Cherry Hills Village National Night Out On August 6th, 2024, the Cherry Hills Village Police Department held their annual National Night Out at John Meade Park, 2450 E. Quincy Ave. The public was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment, learn valuable safety information, socialize with neighbors and enjoy refreshments from Papa John’s Pizza and Kona …
Westminster National Night Out Westminster Police Department held their National Night Out on August 6th, 2024 at the Central Plaza Pavilion, 5845 W 89th Ave. in Downtown Westminster, The neighborhood came out to connect with the police department and learn about the SWAT unit. Booths, games, food and more were at the event. More info about the upcoming events go …
Arvada Firefighters Car Fest The Arvada Fire Protection District held the annual “Firefighters Car Fest” on August 4th, 2024 at the Stenger Soccer Complex in Arvada, and the event is sponsored by Friends of Arvada Fire. Arvada Police Department had it’s new Mobile Command Unit on display. Fairmount Fire Protection District, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, Jeffcom 911, CERT and others …
Lone Tree Police Open House The Lone Tree Police Department held their annual open house at the Lone Tree Arts Center on August 3rd, 2024. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, check out their equipment, learn valuable safety information and enjoy lunch. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Parker Police Department, Parker – Lone Tree Combined Communications, …
Lutheran Hospital Move Over On August 3rd, 2024 Lutheran Hospital closed after serving the community for over 100 years and moved all the current patients to the new hospital campus, which is around 3 miles away in the Clear Creek Crossing, 12911 W. 40th Ave. off I-70 in Wheat Ridge. A fleet of ambulances transported around 180 patients every eight …
Aurora Pride Fest The City of Aurora and the Out Front Foundation hosted Aurora Pride at Aurora Reservoir on August 3rd, 2024. The annual event is designed to provide educational, medical, mental health and other resources to attendees, highlight LGBTQIA and minority owned businesses and to raise money to support scholarships for LGBTQIA students at higher education institutions in Aurora. …
Aurora Fire Rescue Night 2024-01 Aurora Fire Rescue held Fire Rescue Night for academy class 2024-01 on August 2, 2024. The academy recruits spent their evening running on faux medical calls, motor vehicle accidents and fires as a prelude to their upcoming graduation. Families were invited out to join them for dinner and watch some of the festivities. The recruits …
Engine 16 “Washing In” Ceremony On July 31st, 2024 West Metro Fire Rescue held a dedication for the new Engine 16 with a “washing in” ceremony at Station 16, 3880 Upham St. in Wheat Ridge. The “washing in” is a fire service and West Metro tradition. The ceremony held a bucket brigade, which the water from the old engine was …
Stone Canyon Fire On July 30th, 2024 around 13:40 Lyons Fire Protection District responded to a possible wildland fire on Eagle Ridge in the Stone Canyon area northeast of Lyons. Crews arrived to a fast moving wildland fire and requested evacuations for all of Stone Mountain and mutual-aid response and air support. Brush 4031 arrived in rough terrain and started …
Aurora Promotional Ceremony Aurora Fire Rescue Chief and Officer Promotional Ceremony was held on July 29th, 2024 at the Aurora Municipal Building inside the Council Chambers for the newly promoted officers. The ceremony featured Posting of the Colors by the Aurora Fire Rescue Honor Guard, an invocation by Chaplain Wagner, remarks by Mayor Mike Coffman and Deputy City Manager Jason …
Parker National Night Out The Parker Police Department held their annual National Night Out event in O’Brien Park on July 28th, 2024. The community was invited out to meet with first responders, socialize with their neighbors and learn valuable safety information. The Colorado State Patrol, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Enforcement Administration, Parker – Lone Tree Combined Communications Center and South …
Station 39 Pancake Breakfast On July 27th, 2024 Denver Fire Department held the 2nd annual “Flapjacks & Firefighters” pancake breakfast at Station 39 in Northfield and part of the Denver Days Community Celebration kick-off. The community came out to enjoy a pancake breakfast, bucket rides from Tower 27, tour old and new fire engines, fire safety information, face paintings, music …
Aurora Fire Camp Spark Aurora Fire Rescue conducted their annual Camp Spark at the City of Aurora Public Safety Training Center from July 26th, 2024 through July 28th, 2024. Approximately fifty middle and high school aged young ladies attended the camp to learn more about firefighting, leadership and confidence building. 5280Fire caught up with the group on July 27th as …
Golden Pancake Breakfast On July 27th, 2024 Golden Fire Department held their 50th annual pancake breakfast at Station 21 in Downtown Golden. The community come out to enjoy an all you can eat breakfast that included pancakes and bacon. The pancake breakfast is also part of the Buffalo Bills Days celebration and the Best of the West parade which followed …
DJ Darquea Juris Memorial The memorial service for DJ Darquea Juris was held at Olinger Chapel Hill Mortuary on July 22nd, 2024. DJ, an emergency medical technician for Falck and a volunteer firefighter for Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue was killed in an off-duty motor vehicle crash on July 11th, 2024. DJ had previously worked at Stadium Medical and was currently attending …
Longmont Station 6 Open House On July 20th, 2024 Longmont Fire Department held an open house at Station 6. Station 6 serves the southside of Longmont, located on South Pratt Parkway near Ken Pratt Blvd. This is one of two brand-new fire stations in the city. The other is Station 2 on the northwest side of town. The previous Station …
Lutheran Hospital Open House On July 20th, 2024 the new Lutheran Hospital held a community open house with family friendly activities including food trucks, face paintings, games and more. A tour of the hospital was also included with the Emergency Department, Labor & Delivery, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and the lobby and some of the 600 pieces of art …
Engine 6 Push-In Ceremony Aurora Fire Rescue held a push-in ceremony for their new Engine 6 at Station 6 on July 16th, 2024. The time honored push-in ceremony celebrates the addition of new apparatus by reenacting the process of yesteryear when horse drawn apparatus had to be pushed back into the station after a call. The new engine is a …
West Metro Restaurant Fire On July 16th, 2024 at 06:14 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a possible structure fire at the Denny’s, 565 Union Blvd. in Lakewood. Jeffcom received multiple callers reporting fire from the roof and a possible grease fire. Engine 2 arrived to Denny’s with smoke showing from the roof with evacuations and started fast attack in …
Southern Park County Open House The Southern Park County Fire Protection District held an open house at Station 1 in Guffey on July 13, 2024. The community was invited out to meet with firefighters, check out their new apparatus, learn valuable safety information and enjoy pulled pork sandwiches. The American Red Cross, Divide Fire Protection District and the Park County …