Aurora Apartment Fire On April 6th, 2022 at approximately 00:30 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at the Conifer Creek Apartments, 2194 S. Racine Way. Firefighters arrived on scene within minutes and found heavy fire on the outside of a multi-family residential structure. Crews were able to extinguish the fire in about twenty minutes. Firefighters …
South Metro Tower 32 Accident At 09:37 on April 5th, 2022 South Metro Fire Rescue Tower 32 was responding to an emergency medical call for an unconscious person. While traveling eastbound on Orchard Rd. with lights sirens activated a collision occurred with a SUV at Greenwood Plaza Blvd. Firefighters were uninjured and immediately treated the driver of the SUV who …
West Park Vehicle Fire Around 09:30 on April 5th, 2022 West Park Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the area of the 5500 block of Red Creek Springs Rd. E on a reported vehicle fire. The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center reported a fully engulfed vehicle to units as they went enroute. Engine 531 arrived and found a …
Arvada Structure Fire On April 3rd, 2022 at 21:31 Arvada Fire Protection District with auto-aid from West Metro Fire Rescue and Fairmount Fire Protection District responded to a possible structure fire in the 5300 block of Carr St. JeffCom reporting visible smoke from unit and the roof of the building. Engine 51 arrived on scene to a three-story apartment building …
South Metro Acid Spill At 08:50 April 3rd, 2022 South Metro Fire Rescue was called to a reported acid spill in the 8900 block of Barrons Blvd. in Highlands Ranch. Firefighters arrived at the Waterworks Aquatics Swim School, they blocked off the street and observed employees working to contain the spill. They confirmed that approximately 20 gallons of muriatic acid …
Next Level Extrication Training On April 2nd, 2022 firefighters from Pueblo, El Paso, and Fremont counties attended an excellent training put on by Next Level Extrication at Pueblo Fire Department Station 4 and Pueblo Fire Department training grounds. The morning was spent going over electric vehicle fires and extrication and the risks involved with mitigation of those problems and how …
Station 3 Open House Ceremony The Arvada Fire Protection District dedicated the new Station 3 with an open house ceremony on April 2nd, 2022. The community came out in force to see the new Station 3 at 7300 Kipling St. which was the former site of the older Station 3. The ceremony started with the Arvada Fire Pipes and Drums …
Aurora Polar Plunge The 2022 Aurora Polar Plunge and the 5K Run/Walk was held at the Aurora Reservoir on April 2nd, 2022 in support of Special Olympics Colorado. Firefighters from Aurora Fire Rescue were in wet suits ensuring the plungers their safety. The Colorado Army National Guard was also on hand for the event.
Brighton Traffic Safety Day The Brighton Traffic Safety Day was held on April 2nd, 2022 at the Adams County Fairgrounds in Brighton and hosted by Brighton Fire Rescue District and Brighton Police Department. The community came out to learn about traffic safety and demonstrations on traffic crash investigations, vehicle extrications, defensive driving and and more. Units on Scene: Battalion Chief …
Arapahoe Rescue Patrol Recruiting Event The Arapahoe Rescue Patrol held a recruiting drive at South Metro Fire Rescue’s Troy Jackson Training Facility in Littleton on April 2nd, 2022. Approximately ten perspective recruits and their parents came out to learn more about the organization. After a meeting inside the training center, ARP members showed off their apparatus and equipment. ARP is …
Wildland Training Exercise Genesee Fire Rescue participated in a multiagency wildland fire training exercise on April 2nd, 2022. Approximately 70 firefighters from several agencies participated in a mock 50-acre wildfire in a meadow off Foothills Drive North. Crews worked on making fire lines, checking for spot fires and ensuring that the fires were out. The exercise allowed firefighters to familiarize themselves …
Makeshift Fire Pit Fire On April 1st, 2022 West Metro Fire Rescue was alerted to an unattended, makeshift fire pit that cause a fire in the backyard of a home in the 7000 block of S. Lewis Court in Littleton. Embers carried by gusty winds ignited a small storage shed and also set fire to a section of the grassy …
West Metro Apartment Fire At 08:11 on March 30th, 2022 West Metro Fire Rescue with auto-aid from Arvada Fire Protection District responded to a possible structure fire in the 7600 block of W. 32nd Ave. in Wheat Ridge. JeffCom advised RP reporting flames showing from a 3rd floor apartment. District 1 arrived to a large three-story multi-family with nothing showing …
Clifton Nature Park Fire At approximately 15:30 on March 26th, 2022 Clifton Fire Protection District was dispatched to the area of the Clifton Sanitation District Office at 3217 D Rd. for a reported brush fire just east of the address, approximately 100-200 feet from the river. Engine 21 arrived in the area and established a staging area at 32 1/2 …
Boulder Wildland Fire On March 26th, 2022 around 14:30 crews responded to a reported wildland fire in the Bear Canyon by the NCAR (National Center for Atmospheric Research) in Boulder. Evacuation were sent out within a 1/4 mile radius from NCAR that included 1,629 people and 699 housing units and 836 buildings. All evacuations were lifted on Sunday. More than …
Cesar Chavez Celebration On March 26th, 2022 various public safety agencies from across the Grand Valley and surrounding areas came together at Las Colonias Park to provide public education and demonstration at the Cesar Chavez Celebration. The Grand Junction Police Department, Mesa County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado State Patrol, Fruita Police Department, and Mesa County Search and Rescue had vehicles on …
Prescribed Burn The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service held two controlled burns at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge on March 26th, 2022. The first burn began about 10am just south of Adams City High School along Quebec Parkway. The second burn began about 2pm near E. 80th Ave. and Wildlife Drive in the northeast section of the Refuge. …
Craig Moilanen Memorial Hockey Cup The Annual Craig Moilanen Hockey Cup was back and held March 25th to March 27th, 2022 at the Edge Ice Arena in Littleton with the North Metro Fire Rescue District winning the Fire Championship and Cup Size Maters with the Rescue Championship. Thank you to Paul Berens who organized the event. The teams that participated …
Four Mile RV Fire After midnight on March 25th, 2022 Four Mile Fire Protection District, Cripple Creek Fire Department and Southwest Teller County EMS were dispatched to a fully involved RV Trailer & Vehicle fire. Cripple Creek Engine 11, Southwest Teller EMS Med-2, Four Mile’s Squad 33, Engine 31 and Tender 32 were all on scene quickly. Cripple Creek’s handline crew …
Adams County Kitchen Fire At 16:01 on March 24th, 2022 Adams County Fire Rescue with auto-aid from Westminster Fire Department and Federal Heights Fire Department responded to a possible kitchen fire in the 1900 block of Sherrelwood Dr. in Adams County. Battalion Chief 11 arrived on scene to a small one-story residential structure with visible smoke from the Alpha side …