tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91682103870311095612024-02-18T22:38:31.983-07:00DENVER FIRE JOURNAL Western Fire HistoryHonoring the Fire and Rescue Service - Colorado, Wyoming and Beyond - On Web Since 2011Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.comBlogger195125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-74970868238167714222023-12-20T12:18:00.008-07:002023-12-20T12:29:51.447-07:00PULMOTOR<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOibSTOPIbz2461zcxf1bLsJrkotncpe6rwoPh_JCoSShnWOCiF_0PccTKK91RlbaF7vMx86nZv4-le-mXBBV72OqEE7hM2x_kNGAP2fzmtoL3DoHRd4GPF-fNZpUp-iG_H3ARX3o3dIYGEi4OgoeKNaSImsIOowh3durmjnDE8hxJxgc7nNuRuTENwxhp/s252/pulmoter%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="252" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOibSTOPIbz2461zcxf1bLsJrkotncpe6rwoPh_JCoSShnWOCiF_0PccTKK91RlbaF7vMx86nZv4-le-mXBBV72OqEE7hM2x_kNGAP2fzmtoL3DoHRd4GPF-fNZpUp-iG_H3ARX3o3dIYGEi4OgoeKNaSImsIOowh3durmjnDE8hxJxgc7nNuRuTENwxhp/w400-h359/pulmoter%204.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmf1k5Ah2PDq5sEYJXDmpapybvVIkRHhDNV0kq7vH1A9UjIbtgkNxlOyXXNENy8RXQcYTxBTiczvouEJ2hDOxBp9eN-NGzen2pps9Y4OuDwFin5vjfOUlEnaj7igaZIvfuXKf6R67hByhov4crIG27AllbDdwoeDLY_KAZb84bmK51DVIqAp_31RKqPNM/s622/1916pulmotorclevelanwaterworstunnelrescue.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="401" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWmf1k5Ah2PDq5sEYJXDmpapybvVIkRHhDNV0kq7vH1A9UjIbtgkNxlOyXXNENy8RXQcYTxBTiczvouEJ2hDOxBp9eN-NGzen2pps9Y4OuDwFin5vjfOUlEnaj7igaZIvfuXKf6R67hByhov4crIG27AllbDdwoeDLY_KAZb84bmK51DVIqAp_31RKqPNM/w412-h640/1916pulmotorclevelanwaterworstunnelrescue.jpg" width="412" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The Pulmotor was an early 20th Century </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">pressure-driven device for reviving people overcome by smoke, fumes or in respiratory distress. This is a photo of a victim of a waterworks tunnel accident in Cleveland, Ohio.</span></div><p></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-44896598427471528962023-12-19T13:46:00.009-07:002023-12-19T14:00:12.638-07:00MISSOULA ROXY - 1994 <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUu-HIK3_DwqHz5qltyevK2_xq39ZDNzS6-KahMJS_v-mnj2lqK8SGYmjVwbhtowNiOtAxeaMTaB-WkbeRDuRuD8JZgQhbws5Xazskso9yl-M1F6Uc0ss52cOYAr0H5yCdfSEUj1MWV4-ClxCn0GWHj-wZldNJ9AG2xgqv_61eLEKFiCNJBQr_5v10lTeL/s1035/missoularoxy1994.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="1035" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUu-HIK3_DwqHz5qltyevK2_xq39ZDNzS6-KahMJS_v-mnj2lqK8SGYmjVwbhtowNiOtAxeaMTaB-WkbeRDuRuD8JZgQhbws5Xazskso9yl-M1F6Uc0ss52cOYAr0H5yCdfSEUj1MWV4-ClxCn0GWHj-wZldNJ9AG2xgqv_61eLEKFiCNJBQr_5v10lTeL/w400-h268/missoularoxy1994.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><u>Photo</u>: City of Missoula</span><br /><span>On Feb. 19, 1994, fire struck the </span></span><span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;">Roxy Theater in Missoula, Montana, following the matinee. </span><span style="background-color: white;">"</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Ruled as arson and unsolved to this day, rumors persisted, describing a sleazy underworld of nefarious characters and jealous lovers who had both been promised the theater" upon the owner's death, according to the Roxy's website. Today, it is a community non-profit theater. The Roxy was was built in 1937.</span><br /></span></span><p></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-84164424883161005762023-12-19T12:15:00.008-07:002023-12-19T12:45:20.705-07:00UNION PACIFIC MILL - 1910<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOfpoaqY9bKJVyfRQVj0FN8O1LCWkvHNfJvuxyB1FeDvQXG7XvJkiVPAQiJT2Wqeoj1i4rNLw45gvLeJ5ERcgwE7p3s7Z3JehzaZgHa1aEJ9Yud6xxihGie89INXi9f4FTjI0UmTiUmxSVMr7F4d4UUS_kY7um-kicKpQSeyV1IUCN6q7QVZwYcP42K2a/s1433/laramieuprollingmill1910-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1433" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhOfpoaqY9bKJVyfRQVj0FN8O1LCWkvHNfJvuxyB1FeDvQXG7XvJkiVPAQiJT2Wqeoj1i4rNLw45gvLeJ5ERcgwE7p3s7Z3JehzaZgHa1aEJ9Yud6xxihGie89INXi9f4FTjI0UmTiUmxSVMr7F4d4UUS_kY7um-kicKpQSeyV1IUCN6q7QVZwYcP42K2a/w400-h251/laramieuprollingmill1910-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgN7D67QEirLtQak_j5ktrBUJMCTD1SuzHb7Q2G-NvlsKd9a-mvQbrq_PC-ujM5O2QgZnEdbua6H2ESvZq6fePrXtrMRZn_tnf-KuY7zAlZyT5sOHPsour46TrrG1oiPxUFrr3H_6jBSLruGNkLfZIiMUlc7vgT10-5hLnY3VITTmp-aZ1G3tRGX9NitAeu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="252" data-original-width="400" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgN7D67QEirLtQak_j5ktrBUJMCTD1SuzHb7Q2G-NvlsKd9a-mvQbrq_PC-ujM5O2QgZnEdbua6H2ESvZq6fePrXtrMRZn_tnf-KuY7zAlZyT5sOHPsour46TrrG1oiPxUFrr3H_6jBSLruGNkLfZIiMUlc7vgT10-5hLnY3VITTmp-aZ1G3tRGX9NitAeu=w400-h253" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihR2JwdgdK_kUfUCnW7ch_rSH8VnNH-k4nqcfn-M7hUtBdP73oWKleCjJx-fRUDDRuEWUrJGG1D2_1rKqOQilFYbJl14dMmV4-gmRRiG9B91Ha4fCgoKrm4z8SgmjFi9ul3g1l17mCJQrME11_Yo0ndWh7tjIldqV5o2RJKL3b2H_SfFCcnPF9UT3nOHnf/s1365/laramieuprollingmill1910-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="992" data-original-width="1365" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihR2JwdgdK_kUfUCnW7ch_rSH8VnNH-k4nqcfn-M7hUtBdP73oWKleCjJx-fRUDDRuEWUrJGG1D2_1rKqOQilFYbJl14dMmV4-gmRRiG9B91Ha4fCgoKrm4z8SgmjFi9ul3g1l17mCJQrME11_Yo0ndWh7tjIldqV5o2RJKL3b2H_SfFCcnPF9UT3nOHnf/w400-h291/laramieuprollingmill1910-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Before