Station 15 In Service Ceremony On April 28th, 2025 South Metro Fire Rescue held a reopening of Station 15 with an in-service ceremony at 2702 E. Dry Creek Rd. in Centennial. The new station is built at the original location of Station 15 and was built in 1979 and was in service for 44 years and served as Littleton Fire …
Denver Trapped MVA On April 28th, 2025 around 01:45 Denver Fire Department responded to a accident with possible parties trapped at northbound I-25 at 20th St. Crews arrived to a single-vehicle accident off the highway on 20th St. with one party trapped and started the extrication. One patient was extricated and transported to a local hospital by Denver Health Paramedics, …
West Metro Red Rocks Rescue On April 27th, 2025 at 12:28 West Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported back country rescue at Red Rocks Park, W. Alameda Parkway & Red Rocks Trail Rd. Upon arrival, crews located an elderly person on the trail, approximately 100 yards from the roadway. It was determined that the patient received a fractured …
Thornton 2nd Alarm House Fire On April 27th, 2025 around 11:00 Thornton Fire Department, North Metro Fire Rescue District and Westminster Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 12800 block of Clarkson Circle in Hunters Glen. Crews arrived to a two-story home with heavy smoke and flames showing and started fire attack. The garage doors were forced open …
High Plains Honor Flight On April 27th, 2025 the High Plains Honor Flight was escorted from the Blue Arena to the Loveland-Fort Collins Municipal Airport by numerous agencies. The High Plains Honor Flight is a nonprofit organization that takes a group of veterans to the War Memorials in Washington D.C. each year. Loveland Firefighters also welcomed the veterans home after …
Greeley 3rd Alarm Fire At approximately 05:30 on April 27, 2025 Weld County Regional Communications Center dispatched Greeley Fire Department and UC Health EMS to a commercial structure fire located in the 100 block of 9th Ave. in Greeley. Upon arrival, units encountered a large two-story commercial warehouse with significant fire conditions. A second alarm was promptly requested, mobilizing additional …
Cascade Wildfire Mitigation Project The Cascade Volunteer Fire Department, El Paso County Wildland Fire Management and the Pikes Peak Highway Wildland Fire Team held a wildland fire mitigation event at the North Pole April 21st, 2025 to April 27th, 2025. The Cascade, Green Mountain Falls and Chipita Park communities were encouraged to cut back brush around their homes to mitigate …
Florissant Open House The Florissant Fire Protection District held an open house at Station 51 on April 26th, 2025. The Department, who is celebrating their 25th anniversary, invited the community out to meet with firefighters, check out the apparatus, tour the new bunk quarters and enjoy lunch.
Bennett-Watkins Awards Banquet The annual Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue awards banquet was held April 26th, 2025 at the Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center in Aurora. The winners were: 15 years of Service Caleb Conner, 25 years of Service Earl Cumley, A-Shift Volunteer of the Year Dylan Leigh-Manuel, B-Shift Volunteer of the Year Jennifer Hutchins, C-Shift Volunteer of the Year Zachary …
Women in the Fire Service On April 26th, 2025 the Boulder Fire Training Center hosted the 2025 Women in the Fire Service Skills Day. 45 dedicated firefighters, representing a range of experience and skill levels from Colorado and Wyoming, participated in this valuable training opportunity. The focus: Learning new skills and fostering a supportive network within the fire service. Information …
South Metro Vehicle vs Structure On April 25th, 2025 around 14:00 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a vehicle into structure at Life Time Tennis, located at 5100 E. Dry Creek Drive in Centennial. Crews arrived to a single-vehicle collision into a structure, with a broken tree that had shattered single windowpane. Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office secured the scene. …
Boulder Structure Fire On April 25th, 2025 around 10:20 Boulder Police & Fire Communications dispatched Boulder Fire-Rescue Department and American Medical Response to a possible structure fire in the 58oo block of Arapahoe Rd. Engine 143 arrived to a large three-story multi-family residents with nothing showing and started the investigation. Engine 143 secured their own water supply and found heavy …
Denver House Fire On April 24th, 2025 around 19:00 Denver Fire Department responded to a single-family structure fire in the 3300 block of Tejon St in Highland. Crews arrived to a two-story single-family house with nothing showing. Firefighters found a small fire with hoarder conditions on the 2nd floor before getting the fire under control and out. The fire was …
Sterling Structure Fire Fire Just before 17:00 on April 24th, 2025 Sterling Fire Department was dispatched to a camper fire in the 500 block of Elwood St. En-route dispatch updated that the fire had spread to a nearby structure. Fire 1 arrived on-scene reporting a camper with heavy fire that had spread to two adjoining structures. Multiple lines were deployed …
Denver House Fire On April 24th, 2025 around 14:30 Denver Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 4300 block of Sable St. in Montbello. Crews arrived to smoke showing from the Alpha side and found that the fire burned through the 1st floor to basement. Quick action from Engine 27 and Tower 27 prevented any firefighters from …
Adams County Shed Fire On April 24th, 2025 at 14:20 Adams County Fire Rescue and South Adams County Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 1500 block of E. 73rd Ave. Crews arrived to a fully engulfed shed/chicken coop in the homeowners backyard and immediately put water on the fire. An adjacent large tree also had fire in …
Denver Basement Fire On April 23rd, 2025 around 21:00 Denver Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 1700 block of S. Franklin St. Crews arrived to heavy smoke showing and found heavy fire in the basement area. One person was rescued from the home and one patient was transported to a local hospital with unknown injuries. No other …
NATRT Trench Rescue Training The North Area Technical Rescue Team (NATRT) and the Boulder Valley Technical Rescue Team (BVTRT) conducted trench rescue training outside of Boulder the week of April 21st, 2025. The training covered the four main disciplines practiced by NATRT: ropes, confined space, trench rescues and structural collapse. Firefighters from Adams County Fire Rescue, Arvada Fire Protection District, …
Sterling Commercial Structure Fire On April 23rd, 2025 at approximately 02:30 the Sterling Fire Department was dispatched to a fire on the roof of a commercial structure. Arriving officers from the Sterling Police Department reported a working fire. Sterling Fire requested mutual aid from Merino Volunteer Fire Department due to the size of the structure and the location of the …
South Metro Structure Fire On April 22, 2025 at approximately 18:55 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at 7242 S. Chaparral Circle E. Engine 42 arrived on scene and found a small fire in a grill on the back porch that spread to the side of the residence. Crews were able to quickly extinguish …