Tag: Denver Fire Department
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Council will consider $27M contract for Denver police body cameras, tasers
It’s been close to 10 years since the Denver Police Department first donned body-worn cameras in January 2016, and technology has advanced since then. The Department of Public Safety is asking the City Council to approve a new five-year, $27 million contract with Arizona-based Axon for 2,563 body cameras and 2,175 Tasers. Members of the…
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Denver budget hearings focus on public safety
Day two of the public hearings for Denver’s proposed 2026 spending plan got underway on Tuesday with presentations from the city’s public safety agencies. As representatives from the Denver Department of Safety, Denver Police, Denver Fire, Denver Sheriff and the Department of Public Health and Environment shared plans for helping the city tighten its belt,…
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Denver officials break ground on Green Valley Ranch fire station
City officials broke ground Wednesday on the Denver Fire Department’s newest fire station, which will serve residents in the Green Valley Ranch neighborhood, near Denver International Airport, as well as a stretch of Peña Boulevard. The $19.8 million Fire Station No. 40 will be constructed on a 5.48-acre site east of Peña Boulevard, north of…
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Lack of oversight at Denver Civil Service Commission may be costing city top police and fire candidates
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver may be losing some of its top-qualified police and firefighter candidates due to problems within its own civil service hiring processes, according to a performance audit published by the city Thursday. The Denver Civil Service Commission oversees the testing of entry-level police and fire applicants…
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Early morning fire displaces 17 people in Denver
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Denver Fire responded to a report of a structure fire early Tuesday morning near East Oxford Drive and South Yosemite Street. When firefighters arrived, they saw heavy smoke and fire, according to a social media post from Denver Fire. The American Red Cross will be assisting with the 17 people who were displaced by the…
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Victim ID released in mysterious Denver odor death; cause not yet determined
Over a week after a man died and four others were hospitalized in a odor incident in Denver, investigators are still determining the mysterious cause. The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner identified the victim as 33-year-old Daniel Antoine on Thursday following the death that occurred Nov. 12. Still, no cause of death has been…
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1 dead, 4 hospitalized after mysterious odor in Denver
One person is dead and four others have been sent to the hospital following a mysterious odor in Denver. The Denver Fire Department initially responded to an odor investigation at a multi-family structure near the intersection of Ensenada Street and East 41st Place — in the Green Valley Ranch neighborhood next to Ensenada Park — around…
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Denver’s ‘two-year flash flood’ prompts at least 15 road rescues
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save During a one hour span during Saturday night’s storm, the Denver Fire Department conducted between 15 and 20 water rescues for people trapped in their cars, according to rescue officials. “It was so busy last night it was hard to keep track of all of…
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‘White powder’ spill briefly shuts down Denver police headquarters Monday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Police Department on Monday briefly shut down the area around police headquarters due to a “unknown white powder” spilling inside the station’s evidence room, according to police. A DPD spokesperson said Tuesday the powder initially tested positive for the presence of cocaine, but a…
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Local fire departments around Denver dealt with dozens of fires caused by fireworks
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Though fireworks that explode or launch into the air are considered illegal in Colorado, multiple metro-area fire departments had a long night responding to dozens of fires during Fourth of July festivities. In a 32-hour period between 12 a.m., Thursday and 8 a.m., Friday, the Denver…