Inter-Canyon Fire Trucks at Tiny Town 2016
Inter-Canyon Fire at Tiny Town On June 20th, 2016 Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District was at the Tiny Town & Railroad, 6249 S. Turkey Creek Rd. in Morrison with their fire trucks to tour and more.
Denver North Ogden Street Restaurant Fire
Denver Restaurant Fire At approximately 18:50 on June 16th, 2016 Denver Fire Department was dispatched to a reported structure fire at Wok Uptown Restaurant 1789 N. Ogden St. Firefighters from nearby Station 8 arrived at the Chinese eatery within minutes and brought the fire under control quickly. Crews remained on scene about 45 minutes checking the roof and ventilating the building. …
Denver Pridefest 2016
Denver Pridefest The 2016 Denver Pridefest was held in and around Civic Center Park in downtown Denver on June 17th and 18th, 2016. Security was tight and emotions were high after almost a week earlier, 49 people were killed and 53 more injured in a shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. First responders from numerous agencies in the metro …
Brighton Barn Fire
Brighton Barn Fire At 15:29 on June 11th, 2016 Brighton Fire Rescue District was alerted to a weed fire in the area of E. 144th Ave. & Quail Run Rd. in Adams County. Adcom advised units enroute that the fire was extending to a barn and house, and upgraded to a confirmed structure fire, prompting a mutual-aid request from Strasburg …
South Adams Basement Fire
South Adams Basement Fire Around 14:00 on June 11th, 2016 South Adams County Fire Department and Adams County Fire Rescue was dispatched to a structure fire. No other information is available at this time. Commerce City Police Department & South Adams County Paramedics (Northglenn Ambulance)
Strasburg Open House 2016
Strasburg Open House Strasburg Fire Protection District held their open house on June 11th, 2016. The community came out to enjoy food, meet the firefighters, fire engines and the Adams County Sheriff also participated in the event with their SWAT rescue.
Colorado River Station 64 Open House 2016
Station 64 Open House Colorado River Fire Rescue held an open house at Station 64 in New Castle on June 11th, 2016. The local community came out in force to meet with firefighters, tour the apparatus, learn safety tips and enjoy lunch. Station 64 covers the east end of the district and houses an engine, truck, tender, brush unit and two ambulances. The station, …
South Adams County Station 24 Grand Opening
Station 24 Grand Opening South Adams County Fire Department held the grand opening ceremony and open house for the new Station 24 on June 11th, 2016. The new station is located at 8600 Rosemary St. and is the same location of the new fire station that was rebuilt. This station is also co-located with Fleet Maintenance.
Mile High Hook & Ladder Fire Muster 2016
31st Annual Fire Muster The 31st Annual Schomp Automotive Mile High Hook & Ladder Fire Parade & Muster was held on June 11, 2016. The parade started at Broadway Blvd and Littleton Blvd. and traveled through the downtown Littleton, to the Arapahoe Community College for the fire muster.
East Metro Fire Academy Graduation 2016
Fire Academy Graduation The 2016 East Metro Fire Academy Graduation was held at Bennett High School on June 5th, 2016. After 26 weeks of intensive training, 21 new recruits from Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue, Byers Fire Protection District, Sable Altura Fire Rescue and Strasburg Fire Protection District were sworn in and received their badges. Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control Training …
Cunningham EMS Open House 2016
Station 63 Open House Cunningham Fire Protection District held their annual EMS Open House at Station 63 on June 4th, 2016. The public came out to meet with firefighters, tour the apparatus and enjoy sandwiches from Firehouse Subs. This year’s festivities included a child passenger safety seat checkpoint, injury and illness prevention information, free face painting, and a live auto …
Foothills Pancake Breakfast 2016
Foothills Annual Pancake Breakfast Foothills Fire Protection District held their annual pancake breakfast at the Lookout Mountain Fire Station at 67 S. Lookout Mountain Rd. on June 4th, 2016. The community came out to meet up with the firefighters, tour the fire station, learn about fire safety and see the fire apparatus. The community came out in force to meet …
Denver Chief Taft Retirement
Chief Taft Retirement Denver Fire Department Chief Greg Taft worked his last shift on duty in District 7 on June 1st, 2016. Greg got a job in 1974, at age 18, for Physician’s Ambulance Company, which contracted with and ran out of North Washington Fire Rescue only fire station at the time. In 1976, at age 20, he got hired …
Aurora East Linvale Place 3rd Alarm
Aurora 3rd Alarm Fatal Fire On May 21st 2016 Aurora Fire Rescue responded to a kitchen fire at 14000 E. Linvale Place. Tower 6 was first to arrive at Heather Gardens, a senior living community, and reported nothing showing from the six-story building. After a brief investigation Tower 6 confirmed there was a working fire on the top floor. The …
Denver Jason Street Fire
Denver Structure Fire Around 18:00 on May 21st, 2016 Denver Fire Department worked a structure fire at W. 39th Ave. & Jason St. Crews got a quick knock on the fire. No other information is available at this time. Denver Paramedics & Denver Police Department
Brighton Safety Expo 2016
Brighton Safety Expo Brighton Fire Rescue District held their annual Safety Expo on May 21st, 2016. The community came out to meet with the first responders, tour the apparatus, and learn about safety information.
Denver Fire Department 150th Anniversary
DFD 150th Anniversary The Denver Fire Department celebrated its 150th anniversary at the Denver Firefighters Museum on May 21st, 2016. The community was invited to check out apparatus, visit the smoke house, tour the museum and enjoy cake. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock issued a proclamation commemorating the department’s anniversary and the department’s Honor Guard retired the museum’s flag and installed one …
AirLife Memorial EMS Muster 2016
AirLife Memorial EMS Muster The 19th Annual AirLife Memorial Run/Walk and EMS Celebration was held May 21st, 2016 at Hudson Gardens & Event Center in Littleton, benefiting the Friends of AirLife. The event included a 5k/10k, 5k walk and the kids fun run, including the EMS, fire and police muster with emergency vehicles on display, meet up with first responders, …
Brighton Bromley Lane House Fire
Brighton House Fire On May 15th, 2016 Brighton Fire Rescue District responded to a house fire on Bromley Lane. No other information is available at this time
Timnath Train Derailment
Timnath Train Derailment At 11:53 on May 15th, 2016 Poudre Fire Authority responded to a train derailment in Timnath. Crews arrived to find a Great Western train derailed, carrying silica sand. At least nine cars traveled off the track, some coming to rest on their sides on a track near 5100 School House Dr. None of the approximately 100 cars on the train, …