Centennial Safety Workshop The City of Centennial held a homeowner’s safety workshop at the Centennial Civic Center on July 23rd, 2016. Residents got the chance to learn about building code requirements, cooking safety, smoke and carbon monoxide detector maintenance, meet with local firefighters and tour their apparatus. Firefighters from South Metro Fire Rescue, Cunningham Fire Rescue and Littleton Fire Rescue …
North Table Mountain Fire At 17:30 on July 22nd, 2016 Fairmount Fire Protection District was alerted to a wildland fire on North Table Mountain, with Jefferson County Open Space Park Rangers reporting smoke and flames showing near the tower on the the northside of Table Mountain, and receiving multiple 911 calls of smoke showing widely visible from the top. Crews …
Glen Haven Pancake Breakfast The Glen Haven Area Volunteer Fire Department held their annual pancake breakfast at fire house 1 on July 16th, 2016. The community came out in force to support local firefighters. The event is a major source of revenue for the department. The community of Glen Haven is neither a municipality nor a taxing district. Donations and …
Denver Commercial Fire On July 14th, 2016 just before 11:00 Denver Fire Department was dispatched to a possible fire at 800 W. 8th Ave. in the Lincoln Park area. Crews arrived to smoke showing from a warehouse type building. Engine 1 laid in from W. 8th Ave. & Inca St. and pulled a 1 3/4 line in, Engine 23 secured …
Recycling Center Fire At 16:46 on July 10th, 2016 Denver Fire Department was dispatched to 4920 N. Washington St. on a large recycling fire at the Denver Scrap Metal Recycling Center. Heavy black smoke was seen all around the Denver metro area, and multiple 911 callers. Crews arrived to heavy fire and black smoke in a large pile of scrap metal …
Cold Springs Wildfire Around 13:30 on July 9th, 2016 Nederland Fire Protection District was called to a vegetation fire southeast of the Hwy. 72 (Peak to Peak Hwy) & Cold Springs Rd. At the same time Clear Creek County & Gilpin County crews were battling a vegetation fire off oh Hwy. 119. Nederland firefighters arrived to a large fire burning, …
Elizabeth Pancake Breakfast Elizabeth Fire Rescue held their annual pancake breakfast at Station 271 in on July 9th, 2016. The community came out to enjoy breakfast, meet the firefighters, and tour the fire apparatus. Proceeds benefit the Elizabeth Firefighters Community Foundation.
Pancake Breakfast The Bennett Fire Protection District held a pancake breakfast and open house at Station 91 in Bennett on July 9th, 2016. Local residents were able to enjoy breakfast, meet with firefighters, check out some of the apparatus and tour the station. The department used this event as an opportunity to discuss their future needs. Bennett would like to place …
Hogback Wildland Fire At 15:45 on July 7th, 2016 Golden Fire Department was alerted to a wildland fire in the area of I-70 & C-470 with multiple 911 calls reporting flames and smoke on the north side of the hill on the hogback. Crews arrived and set-up on westbound I-70 before Hwy. 93 exit at mile marker 259 with 2 …
Lakewood Apartment Fire At 04:22 on July 6th, 2016 West Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a confirmed structure fire in the 6400 block of W. 13th Ave. in Lakewood. Engine 1 arrived to a working fire with heavy involvement showing from the first floor apartment in a two-story multi-family building with partial evacuation. Engine 1 pulled a 2 1/2 …
Indian Hills Pancake Breakfast Indian Hills Fire Rescue held their annual pancake breakfast on July 4th, 2016. The department invited the community out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment and start of their Independence Day with a nice breakfast. Firefighters conducted an extrication demonstration and provided safety information. AirLife Denver also participated in the event.
Engine 536 Dedication Foothills Fire Protection District held an open house and engine dedication to the new Engine 536 at the Lookout Mountain Fire Station on July 2nd, 2016. The new engine is a 2016 HME / Rossenbauer Central 4×4 with a 1000 gallon water tank and 1500 gpm pump.
Arvada Youth Fire Academy Arvada Fire Protection District hosted the annual Youth Fire Academy, three days from June 28th to June 30th, 2016 at the Arvada Fire Training Center.
West Metro House Fire At 18:00 on June 25th, 2016 West Metro Fire Rescue Engine 5 & Engine 6 was dispatched to a smoke investigation in the area of W. 18th Ave. & Alkire St. in Applewood. While enroute dispatch upgraded the call to a reported residential structure fire at 1855 Alkire St. Engine 5 arrived to a single-story single-family …
Denver Structure Fire On June 22nd, 2016 at 08:58 Denver Fire Department was alerted to a structure fire in the 650 block of Grant St. in Capital Hill. Dispatched advised units enroute that fire is in a vacant structure. Engine 11 arrived on scene with smoke showing and laid in from W. 7th Ave. and pulled a line in for fire …
Lakewood Strip Mall Fire At 22:36 on June 21st, 2016 West Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported commercial structure fire at 6461 W. Colfax Ave. in Lakewood. Engine 1 arrived to a working fire with smoke showing from a single-story strip mall. Engine 1 pulled a 1 3/4 line in for fire attack in the offensive strategy on …
Inter-Canyon Fire at Tiny Town On June 20th, 2016 Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District was at the Tiny Town & Railroad, 6249 S. Turkey Creek Rd. in Morrison with their fire trucks to tour and more.
Denver Restaurant Fire At approximately 18:50 on June 16th, 2016 Denver Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at Wok Uptown Restaurant 1789 N. Ogden St. Firefighters from nearby Station 8 arrived at the Chinese eatery within minutes and brought the fire under control quickly. Crews remained on scene about 45 minutes checking the roof and ventilating the building. …
Denver Pridefest The 2016 Denver Pridefest was held in and around Civic Center Park in downtown Denver on June 17th and 18th, 2016. Security was tight and emotions were high after almost a week earlier, 49 people were killed and 53 more injured in a shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. First responders from numerous agencies in the metro …
Brighton Barn Fire At 15:29 on June 11th, 2016 Brighton Fire Rescue District was alerted to a weed fire in the area of E. 144th Ave. & Quail Run Rd. in Adams County. Adcom advised units enroute that the fire was extending to a barn and house, and upgraded to a confirmed structure fire, prompting a mutual-aid request from Strasburg …