Posts Tagged ‘wildland fire’
Berthoud Fire Calls: June 2022
June 1 - 5 Wednesday, June 1 Squad 61 responded to the 800 block of Humboldt Peak Lane to help the homeowner with changing the smoke detector batteries. Engine 62 dispatched to the 1000 block of 1st Street for a medical on a 63-year-old man. The crew found the patient lying on the floor in a backroom, conscious and breathing. TVEMS assumed patient care, the crew assisted with packaging the patient for transport. Thursday, June 2 Engine 62 responded to the 3000 block of W. County Road 6 ... Full Story
Berthoud Fire Calls: July 2017
Updated August 8, 2017 Berthoud Fire Protection District Incident Activity July 2017 Saturday, June 1 BFPD responded to I-25 mm 249 SB for a single motor vehicle accident with all parties out of the vehicle. TVEMS assumed patient care. Engine 1 took care of vehicle hazards. Sunday, June 2 Berthoud Engine 1 responded to the 200 block of 2nd Street for a 78-year-old female having a seizure. Patient care was turned over to TVEMS, the crew then assisted with ... Full Story
Berthoud firefighters to help California
From left to right are BFPD’s Engine Boss Jerry Fletcher, Colorado State Engine Boss Michael DiCristina, BFPD Fire Fighter’s Jim Thompson, Ryan Nelson, Engine Operator Shane Prim, Engine Operator Jesse Treat and State Fire Fighter Michael Manzo. Five firefighters of the Berthoud Fire Protection District and two State of Colorado, Division of Fire Prevention and Control firefighters were deployed on two Berthoud Type 3 fire engines to the Whites Fire, east of Sawyer Bar, California ... Full Story
Berthoud Fire Calls: March 2013
Berthoud Fire Protection District Incident activity for March 2013 Friday, March 1 BFPD responded to a report of carbon monoxide in a resident on Meining Road. The crew did not find any levels of carbon monoxide in the home. Larimer County Sheriff Officer also responded due to the frequency of calls. Saturday, March 2 BFPD responded to a medical call for a possible broken hip on Megan Circle. The crew assisted TVEMS with transporting the patient. Sunday, March 3 BFPD responded to a medical ... Full Story
Berthoud Fire Calls: June 2012
Berthoud Fire Protection District Incident activity for June 2012 Friday, June 1 BFPD responded with TVEMS to a medical emergency for breathing difficulty on 9th St. The patient was transported. BFPD assisted TVEMS with a medical call on 2nd St. The patient was transported. BFPD responded to a medical call on Horseshoe Circle. Saturday, June 2 BFPD responded to a citizen request for assistance on Weld County Road 1. BFPD responded with Berthoud Police to a medical call on 3rd St. The ... Full Story
Vesta Fire
Larimer County Sheriff's Office Emergency Services crews were called to assist the Wellington Fire Department today on a grass fire in the area of Vesta Lane and County Road 9. The fire was reported at approximately noon today. Poudre Fire Authority was also called to assist. The grass fire burned approximately 650 acres and is currently about 90% contained. The cause is still under investigation but appears to be human caused. Approximately 63 emergency notifications, ... Full Story
Fema Authorizes Funds To Help Fight Four Mile Canyon
Denver, Colo. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Four Mile Canyon Fire in Boulder County. The fire is burning on state and private land in the Gold Hill area. FEMA approved Colorado's request for a federal Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) at 4:20 p.m. MDT. At the time of the state's request, the fire had burned more than 2.500 acres and threatened more ... Full Story
Berthoud Fire Beat, July 2010
Berthoud Fire Protection District Incident Activity for July 2010 Friday, July 2 BFPD responded to a reported grass fire on Bruce Drive. A small fire in a homeowner’s back yard was extinguished. BFPD responded to a reported vehicle fire on Interstate 25 southbound lanes @ mile marker 253. Upon arrival, a Honda CRV was found with no signs of fire in the vehicle, but did have mechanical problems. The owner arranged for the vehicle to be towed. Saturday, July 3 BFPD responded to a church on ... Full Story
Sheriff’s office explains wildland fire role
Wildland Fires Several newspaper articles and anonymous comments in "RH Line" of the Reporter Herald regarding the Round Mountain Fire in the Big Thompson Canyon prompt me to write this. It is obvious that the sheriff's role and responsibility for wildland fire suppression is generally not understood. Recent statutory changes further muddied the waters on the jurisdictional issues involved. By Colorado statute, the sheriff has always been the "fire warden" for the unincorporated areas of ... Full Story
Fire operations continue at Round Mountain
Estes Park, Colo. – Fire operations continued today on the Round Mountain Fire that is burning on the Canyon Lake Ranger District of the Arapaho Roosevelt National Forest. The fire was declared 100 percent contained at 8:00 p.m. on June 27th. Three Type II crews continue to patrol the fire and mop-up any remaining hot spots. The Round Mountain Trail is closed and will remain closed until there is no fire activity in area. Motorists are asked to be aware of fire traffic and ongoing fire ... Full Story
