Tag: South Metro Fire
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Arapahoe County garage fire under investigation
ARAPAHOE COUNTY — Firefighters responded to a garage fire that extended to a home Tuesday night in Arapahoe County. South Metro Fire Rescue first posted about the fire at about 10:26 p.m. Tuesday on the social platform X. Three vehicles were involved in the garage fire, according to South Metro Fire. Everyone who was inside…
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Colorado firefighters train to fight urban wildfires following Marshall, Maui fires
Denver metro and Colorado Springs fire department personnel gathered in Aurora Tuesday for a training on fighting urban wildfire hosted by Aurora Fire Rescue, running drills in an Aurora neighborhood simulating a real urban fire. The training provided strategic and tactical training in fighting urban wildfires, which will play a big role in protecting Colorado’s…
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1 dead in Arapahoe County after vehicle swept away by high water in Wednesday storm
A person was found dead in their vehicle in Arapahoe County after being swept away by high waters in Wednesday night’s storm. Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office got reports of vehicles off the road due to high water in the area of Watkins Road and East 6th Avenue in unincorporated Arapahoe County around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday,…
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South Metro prepares for electric car, scooter fires with new training
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After reports of electric cars catching fire across the country and the vehicles’ growing popularity, some Denver metro area firefighters are preparing for this new danger. While electric vehicle fires are not common, they are much harder to put out. “As we have been doing…
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Body of missing tuber recovered from Cherry Creek Reservoir
The body of a missing tuber was recovered from Cherry Creek Reservoir on Saturday, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said. CPW officials tweeted that their Marine Evidence Recovery Team (MERT) and South Metro Fire Rescue recovered the 29-year-old man’s body. The victim has yet to be identified, but officials said he became separated from a tube…