Littleton MCI Accident Around 17:00 on January 14th, 2009 Littleton Fire Rescue responded to accident at the Aspen Grove shopping center at 7301 S. Santa Fe Dr. Crews arrived to find a shuttle bus that hit a pole in the parking lot, and with several patients and the call was upgraded to MCI incident. The bus was from the Riverpoint …
Wind-Driven Wildland Fire On January 7th, 2009 crews were alerted of two fires that started when power lines were blown down by high winds. Crews responded to the first fire at N. 45th St. & Neva Rd. and the 2nd one west of Hwy. 36 near Olde Stage Rd. The fire burned two home, and three large barns, threatened many …
Beer Truck Rollover Around 12:30 on December 29th, 2008 Fairmount Fire Protection District responded to a semi that overturned off the eastbound entrance ramp onto I-70 from Hwy. 58. Crews arrived to find a semi tractor-trailer on it’s side. The truck lost control and rolled on it’s side at the sharp turn to I-70. The accident shut down Hwy. 58. …
Polar Plunge 2008 The Inaugural Special Olympics Colorado Polar Plunge “Freezin’ for a Reason” was held on November 15th, 2008 with 209 plungers that came out to brave the cold temperatures at Chatfield Reservoir in Littleton. 28 teams of plungers including 12 law enforcement agencies. The event raised $55,000 for the 10,000 athletes of Special Olympics Colorado.
Grand Junction Vegetation Fire On October 25th, 2008 at approximately 15:00 Grand Junction Fire Department was dispatched to a reported vegetation fire on Buffalo Drive. Firefighters arrived on scene and found a small fire burning in the brush behind some homes. Crew were on scene for about forty minutes extinguishing the fire and mopping up. No injuries were reported and …
Pink Heals Tour The Pink Heals 2008 tour stopped at at the North Metro Fire Rescue District Training Center (Station 68) on October 13th, 2008. Broomfield Police Department, Westminster Fire Department, Louisville Fire Protection District, Adams County Sheriff and others also participated in the event. The Pink Heals tour with leader Dave Graybill travels the county to support those suffering …
Pink Heals Tour The Pink Heals tour stopped at Aurora Fire Department Station 1 on October 12th, 2008. The tour travels the county to support those suffering from cancer with the Guardians of the Ribbon. The pink apparatus are named after women or children who are battling cancer or who lost their fight. The Pink Heals charity was started in …
John Dempsey Memorial Colorado State Patrol former Chief John N. Dempsey was honored on October 6th, 2008 at the West Bowles Community Church in Littleton. Dempsey was 69 years-old and passed away from a long illness. Dempsey was with the Littleton Police Department for a short time before joining the Colorado State Patrol in 1965 as a patrolman and then …
Station 62 Open House The Cunningham Fire Protection District held their annual Fire Prevention Week Open House at Station 62 on October 4th, 2014. The community came out to enjoy food and to meet up with the firefighters, view their apparatus, and to learn valuable fire prevention information.
Fairmount Safety Day Fairmount Fire Protection District held their Safety Day on October 4th, 2008 at the Ward Road Park-n-Ride at W. 44th Ave. & Ward Rd in Wheat Ridge. The community came out to meet the firefighters, extraction demo, fire safety information, enjoy food and tour the apparatus. Pridemark Paramedics and Jefferson County Sheriff also participated in the event.
Grand Junction I-70 Rollover On October 3rd, 2008 at approximately 16:30 Grand Junction Fire Department was dispatched to a reported rollover accident on I-70 at Hwy. 50. Crews arrived on scene and found that one vehicle exiting the interstate drifted off the left side of the off ramp, struck a guard rail and rolled down an embankment. The occupants of the …
Chief Payne Memorial James “Jim” Payne funeral service was held at the Faith Bible Chapel in Arvada on August 28th, 2008. Jim passed away on August 26th, 2008 after a fall from a ladder at his home when he was trimming a tree, he was in critical condition and in a medically induced coma. Jim devoted his life to his …
Wind Driven Wildland Fire Approximately 12:45 on August 4th, 2008 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a brush fire on Green Mountain from a lightning strike. Crews arrived to wind driven wildland fire with around a 20-acres, crews got control of the fire but winds picked up and shifted them west and threatened homes off W. 6th Ave & Indiana …
Thornton Garage Fire Around 15:00 on July 20th, 2008 Thornton Fire Department responded to a possible structure fire in the 16500 block of Race St. in the North Creek Farms area. Crews arrived to fire showing from the garage. No other information is available at this time. Thornton Police Department
Firefighters Muster 2008 The May Farms 2nd annual firefighters muster was held on July 12th, 2008 at May Farms in Byers. Firefighters from Byers Fire Protection District, Bennett Fire Protection District, Rattlesnake Fire Protection District and Sable-Altura Fire Rescue completed in events including the the battle of the barrel.
Annual Fire Muster & Parade The annual Mile High Hook & Ladder Fire Muster & Parade was held on June 14th, 2008. The fire truck parade was held on Littleton Blvd. to the Arapahoe Community College for the fire muster with lots of emergency vehicles on display including Littleton Fire Rescue holding an auto extrication demonstration.
Station 1 Open House Windsor Severance Fire Rescue held their annual community open house at Station 1 in Windsor on June 7th, 2008. Windsor Police Department, Colorado State Patrol, Platteville-Gilcrest Fire Protection District, Weld County Sheriff and others participated in the event.
Hampton Ave Semi vs Bridge At 14:50 on June 3rd, 2008 Englewood Fire Department responded to a semi that hit the bridge on Broadway and part of the trailer went off onto Hampton Ave. (Hwy. 285). No other information is available at this time. Englewood Police Department & Connolly’s Towing
AirLife Memorial EMS Muster The annual AirLife Memorial was held at Hudson Gardens in Littleton on May 19th, 2008. The event is hosted by the Friends of AirLife, which honor police, fire and EMS personnel including the AirLife crew that was killed in a helicopter crash on December 14th, 1997.
Colorado Fallen Firefighters Memorial The annual Colorado Fallen Firefighters was held on May 10th, 2008 at at Belmar Park in Lakewood. The following firefighters were added to the memorial this year were: Terry DeVore 04/15/2008 Olney Springs Volunteer Fire Department John Schwartz, Jr. 04/15/2008 Olney Springs Volunteer Fire Department Gert Marais 04/15/2008 Colorado State Forest Service Shane Stewart 02/23/2008 Ault-Pierce …