Jackson 105 Trunk or Treat The Jackson 105 Fire Protection District held an open house and trunk or treat event at Station 142, 435 N Perry Park Rd. in Sedalia on October 20th, 2024. The community came out to meet with the firefighters, tour the fire apparatus and kids showed off their costumes as they enjoyed the treats. For more …
Bennett State Land Weed Fire In October of 2024 Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue responded to a reported weed fire on state land.
Denver Flame-Off On October 19th, 2024 the Denver Flame-Off Wing Eating Contest and held at the Buffalo Wild Wings, 7607 E. 36th Ave. in Denver. Denver Sheriff, Denver Paramedics and Denver Police Department competed in a wing eating contest to support “The Great Turkey Gaggle” by Excalibur Outreach, which provides Thanksgiving turkeys to families in need. Congratulations to Denver Sheriff taking …
Women In The Fire Service Skills Day On October 19th, 2024 female firefighters from all over Colorado came to Aims Community College’s Public Safety Institute for the 2024 Women in Fire Service Skills Day hosted by Evans Fire Protection District. This event, which Aims and Revital Colorado sponsored, was a great opportunity for firefighters of all experience levels to learn …
Multi-Company Drills The week of October 14th, 2024 Arvada Fire Protection District with Fairmount Fire Protection District held multi-company drills at the Arvada Fire Training Center. Both agencies’ crews rotated through the week for some valuable fire training time with various scenarios before making entry inside the building, firefighters were presented with a mock reading from a Thermal Imaging Camera …
Aurora Water Rescue On October 18th, 2024 at approximately 13:20 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported water rescue at 18150 E. Vassar Place. Crews arrive on scene and found a black Volkswagen Tiguan submerged in a retention pond along West Toll Gate Creek Aurora Central Recreation Center. The Dive Rescue Team from South Metro Fire Rescue was called …
Security Auto vs Building At 10:51 on October 18th, 2024 the El Paso County Sheriff’s Communications Center dispatched the Security Fire Department to the 11100 block of Anhinga Court for a traffic accident. On scene, crews found a vehicle had hit two different houses. The vehicle, which was still in the residence, had taken out major load bearing structural components …
Boulder County Rollover Accident On October 18th, 2024 On October 18th, 2024 at at 09:11 Mountain View Fire Rescue and Boulder Rural Fire Rescue responded to a rollover accident at Diagonal Hwy. at S. Airport Rd. Boulder County Communications reported that possible four vehicles with a box truck on its side in traffic with possible pinned party. Medic 204 arrived …
Vehicle Crash into Building On October 16th, 2024 at approximately 16:05 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported motor vehicle accident at 15350 E. Hampden Ave. Dispatch advised responding units that a vehicle had driven into “Cash in a Flash” and that at least one person was in the vehicle. Firefighters arrived on scene to find a single-vehicle through …
Colorado Springs Structure Fire At 17:38 on October 15th, 2024 the Colorado Springs Public Safety Communications Center dispatched the Colorado Springs Fire Department to the 1600 block of W. Colorado Ave. for a possible structure fire. On arrival, crews found active fire a detached garage behind the residence. Fire crews were able to quickly knock down the fire and overhauled …
Adams County Brush Fire At 15:08 on October 15th, 2024 Adams County Fire Rescue responded to a possible grass fire on I-76 westbound between Federal Blvd. and Pecos St. Crews arrived to find the fire in an open field on Pecos St. next to I-76 and started fire attack. The fire grew to around 100 feet by 200 feet before …
Greeley Fire Training On October 15th, 2024 Elevated Fire Supply along with Greeley Fire Department hosted a fire training with High Efficiency Nozzles (HEN) at the Greeley Fire Training Center. This training allowed firefighters from Greeley and surrounding agencies to demo HEN nozzles and see their use in the burn building. Additional information provided by Chris Rodgers / Code 10 …
Joshua Tapia Procession On October 14th, 2024, Adams County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Joshua Tapia was honored with a movement procession from Greeley to the Crown Hill Mortuary in Wheat Ridge. During the route on I-25, overpasses were filled with fire apparatus and law enforcement paying respect to Joshua. Departments that honored him on the overpasses, and or help in the …
West Metro Garage Fire At 10:58 on October 14th, 2024 West Metro Fire Rescue Engine 1 in the neighborhood on another call reported to dispatch that they have smoke showing about three blocks to the east and went to investigate. Engine 1 confirmed a working structure fire from a detached garage behind the home in the 7300 block of W. …
Golden Outbuilding Fire At approximately 06:23 on October 14th, 2024 Pleasant View Fire Department and Golden Fire Department were dispatched to a report of a wildland fire on South Table Mountain. At the same time West Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a structure fire in the area of Rolling Hills Country Club, 15707 W. 26th Ave. Engine 5 arrived …
Hanover Community Breakfast On October 13th, 2024 the Hanover Fire Department held their monthly community breakfast at Station 1. There firefighters cooked up a variety of breakfast favorites from biscuits and gravy to breakfast burritos and omelets. For more information on upcoming events, check out the 5280Fire Calendar.
West Metro Structure Fire At 23:00 on October 12th, 2024 West Metro Fire Rescue and South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a possible structure fire in the 9100 bock of W. Cross Drive in Grant Ranch. Jeffcom advised of a single caller reporting that the dryer was on fire with smoke and flames showing. Engine 12 arrived to a …
Community Fire Safety Day The South Adams County Fire Department annual Community Fire Safety Day on October 12th, 2024 at the Fire Headquarters, 6050 Syracuse St. The community came out to meet with first responders, learn valuable safety tips, tour a fire engine, safety stations with booths and more. The Adcom 911, Adams County Sheriff’s Office, American Red Cross, Colorado State …
North-West Open House The North-West Fire Protection District held their annual open house at Station 2 in Fairplay on October 12th, 2024. The community was invited out to meet with firefighters, check out their apparatus, learn valuable safety information as part of National Fire Prevention Week and enjoy lunch. South Park Ambulance, Hartsel Fire and U.S. Forest Service also participated …
Manitou Springs Open House On October 12th, 2024 the Manitou Springs Fire Department held their annual open house. During the event, the department held equipment demonstrations, apparatus and station tours, as well as served up burgers and hotdogs. For more information on upcoming events, check out the 5280Fire Calendar.