the fire</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>In 1910, flames devoured the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">Union Pacific Rolling Mill in Laramie, Wyoming, which produced steel rails. The roof collapsed shortly after the arrival of firefighters. The Boomerang newspaper reported a </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">locomotive spark ignited the fire. The </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: georgia;">Republican</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;"> newspaper said </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">the blaze started in one of the stacks. The details of this fire are posted on the website of the </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; text-align: center;"><i><u>Cavalryman Steakhouse of Laramie</u></i>.</span></div></div>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-79940685832522673212023-12-19T11:23:00.005-07:002023-12-19T11:28:58.693-07:00CRUSADE FOR JUSTICE - 1973 <p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMxoD57E5zcQKDCawcCQ6Cp-sBC7tqV9ukubIHN7ywRzHVnVZSgCJM3F6qXFHVGZQnHPH7pSmIBKyuFpA1qGj1KjU5IVlcLezsxYs1J3UWSsKjNSJi1VvqhuU7PK5i_6ubvld4QRP5KsZyBnnscnv2LeCpALvVg2rdsTxjfBwmLNjRl8ztdMzDTD2vqc_/s1926/crusadeforjustice1973.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1926" data-original-width="1504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhMxoD57E5zcQKDCawcCQ6Cp-sBC7tqV9ukubIHN7ywRzHVnVZSgCJM3F6qXFHVGZQnHPH7pSmIBKyuFpA1qGj1KjU5IVlcLezsxYs1J3UWSsKjNSJi1VvqhuU7PK5i_6ubvld4QRP5KsZyBnnscnv2LeCpALvVg2rdsTxjfBwmLNjRl8ztdMzDTD2vqc_/w500-h640/crusadeforjustice1973.png" width="500" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><u>Photo</u>: Protest Denver</span><br />On March 17, 1973, an explosion rocked the Crusade for Justice building at 1547
Downing Street in Denver during a police raid and gun battle. <span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202124;">The Crusade for Justice was </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #040c28;">an activist organization affiliated with the C</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #040c28;">hicano movement</span><span style="color: #202124;">.</span></span><p></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-75562083614823554992023-12-19T10:20:00.002-07:002023-12-19T10:20:27.341-07:00HITTING THE PLUG<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgwqRv3-k8gFDQKll2JHdsxVyKR0_Ib72yXohj1dG6wCN2rMxIvdCpsuZNK95zyM9adsUJ6rpeNq07IdaaVOTrjE9lWORxuKhr6nZT9UrqMJQGgTh06eSB014yvCM1ZlXyJHJhlAqCijqa8GqnMkMk3zadDOIRbcuaBpCxCE6_gkcHn7ub2AEIThjYIJb/s1283/dfdengine3libraryphoto.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1283" data-original-width="886" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPgwqRv3-k8gFDQKll2JHdsxVyKR0_Ib72yXohj1dG6wCN2rMxIvdCpsuZNK95zyM9adsUJ6rpeNq07IdaaVOTrjE9lWORxuKhr6nZT9UrqMJQGgTh06eSB014yvCM1ZlXyJHJhlAqCijqa8GqnMkMk3zadDOIRbcuaBpCxCE6_gkcHn7ub2AEIThjYIJb/w442-h640/dfdengine3libraryphoto.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><u>Photo</u>: Washington Park Profile</span><br />Denver Engine 3 hooking into hydrant system at rowhouse fire in 1970s or 1980s. </span><p></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-64518448234603381592023-12-17T08:47:00.003-07:002023-12-17T08:50:38.988-07:00BROOMFIELD - 2018<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDd_MIdd3u3vNydD1-omyBBzrU8a-5x-gN44DjxW8sg4gIw3FR5C0I-4nkqYEnjGZCooZL9_6TvLTZ_8QzukAb0YYpWQ8c28vbzpccdgao_4qJ5LBQ5WOB2B0Dwr6Xd1PnXgx51KTfpNLwV9zVjSeh-EHalOXnZYwLChm5AlE6F7k1oFa71ohBfvsp_rV/s2048/northmetro2018-rigs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipDd_MIdd3u3vNydD1-omyBBzrU8a-5x-gN44DjxW8sg4gIw3FR5C0I-4nkqYEnjGZCooZL9_6TvLTZ_8QzukAb0YYpWQ8c28vbzpccdgao_4qJ5LBQ5WOB2B0Dwr6Xd1PnXgx51KTfpNLwV9zVjSeh-EHalOXnZYwLChm5AlE6F7k1oFa71ohBfvsp_rV/w400-h268/northmetro2018-rigs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDarMdYOQRZIqUBTjELe33KfOo71KR-W2lxcKI49VNtegYTQJXkl3MalDJkAf2APqXQoYbjhC-JWDvKgth8bK_Uq_GaMoMCSxEUughXsRpMxvAq_C4ULkaiPSqSYIV4rqrFY8t-IHbunzxnhTjGtD0fbmyyMJOv44CrkvdWgYSaWJfYy-i_KCsmwnDSxCU/s2048/northmetro2018.