Estes Valley Fire Ice Rescue Training On February 8th, 2025 firefighters from the Estes Valley Fire Protection District gathered for the field day of the Ice Rescue Training that they have been participating in. Students attended a classroom session on Thursday and on Saturday put the knowledge from the class to use on the ice of Lake Estes. Students completed …
BES Ice Rescue Training The Boulder Emergency Squad conducted ran ice rescue scenarios at Viele Lake in S. Boulder on February 8th, 2025. Despite the cold and snowflakes, the dedicated rescuers completed the tasks needed, saving the victim and Lilly the big giant stuffie. BES is an all-volunteer team of technical rescue specialists who provide search, rescue and other emergency …
Pueblo Polar Plunge The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office hosted the 2025 Polar Plunge at Pueblo Reservoir on February 8th, 2025. Sixteen teams totaling 137 people registered to take the frigid dip and help raise funds for Special Olympics Colorado. Pueblo County Sheriff David Lucero, Bent County Sheriff Jake Six, Custer County Sheriff Rich Smith and Huerfano County Sheriff Bruce Newman …
Windsor-Severance Fire Drills On February 7th, 2025 the Windsor Severance Fire Rescue conducted multi company training at the Public Safety Campus of Aims Community College in Windsor. This included a simulated working structure fire with smoke showing. Crews would respond in achieve a water supply, deploy a hose line and complete an interior attack, forcible entry, complete a primary search, …
High Angle Rescue Training On February 7th, 2025 Aurora Fire Rescue Engine 5, Ladder 5 and Heavy Rescue 5 crew jumped into the weekend with some serious training. Firefighters tackled a tough situation where a victim was trapped in a burning building, and ladders couldn’t reach them. To make the rescue, they had to rappel down using a rope system …
Ice Rescue Training The South Adams County Fire Department conducted their annual ice rescue refresher training during the week of February 3rd, 2025 at Valente Lake on E. 104th Ave. Firefighters rotated through several scenarios to train their basic ice rescue techniques. Platte Valley Ambulance Service crews were also on the trainings for personnel safety and to run mock evaluation exercises …
Denver Hell Night Denver Fire Department held their annual “Hell Night” for the latest recruit Class 24-02 on February 1st, 2025 at the Denver Fire Department Training Facility. The current recruits had a full day of incidents into the late night responding to several scenarios which included structure fires, fire alarms, auto extrications, vehicle fires, medical calls, pulling house lines, …
Berthoud Ice Rescue Training On February 6th, 2025 Berthoud Fire Protection District B shift conducted their annual ice rescue training at Loveland Reservoir. Crews spent their morning honing their skills and discussing the effects of hypothermia.
Arvada Ice Rescue Training Arvada Fire Protection District held their annual ice rescue training for all of the shifts the week of February 3rd, 2025 in the pond off I-70 and Ward Rd. All members went through the training to keep their skills sharp and for certification. In their ice rescue suits, firefighters performed a self-rescue as well as rescues …
Denver Ice Rescue Training On February 2nd, 2025 Denver Fire Department District Five conducted ice rescue training at Central Park. Crews spent part of their afternoon honing their skills by donning rescue suits and extracting victims from the frigid water. Firefighters regularly train at ponds, lakes and reservoirs across the city to be ready in the event of an actual …
Wildfire Mitigation Event Evergreen Fire Protection District Wildland Division held a home wildfire mitigation event at Station 2, 1802 Bergen Parkway on February 2nd, 2025. The community was invited out to learn more about protecting their homes from wildfires including the creation of defensible space, the use of fireproof building materials and the installation of exterior sprinklers. Due to heavy …
Ice Rescue Training Rangers with Larimer County Natural Resources conducted ice rescue training at Horsetooth Reservoir on January 29th, 2025. Participants took to the frigid water to work on self extrication and victim rescue techniques. The training served as a refresher for some and an initial certification for others. Rangers from the City of Fort Collins Natural Areas also participated …
Ice Rescue Training The Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District conducted ice rescue training at Milavec Reservoir on January 29th, 2025. Crews spent part of their day donning ice rescue suits and honing their skills in the frigid water near Firestone. FFFPD crews train every year in case of an actual emergency.
Station 43 Grand Opening On January 24th, 2025 Boulder Fire-Rescue Department held a grand opening for the new Station 43, located at 30th and Bluff St. and the push-in for the new Engine 143. The community came out to see the new station with tours and to see the new Rosenbauer RTX electric engine push-in, Colorado’s first-ever electric fire engine …
Limon Ice Rescue Training The Limon Area Fire Protection District held a Level I Surface Ice Rescue training class in conjunction with Public Safety Dive Supply from January 24th to January 26th, 2025. The class conducted practical exercises at Kinney Lake State Wildlife Area outside of Hugo on January 26th, 2025. The class learned about proper donning of protective gear, …
Boulder RTX Train The Trainer In the week of January 13th 2025 Boulder Fire-Rescue Department engineers from all shifts took part in a train the trainer event put on by a representative from Rosenbauer America. This training gave Boulder Fire engineers the knowledge to use and train the rest of the department on how to drive and operate the new …
Larimer County Polar Plunge On January 25th, 2025 participants braved the freezing temperatures and snow to jump into even colder water to support the Larimer County Dive Rescue Team. Annually there is a 5K race at Horsetooth Reservoir followed by a Polar Plunge. This year over 410 people registered to complete the Polar Plunge. Larimer County Dive Rescue, Larimer County …
LCDRT Ice Rescue Training On January 25th, 2025 the Larimer County Dive Rescue and Larimer County Emergency Services gathered at the South Bay Campground area of Horsetooth Reservoir for Ice Rescue Training. Nine students completed the course for ice rescue to become certified rescuers. This course included self rescue methods and team rescue drills of a person who fell through …
Aurora Community Risk Reduction Week Aurora Fire Rescue and Buckley Space Force Emergency Services held a fire safety event at the Aurora Central Library on January 23th, 2025 as part of Community Risk Reduction Week. CRR identifies and prioritizes life threatening risks and working on ways to reduce the occurrence. The community was invited out to tour Buckley’s fire safety …
Ice Rescue Trainer The Dive Rescue International held the Ice Rescue Trainer series hosted by Golden Fire Department from January 15th to January 17th, 2025 in Golden for first responders. The program prepares the knowledge and skills to become effective ice rescue responder with a three-day event which included in class room training courses and in the field ice rescue …