Longmont Stranded Kayaker On July 27th, 2020 Longmont Fire Department and Mountain View Fire Rescue assisted the City of Longmont Park Rangers with a stranded kayaker at Union Reservoir. Longmont Fire launched their jet-ski from the main boat launch and Mountain View Fire launched their zodiac boat from the east side of the reservoir. The kayaker was okay and brought …
North Fork Vehicle Into River At 11:19 on July 25th, 2020 North Fork Fire Rescue was dispatched to the 18400 block of W. Platte River Rd. east of Foxton with a vehicle into the river. On scene, a passer by had helped the patients escape the vehicle. The patients were transported to an appropriate care facility, while North Fork Fire …
Arvada Brush Fire At 11:05 on July 25th, 2020 Arvada Fire Protection District responded to a reported grass fire in the area of W. 87th Dr. & Antero Ct. close the railroad tracks off Hwy. 72. in the Leyden Rock area. Engine 57 arrived to a light smoke showing south of the railroad tracks and staged at a hydrant from …
Auto vs Building On July 24th, 2020 Denver Fire Department was alerted to a auto vs building at 4801 S. Wadsworth Blvd. One patient was treated with unknown injuries and transported to a local hospital. No other information is available at this time. Additional information provided by Denver Fire Department Units on Scene: Special Call: Air/Light & Arson Denver Police …
West Metro Commercial Fire At 13:02 on July 23rd, 2020 JeffCom dispatched West Metro Fire Rescue to a possible commercial structure fire at SpringHill Suites, 1315 Colorado Mills Parkway in Lakewood. Lakewood Police officers arrived on scene and started evacuations of the building. District 1 arrived on scene with Engine 6, Engine 2 & Engine 41 to a large four-story …
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 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 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 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 …
Denver Structure Fire At 13:23 on July 22nd, 2020 Denver Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 123 W. Alameda Ave. in Baker. Engine 11, Engine 23, Tower 1 with Ops 2 arrived to a working house fire from a two-story single family with smoke showing from the second floor. Ops 2 took command, Engine 11 pulled a line …
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 …
South Metro 2nd Alarm At 19:36 on July 20th, 2020 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a multi-family structure fire in the 9400 block of Southern Hills Circle in Lone Tree. Multiple 911 callers reported the back of 2 town homes on fire and a plume of smoke was visible from a distance. First arriving Tower 34 encountered a large …
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 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 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 …
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 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 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 …
South Metro Trench Rescue At 08:53 on July 16th, 2020 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a trench rescue in the 9200 block of Desert Willow Rd. in Highlands Ranch. Workers were applying a tar-like adhesive to the foundation of a home when one person was overcome by fumes. First arriving Tower 18 found the adult victim below grade in …
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 …