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDarMdYOQRZIqUBTjELe33KfOo71KR-W2lxcKI49VNtegYTQJXkl3MalDJkAf2APqXQoYbjhC-JWDvKgth8bK_Uq_GaMoMCSxEUughXsRpMxvAq_C4ULkaiPSqSYIV4rqrFY8t-IHbunzxnhTjGtD0fbmyyMJOv44CrkvdWgYSaWJfYy-i_KCsmwnDSxCU/w400-h268/northmetro2018.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><u>Photo</u>: North Metro Fire Rescue</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />On June 27, 2018, <span color="var(--primary-text)" style="background-color: white;">North Metro Fire Rescue crews battle a fierce house fire in the 7000-block of West 119th Place in Broomfield, Colorado. "All residents were able to evacuate safely in time, but the house was destroyed by the heavy flames and smoke, and the family lost some of their pets in the home," North Metro said.</span></span><p></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-4619680138173493662023-12-17T08:22:00.008-07:002023-12-17T08:23:42.492-07:00BAKER RESERVOIR - 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84hV5y83jTKkZQfMJNvhjgxsaH5TJ0xpOrblY5xLUn-mGgxE00L9oZUzYTI6vCJd5hSQMFqQGjDhvrbaCGRYu3UUntbFaILXOfIYG14tdEB-Zq6RU4rMF44_QyPEB5JRdpnqSv7bp2vZIopxlNmqfr2OhrmhHRgWScXNt2MPqc40yy_XBD0jUp2mdxE6N/s640/adamsfr-dog-021223%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84hV5y83jTKkZQfMJNvhjgxsaH5TJ0xpOrblY5xLUn-mGgxE00L9oZUzYTI6vCJd5hSQMFqQGjDhvrbaCGRYu3UUntbFaILXOfIYG14tdEB-Zq6RU4rMF44_QyPEB5JRdpnqSv7bp2vZIopxlNmqfr2OhrmhHRgWScXNt2MPqc40yy_XBD0jUp2mdxE6N/w448-h640/adamsfr-dog-021223%20(3).jpg" width="448" /></a></div><u style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;"><br />Photo</u><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">: Adams County Fire Rescue<br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia; font-size: 13.2px;">On Feb. 12, 2023, firefighters rescued a 1<span style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">55-pound St. Bernard that fell through the ice on Baker Reservoir in Adams County, Colorado. The dog's owner "</span><span style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;">did the exact right thing by calling 911, not going out to the ice, and giving dispatchers the </span><span style="color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: "Josefin Sans"; font-size: 13.2px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">information as to exactly where they were located," Adams County Fire Rescue said.</span></span><p></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-43097126583206396802023-12-17T08:04:00.011-07:002023-12-17T08:19:36.574-07:00COLE CREEK - 1923<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigom5uxojJgv2pxsxbNHzAffLC8E_RcgqBDnMT0GsldiF-wCM-fpA6h5_3xaoQStxp3etyu8jDhMmDRMR0ddHlJhW4SbwY1AabJVp1TBhmwAO2iQ0w6hvcyf7MOvIKoF9CWr1vKKFk2XjyeJfZMdrgpttkbSId8KNWm5CGUgxrBivDwTXDEEbjDAQKlMMx/s1180/1923cbqwrecknear%20casper.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="1180" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigom5uxojJgv2pxsxbNHzAffLC8E_RcgqBDnMT0GsldiF-wCM-fpA6h5_3xaoQStxp3etyu8jDhMmDRMR0ddHlJhW4SbwY1AabJVp1TBhmwAO2iQ0w6hvcyf7MOvIKoF9CWr1vKKFk2XjyeJfZMdrgpttkbSId8KNWm5CGUgxrBivDwTXDEEbjDAQKlMMx/w400-h223/1923cbqwrecknear%20casper.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />On Sept. 27, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3b3b3b;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">a bridge collapsed in heavy rain east of Casper, Wyoming, sending a passenger train into Cole Creek, according to the Wyoming Historical Society. An estimated 30 people died. Roundhouse, track and bridge gangs responded to the emergency from Casper as well as Alliance, Nebraska.</span><br /></span><p></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-59456072679162993682023-12-17T07:26:00.002-07:002023-12-17T07:36:34.295-07:00CASTLEWOOD DAM - 1933<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBAOJJst4pSQnhPtf79aDf3uWPy_ier47RU1DvhtOdb4gUWvnSCyYcCNdDz1uQV-qdtH4AT25Agypb0j1_m62zF6CV7ayjKGWKZQRj6gWcF246P3fXBzHjPG3ARaG7Mya9T1oJtCzmgNLDel11bomyiY8t8bbaOh95tvN2h4GvZdCcAh2LZFNAZhjFY9a/s435/castlewood%20dam.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="410" data-original-width="435" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBAOJJst4pSQnhPtf79aDf3uWPy_ier47RU1DvhtOdb4gUWvnSCyYcCNdDz1uQV-qdtH4AT25Agypb0j1_m62zF6CV7ayjKGWKZQRj6gWcF246P3fXBzHjPG3ARaG7Mya9T1oJtCzmgNLDel11bomyiY8t8bbaOh95tvN2h4GvZdCcAh2LZFNAZhjFY9a/w400-h378/castlewood%20dam.