Adams County Vehicle Into Pole On April 23rd, 2026 around 11:15 Adams County Fire Rescue responded to a possible rollover accident at W. 72nd Ave. and Zuni St. Engine 11 arrived to a two-vehicle accident with one vehicle with heavy damage that struck a utility pole, ripping the cab from the chassis and started the investigation and injuries. No injuries …
Denver 2nd Alarm Apartment Fire On April 23rd, 2026 around 11:00 Denver 911 Communications Center dispatched Denver Fire Department to a multi-family structure fire in the 1100 block of S. Birch St. in Glendale. Crews arrived to a 3-story apartment building with heavy fire conditions with fire in the basement auto exposing up to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors and …
Mountain View Grass Fire At 16:22 on April 22nd, 2026 Boulder County Communications dispatched Mountain View Fire Rescue to a grass fire call just south of the intersection on Hwy. 287 at Hwy. 52. Engine 204 arrived and found flames showing in a ditch and the grassy area which had spread to some trees. Crews got the fire under control quickly …
Castle Rock 3rd Alarm Fire At 14:00 on April 22nd, 2026 Castle Rock Fire & Rescue Department was dispatched to a residential structure fire at 283 Hampstead Ave. in the Founders Village Community. While enroute, numerous 911 callers reported two homes on fire, possibly extending to a third. Battalion 151 was first on scene and sized up two medium size …
NATRT Rescue Training The North Area Technical Rescue Team (NATRT) conducted rescue training at the North Metro Fire Rescue Training Center on April 22nd, 2026. Firefighters from North Metro Fire Rescue District, Mountain View Fire Rescue, South Adams County Fire Department and Louisville Fire Protection District from the Boulder Valley Technical Rescue Team (BVTRT). Early evolution was for a rescue via …
West Metro Garage Fire On April 22nd, 2026 at 10:21 Jeffcom 911 dispatched West Metro Fire Rescue and Arvada Fire Protection District to a reported structure fire in the 2400 block of Otis St. in Edgewater. Engine 1 arrived to a small single-story single-family with light smoke from the garage and pulled a line in for fire attack with Squad …
Fire Science Evolutions On April 22nd, 2026 Adams 12 School Washington Square Fire Science students spent their third-day at the North Metro Fire Rescue District Fire Academy going through evolutions in the morning then live fires in the afternoon. Morning evolutions were SCBA maze, single-family residential search and rescue, advancing a 1 3/4 charge hose line to a stairway and …
North Metro Structure Fire At approximately 05:30 on April 22nd, 2026 North Metro Fire Rescue District and Thornton Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 12200 block of Dairy St. in East Lake. Engine 63 and Medic 63 arrived to a two-story single-family home with smoke showing from the front porch. Crews found a small fire on …
South Metro 2nd Alarm Fire On April 20th, 2026 at 09:10 South Metro Fire Rescue and Aurora Fire Rescue responded to a reported residential structure fire in the 19700 block of E. Radcliff Place in Arapahoe County. After receiving multiple calls and reports of a heavy smoke plume, the call was upgraded to a 2nd alarm. Engine 23 arrived on …
Adams County Rollover MVA On April 19th, 2026 at 16:25 Adams County Fire Rescue responded to a rollover accident on southbound I-25 just after the I-76 bridge. Engine 11 arrived to a rolled over single-vehicle into the concrete barrier and Engine 14 started traffic safety. Crews found four patients and requested additional medics to the scene. 4 patients were transported emergent …
Aurora Outside Fire Around 16:00 on April 19th, 2026 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to numerous reports of a fire possibly threatening a mobile home near E. Colfax Ave. and N. Sable Blvd. Ladder 5 was already in the area after clearing a call and was first on scene. Ladder 5 accessed the fire from the Pacesetter Motel and used …
Broomfield I-25 Three-Vehicle MVA On April 19th, 2026 at approximately 14:00 North Metro Fire Rescue District and Thornton Fire Department responded to a injury MVA on I-25 just north of Hwy. 7. Upon arrival, crews found a three-vehicle MVA involving one passenger vehicle and two semitrucks with heavy damage. No significant injuries were reported and the cause of the accident …
South Metro Aircraft Emergency At approximately 10:00 on April 19th, 2026 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to an aircraft emergency at Centennial Airport. A Cessna 172 went off Runway 17R and came to rest down an embankment on the north end of the airport. The aircraft remained upright with minor damage. One occupant onboard was evaluated by fire medics on …
East Metro Fire Training Academy The 2026 East Metro Fire Training Academy, hosted by Sable Altura Fire Rescue, is now underway. 5280Fire caught up with the class on April 18, 2026, as they spent their afternoon tying knots, hoisting tools and deploying hoses. This year the academy has 20 recruits from Byers Fire Protection District, North Central Fire Protection District, …
Thornton Recruitment Open House The Thornton Fire Department held an recruitment open house at the newly-opened Station 8 on April 18th, 2026. The event was primarily for lateral transfers, especially paramedics and EMT’s, but was open to anyone interested in a fire service career and were invited out to meet with firefighters, check out their equipment and learn more about …
Station 8 Uncoupling Ceremony On April 18th, 2026 the Thornton Fire Department celebrated the grand opening with an uncoupling ceremony and open house for the new Station 8 at 15343 Monaco St. in Windsong. The Thornton community was invited to the ceremony including the presentation and raising of the colors with remarks by Fire Chief Stephen Kelly, an invocation given …
Pleasant View I-70 Semi Accident On April 17th, 2026 at 14:32 JeffCom 911 dispatched Pleasant View Fire Department with mutual-aid from West Metro Fire Rescue to a MVA rollover on eastbound I-70 at the Colfax Ave. overpass. Engine 6 arrived to a semi on it’s side and the tractor trailer over the guardrail with heavy damage and a diesel fuel leak. …
Denver Trapped MVA On April 16th, 2026 around 09:50 Denver Fire Department was called out to a trapped MVA on Colorado Blvd over I-70. Firefighters arrived to a tractor trailer involved MVA with a small sedan and crews used hydraulic tools to extricate the driver of the sedan who was transported to a local hospital with complaints of severe back …
Engine Familiarization Training The Colorado Department of Transportation’s Hanging Lake Tunnels Fire Brigade held engine familiarization training at the Dotsero Truck Parking Area along I-70 on April 15th, 2026. The team reviewed equipment on the apparatus, hose deployment, nozzle control, turret operations and drafting. The team has a pumper, a quick response vehicle, a tug and a roll back wrecker …
Arvada Live Fire Training On April 15th, 2026 the Arvada Fire Protection District conducted live fire training exercises at the Training Center, 6651 Indiana St. in Arvada. The training involved the use of live flames, in a controlled environment, to prepare emergency personnel for high-stress and real-world rescue situations. Two separate incident scenarios were performed. The first included a small …