Littleton Attic Fire At 15:17 on April 8th, 2017 Littleton Fire Rescue were dispatched to a residential structure fire at 5566 West Hinsdale Place. A 911 caller reported seeing flames from the roof a home. First arriving Battalion 10 sized up a small two story single family home with a working fire in the attic and assumed command. Engine 19 …
Windsor Severance Pancake Breakfast Windsor Severance Fire Rescue held their annual pancake breakfast at Station 1 in Windsor on April 8th, 2017. Hundreds of community members came out to meet with firefighters, check out the apparatus and enjoy breakfast. Funds from the breakfast go to the WSFR Fire Museum in Boardwalk Park. The museum, which houses a large collection of …
Denver Motel Fire Around 20:00 on April 3rd, 2017 Denver Fire Department Group M-23 was dispatched to a multi-family structure fire at Iowa & Broadway. First arriving Truck 16 sized up an abandoned single story motel with fire showing from the roof, assumed command and forced entry. Engine 16 laid in from the plug at Broadway at Iowa, and advanced a …
West Metro Kitchen Fire At 16:53 on March 30th, 2017 West Metro Fire Rescue were dispatched to a structure fire at 2445 Youngfield St at the Applewood Retirement Community. First due Engine 5 found a large retirement center with a working fire, smoke showing from the second floor deck and stretched a vertical sandpipe to the second floor with Medic …
Wray 100th Anniversary The Wray Volunteer Fire Department celebrated their 100th Anniversary with a King of the Grill Barbeque Competition and open house on March 25th, 2017. Hundreds of community members came to enjoy barbeque, meet with firefighters and help raise funds for the department. Seventeen entries participated in the inaugural BBQ competition. Congratulations to Sam and Katie George for …
Craig Moilanen Memorial Hockey Cup The 2nd Annual Craig Moilanen Hockey Cup was held March 24th to March 26th, 2017 at the Edge Ice Arena in Littleton with the Fairmount Fire Protection District winning the Fire Championship and One More Gotta Go with the Rescue Championship. Thank you to Paul Berens who organized the event. The teams that participated were …
Aurora 2nd Alarm Fire Around 18:45 on March 23rd, 2017 while Aurora Fire Rescue were battling a working multiple dwelling fire at Red Sky Condos at 14692 E. 2nd Ave. multiple 911 callers reported a building on fire at the southwest corner of I-225 and I-70. While companies were responding a large plume of black smoke was already visible, prompting …
West Metro House Fire At 03:02 on March 19th, 2017 West Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a possible structure fire at 3125 Braun Ct. First due Engine 5 found a small 2-story split level ranch residence with a working fire in the basement. Engine 5 declared an offensive strategy with Alpha side accountability and fast attack, advancing a 1 …
Sunshine Wildland Fire Around 01:30 on March 19th, 2017 fire crews were alerted to a wildland fire in the Sunshine Canyon area that was near Boulder. Within 10 minutes of the initial dispatch the incident was upgraded to a full Boulder County Wildland Task Force assignment. Resources included Sugarloaf, Nederland, Boulder Mountain, City of Boulder for 2 Structure Engines, Lyons, …
Denver Chimney Rescue February 17th, 2017 at approximately 14:30 Denver Fire Department responded to a confined space rescue at Denver City Lofts, 1742 Champa Street. A subject told authorities that he fell into a chimney while having a cigarette on the roof. DFD’s Technical Rescue Team responded to the scene and spent about two hours cutting into the wall and …
Stratton Pancake Supper The Stratton Volunteer Fire Department held their annual pancake supper at the Stratton Fire Station on March 11th, 2017. The small community in eastern Colorado came out to support their local volunteers and enjoy all you can eat pancakes and sausage for supper. Proceeds from the annual event benefited the department.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Hundreds of local firefighters, family members and friends were among the thousands of participants in the 55th Annual Saint Patrick’s Parade through downtown Denver on March 11th, 2017. Over two hundred entries were in this years parade despite the cold temperature, overcast sky and wet weather including Aurora Fire Rescue, Black Hawk Fire Department, Denver Fire …
Ken Caryl Fire At 01:26 on March 11, 2017 West Metro Fire Rescue Engine 13, Brush 13 and Engine 12 were alerted to a Highway Brush Fire at Ken Caryl and C-470. A single 911 caller reported visible flames near the hogback. Crews initially checked the highway from Kipling to Bowles with nothing found, then identified a glow coming from …
Littleton Garage Fire At 15:38 on March 10th, 2017 Littleton Fire Rescue were dispatched to a residential structure fire at 6571 S. Newland Court in Jefferson County. Leaving the station, Engine 13 reported smoke in the air, and arrived a short time later to find heavy smoke showing from the attached garage. Engine 13 assumed command in the offensive strategy …
South Table Mountain Fire At 15:15 on March 9th, 2017 Fairmount Fire Protection District responded to a vegetation fire on the north side of South Table Mountain. Smoke was already visible from Hwy. 58 and mutual aid from Golden Fire Department and Pleasant View Fire Department was requested. Battalion 30 arrived at the W. 32nd Ave. side of Coors and …
Cold Springs Gulch Fire On March 9th, 2017 crews were dispatched to a wildland fire in the Cold Springs Gulch. No other information is available at this time.
Edgewater House Fire At 12:26 on March 6th, 2017 West Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a confirmed structure fire at 2544 Chase Street in Edgewater. 911 caller advised that flames were showing and spreading to the house next door. Engine 1 arrived to a small residential structure with smoke and fire showing from the Delta side. Engine 1 & …
South Adams County Brush Fire On March 4th, 2017 at approximately 13:30 South Adams County Fire Department was dispatched to a reported brush fire at Dreamscapes Landscape Center, 6100 E. 104th Ave. Firefighters arrived on scene and found fire burning in several large piles of mulch and that the fire spread through a fence onto neighboring residential property at 10230 …
Denver Broadway MVA At 16:05 on March 3rd, 2017 Denver Fire Department responded accident with a trapped party at Broadway & Arapahoe St. Crews arrived to a two vehicle head-on and worked an extended extrication. Units on Scene: Chief 3, Truck 8, Truck 11, Denver Paramedics & Denver Police Department.
Wheat Ridge Barn Fire Around 13:00 on March 3rd, 2017 Arvada Fire Protection District responded to a barn on fire at 4365 Garland St. in Wheat Ridge. Dispatch advised that a 911 caller was reporting flames through the roof near propane tanks. Medic 52 arrived to a 2-story barn with flames from the roof and Engine 52 started fire attack. …