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhn4tbe_WvdNHQCR22dSEJL8JBjBYOYlGsYXVFt941fBGmMi0-kb7TRvYhGL73xoJ-VlWk7ffu5sHoUZaTd1eCMethFwoQcJmqr6YlIJeY9uKTpNz5cb-7ssPGD5Ymz6a5SP5xWp6RU38NTZYxX5O5bHj_oN1kqD2V0Ly9GOgF42-c0V5kPcnFxMWGF8rWP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="125" data-original-width="320" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhn4tbe_WvdNHQCR22dSEJL8JBjBYOYlGsYXVFt941fBGmMi0-kb7TRvYhGL73xoJ-VlWk7ffu5sHoUZaTd1eCMethFwoQcJmqr6YlIJeY9uKTpNz5cb-7ssPGD5Ymz6a5SP5xWp6RU38NTZYxX5O5bHj_oN1kqD2V0Ly9GOgF42-c0V5kPcnFxMWGF8rWP=w400-h156" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">At 11th Street in Denver</div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">On Aug. 3, 1933, the Castlewood Dam crumbled, sending a </span></span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: large; line-height: 18.1875px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">deluge roaring for many miles.<br /></span></span><br />Up to nine inches of rain caused the dam to fail and s</span>even people died in Denver, according to the National Weather Service.<span style="color: #333333;"><br /></span><span style="color: #333333; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; line-height: 18.1875px;"><br />"</span><span style="color: black; line-height: 18.1875px;">Pounding down on Franktown, tiny village on a hillside four miles below the dam, the surging tide swept on six miles to Parker, at times on a mile-wide front, and picked up tons of debris as it swirled into suburban Denver and sent Cherry Creek on a rampage through the heart of the city," the Associated Press reported.<br /></span></span><span style="color: black; line-height: 18.1875px;"><span><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;">"Denver police and firemen with sirens going full blast sped through the Country club residential district warning everyone to flee from their homes in the lowland area. Emergency ambulance corps took invalids from many homes," AP said.<br /></span></span><p></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-24776288924506050942023-12-17T07:17:00.001-07:002023-12-17T07:17:33.730-07:00SANBORN MAPS<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiQZfzcp5peTstib8myPYDzeScqbO6LkDgQ-4Q__1MrNhGnd9prWXotkiauj389qKtR1k-2rmRqyoXCIM4N9Ljnj-UKOvhgO2i-0D6sdG9b4eNOkQ7YCgrWhFXO3Yq6Vp2vNLuZEjgSQU-LhJ7qYPj8ilFRas4W31MWHlyBDMWwQolhpt-v0yWIUjVe73/s587/sanbornmap%20denver.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="587" data-original-width="577" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqiQZfzcp5peTstib8myPYDzeScqbO6LkDgQ-4Q__1MrNhGnd9prWXotkiauj389qKtR1k-2rmRqyoXCIM4N9Ljnj-UKOvhgO2i-0D6sdG9b4eNOkQ7YCgrWhFXO3Yq6Vp2vNLuZEjgSQU-LhJ7qYPj8ilFRas4W31MWHlyBDMWwQolhpt-v0yWIUjVe73/w394-h400/sanbornmap%20denver.png" width="394" /></a></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Sanborn Maps</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> are detailed diagrams of U.S. cities and towns published in the 19th and 20th centuries by The </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">Sanborn Map Company</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"> for the insurance industry to assess risks. Sanborn produced maps detailing </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;">12,000 America communities.</span></span><p></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-79696572398779802822023-12-17T07:08:00.003-07:002023-12-17T07:08:46.576-07:00FROM THE EDITOR<p> <span style="font-family: georgia;">Your editor had some bad breaks medically in 2023 and is now back in the fold.</span> </p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-18880670424596041092023-02-07T10:59:00.007-07:002023-02-07T11:07:00.784-07:00AERIAL ATTACK - 2023<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfvCkUXzoJ36QBGP5Io-QvDkMAyscaBe6kF7JQ-YrluQXTOTGhg7pC2GGQJ5O5vsdvSyf2nAmv0AuYP9fRz7Qo1n2U3GYOxx6hyE1Yif9Vxkrylx-KW2w9Kvv8aukND5EDQYxAKCbZ5EeY3aOuYa_QFeNtp8sivhXKW5BT3MnUkatnvZmckx8i31lUA/s2048/dfd-santafe&13th0200623.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfvCkUXzoJ36QBGP5Io-QvDkMAyscaBe6kF7JQ-YrluQXTOTGhg7pC2GGQJ5O5vsdvSyf2nAmv0AuYP9fRz7Qo1n2U3GYOxx6hyE1Yif9Vxkrylx-KW2w9Kvv8aukND5EDQYxAKCbZ5EeY3aOuYa_QFeNtp8sivhXKW5BT3MnUkatnvZmckx8i31lUA/w400-h300/dfd-santafe&13th0200623.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsfoqXwO3ghhHmpJseU6t3kw_bqcNbPd5AqY7Qk_GxCntLk3bIljCL_CroXUJSZfgnWnkXcN4HHcLxmPh_Par8qf8czBlB4s_Cks5rFjCvQFB23SxvH_uiarq3Uoe3u7W61myjT37JB_8_i_IcR9NKqNXQTQR2x47dYA4N1aMl05EKfgtFezrGK0Ttfw/s1400/dfd-santafe&13th0200623-2%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1212" data-original-width="1400" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsfoqXwO3ghhHmpJseU6t3kw_bqcNbPd5AqY7Qk_GxCntLk3bIljCL_CroXUJSZfgnWnkXcN4HHcLxmPh_Par8qf8czBlB4s_Cks5rFjCvQFB23SxvH_uiarq3Uoe3u7W61myjT37JB_8_i_IcR9NKqNXQTQR2x47dYA4N1aMl05EKfgtFezrGK0Ttfw/w400-h346/dfd-santafe&13th0200623-2%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><u>Photos</u>: Denver Fire Department</span><br />Street scene of commercial building fire at Santa Fe Drive and West 13th Avenue in Denver on Feb. 6, 2023. </span><p></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-82303018347995609492023-01-28T15:32:00.006-07:002023-12-17T08:11:15.102-07:00FORNEY MUSEUM - 2023<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CuVoV3uuddLY9f09Q9XoPMqGpWwbcgtGzINl-QOVPM33S1OZM1-fOMGHD8RHlkc894IJQS811Nz1BmTRycDnPswC2lGvh6E0lxgGHlgOpzY0tF3vVPvsR0LlJmEp-hy88WlRMQEohvTnP0PUL7HBk7-clEn4-eEtibqyCB6EPUMw3pdoqZH5ea7A4A/s3498/fmfd-city4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3498" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3CuVoV3uuddLY9f09Q9XoPMqGpWwbcgtGzINl-QOVPM33S1OZM1-fOMGHD8RHlkc894IJQS811Nz1BmTRycDnPswC2lGvh6E0lxgGHlgOpzY0tF3vVPvsR0LlJmEp-hy88WlRMQEohvTnP0PUL7HBk7-clEn4-eEtibqyCB6EPUMw3pdoqZH5ea7A4A/w400-h346/fmfd-city4.