicle vs. building at the Lincoln Meadows Senior Living Center, 10001 S. Oswego St. in the unincorporated community of Meridian. Firefighters arrived on scene and found that a late model Cadillac sedan crashed through two parked cars and struck a …
Engine 2 Christening On July 25th, 2021 West Metro Fire Rescue christen the new Engine 2 at Station 2, 1545 Robb St. in Lakewood. During the ceremony, a bucket of water from old Engine 2 (P62) was carried “bucket brigade style” to the new Engine 2 (P77) and poured into the tank. Then, with the assistance of some junior firefighters, …
Clear Creek Canyon MVA On July 24th, 2021 Jeffcom (Central Fire Dispatch (CNF) dispatched Golden Fire Department to a single vehicle rollover crash in Hwy. 6 (Clear Creek Canyon) at mile marker 268. Rescue 21 arrived to one vehicle in the creek, with one of the occupants self-extricated with the help of bystanders. The other occupants required extrication from the …
Aurora Structure Fire On July 24th, 2021 at approximately 18:40 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at The Meadows Manufactured Home Community, 14479 E. 13th Ave. Crews arrived on scene, observed light smoke and found fire inside the wall of the residence. Firefighters were able to open the exterior of the wall and quickly extinguish …
Denver Home Explosion At 08:35 on July 24th, 2021 Denver Fire Department was alerted to a single-family structure fire at 260 N. Quitman St. in the Barnum West neighborhood. Crews arrived to an explosion that occurred in an unoccupied home. Damage to the home was extensive. Fire investigators responding to evaluate the cause. No injuries occurred and there is minimal …
Aurora Residential Structure Fire On July 23rd, 2021 at approximately 15:55 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at 2175 S. Joliet St. Firefighters arrived on scene and found heavy fire on the Charlie side of the residence. Crews spent about thirty minutes extinguishing the fire and another hour mopping up hot spots, checking for extension …
Westminster Apartment Fire On July 23rd, 2021 around 13:40 Westminster Fire Department with auto-aid from Thornton Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 300 W. 123rd Ave. in North Westminster. Westminster Communications Center advised Westminster Police officers on scene reporting a possible explosion from the 2nd floor apartment unit with smoke showing, and started evacuations nearby units. Engine 4 arrived …
Edgewater Garage Fire At 11:53 on July 23rd, 2021 West Metro Fire Rescue with auto-aid from Arvada Fire Protection District responded to a garage fire in the 2200 block of Gray St. in Edgewater. Jeffcom reported that Edgewater Police officers on scene with a garage on fire in the back of the home. Engine 1 enroute advised smoke in the …
Patrick Mahan Memorial Denver Fire Department firefighter Patrick John Mahan memorial was held on July 23rd, 2021 at the Denver First Church in Englewood. A procession followed the service from the church to Crown Hill in Wheat Ridge, and went by several fire stations including Station 1. Mahan was 34 years-old and died in an off duty accident when his …
South Metro Residential Fire July 22nd, 2021 at 18:08 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a residential structure fire on Mountain Brush St. in Unincorporated Douglas County. Engine 17 confirmed that the home had fire showing from the roofline and pulled initial hose lines to fight the fire and to start setting up a water supply. Engine 33 finished the …
South Metro Grass Fire On July 22nd, 2021 at approximately 18:05 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported grass fire on S. Parker Rd at E. Parker Rd. Station 42 arrived on scene and quickly extinguished a small grass fire at the base of a utility pole. Firefighters suspect the fire was caused by a bird that landed …
Loveland Dive Rescue At approximately 20:30 on July 22nd, 2021 Loveland Emergency Communications Center (LECC) dispatched Loveland Fire Rescue Authority and Thompson Valley EMS to a report of a person missing in Westerdoll Lake in the 3400 block of Loveland Avenue in the Seven Lakes subdivision. Upon arrival crews contacted a party that reported his friend was in the lake …