Firefighter Appreciation Day On June 14th, 2025 Green Mountain Falls – Chipita Park Fire Protection District held a “Firefighter Appreciation Day” at Station 1 in Green Mountain Falls. The local community came out for great food, baked goods, station tours, wildland information, touch-a-truck and more. The Green Mountain Falls Fire Mitigation Team, American Red Cross and others were on hand …
Fire Explorer Training Red, White & Blue Fire Protection District held training for their Fire Explorer Academy at the High County Training Center in Frisco on June 14th, 2025. The Fire Explorers program is a youth development program for young adults who are interested in careers in the fire service. Participants learn about firefighting, community risk reduction and other aspects …
39th Annual Fire Muster On June 14th, 2025 the annual Mile High Hook & Ladder Fire Muster and Parade was held in Downtown Littleton featuring the famous annual parade and the fire muster. The fire apparatus parade made the way down Littleton Blvd. to the Arapahoe Community College (ACC) where the fire muster was held with all types of emergency rigs …
Lyons Pancake Breakfast On June 14th, 2025 Lyons Fire Protection District held their annual community pancake breakfast at Station 1 in Lyons. The community came out to meet up with firefighters, check out the apparatus, station tours, enjoy breakfast served by the firefighters and live music from Sugar Britches. For more information on upcoming events, check out the 5280Fire Calendar.
Engine 403 Push-In Ceremony On June 11, 2025 the Windsor-Severance Fire Rescue hosted a public push-in ceremony at Station 3 for its new 2025 Pierce Velocity Engine. This engine is similar to the older engine 403, with a few functionality upgrades at the request of the crew. The new engine is spec’d with a smaller water tank to allow for …
AMR Safety Jam The 11th annual AMR Safety Jam was held on June 7th, 2025 at the Lake Minnequa Veterans Memorial Park in Pueblo. Children were able to come and visit vendors to get fun swag, safety items, a new bike helmet, enter to win prizes and get free food. On top of that there were multiple emergency vehicles for …
Rope Rescue Training On June 9th, 2025 Greeley Fire Department, Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District, LaSalle Fire Protection District and Platte Valley Fire Protection District trained at the Aims Community College Public Safety Institute with rope rescue training with the special operations teams.
Wildland Team Training The El Paso County Wildland Fire Management conducted training for new members at their headquarters on Mark Dabling Blvd. on June 7th, 2025. The team worked on hose management, nozzle stream patterns and portable water tank operations. El Paso County Wildland Fire Management provides engine and hand crews for all types of wildland fire suppression including initial …
Dinosaur Resource Center Safety Day The Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center held a safety day at the museum in Woodland Park on June 7, 2025. The Northeast Teller County Fire Protection District and Ute Pass Regional Paramedic Services met with patrons in the parking lot, showed off their apparatus and provided safety tips.
Allenspark Open House The Allenspark Fire Protection District held their annual open house on June 7th, 2025 at Station 1. The community came out to meet up with the firefighters, check out the apparatus, enjoy a free lunch an learn about safety information. Larimer County Sheriff’s Office, Estes Park Health Paramedics and others also stopped by at the event. For more …
Teller County Sheriff’s Office Open House The Teller County Sheriff’s Office held their annual open house on June 7th, 2025 at their headquarters in Divide. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment and learn valuable safety information. The Colorado State Patrol, Divide Fire Protection District, El Paso-Teller County 911, Florissant Fire Protection District, …
Colorado Springs Open House The Colorado Springs Fire Department held their Second Annual Open House at their training facility on June 7th, 2025. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment and pick up valuable safety information. The Department conducted high angle rescue and structure fire response demonstrations. The Colorado Springs Police Department, Sparky …
Front Range Pancake Breakfast On June 7th, 2025 Front Range Fire Rescue hosted their annual pancake breakfast at Station 1 in Johnstown in conjunction with the Annual Johnstown BBQ Days. Pancakes, sausage, and eggs were prepared and served by the Roosevelt High School Baseball team. Following breakfast crews participated in the parade through town that ended with firefighters spraying hoses …
Foothills Pancake Breakfast Foothills Fire Protection District held their annual pancake breakfast at the Lookout Mountain Fire Station on June 1st, 2025. The community members turned out in support of their local fire department, while enjoying all-you-can-eat pancakes, fruit snacks, with plenty of coffee. Adults and children alike, enjoyed interacting with their local fire crews and law enforcement personnel, try …
Inaugural Crucible Training On May 31st, 2025 19 firefighters from Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Canada endured The first Crucible hosted at the South Adams County Fire Department Training Center by Fit To Fight Fire, Hardknox Training and Rouge Firemanship training. All these 19 firefighters knew was that they …
Community Wildfire Education Day On May 31st, 2025 Loveland Fire Rescue Authority Station 7 hosted a successful Community Wildfire Education Day, bringing together residents, fire personnel, and local organizations to raise awareness about wildfire preparedness and prevention. Attendees engaged in interactive demonstrations, explored educational displays, and received valuable resources on creating defensible space, emergency evacuation planning, and fire–resistant landscaping. Firefighters …
Lake George Open House The Lake George Fire Protection District held an open house at Station 1 on May 31st, 2025. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment and learn valuable safety information. The American Heart Association, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Park County Public Health, Park County Sheriff’s Office, Reach Air Medical Services, …
Loveland Smokehouse Burn On May 30th, 2025 Loveland Fire Rescue Authority closed out a significant chapter at their Fire Training Center by doing one last training evolution at their 1970s era training smokehouse. Thousands of firefighters from across the region have trained in this building through the years. The building was originally built by LFRA volunteer firefighters in the 1970s …
FRFC Graduating Class 2025-1 On May 29th, 2025 the Class of 2025-1 recruits graduated from the Front Range Fire Consortium (FRFC). These 17 recruits went through 15 weeks of academy where the FRFC instructor cadre led them through weeks of hose management, search, vertical ventilation, and all the skills needed to be a firefighter at there respected department. This academy …
FRFC Fire Trainings The Front Range Fire Consortium (FRFC) Class 2025-01 Academy held their intense trainings for the last 15 weeks of the academy in and out of the classroom for the recent recruits from Boulder Rural Fire Rescue, Front Range Fire Rescue, Greeley Fire Department, Lafayette Fire Department, Louisville Fire Protection District, Mountain View Fire Rescue & Platte Valley Fire Protection District. …