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwOGmI2T_Tw9Bkh4K1drbPllxo2LjiH018FSsO97AJWLjdgLQWY9rVfBZbGkuBzSITyaL_oeP3NYF-LdN9fAM_aO2fgAoT6bM2VGsc2qwR02avtcSLs_M8zKo45Xo3xc6o9QLBJj4q0KEq5ToUX1Q6hdj7fo13trkeDuORh9XZnnRTP2tLJ-2eMF6Mg/s3813/dfd-old6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2990" data-original-width="3813" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXwOGmI2T_Tw9Bkh4K1drbPllxo2LjiH018FSsO97AJWLjdgLQWY9rVfBZbGkuBzSITyaL_oeP3NYF-LdN9fAM_aO2fgAoT6bM2VGsc2qwR02avtcSLs_M8zKo45Xo3xc6o9QLBJj4q0KEq5ToUX1Q6hdj7fo13trkeDuORh9XZnnRTP2tLJ-2eMF6Mg/w400-h314/dfd-old6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><u>Photos</u>: Vinny Del Giudice<br /></span>In 2023, Denver's Forney Museum of Transportation hosted the "Fire Trucks to the Rescue!" exhibit. Two of the rigs displayed - old Engine 6 of the Denver Fire Department and old City Engine 4 of the Fort Morgan Fire Department - are owned by Kevin Sweeney, retired chief of operations at North Metro Fire Rescue.</span></span><br /><p></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-13384039146238850592023-01-19T13:23:00.008-07:002023-01-19T13:36:02.600-07:00DIESEL DALMATIAN <p><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhD7f4qFY5hm0-qYonffQLI54pQI22V3BQuPv8ONOdbwAoyBKZiA5_42ECQp0BsfEOaJ3IHS3U6TvFCsyARpvMSdbK-vqdB-tQvDAVTmqxu_nqnPBidw7JO93pxBlmBCjheoLq5JUw49_qNyx0Vh_LEJVgUxqKuaehjmYxpH4s2LSEgKX3t-1w1wMmw/s504/adamscfd-dalmation%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIhD7f4qFY5hm0-qYonffQLI54pQI22V3BQuPv8ONOdbwAoyBKZiA5_42ECQp0BsfEOaJ3IHS3U6TvFCsyARpvMSdbK-vqdB-tQvDAVTmqxu_nqnPBidw7JO93pxBlmBCjheoLq5JUw49_qNyx0Vh_LEJVgUxqKuaehjmYxpH4s2LSEgKX3t-1w1wMmw/w396-h400/adamscfd-dalmation%20(2).jpg" width="396" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><u>Photo</u>: Adams County Fire Rescue</span><br />Dalmatians, it is said, have natural affinity to horses. In days of old, the breed would help protect fire horses. This contemporary pooch, it seems, has an affinity for diesels.</span><br /><p></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-53403841180152743742023-01-19T09:53:00.002-07:002023-01-19T10:52:53.726-07:00COLORADO SPRINGS - 2015<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqGOmtg0yk0tp2l87KWUq-gtP3pidFNVGueuzeD46h7g9ne2DsuB2MVpTNnLL3ZoqwKdHNtzbqQZALhEk9DH5gW484Xac8DTNXKVk-g0sT4r2cToCpfT3iOS6ckfIoDhwCnf7KKz7PcYhDm7PORCcwpulvhJAl5rAMDgn3uXnLLhldCyMOzFLOLKQVw/s2047/csfd-03-06-15%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1385" data-original-width="2047" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwqGOmtg0yk0tp2l87KWUq-gtP3pidFNVGueuzeD46h7g9ne2DsuB2MVpTNnLL3ZoqwKdHNtzbqQZALhEk9DH5gW484Xac8DTNXKVk-g0sT4r2cToCpfT3iOS6ckfIoDhwCnf7KKz7PcYhDm7PORCcwpulvhJAl5rAMDgn3uXnLLhldCyMOzFLOLKQVw/w400-h271/csfd-03-06-15%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><u>Photo</u>: Colorado Springs Fire Department</span><br />House fire in Colorado Springs in March 2015 with Engine 1 and Truck 8 on scene.</span><p></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-46928175852889021282023-01-19T09:03:00.001-07:002023-01-19T09:29:36.740-07:00PUEBLO - 1904<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: small; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoCHTnUW_R86z7uG6f0iCMxAS50aGIl5m8wdPvsIBz-A-RkQ4jWmrpCcDXlT08XLGvcKNNy-KO1bZ-7paeYU1BtOq27PRZyvf-0YUyrk0M56heGT7_7wfB2FNKbUicHxUld6oly7y2dfNeaVKBDUTBc6Y23e7Tkj566-BFqNZ1GB2R5O7iUDkqqD-OA/s478/pueblo-LODD1904%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="478" data-original-width="305" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXoCHTnUW_R86z7uG6f0iCMxAS50aGIl5m8wdPvsIBz-A-RkQ4jWmrpCcDXlT08XLGvcKNNy-KO1bZ-7paeYU1BtOq27PRZyvf-0YUyrk0M56heGT7_7wfB2FNKbUicHxUld6oly7y2dfNeaVKBDUTBc6Y23e7Tkj566-BFqNZ1GB2R5O7iUDkqqD-OA/w408-h640/pueblo-LODD1904%20(2).jpg" width="408" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><u><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Image</span></u><span style="font-size: xx-small;">: Pueblo Fire Museum</span><br />Firehouse death of Pueblo firefighter Andrew Baker, 42, of No. 1 steamer, as reported by the Pueblo Chieftain newspaper on June 16, 1904. Baker was cleaning a horse stall when an equine named Jim, who had a habit of biting, kicked him. Moments earlier, when Baker entered the stall, Jim snapped at him - and Baker tapped Jim with a broom.