Station 3 Grand Opening The Fort Lupton Fire Protection District held a grand opening and open house at their new Station 3 at 2479 S. Rollie Ave. on August 28th, 2021. The community came out to welcome the new fire station, tour the station, commemorative grand opening t-shirts, goodies. and view the fire apparatus that will be serving the area. …
Aurora Second Alarm Fire On August 26th, 2021 at approximately 22:55 Aurora Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire at the Sable Cove Condominiums, 932 S. Dearborn Way. Engine 4 arrived on scene and found heavy fire coming from a second floor condo. A second alarm was quickly dispatched. Firefighters were able to control the fire within …
Denver Outside Fire At 08:21 on August 25th, 2021 Denver Fire Department Engine 20 was alerted to a possible outside fire in the 500 block of Raritan Way in Baker. Engine 20 arrived to heavy smoke showing from the back of a large commercial structure and requested to fill the group for a working commercial structure fire. Engine 20 found …
Denver House Fire At 13:32 on August 24th, 2021 Denver Fire Department responded to a possible structure fire in the 5700 block of N. Gray St. Engine 17 arrived to a single-family single-story with smoke showing, laid in from W. 52nd Ave. & Gray St. and pulled a line for fire attack, and Truck 12 started primary search. Engine 7 …
Station 3 Ground Breaking The City of Grand Junction, Grand Junction Fire Department, and Mesa County Valley School District 51 celebrated the groundbreaking of the new Station 3, just south of the existing building on August 24th, 2021. The new station will be built in the existing parking lot and the current station will eventually be torn down and made …
Lafayette Station 2 Dedication On August 24th, 2013 Lafayette Fire Department opened its second fire station at 511 Exempla Circle near Exempla Good Samaritan Hospital with an open house and dedication. Station 2 will provide better coverage to south Lafayette. In July of 2012, the groundbreaking took place for the station. The station features three vehicle bays and living quarters, …
Platteville Gilcrest Open House The Platteville-Gilcrest Fire Protection District held an open house at Station 1 in Platteville on August 22nd, 2021. The community was invited to tour the new station, meet with firefighters, check out the apparatus, learn valuable safety information and enjoy lunch. The event featured smoke house trailer, fire extinguisher, CPR and vehicle extrication demonstrations. The Weld County …
Water Rescue Training On August 21st, 2021 Arvada Fire Protection District firefighters conducted water rescue training at the Arvada Reservoir. Firefighters used outboard motor equipped inflatable boats to do multiple evolutions of a person in the water rescue. One firefighter would act as a “victim” in the water and the crew on the boat would approach the “victim” several different …
Training Facility Dedication The Durango Fire Protection District held a dedication for the Training Facility and open house at Station 1, 182 Sheppard Dr. on August 21st, 2021.
Remembering a Ranger Larimer County Department of Natural Resources paused to remember Ranger Brendan Unitt at Horsetooth Reservoir on August 20th, 2021. Family members, fellow rangers and other first responders attended a memorial for Ranger Unitt in front of the visitor center before launching a boat procession from the South Bay Marina to Rotary Park. On August 20th, 2020, Ranger …
Horsetooth Reservoir Boat Accident On August 20th, 2021 at approximately 15:20 Poudre Fire Authority, UCHealth Paramedics and Larimer County Natural Resources Rangers were dispatched to a boat accident at Horsetooth Reservoir. The boat involved made it to the South Bay Marina with one injured party onboard. Firefighters treated the injured subject at the boat ramp while Rangers investigated the accident. …
West Metro Training On August 20th, 2021 West Metro Fire Rescue held a technical rescue training in Waterton Canyon. Crews worked several scenarios with rope rescue and rope system over the South Platte River by the Strontia Reservoir. Units on Scene: Rescue 10, Rescue 14, Medic 10 & ATV 14
Classic Air 5 Year Anniversary On August 17th, 2021 Classic Air Medical Glenwood Springs Base celebrated their 5-year anniversary of serving the area from Valley View Hospital down at Sayre Park in Glenwood Springs, right below the hospital. Classic Air Medical is an air ambulance service operating out of several bases in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, New Mexico and Arizona, …
Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Open House The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office and Coroner held an open house and pancake breakfast at their headquarters on August 14th, 2021. The community came out in force for pancakes, to meet with first responders and check out their equipment. The event included tours of the Sheriff’s Office, K-9 demonstrations and a vehicle extrication demonstration. Specialized …
Annual Pancake Breakfast Southeast Weld Fire Protection District hosted their annual pancake breakfast on August 14th, 2021 at Station 1 in Keenesburg after missing a year for 2020 pandemic. The community came out to meet with firefighters, enjoy a pancake and sausage breakfast by the members of the fire district. After breakfast, the Fair Parade celebrating agriculture, rodeo, local business …
Fire Rescue Dogs Calendar Debut The Fire Rescue Dogs Calendar held their annual Firefighter 2022 Calendar Debut Party at the Blake Street Tavern in Downtown Denver on August 13th, 2021. Firefighters contributed to this years Lifeline Calendar to raise funds to the Lifeline Puppy Rescue. Firefighters from Aurora, Brighton, Denver, Hudson, Hygiene, Strasburg and others were at the event to …
Golden Root Beer Floats The Golden Fire Department was at the “Movies and Music in the Park” on August 13th, 2021 at Parfet Park in Downtown Golden. Firefighters served root beer floats and popcorn served in a GFD plastic cup. All proceeds benefited the Golden Fire Foundation to help purchase equipment and supplies that is not covered by the city …
DFD Equipment Donation On August 12th, 2021 the Denver Fire Department donated over $100,000 worth of extrication and protective equipment to the San Pedro Volunteer Fire Department in Mexico. Denver Chief Desmond Fulton handed over the used equipment to San Pedro Chief Juan Hernandez at the Denver Fire Training Center. The equipment included 21 SCBAs, a Jaws of Life, nozzles, …
Catamount Wildland Fire Training Between 09:00 and 11:00 on August 12th, 2021 the Colorado Springs Utilities Catamount Wildland Fire Team, gathered at the Pinello Ranch off of Hwy. 85/87 in El Paso County for refresher and orientation training for some of the newer members of the team. On site they practiced hose movements and establishing a water supply via portable …
Lower Valley Mobile Home Fire At 15:52 on August 10th, 2021 Lower Valley Fire District was dispatched for a reported residential structure fire in the 2000 block of 16 Rd. Grand Junction Regional Communication Center received callers reporting a house starting to catch fire and visible smoke and flames. The homeowner reported the house to be involved with flames …