Tag: Denver Fire Department
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Denver considers allowing noncitizens to become police officers, firefighters
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Denver’s councilmembers want to change the city charter to allow noncitizens to become either police officers or firefighters, a move that supporters said would help the city recruit and fill public safety positions. The proposal’s sponsor said if the measure is enacted, it would open up responder positions to permanent legal residents and recipients of…
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Denver fire at vacant hotel injures one
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Denver Fire Department firefighters responded to an early Monday fire at an abandoned hotel at Colfax Avenue and Valenctia Street. The blaze sent one man to the hospital, firefighters posted on X. Fire crews found “heavy fire on the first floor and in the basement” of the two-story building, according to DFD. “Fire crews on…
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Denver firefighters battle structure fire in abandoned building Saturday morning
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Dark plumes of smoke rose into the morning sky on Saturday as Denver firefighters responded to a structure fire in an abandoned building that eventually spread to an adjacent building. Denver Fire Department began fighting the fire on 6th Avenue and Bannock Street around 7 a.m., according to a social media post by the department.…
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Frozen and thawing water pipes lead to hundreds of emergency calls in Denver
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The majority of roughly 600 calls that the Denver Fire Department answered on Monday, the coldest day of the polar vortex that covered the metro area over the weekend, involved burst water pipes. And though temperatures picked back up into the mid-to-high 30s on Tuesday, the city received 780 more calls, most of which dealt…
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Denver firefighters battle 2-alarm fire in under-construction home
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Multiple fire agencies fought a two-alarm fire in an under-construction, two-story home in the Belcaro neighborhood. The Denver Fire Department responded to a fire report in the area of South Madison Street and East Belcaro Drive around 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Upon arrival, firefighters found a…
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Denver fire officials, national organizations, urge caution with lithium batteries
The holidays are in full swing and fire officials want to give people guidelines on how to live with lithium battery-powered devices and avoid catastrophic fires. In March, a huge fire sparked by an exploding e-scooter battery in a Bronx grocery store injured seven people, two seriously. It took more than 200 firefighters and 50…
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Mill and levy work and South Platte River project to likely be approved by Denver City Council Monday afternoon
Citywide mill and levy work could come to Denver as the city council considers approving a contract worth $7.5 million at its meeting Monday. Agenda items include a bill for an ordinance concerning a collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers concerning the South Platte River and Tributaries Program. There are 14 resolutions and…
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Metro Denver braces for arctic blast
Robert and Kate Mays of Denver found themselves falling in line with about 15 other people on Wednesday to get into the Denver Coliseum, which the city of Denver opened as metro residents hunkered down for the bone-chilling arctic blast that’s marching north to south across the state. The wide swath of the artic air…
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Fire torches Brown Palace’s Thanksgiving events
The Brown Palace in Denver, known for its extravagant holiday celebrations, has cancelled its Thanksgiving meal events and remains closed to guests following a structure fire. It comes at what’s arguably the busiest season of the year for the iconic Denver landmark. Brown Palace General Manager Nick Moschetti said Tuesday the fire did not damage…