</span><p></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-22670673513009893792023-01-18T12:40:00.008-07:002023-01-18T12:46:37.897-07:00DOG'S BEST FRIEND<p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxc8Q8Ugh842941i-jvtDtfyyig_jiuORdjCJrOF6K99n8xb7aXCIbU1Bok54Onv3Dzhodd2hMwr8plx5_lCNo8cEWsBCm7qblP56usUR_6tf5WOkzGPjaf7v5c7BMeaAoR1ueHRmmsbODv9eZOMRExfdYuHHujTydAx2Udz7PCSkz7NxnGYQkCxIXg/s602/westmetro-dogrescue.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="452" data-original-width="602" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvxc8Q8Ugh842941i-jvtDtfyyig_jiuORdjCJrOF6K99n8xb7aXCIbU1Bok54Onv3Dzhodd2hMwr8plx5_lCNo8cEWsBCm7qblP56usUR_6tf5WOkzGPjaf7v5c7BMeaAoR1ueHRmmsbODv9eZOMRExfdYuHHujTydAx2Udz7PCSkz7NxnGYQkCxIXg/w400-h300/westmetro-dogrescue.webp" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><u><span style="font-family: georgia;">Photo</span></u><span style="font-family: georgia;">: West Metro Fire</span></span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />West Metro firefighter clutching canine evacuee on the fireground. West Metro serves the Denver suburbs of Lakewood and Wheat Ridge and the old Barcroft fire district.</span><p></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-52388748690077183482023-01-17T11:07:00.019-07:002023-01-17T11:55:38.913-07:00GREELEY BURNING<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrmNNssB9PD3aKmfBGNF4r-lal1vu4IrE_P9KarpN90CbldgdtXNk2LfdOVh0v8T_0NzAiNAwwuvjaX-SHsSmQQnyDFvDZAlTRKCZuHiFtDWfbtNKKDSxTNVuMvL5xmrkFLueLa1cx4YCFNs3Q17YEJNarx9gckYcvp04ur209w11z_KAqWOY4wpq0g/s1068/greeleyfd-020622%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="917" data-original-width="1068" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrmNNssB9PD3aKmfBGNF4r-lal1vu4IrE_P9KarpN90CbldgdtXNk2LfdOVh0v8T_0NzAiNAwwuvjaX-SHsSmQQnyDFvDZAlTRKCZuHiFtDWfbtNKKDSxTNVuMvL5xmrkFLueLa1cx4YCFNs3Q17YEJNarx9gckYcvp04ur209w11z_KAqWOY4wpq0g/w400-h344/greeleyfd-020622%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">On Feb. 6, 2022, firefighters rescued a person from a house fire in the 3500-block of 35th Avenue in Greeley, Colorado. "Ladder 5 crew arrived on scene to find a working fire and immediately initiated an interior search of the structure," the fire department said on Facebook. B-Shift was on duty that evening.</span><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2RaVRFfKvUrt4EbfCFYAYjqWfLLsgeNIpNF0WQftgxC2-sVLLxoRQJ9_9hkmrCX4aGjh-dWo1vsWIVocluIlCNeRkZXLggLp-wps8Sh3LzcfDC5TTSCoy5j6E_BoZtZd0Todhiz3fEP_xHCauUcDU_i-NKzfiA8q7vxV_HxVgVsUJ_0u6PiqxUJ_NA/s575/greeleyfd-Oct1956%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="575" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH2RaVRFfKvUrt4EbfCFYAYjqWfLLsgeNIpNF0WQftgxC2-sVLLxoRQJ9_9hkmrCX4aGjh-dWo1vsWIVocluIlCNeRkZXLggLp-wps8Sh3LzcfDC5TTSCoy5j6E_BoZtZd0Todhiz3fEP_xHCauUcDU_i-NKzfiA8q7vxV_HxVgVsUJ_0u6PiqxUJ_NA/w400-h290/greeleyfd-Oct1956%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Blaze at Greeley's old <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505;">Tolman store at 8th Avenue and 7th Street in October 1956.</span></span><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASkqBx07H6lOsyPnjV1YQrorn-7411u6uCUwC76qfyqaIQXwBMwG0p2TJ6OQWIYemETAdWRcjxKP13auLp4K04u9WbrQDqG-nuepxTAewFf4Jy72W1w52e6qvMLMM1tHSZagEoOt1eYHn3MINPely82BYwjlWqlekO7Mbmv9lDn0Og-KvS4o82dJNWA/s556/greeleyfd-122668%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="457" data-original-width="556" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiASkqBx07H6lOsyPnjV1YQrorn-7411u6uCUwC76qfyqaIQXwBMwG0p2TJ6OQWIYemETAdWRcjxKP13auLp4K04u9WbrQDqG-nuepxTAewFf4Jy72W1w52e6qvMLMM1tHSZagEoOt1eYHn3MINPely82BYwjlWqlekO7Mbmv9lDn0Og-KvS4o82dJNWA/w400-h329/greeleyfd-122668%20(2).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">On Dec. 26, 1968, fire struck <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;">the old Sterling Theater at 926 9th Ave. in Greeley. The theater was undergoing demolition and much of the floor had been removed.
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<u>Photos</u>: Greeley Fire Department</span>
