John Dempsey Memorial Colorado State Patrol former Chief John N. Dempsey was honored on October 6th, 2008 at the West Bowles Community Church in Littleton. Dempsey was 69 years-old and passed away from a long illness. Dempsey was with the Littleton Police Department for a short time before joining the Colorado State Patrol in 1965 as a patrolman and then …
Station 62 Open House The Cunningham Fire Protection District held their annual Fire Prevention Week Open House at Station 62 on October 4th, 2014. The community came out to enjoy food and to meet up with the firefighters, view their apparatus, and to learn valuable fire prevention information.
Fairmount Safety Day Fairmount Fire Protection District held their Safety Day on October 4th, 2008 at the Ward Road Park-n-Ride at W. 44th Ave. & Ward Rd in Wheat Ridge. The community came out to meet the firefighters, extraction demo, fire safety information, enjoy food and tour the apparatus. Pridemark Paramedics and Jefferson County Sheriff also participated in the event.
Grand Junction I-70 Rollover On October 3rd, 2008 at approximately 16:30 Grand Junction Fire Department was dispatched to a reported rollover accident on I-70 at Hwy. 50. Crews arrived on scene and found that one vehicle exiting the interstate drifted off the left side of the off ramp, struck a guard rail and rolled down an embankment. The occupants of the …
Chief Payne Memorial James “Jim” Payne funeral service was held at the Faith Bible Chapel in Arvada on August 28th, 2008. Jim passed away on August 26th, 2008 after a fall from a ladder at his home when he was trimming a tree, he was in critical condition and in a medically induced coma. Jim devoted his life to his …
Wind Driven Wildland Fire Approximately 12:45 on August 4th, 2008 West Metro Fire Rescue responded to a brush fire on Green Mountain from a lightning strike. Crews arrived to wind driven wildland fire with around a 20-acres, crews got control of the fire but winds picked up and shifted them west and threatened homes off W. 6th Ave & Indiana …
Plateau Valley Brush Fire On August 2nd, 2008 the Plateau Valley Fire Protection District, Palisade Fire Fire Protection District, Mesa County Sheriff’ Wildland Fire Team and the Bureau of Land Management were dispatched to a brush fire on the Grand Mesa just south of the town of Mesa. Firefighters used a single engine aerial tanker (Seat 182), brush trucks and …
Thornton Garage Fire Around 15:00 on July 20th, 2008 Thornton Fire Department responded to a possible structure fire in the 16500 block of Race St. in the North Creek Farms area. Crews arrived to fire showing from the garage. No other information is available at this time. Thornton Police Department
Grand Junction Garage Fire On July 16th, 2008 at approximately 13:00 Grand Junction Fire Department was dispatched to a reported residential fire at 264 E. Lynwood St. Units arrive on scene and found smoke and fire coming from the garage. Firefighters were on scene about ninety minutes extinguishing the fire, checking for extension into the home and ventilating the residence. …
Firefighters Muster 2008 The May Farms 2nd annual firefighters muster was held on July 12th, 2008 at May Farms in Byers. Firefighters from Byers Fire Protection District, Bennett Fire Protection District, Rattlesnake Fire Protection District and Sable-Altura Fire Rescue completed in events including the the battle of the barrel.
South Redlands Brush Fire On July 4, 2018 the Grand Junction Fire Department and the Bureau of Land Management were dispatched to a reported wildland fire in the South Redlands area of the city. Firefighters arrived on scene and found heavy fire coming from a slash pile and other debris in a field off Rosevale Rd. A helicopter (Sikorsky 905) …
Grand Junction Commercial Fire On June 30th, 2008 at approximately 09:00 Grand Junction Fire Department was dispatched to a reported commercial structure fire at the Advance America Cash Advance Center, 1840 N. 12th St. Units arrived on scene and found a small fire on the roof of the building. Firefighters were on scene about forty minutes extinguishing the fire and …
Orchard Mesa Vegetation Fire In the early evening hours on June 16th, 2008 the Central Orchard Mesa Volunteer Fire Department and East Orchard Mesa Fire Protection District were dispatched to a vegetation fire just east of Grand Junction. Upon arrival firefighters found a slow moving fire in an active orchard. Firefighters and local residents spent about an hour on scene …
Annual Fire Muster & Parade The annual Mile High Hook & Ladder Fire Muster & Parade was held on June 14th, 2008. The fire truck parade was held on Littleton Blvd. to the Arapahoe Community College for the fire muster with lots of emergency vehicles on display including Littleton Fire Rescue holding an auto extrication demonstration.
Station 1 Open House Windsor Severance Fire Rescue held their annual community open house at Station 1 in Windsor on June 7th, 2008. Windsor Police Department, Colorado State Patrol, Platteville-Gilcrest Fire Protection District, Weld County Sheriff and others participated in the event.
Hampton Ave Semi vs Bridge At 14:50 on June 3rd, 2008 Englewood Fire Department responded to a semi that hit the bridge on Broadway and part of the trailer went off onto Hampton Ave. (Hwy. 285). No other information is available at this time. Englewood Police Department & Connolly’s Towing
AirLife Memorial EMS Muster The annual AirLife Memorial was held at Hudson Gardens in Littleton on May 19th, 2008. The event is hosted by the Friends of AirLife, which honor police, fire and EMS personnel including the AirLife crew that was killed in a helicopter crash on December 14th, 1997.
Residential Structure Fire On May 18th, 2008 at approximately 14:30 Grand Junction Fire Department was dispatched to a reported residential structure fire on the city’s south side. Units arrived on scene and found heavy fire in the garage. Firefighters were on scene about two hours extinguishing the fire, checking for extension and conducting overhaul. No injuries were reported and the cause …
Colorado Fallen Firefighters Memorial The annual Colorado Fallen Firefighters was held on May 10th, 2008 at at Belmar Park in Lakewood. The following firefighters were added to the memorial this year were: Terry DeVore 04/15/2008 Olney Springs Volunteer Fire Department John Schwartz, Jr. 04/15/2008 Olney Springs Volunteer Fire Department Gert Marais 04/15/2008 Colorado State Forest Service Shane Stewart 02/23/2008 Ault-Pierce …
Edgewater Mock Crash On April 24th, 2008 the Edgewater Fire Department performed extrication as part of a simulated crash at the Jefferson High School as part of prom week activities. Edgewater Firefighters performed the mock crash in front of the school, as students acted as accident victims to simulate a realistic crash scene. Edgewater Police Department, Flight for Life, Jeffco …