South Metro Commercial Fire On July 8th, 2022 at 21:57 South Metro Fire Rescue Engine 21 was dispatched to a smoke investigation at 7585 E. Iliff Ave. in Arapahoe County. Crews arrived to a working fire in a commercial building and started fire attack and the incident was upgraded to a working fire. Crews were able to get the fire …
Golden Grass Fire On July 8th, 2022 at approximately 11:30 Jeffcom (Central Fire Dispatch – CNF) dispatched Golden Fire Department, Fairmount Fire Protection District and Pleasant View Fire Department were dispatched to a grass fire along Highway 6 just south of 19th St. by the Colorado School of Mines survey field. Crews arrived on scene and found a moderate fire …
Class 2022-01 Graduation Ceremony Denver Fire Department held their Class 22-01 Academy Graduation on July 8th, 2022 at the King Center Concert Hall at the Auraria Campus in Denver. The new 31 Denver Firefighters were pinned with their badges by family and friends. Also see the class during their Hell Night.
2022 Fire Academy Graduation The City of Grand Junction and Grand Junction Fire Department graduated 19 new firefighters on July 8th, 2022 at 16:00. The new 19 firefighters come from various backgrounds, several of which have local experience and come from various backgrounds. One firefighter comes with no prior experience, another is a mom and CrossFit coach, a third served …
Denver High Rise Fire At 14:20 on July 7th, 2022 Denver Fire Department dispatched a high rise structure fire at 1000 N. Grant St. in Capital Hill. Crews arrived to nothing showing and started the investigation and found a small fire which was quickly put under control. No other information was available. Units on Scene: Chief 2, Chief 4, Chief …
Denver Police Assist On July 6th, 2022 approximately 18:30 Denver Fire Department was requested to assist Denver Police Department in mitigating an incident as a home in the 1400 block of S. Jackson St. DPD SWAT initially made entry to the home that had a known drug lab. Several people were taken into custody. DFD assisted Denver Police with Decon …
South Metro Structure Fire On July 6th, 2022 at approximately 18:30 South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at 5601 S. Lima St. Engine 31 arrived on scene and found fire at the rear of the residence. Crew were able to extinguish the fire quickly and spent about 30 minutes checking for extension and ventilating …
South Metro Residential Structure Fire On July 4th, 2022 at approximately 23:00 South Metro Fire Rescue and Aurora Fire Rescue were dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at 5452 S. Cathay Way in Centennial. Firefighters arrived on scene and found fire on the back deck that spread to the attic. Crews spent about an hour extinguishing the fire, checking …
Aurora Structure Fire On July 4th, 2022 at approximately 22:13 Aurora Fire Rescue responded to a reported structure fire in the 3400 block S. Laredo Court. Engine 6 arrived on scene to find smoke and fire showing from the front of the house. Engine 6 secured their own water supply and pulled an 1 3/4 for fire attack. Engine 8 …
Third Alarm Vegetation Fire At 19:38 on July 4th, 2022 South Metro Fire Rescue and Aurora Fire Rescue responded to a reported small brush fire in the 3800 block of S. Himalaya Way. While enroute units were notified that a house was possibly on fire. Battalion 5 and Engine 23 observed a large plume of smoke coming into the scene. Units arrived …
Wheat Ridge I-70 Fatal Accident On July 4th, 2022 at 15:24 Arvada Fire Protection District and Fairmount Fire Protection District was alerted of a possible rollover accident on I-70 at eastbound Kipling St. in Wheat Ridge. Jeffcom received several 911 calls reporting multiple vehicles involved and one vehicle on the I-70 Service Rd. by the Apple Inn possibly on fire. …
Pancake Breakfast & Parade Indian Hills Fire Rescue held their annual pancake breakfast with a Fourth of July celebration on July 4th, 2021 at their Fire Station. The community came out to enjoy a pancake breakfast, 5K fun run, auto extrication demonstration, AirLife fly-in and display and the famous water parade. Highland Rescue Team Ambulance District also participated in the …
South Metro Garage Fire Around 22:42 on July 3rd, 2022 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to the 8900 block of Kittiwake St. Engine 17 arrived to a three car garage that was fully engulfed and deployed a hose line and quickly controlled the fire with Medic 17, preventing it from extending into the living space. During searches inside the smoke-filled …
Byers Annual Spaghetti Dinner The Byers Fire Protection District held their annual spaghetti dinner on July 3rd, 2022 at Station 71. The community was invited out to enjoy dinner, meet with firefighters and check out the apparatus. One local resident, who was shot about a week earlier, stopped by the dinner to thank first responders. Proceeds from the event benefit …
Denver Basement Fire On July 3rd, 2022 at 13:51 Denver Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 3729 Delgany St. Crews found fire in the basement area in a boarded up abandoned home and was complicated due to hoarder conditions found by firefighters. No injuries reported and the cause is under investigation. Additional information provided by Denver Fire …
Denver House Fire On July 3rd, 2022 at 12:20 Denver Fire Department responded to a house fire at 3725 N. Franklin St. in Cole. During the firefighting efforts one firefighter from Rescue 2 received minor injuries after a partial collapse in the interior. No other injuries reported and the fire cause is under investigation. Additional information provided by Denver Fire …
Hartsel Brian Cook Badge Pinning The Hartsel Fire Protection District pinned Lieutenant Brian Cook as Fire Chief on June 2nd, 2022, his first day as chief. The badge pinning was held at Ranch of the Rockies outside of Hartsel and included members of the Park County Sheriff’s Office, family, friends, and a few fellow firefighters from Hartsel. Chief Cook comes …
Sable Altura Open House Sable Altura Fire Rescue held an Independence Day parade and open house on July 2nd, 2022. With lights flashing and sirens blaring, all of the department’s apparatus paraded through the New World, Gun Club, Thunderbird and Foxridge neighborhoods before returning to the station for their open house. The community was invited to the station to meet …
Grand Junction Boat Fire At approximately 23:34 on June 30th, 2022 Grand Junction Fire Department was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire in the 1900 block of Hawthorne Ave. Multiple callers reported something on fire in the backyard with a 20-foot boat and 5 feet from the house on fire with a gas tank in the boat. Engine 2 …
Denver Hell Night The Denver Fire Department held their annual “Hell Night” for the Recruit Class 22-01 on June 30th, 2022 at the Denver Fire Training Center. The 31 new recruits from the class participated with DFD training staff, station personnel, drone unit, and Denver Paramedics. The day and evening was divided into two groups due to the size of …