On Jan. 6, 1970, fire swept the construction site of the </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">library at Colorado State College - today the University of Northern Colorado - in Greeley. Firefighters endured bitter cold. </span><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 15px;"><br /></span></span>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-28792875620531254222023-01-15T09:19:00.008-07:002023-01-15T09:31:15.608-07:00AURORA - 2022<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTRUlO32ruDb4DFoJaUlIktCmUNyjwIc8789EsN5a5_u3UNWk1RoT3hmABpXLgBuAhph2A0nqsMzQxQicgcKfFvFCUczZ4X90yYMv41Loha95jlEsa2M7N7BABsQ6z8Zx7ohkfd3SDkhkNKDcnhEaRS4IIPVHWMUI9QYOLz9cVu82GXGi60JNtyadew/s1611/afd-fatalfire-01-24-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="1611" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTRUlO32ruDb4DFoJaUlIktCmUNyjwIc8789EsN5a5_u3UNWk1RoT3hmABpXLgBuAhph2A0nqsMzQxQicgcKfFvFCUczZ4X90yYMv41Loha95jlEsa2M7N7BABsQ6z8Zx7ohkfd3SDkhkNKDcnhEaRS4IIPVHWMUI9QYOLz9cVu82GXGi60JNtyadew/w400-h284/afd-fatalfire-01-24-22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBUAB6Z-IAJPgzYjxKMqFj29npD2D1tslNYYsCUV6z4vrM7xs28SaXX2NU1mJM7saFKORHKzFKL0g00ioYU-kVin8nHPQPbiXqpmI4PzHw7us2NYCJESbyRWVxfTXqBt5y9M0pJ1siXyHPjtBywa5f8_Jg2wy8UQUXfwagqVJI6NV9pL3nqgehUbzeQ/s2048/afd-fatalfire1-01-24-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyBUAB6Z-IAJPgzYjxKMqFj29npD2D1tslNYYsCUV6z4vrM7xs28SaXX2NU1mJM7saFKORHKzFKL0g00ioYU-kVin8nHPQPbiXqpmI4PzHw7us2NYCJESbyRWVxfTXqBt5y9M0pJ1siXyHPjtBywa5f8_Jg2wy8UQUXfwagqVJI6NV9pL3nqgehUbzeQ/w400-h300/afd-fatalfire1-01-24-22.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17alwVGc7gchrWbeHxRpAicAvUmPRWQen3XsmjmeCCblkCVg9D59N8fNJGk8g7hBJx0x7NAkMKfBli7J3kcRFB5bnBrlkNFmk2i0c4qHqNz1DPuR1haiSU5D7SVxePOcYIHnIUuQSNAKf8icrdajJSedBBj46y7UtrsrSUa4kuO3RpS7MXbC6KA2eQA/s653/afd-fatalfire2-01-24-23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="493" data-original-width="653" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg17alwVGc7gchrWbeHxRpAicAvUmPRWQen3XsmjmeCCblkCVg9D59N8fNJGk8g7hBJx0x7NAkMKfBli7J3kcRFB5bnBrlkNFmk2i0c4qHqNz1DPuR1haiSU5D7SVxePOcYIHnIUuQSNAKf8icrdajJSedBBj46y7UtrsrSUa4kuO3RpS7MXbC6KA2eQA/w400-h303/afd-fatalfire2-01-24-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><u><br />Photos</u>: Aurora Fire Department</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;">Aurora, Colorado, firefighters on the scene of a fatal apartment fire on Jan. 24, 202</span><span style="font-family: georgia;">2</span><p></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-41916329370297695052023-01-14T11:51:00.001-07:002023-01-14T11:51:28.761-07:00MAFIA BOMBERS - 1932<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white;">On April 12, 1932, a bomb exploded at Paradise Cleaning and Dyeing in </span><span style="background-color: white;">Denver</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> after the plant's owners refused to pay protection money to gangsters. Joseph Bitman, a part owner of the plant, told police he had been approached by representatives of a "protective association," according to a United Press dispatch.</span><br /></span></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-29535621253581500572023-01-14T10:51:00.008-07:002023-02-07T11:09:57.668-07:00BIG CHILL - 2022<p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBer9QsT-sFignalfnGUiFmN29J7qkxsQFMszsv0OP0xGLyHid5kDc7bBbBLp16NDL-tVsOykqMyl4EpDNx0fRFRoSVc1AJGSNqhExr1QmFnRX0T-xD1FaPw6TNcVzn53Y7yXQZ5kBMYmuUeQ0qu7n__LpDwmt1tShNoqSwSGhex4VS0OONAVwk2PRQw/s1466/adamscountyfire-122322.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1448" data-original-width="1466" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBer9QsT-sFignalfnGUiFmN29J7qkxsQFMszsv0OP0xGLyHid5kDc7bBbBLp16NDL-tVsOykqMyl4EpDNx0fRFRoSVc1AJGSNqhExr1QmFnRX0T-xD1FaPw6TNcVzn53Y7yXQZ5kBMYmuUeQ0qu7n__LpDwmt1tShNoqSwSGhex4VS0OONAVwk2PRQw/w400-h395/adamscountyfire-122322.jpg" width="400" /></a></p><span style="background-color: white; color: #5d5d5d; font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;"><u>Photo</u>: Adams County Fire Rescue<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #5d5d5d; font-family: georgia; font-size: 13.2px;">Fighting fire and the weather, these Adams County, Colorado, firefighters are contending with flames, smoke and near-zero temperatures at an abandoned building at 60th Avenue and Federal Boulevard on Dec. 23, 2022. </span><p></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-18526235875381461622023-01-13T15:32:00.002-07:002023-01-13T15:32:43.434-07:00BUSES TORCHED - 1970<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">On Feb. 5, 1970, explosives destroyed or damaged 42 school buses in a Denver parking lot as the city moved to racially integrate its public schools. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">Acting Fire Chief Dan Cronin said the explosives were placed under the fuel tanks. Workers were able to move some of the buses during the fire, news reports said.