Glendale Kearney Street House Fire

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Glendale House Fire On August 4th, 2016 Denver Fire Department responded to a single-family structure fire at 1470 S. Kearney St. in Glendale. Truck 19 arrived to smoke showing and possibly an exterior fire with extension. Engine 24 laid in from Florida Ave. & Kearney St. and advance a line in for fire attack. Within moments command requested medical needed at the …

West Metro South Table Mountain Fire

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South Table Mountain Fire At 18:47 on August 2nd, 2016 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a vegetation fire on top of South Table Mountain, possibly from a lightning strike from a storm in the area. Engine 5, Engine 6 & Brush 6 access the fire from W. 20th Ave. on the Denver West side, through the NREL property. Additional crews …

Welby Mobile Home Fire

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Mobile Home Fire Just before 09:00 on July 31st, 2016 Adams County Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported structure fire in the Franklin Mobile Home Park at 1616 E. 78th Ave. in Welby. Engine 14 arrived on scene, hit a hydrant across the street and initiated offensive operations.  Firefighters were able to quickly extinguish the fire, ventilate the building and …

Golden Pancake Breakfast 2016

Rick Luebke2016 Incidents, Events, Home, July 2016

Golden Annual Pancake Breakfast The Golden Fire Department held their annual pancake breakfast at Station 21 on July 30th, 2016 with the community coming out to enjoy breakfast and to meet up with firefighters and check out the apparatus. Fairmount Fire Protection District also participated in the event.

Arvada Oak Street Garage Fire

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Arvada Garage Fire At 21:36 on July 25th, 2016 Arvada Fire Protection District responded to a garage fire in the 8000 block of Oak St. with 911 caller reporting smoke in the garage and stated they were evacuating. Engine 53 arrived to a single-story ranch style house with a working fire in the garage. Engine 53 made entry through the …

West Metro Oak Drive Kitchen Fire

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Lakewood Kitchen Fire At 13:53 on July 24th, 2016 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a confirmed structure fire in the 2600 block of Oak Dr. in Lakewood. Crews arrived to smoke showing from a multi-family split level structure, pulled a 1 3/4 line in on the Alpha side for fire attack on a kitchen fire, and Engine 2 established …

Wheat Ridge Tabor Street Kitchen Fire

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Wheat Ridge Kitchen Fire At 9:52 on July 24th, 2016 Arvada Fire Protection District responded to a reported fire in the kitchen at the Mountain Vista Senior Living Community 4800 Tabor St. in Wheat Ridge, as they were working another structure fire at W. 59th Ave. & Pierce St. Crews arrived to nothing showing, Medic 56 advised that staff reported …

North Table Mountain Fire

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North Table Mountain Fire At 17:30 on July 22nd, 2016 Fairmount Fire Protection District was alerted to a wildland fire on North Table Mountain, with Jefferson County Open Space Park Rangers reporting smoke and flames showing near the tower on the the northside of Table Mountain, and receiving multiple 911 calls of smoke showing widely visible from the top. Crews …

Denver West 8th Ave Commercial Fire

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Denver Commercial Fire On July 14th, 2016 just before 11:00 Denver Fire Department was dispatched to a possible fire at 800 W. 8th Ave. in the Lincoln Park area. Crews arrived to smoke showing from a warehouse type building. Engine 1 laid in from W. 8th Ave. & Inca St. and pulled a 1 3/4 line in, Engine 23 secured …

Cold Springs Wildfire

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Cold Springs Wildfire Around 13:30 on July 9th, 2016 Nederland Fire Protection District was called to a vegetation fire southeast of the Hwy. 72 (Peak to Peak Hwy) & Cold Springs Rd. At the same time Clear Creek County & Gilpin County crews were battling a vegetation fire off oh Hwy. 119. Nederland firefighters arrived to a large fire burning, …

Hogback Wildland Fire

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Hogback Wildland Fire At 15:45 on July 7th, 2016 Golden Fire Department was alerted to a wildland fire in the area of I-70 & C-470 with multiple 911 calls reporting flames and smoke on the north side of the hill on the hogback. Crews arrived and set-up on westbound I-70 before Hwy. 93 exit at mile marker 259 with 2 …

Lakewood Apartment Fire

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Lakewood Apartment Fire At 04:22 on July 6th, 2016 West Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a confirmed structure fire in the 6400 block of W. 13th Ave. in Lakewood. Engine 1 arrived to a working fire with heavy involvement showing from the first floor apartment in a two-story multi-family building with partial evacuation. Engine 1 pulled a 2 1/2 …

Applewood House Fire

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West Metro House Fire At 18:00 on June 25th, 2016 West Metro Fire Rescue Engine 5 & Engine 6 was dispatched to a smoke investigation in the area of W. 18th Ave. & Alkire St. in Applewood. While enroute dispatch upgraded the call to a reported residential structure fire at 1855 Alkire St. Engine 5 arrived to a single-story single-family …

Denver Grant Street Structure Fire

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Denver Structure Fire On June 22nd, 2016 at 08:58 Denver Fire Department was alerted to a structure fire in the 650 block of Grant St. in Capital Hill. Dispatched advised units enroute that fire is in a vacant structure. Engine 11 arrived on scene with smoke showing and laid in from W. 7th Ave. and pulled a line in for fire …

Lakewood Strip Mall Fire

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Lakewood Strip Mall Fire At 22:36 on June 21st, 2016 West Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported commercial structure fire at 6461 W. Colfax Ave. in Lakewood. Engine 1 arrived to a working fire with smoke showing from a single-story strip mall. Engine 1 pulled a 1 3/4 line in for fire attack in the offensive strategy on …

Brighton Barn Fire

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Brighton Barn Fire At 15:29 on June 11th, 2016 Brighton Fire Rescue District was alerted to a weed fire in the area of E. 144th Ave. & Quail Run Rd. in Adams County. Adcom advised units enroute that the fire was extending to a barn and house, and upgraded to a confirmed structure fire, prompting a mutual-aid request from Strasburg …