Tag: South Metro Fire Rescue
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Plane crashes on E-470 near Centennial Airport
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An aircraft flies into Centennial Airport as first responders work the scene where a small plane crashed in the median of E-470, between Jamaica Street and South Peoria Street on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Englewood, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Denver Gazette) Timothy Hurst Two people…
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Centennial fire deemed arson; authorities search for suspect
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South Metro Fire Rescue and Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office were searching Tuesday for a person accused of starting a fire at a Centennial apartment building that destroyed more than 20 units. Fire crews were sent to 7535 E. Harvard Ave. just before 1 p.m. March 1. When they arrived, they saw heavy smoke coming from…
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WATCH: Dog rescued from icy pond in Douglas County
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Firefighters rescued a dog from an icy pond on Wednesday morning after she escaped from her backyard in Douglas County. South Metro Fire Rescue crews were sent to Dad Clark Park in unincorporated Douglas County just before 11 a.m. after the dog’s owner called 911…
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Woman, dog rescued from icy pond in Centennial
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A woman and her dog were rescued by another person after falling into an icy pond in Centennial, according to South Metro Fire Rescue. Firefighters received a report of a woman and her dog falling into the pond just after 3:15 p.m. at Cherry Knolls Park.…
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Arapahoe County girl saved from frozen pond released from hospital
A 6-year-old Arapahoe County girl who nearly drowned after falling into a frozen pond was released from the hospital last week, the county sheriff’s office announced. Zakiyah Williams spent two nights in the hospital after she was rushed to Children’s Hospital in critical condition on Jan. 9, then transferred to Denver Health’s intensive care unit…
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‘I knew it was me that had to do it’: Arapahoe County woman saves 3 children from frozen pond
Dusti Talavera was gazing out of her apartment window Sunday afternoon, watching a group of children play on a frozen pond, when suddenly they were gone. Three of the kids, ages 4, 6 and 11, fell through the ice. The 23-year-old ran out of her Arapahoe County home to save the children. “Nobody was outside.…
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Girl rushed to hospital after 3 children fell into frozen pond in Arapahoe County
A 6-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital in critical condition Sunday after a group of children fell through the ice of a frozen pond in Arapahoe County, according to the county sheriff’s office. Deputies said four children between the ages of 4 and 11 were playing on the ice of the frozen pond in…
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Oak fire burns 150 acres in Jefferson County, evacuations lifted
Authorities ordered evacuations and closed a highway Monday afternoon as a grass fire burned 150 acres in Jefferson County. The blaze, dubbed the Oak fire, was burning on the hogback along highway C-470 near South Kipling Parkway, according to West Metro Fire Rescue. Officials announced the fire at 2:30 p.m. Monday. No buildings were damaged by…
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Dogs alert family of house fire in Douglas County
A Douglas County family was saved early Thursday when their dogs alerted them of a fire that was consuming their home, according to South Metro Fire Rescue. The occupants of the home in the 16000 block of Hedgeway Drive in unincorporated Douglas County, woke up after their dogs began to bark. Everyone, including the pets,…
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Two dogs rescued after falling into frozen pond
Firefighters rescued two dogs that fell into a frozen pond Tuesday morning in a park in Highlands Ranch. Crews were sent to Redstone Park around 11 a.m. after receiving reports of a Bernese mountain dog and Labrador retriever falling through the ice, according to South Metro Fire Rescue. Authorities are urging people to not take their pets…