CFC Behind the Scenes Highlights – A Closer Look On June 28th, 2024 the Colorado Firefighter Calendar held a photoshoot at the Denver International Airport’s ARFF Training Facility. 5280Fire stopped by for a behind the scenes look at the making the calendar. Model faces were blurred to keep their identities secret until the Calendar Release Party. Now that the calendar …
2025 Colorado Firefighter Calendar Shoot The Colorado Firefighter Calendar held a photoshoot for their 2025 calendar at the Denver International Airport’s ARFF Training Facility on June 28th, 2024. Several areas firefighters took their turn posing for their month in next year’s calendar. Net proceeds from the calendar benefit the Children’s Hospital Colorado Burn Center and Burn Camps Program. *Model faces …
Denver Warehouse Fire Around 09:08 on June 28th, 2024 Denver 911 Communications Center dispatched Denver Fire Department to a reported commercial structure fire at 3888 E. 45th Ave. Crews arrived to a large warehouse structure with smoke and fire showing. The fire was extinguished quickly and crews worked on hot spots. No injuries were reported and the cause is under …
Jeff Bybee Walk-Off Ceremony A walk-off ceremony was held on June 28th, 2024 for North Metro Fire Rescue District Deputy Chief Jeff Bybee at Station 61. Deputy Chief of Operations Jeff Bybee joined North Metro Fire in 1985 when the department was a combination paid/volunteer fire department with only one or two paid firefighters assigned per engine crew. Much has …
South Metro Vehicle Into Structure On June 27th, 2024 at 20:20 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a vehicle that into the JCPenny at Park Meadows Mall, 8417 Park Meadows Center Drive in Lone Tree. Battalion 4 arrived to a single-vehicle into the building and all occupants out of the vehicle. One person was transported to a local hospital with …
West Metro Kitchen Fire At 20:10 on June 27th, 2024 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a possible structure fire in the 1600 block of S. Yukon Ct. in Lakewood. Jeffcom advised that 911 caller reporting smoke from the attic space. Engine arrived to a small single-family home with light smoke showing from the attic, pulled 1 3/4 for fire attack …
Boulder Rural Live Fire Training On June 27th, 2024 in the evening Boulder Rural Fire Rescue held a live fire training at the Boulder Fire Training Center. Information and photos by Chris Rodgers / Code 10 Photography
Aurora Vegetation Fire On June 27th, 2024 at approximately 17:10 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported vegetation fire behind the Glen at the Park Apartment Homes, 296 S. Jasper Circle. Engine 8 arrived on scene and found a small vegetation fire behind the complex with approximately ten foot flames. Firefighters were on scene about thirty minutes extinguishing the …
Thornton Garage Fire On June 26th, 2024 at 19:00 Thornton Fire Department, North Metro Fire Rescue District and South Adams County Fire Department responded to a reported garage on fire in the 5000 block of E. 125th Place. Thornton Communications Center advised that 911 caller reporting the fire is spreading into the main part of the house and all occupants were …
Weld County Structure Fire On June 26th, 2024 at approximately 16:09 Weld County Regional Communications Center dispatched Front Range Fire Rescue to a possible structure fire in the 3900 block of Cheyenne Drive in the Arrowhead neighborhood in unincorporated Weld County with automatic-aid from Greeley Fire Department, Evans Fire Protection District and LaSalle Fire Protection District. Engine 5 (105) arrived …
Sable Altura Live Fire Practical The Sable Altura Fire Rescue Training Academy held their live fire practical at their training facility in Foxridge Farms on June 26th, 2024. The recruits spent their evening extinguishing fires in the Department’s burn building under the watchful eyes of academy staff. The group will spend the next few weeks working on other skills such …
Adams County Trash Fire At 14:37 on June 25th, 2024 Adams County Fire Rescue Engine 13 and Brush 13 responded to a possible grass fire in the area of W. 53rd Ave. & Washington St. in North Washington. Adcom updated the call to a trash fire at 5350 Washington St. and the fire was upgraded to a working fire response. …
West Metro Medic 11 Accident At 11:42 on June 25th, 2024 West Metro Fire Rescue Medic 11 responding to Lutheran Medical Center was involved in MVA on northbound Wadsworth Blvd. at W. 32nd Ave. in Wheat Ridge. Medic 11 advised Jeffcom that they were rear ended and needing 2 medics to the scene, one for their patient to transport and …
South Metro Brush Fire On June 24th, 2024 at 19:50 South Metro Fire Rescue responded to a small brush fire at 9750 Foothills Canyon Blvd. in Highlands Ranch. PIO 12 arrived to a confirmed brush fire spreading with two trees on fire between Thunder Ridge High School and the King Soopers. Battalion 1 arrived to a small moving grass fire …
Adams County I-76 Brush Fire On June 24th, 2024 at 15:14 Adams County Fire Rescue responded to a brush fire at I-76 westbound between Lowell Blvd. and Tennyson St. Engine 1 arrived to a 100×100 brush fire spreading and requested 2 additional brush trucks to the scene. Engine 41 set-up on Tennyson St. for fire attack on the west flank …
Denver Structure Fire On June 23rd, 2024 Denver 911 Communications Center dispatched Denver Fire Department Engine 1 to a outside smoke investigation in the 400 block of W. 13th Ave. Engine 1 arrived to a working fire from a one-story duplex, possibly abandoned with heavy smoke showing and laid in and started fire attack and the the fire was upgraded …
Byers Structure Fire At 12:51 June 23rd, 2024 a party stopped by Byers Fire Protection District Station 71 and reported a possible structure fire in the area of 3rd St. and Sherman St. in Byers. Shortly thereafter several 911 calls were received reporting a residential structure fire in the 300 block of S. Sherman St. so the I-70 corridor structure …
Holyoke Open House The Holyoke Volunteer Fire Department held an open house at their new station at 308 W. Denver St. on June 23rd, 2024. The community was invited out to meet with firefighters, check out the apparatus, tour the station and enjoy a meal. Firefighters capped the afternoon with an automobile extraction demonstration. The new station opened in 2023 …
Strasburg Brush Fire At 03:15 June 23rd, 2024 Strasburg Fire Protection District and Byers Fire Protection District were dispatched to a transformer down in the 7600 block of Strasburg Rd. in Strasburg. First arriving Quint 81 found that a vehicle had sheared off a utility pole and fled the scene. The downed pole sparked a brush fire that posed an …
Denver Garage Fire On June 22nd, 2024 at approximately 19:30 Denver 911 Communications Center dispatched Denver Fire Department to a garage fire in the 14500 block of E. Andrews Dr. in Montbello. First due arrived on the scene to a two-story single family residential structure with heavy fire from the attached garage. Crews started fire attack and quickly got the …