‘Fire Beat’ Archives
Berthoud Fire Calls: January 2023
January 1 - 8 Sunday, Jan. 1 Engine 61 dispatched to the 800 block of Franklin Ave for a medical. The crew checked patient vitals and medical history. TVEMS arrived shortly after and took over patient care. Engine 61 assisted TVEMS with loading the patient onto a cot. TVEMS transported patient to a local hospital. Engine 61 and TVEMS were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on E. Highway 60. The crews arrived on scene and verified there were no injuries or hazards. CSP arrived shortly ... Full Story
Berthoud Fire Calls: December 2022
December 1 - 4 Thursday, Dec. 1 A citizen assist at Station1 for locked keys in a car at the library. The crew unlocked the care with a Big EZ tool. Engine 61 responded to the 800 block of Greenwood Drive for a CO alarm going off in the basement. The crew entered the residence with full PPE and an air monitoring and walked both floors of the residence and found no traces. The CO alarm was tested, and dust was blown out of it. The homeowners were informed that no detection of CO inside of the ... Full Story
Berthoud Fire Calls: November 2022
Nov 1 – Nov. 6 Tuesday, Nov. 1 Engine 61 responded to the 900 block of 4th Street for a sick person. Thompson Valley Emergency Medical Services (TVEMS) assumed patient care, and the crew stood by for assistance. After TVEMS assessment the patient said he wanted to be transported and walked out to the ambulance. Engine 616 dispatched to a wild-land fire west of I-25 with no further information. They found a 10’x10’ leaf pile that was smoldering and unattended in a ditch. The crew ... Full Story
Berthoud Fire Calls: October 2022
Oct. 1-9 Saturday, Oct 1 Engine 62 responded to a medical call on McColm St. The patient had fallen and hurt his shoulder. The crew assisted TVEMS with loading the patient to be transported to the hospital. Squad 61 responded to a medical for a 94-year-old on 2nd St. The patient was transported. Sunday, October 2 No calls Monday, Oct. 3 Squad 61 responded to the 1000 block of Gabriella Lane for a sick person. The crew arrived on the scene and were met at the front door by the ... Full Story
Berthoud Fire Calls: September 2022
September 1 - 4 Thursday, Sept. 1 Citizens assist in the 500 block of Kansas Avenue for a woman who needed a ring removed. Engine 61 removed the ring with a rotary tool. Engine 61 responded to the 2000 block of Nicholson Street for a 60-year-old man who had fallen and was bleeding from the head. The crew arrived and found TVEMS already on scene providing care. The patient was packaged for transport to a local hospital. Engine 61 dispatched to Wrangler Way for an unconfirmed ... Full Story
Berthoud Fire Calls: August 2022
Berthoud Fire Protection District Incident Reports August 1 – 7 Monday, Aug. 1 Engine 62 responded to the 4000 block of Meining Road for a 15-year-old girl who was having a seizure. The crew assisted TVEMS with assessing vitals and obtaining a history. The patient was then packaged and loaded for transport. Engine 62 dispatched to the intersection of Glen Drive and Maureen for a 38-year-old man who had fallen and hit his head. TVEMS arrived and assumed patient care. The crew assisted ... Full Story
Berthoud Fire Calls: July 2022
July 1 - 3 Friday, July 1 Engine 62 responded to a medical call on Singing Waters Ct. for a woman who had fallen and was found lying in the bushes up against the house. The crew began obtaining vitals and transferred patient care to TVEMS once they arrived. The patient was loaded for transport to the hospital. BFPD responded with TVEMS to a medical call on Talons Reach Run. The woman was ill and was transported to the hospital. BFPD assisted a citizen with a smoke detector on Cowbell ... Full Story
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: May 2022
Incident Report May 1- May 8 Sunday, May 1 Squad 61 dispatched to the 1500 block of Alpine Drive for a person who had fallen. The patient was evaluated and lifted into a chair. The family refused transport, and TVEMS cleared Squad 61 from the scene. Squad 61 responded to the 1500 block of Alpine Drive to help TVEMS with lifting a patient to a cot. Monday, May 2 Had numerous calls for CO detector activations due to power outages. Squad 61 responded to the 200 block of 2nd Street for a ... Full Story
Berthoud Fire Calls: April-2022
April 1 - 3 Friday, April 1 Squad 61 responded to the 4000 block of S. Garfield Avenue for a 62-year-old man having breathing problems. TVEMS assumed patient care, and the crew helped with loading the patient for transport. Engine 61 responded to the Banner Health Clinic for a medical assist and transport. Engine 61 dispatched to the 600 block of Mountain Avenue for a sick person. The crew assessed the patient and obtained a baseline set of vital signs. Patient care was transferred ... Full Story