</span></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-89123331106097907882023-01-13T13:34:00.003-07:002023-01-13T15:33:46.901-07:00OLD LOWRY<p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zAZDPwfClYTCw2iwjNYL8fWucJBkcmDkZnuuwu-0SeqM4IBi9oLN4GUeNnT8ncm_vr8Y_vkInz4f5AFYr9mX1H03I-4u_d3oDy9CKRQ_vCla6qA4gpvIuL8ZGqWJ3BzoR8ham86oRDiStDCRBUacooFD-dp1HSqQR2W-QFXvpUk2WrD_BEhU0vWXEg/s1823/lowryfd3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1385" data-original-width="1823" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4zAZDPwfClYTCw2iwjNYL8fWucJBkcmDkZnuuwu-0SeqM4IBi9oLN4GUeNnT8ncm_vr8Y_vkInz4f5AFYr9mX1H03I-4u_d3oDy9CKRQ_vCla6qA4gpvIuL8ZGqWJ3BzoR8ham86oRDiStDCRBUacooFD-dp1HSqQR2W-QFXvpUk2WrD_BEhU0vWXEg/w400-h304/lowryfd3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZPKNjlygOiPUZamWwQ6EEmn-V57MRVZYMw2LoHa-ge5hr2R5NonxYJZaouYbfVVzu7Sct8fIA0HV3qTt2tiSqWPaHkFPfIKuyzkZqNEqfDgHPvbO_ODhqBF8jQluZiFIKMdQK36g6DZSXo3Zh9HKxUYy4BXfuXEebJqTuq8Hl-Dl1k_YWjdh2Um3-w/s1146/lowryfd2%20(2).png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="885" data-original-width="1146" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaZPKNjlygOiPUZamWwQ6EEmn-V57MRVZYMw2LoHa-ge5hr2R5NonxYJZaouYbfVVzu7Sct8fIA0HV3qTt2tiSqWPaHkFPfIKuyzkZqNEqfDgHPvbO_ODhqBF8jQluZiFIKMdQK36g6DZSXo3Zh9HKxUYy4BXfuXEebJqTuq8Hl-Dl1k_YWjdh2Um3-w/w400-h309/lowryfd2%20(2).png" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGrs8C4EB_EOCV9Q64IVGDcwlqYsJYuBnr4oBTkZLvuuushIk65lJlOx0mY9eVT7mvut0ZK7YEK-AQc7pXM6VQzc92h1PgLKsK48cqJYdN_EwM9yUdBV5yNHO6Zv5re0P1i2VNwc8UwccKwLHlOhm0IyVRXTdiZ9EaLIEk15k645rD30jPQuilte6Gg/s400/lowryfd1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGrs8C4EB_EOCV9Q64IVGDcwlqYsJYuBnr4oBTkZLvuuushIk65lJlOx0mY9eVT7mvut0ZK7YEK-AQc7pXM6VQzc92h1PgLKsK48cqJYdN_EwM9yUdBV5yNHO6Zv5re0P1i2VNwc8UwccKwLHlOhm0IyVRXTdiZ9EaLIEk15k645rD30jPQuilte6Gg/w400-h320/lowryfd1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><u>Photos</u>: Fire Trucks At War, Lowry Foundation</span><br />Building 357 was home to fire department headquarters at now-shuttered Lowry Air Force Base in Denver. Today, a theater group occupies the old firehouse.</span><br /><p></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-17368250758289420752023-01-13T11:46:00.000-07:002023-01-13T11:46:00.284-07:00IT'S STILL A JOB RISK<p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">On April 10, 1907, while chopping a hole in a roof with an ax, a fireman named Bosman accidentally amputated the hand of a fireman named Deutsch at the servants' quarters of the Grand Hotel in </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">Durango</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia;">, Colorado, according to the Telluride Daily Journal in the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection.</span></p>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9168210387031109561.post-81708400538432150032023-01-12T11:53:00.010-07:002023-01-13T11:36:29.612-07:0011 DEAD IN ENGLEWOOD - 1928<p><span face=""trebuchet ms" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRE1Kk7TZuyc-RxUgG1d7bank5YS-zT4DDVgOvqqMhj6zjAEMrUHbQHE-HMqQwXnLFTp_nsuPoKaySiKAZP7HAEtcWl8D1UTSb--2f57f8D0qr_qFkqtLLd2mPJIQ5uqykOPoHq27Qknr9xN-QqFSe6gFlPCsRFapTNVmXDm41_b2kPUPVbmYj3IOqNQ/s320/alexanderaircraft1928.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="258" data-original-width="320" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRE1Kk7TZuyc-RxUgG1d7bank5YS-zT4DDVgOvqqMhj6zjAEMrUHbQHE-HMqQwXnLFTp_nsuPoKaySiKAZP7HAEtcWl8D1UTSb--2f57f8D0qr_qFkqtLLd2mPJIQ5uqykOPoHq27Qknr9xN-QqFSe6gFlPCsRFapTNVmXDm41_b2kPUPVbmYj3IOqNQ/w400-h323/alexanderaircraft1928.webp" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face=""trebuchet ms" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><br />Denver Fire Chief John Healy directs search for victims</span></span></div><span face=""trebuchet ms" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">On April 20, 1928, 11 workers died in a fire at the Alexander Aircraft Company in the Denver suburb of Englewood and many others were injured. <br /></span><br />Employee Richard Trenari, 21, said: "It was a terrible inferno."<br /><br />The fire was preceded by explosions in or near the paint shop, according to an Associated Press story in Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal of Dubuque. <br /><br />Barred w<span style="color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">indows trapped workers in the building where </span></span><span style="color: #202122;">silver nitrate was applied to aircraft wings,</span><span style="color: #202122;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> and the floors were soaked in combustibles, according to Wikipedia.<br /></span></span><br /><span style="color: #202122;">Five corporate directors </span><span style="color: #202122;">were charged with voluntary manslaughter though that was reduced to safety violations and they were </span><span style="color: #202122;">fined $1,000 and handed suspended jail sentences.<br /><br />By operating in Englewood, the company was able to skirt Denver's building codes.</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #202122;"><br /></span><div><p></p></div>Denver Fire Journalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602024148624592132noreply@blogger.com0