Denver Kitchen Fire On July 31st, 2020 Denver Fire Department responded to a kitchen fire at the Oak Park Condominiums in the 10100 block of E. Virginia Ave. Crews arrived to smoke showing from the 3rd floor of a large building and started fire attack. The fire was contained within the unit and no injuries were reported. Additional information provided …
Mesa County 45 Fire At approximately 17:00 hours on July 30th, 2020 Palisade Fire Protection District was dispatched for a working vegetation fire in the area of the 45 mile marker, eastbound I-70 near the Cameo exit. Squad 41 was first due, reporting a 10 x 10 fire on the right shoulder on a west facing slope and growing rapidly …
South Metro Slash Pile Fire At 11:37 on July 30th, 2020 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to the south side of Cherry Creek State Park after several people called 911 and reported a brush fire. Smoke and flames were visible from Peoria St. and when crews arrived, they found a wood slash pile engulfed with flames. Firefighters protected the adjacent …
Fairmount 2nd Alarm Fire At 11:18 on July 30th, 2020 Jeffcom dispatched Fairmount Fire Protection District to a commercial structure fire, with reports of fire on the roof of the 14th floor at Coors on the W. 32nd Ave. side of the plant. Truck 31 arrived to fire and smoke showing from a wooden type deck on the top of …
West Metro Structure Fire At 07:32 on July 28th, 2020 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a reported residential structure fire at W. 12th Ave. & Ammons St. in Lakewood. Sam 1 arrived and took command with a working fire from a multiple-family one-story residential in the offensive strategy. Lakewood Police officers evacuated three people out of the fire unit. …
South Metro Vegetation Fire Around 16:30 on July 27th, 2020 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a vegetation fire on the South Platte Reservoir property, located north of C-470 and east of Platte Canyon Rd. Several people reported the fire to 911 and a column of smoke was visible while crews were responding. Upon arrival, firefighters found a 100 x …
Longmont Stranded Kayaker On July 27th, 2020 Longmont Fire Department and Mountain View Fire Rescue assisted the City of Longmont Park Rangers with a stranded kayaker at Union Reservoir. Longmont Fire launched their jet-ski from the main boat launch and Mountain View Fire launched their zodiac boat from the east side of the reservoir. The kayaker was okay and brought …
North Fork Vehicle Into River At 11:19 on July 25th, 2020 North Fork Fire Rescue was dispatched to the 18400 block of W. Platte River Rd. east of Foxton with a vehicle into the river. On scene, a passer by had helped the patients escape the vehicle. The patients were transported to an appropriate care facility, while North Fork Fire …
Arvada Brush Fire At 11:05 on July 25th, 2020 Arvada Fire Protection District responded to a reported grass fire in the area of W. 87th Dr. & Antero Ct. close the railroad tracks off Hwy. 72. in the Leyden Rock area. Engine 57 arrived to a light smoke showing south of the railroad tracks and staged at a hydrant from …
Auto vs Building On July 24th, 2020 Denver Fire Department was alerted to a auto vs building at 4801 S. Wadsworth Blvd. One patient was treated with unknown injuries and transported to a local hospital. No other information is available at this time. Additional information provided by Denver Fire Department Units on Scene: Special Call: Air/Light & Arson Denver Police …
West Metro Commercial Fire At 13:02 on July 23rd, 2020 JeffCom dispatched West Metro Fire Rescue to a possible commercial structure fire at SpringHill Suites, 1315 Colorado Mills Parkway in Lakewood. Lakewood Police officers arrived on scene and started evacuations of the building. District 1 arrived on scene with Engine 6, Engine 2 & Engine 41 to a large four-story …
Donated K-9 Vehicle In an effort to assist with fire investigations in the metro area, the South Adams County Fire Department donated a used 2013 GMC pickup truck to the Denver Fire Department Fire Investigation Unit. Denver Fire Technician Scott Renter will use the vehicle to safely and comfortably transport Cora, DFD’s accelerant detection canine. Cora, who was obtained through …
Byers Large Vegetation Fire At 18:34 on July 22nd, 2020 Byers Fire Protection District was dispatched to a brush fire at E. 72nd Ave. & Calhoun-Byers Rd. by Byers. Battalion Chief 71 reported flames and smoke visible and upgraded the call to a large vegetation fire, and the I-70 Corridor was dispatched. The fire burned about 500 acres and may …
Weld County Tire Fire On July 22nd, 2020 around 17:30 Weld County Regional Communications Center (WCRCC) dispatched Platteville-Gilcrest Fire Protection District to a reported equipment on fire at the 12000 block of County Rd. 41. Engine 3601 advised of a large amount of smoke in the air and requested back fill from Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District and upgraded the call …
Bar Nothing 2 Fire On July 22nd, 2020 around 14:45 Pueblo County Sheriff Emergency Services Bureau (ESB) Fire Team was dispatched to a reported brush fire on open ranch land approximately 6 miles east of Cedarwood and north of highway 10. The fire was detected by Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control MMA flying the area after a lightning …
Denver Structure Fire At 13:23 on July 22nd, 2020 Denver Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 123 W. Alameda Ave. in Baker. Engine 11, Engine 23, Tower 1 with Ops 2 arrived to a working house fire from a two-story single family with smoke showing from the second floor. Ops 2 took command, Engine 11 pulled a line …
Boone Structure Fire On July 21st, 2020 around 01:00 Boone Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched by the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center to the area of Hwy. 96 & Yatze Rd. just west of the town of Boone, on a reported structure fire. Units arrived to find a fully involved 2 story abandoned structure and requested mutual-aid from …
South Metro 2nd Alarm At 19:36 on July 20th, 2020 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a multi-family structure fire in the 9400 block of Southern Hills Circle in Lone Tree. Multiple 911 callers reported the back of 2 town homes on fire and a plume of smoke was visible from a distance. First arriving Tower 34 encountered a large …
Dice Hill Fire At approximately 12:20 on July 20th, 2020 Kremmling Fire Protection District was dispatched by the Grand County Communications Center to the area around Trough Rd. in Grand County for a reported large white smoke plume. Only Grand County Sheriff units got into the area and discovered the fire was burning in both Summit and Grand Counties, and …
Bennett Weed Fire On July 19th, 2020 at 13:57 Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue responded to a weed fire on S. Manilla Rd. & E. Quincy Ave. Firefighters arrived on scene and extinguished the fire quickly in a rain storm. This is the 2nd fire in the area in two days. No injuries were reported. Additional information provided by Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue …