Byers Garage Fire On May 4th, 2024 at 17:38 Byers Fire Protection District and the I-70 Corridor responded to a residential structure fire in the 67000 block of E. 48th Ave. south of Byers. Brush Engine 71 reported large plume in the air from Hwy. 36 and the call was upgraded to a working structure fire. Dispatch advised that 911 …
Gondola Rescue Training On May 4th, 2024 the Federal Heights Fire Department and Brighton Fire Rescue District conducted gondola rescue training at Water World. Firefighters worked on accessing disabled gondolas, opening the cars and lower occupants safely to the ground. Federal Heights and other members of the North Area Technical Rescue Team conduct this training every year before the park …
Station 5 Open House The Westminster Fire Department held their annual open house on May 4th, 2025 at Station 5. The local community came out to tour the fire apparatus, meet with first responders, enjoy lunch, learn valuable safety tips, junior combat challenge and take a ride on the 1956 Seagrave engine. The Westminster Police Department, Flight for Life, Westminster Communications …
FRFC Live Fire Training On May 3rd, 2024 the Front Range Fire Consortium Fire Academy Class 2024-1 performed their second live fire training day. Photos here are of the Boulder Battalion at the Longmont Fire Training Center. They spent their day running multiple scenarios. Additional information and photos by Chris Rodgers / Code 10 Photography This academy class comprises recruits …
Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony The annual Colorado Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony was held on May 3rd, 2024 at the Colorado State Patrol Academy at Camp George West in Golden. The Colorado Emerald Society Pipe Band started the ceremony off and the Colorado Honor Guard Society with the ceremony protocol. The invocation was provided by Pastor Dave Guy, Chaplain of the …
Combined Awards Banquets The 2024 awards banquets this year was held as a combined banquet with Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue, Strasburg Fire Protection District and Byers Fire Protection District at the May Farms Event Center in Byers. This was a special year with all three departments combining the awards banquets for the first time as the departments are looking into merging …
South Adams Brush Fire At 14:15 on May 1st, 2024 South Adams County Fire Department responded to a brush fire at E. 80th Ave. and Oneida St. in Commerce City. Engine 22 arrived on scene with a wind driven brush fire and started fire attack and Engine 22 established the water supply. Crews quickly extinguished the fire with no structures …
Honor Flight Welcoming Home The High Plains Honor Flight held a welcoming home ceremony on April 30th, 2024 in honor of the heroes that completed the 2024 High Plains Honor Flight. Loveland Fire Rescue Authority firefighters were privileged with the duty of assisting these veterans off the aircraft and onto the buses after their journey. Information provided by Loveland Fire …
Women in the Fire Service On April 29th, 2024 Women in the Fire Service held their event at the Boulder County Fire Training Center. This year saw more then 60 firefighters from around the State of Colorado and Wyoming. The participating firefighters held various skill levels, from very experienced to just out of a fire academy. The all-day training encompassed …
High Plains Honor Flight The High Plains Honor Flight was held on April 28th, 2024 with the Escort of Heroes from The Ranch Events Complex to the Northern Colorado Regional Airport through portions of Loveland and Windsor with 120 veterans making the trip to visit the memorials in Washington D.C. at no cost to the veterans. Numerous first responder agencies …
Brighton Medic 55 Roll In On April 27th, 2024 Brighton Fire Rescue District held an open house with a pancake breakfast and roll-in ceremony of the new Medic 55 at Station 55. Firefighters with family, friends and community members braved the cold weather to celebrate the new medic dedication ceremony. Brighton Fire Chief Brycen Garrison welcomed off the event before …
Denver Live Fire Training The Denver Fire Department’s latest recruit class, 24-1 held their first live fire training exercises at the Denver Fire Training Center on April 26th, 2024. Twenty eight recruits spent their day responding to mock fires and honing their skills on the training ground. The newest members of the Denver Fire Department are in week six of …
2nd Alarm Residential Fire On April 26th, 2024 at 14:37 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a structure fire in the 1800 block of S. Truckee Way with multiple reports of large black smoke and possible propane tanks involved. Engine 1 arrived to the scene of a fully involved structure fire with extension to the neighboring residences and trees and …
Aurora Garage Fire On April 26th, 2024 approximately 13:58 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to multiple reports of a garage fire in the 2200 block of Eagle Ct. Battalion 3 arrived on scene of the two-story single residence with a working fire in the garage. Engine 8 performed fire attack through interior access and Ladder 6 cut through the garage. …
Mountain View Structure Fire On April 25th, 2024 at 16:07 Boulder County Communications (1800) dispatched Mountain View Fire Rescue, Lafayette Fire Department and Louisville Fire Protection District to a possible structure fire in the 1160 block of Homestead Rd. in Erie. Crews arrived to a two-story home with flames showing from the Alpha side and started fire attack. Erie Police officers …
West Metro Kitchen Fire On April 25th, 2024 at 15:58 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a reported structure in the 3100 block of Wadsworth Blvd. in Wheat Ridge. Engine 16 arrived to a working fire on the Delta side of small single-story single-family home, pulled 1 3/4 for fire attack. Engine 1 established the water supply to Engine 16 …
North Metro Attic Fire On April 25th, 2024 at 15:32 North Metro Fire Rescue District, Thornton Fire Department and Westminster Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 3400 block of W. 154th Ave. in Broomfield. Broomfield Public Safety Communications Center advised that fire was possibly caused by a lightning strike. Engine 64 arrived to a medium size two-story …
CONG Fire Air Symposium For last 10 years, the Colorado National Guard (CONG) was part of the annual multi-agency training that involved multiple helicopters, Army National Guard units, local fire agencies and the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control at the Button Rock Reservoir in Lyons in April of 2024. Pilots and wildland firefighters worked on their teamwork, communication, …
Arvada Commercial Fire On April 24th, 2024 at 18:34 Arvada Fire Protection District Engine 51 responded to alarms going off at the Marcella Manor, 6555 Schneider Way. Jeffcom received multiple alarms going off in the building and additional RP reporting smoke in the hallway on the 5th floor of the south tower and the call was upgraded to a structure …
South Metro Working Fire At 12:33 on April 24, 2024 South Metro Emergency Communications Center dispatched South Metro Fire Rescue to reports of a fire and explosions at the Waste Connections of Colorado, 7120 S. Jordan Rd. While responding, crews observed a plume of smoke from several miles away. Upon arrival, Engine 42 found a working fire inside the building …