2008 Retiree Night
Reserve Firefighter Mike Kilgore participated in the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, with a group from Brighton Fire. They climbed the stairs twice in honor of the FDNY Firefighters on 9/11 to simulate what they had to do on 9/11.
On February 26, 2006, at 1133 hours the Fort Lupton Fire Protection District responded to the report of a possible explosion, a burn victim, and structure fire at Weld County Road 19 and Weld County Road 10 in the rural Fort Lupton area that is located about 30 miles north of Denver. Upon arrival, it was discovered that a large pressurized vessel was compromised by direct flame impingement from a flammable liquid fire. The flames were reaching 50 feet in to the air and the dark black smoke could be seen from over 75 miles away. The victim had taken himself to a nearby residence and was attended to by Weld County Paramedic Crews. He was transported via Air Life of Greeley, to North Colorado Medical Center and was listed in stable condition as of February 26, 2006. The owner of the compressor Station, EnCana Oil and Gas, had representatives on scene rapidly. Initial reports from EnCana determined the scene unsafe for any personnel to attempt extinguishment of the fire due to the possibility of an explosion. All crews were pulled back approximately ½ of a mile. Additional resources were requested from Frederick Firestone Fire Protection District, Greater Brighton Fire Protection District, Hudson Fire Protection District, Weld County Sheriffs Office, Lochbuie Police Department, Colorado State Patrol, and Mountain View Fire Protection District. A reverse 911 call was made to 90 homes in the area for evacuation. All of the lines to the vessel were shut down and an attempt to extinguish the fire was made but deemed unsafe for emergency personnel due to the intensity of the fire, limited water supply, and a possibility of explosion. The command post and all emergency crews were moved back to a mile in each direction. The fire decreased in size and an another attempt at extinguishment was successfully made with water and a dry chemical used to extinguish flammable liquid fires. The fire was deemed out at 1427 hours. No firefighters or other civilians were injured. The effort included 75 personnel from various agencies. The incident was well coordinated between agencies largely in part to a County Wide 800 MHz radio system.
Ice rescue training after the blizzard of 2006.
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Berthoud Extrication Challenge 2007
September 21-23, 2007
When
a seven-person crew left for New York and an international extraction
competition recently, the leader, Carl Craigle, was hoping to learn how
to do his job better.
He wasn't thinking about any medals.
Except his department, out of 30 teams, took first in
one category and second in another.
The team initially qualified for the Rochester, N.Y.
event by placing first against four other teams in a regional
competition three weeks after Craigle formed the team. He could not be
reached for comment for this story, but in a story that ran before the
competition the week of June 22, he said his team was nervous.
"I don't think any of us expect to win the title," he
said. "We're a little bit nervous but also really excited."
Apparently that didn't matter. The team of volunteers
practiced hard for the next nine months and, possibly as a result, took
first in the use of hydraulic tools in the national competition and
second in the international competition, which included all the national
teams and teams from Canada.
Fort Lupton's motto is "From Darkness to Daylight in
20 Minutes or Less." The goal is actually 10 minutes, Craigle said, for
an extraction.
The prize is nice, but Phil Tiffany, chief of the
Fort Lupton department, said the most rewarding part of the honors are
the fact that the department is responding to crashes in the Fort Lupton
area.
"If you are involved in an accident and trapped in a
vehicle, 20 minutes can be an eternity," Tiffany said, "although you can
be confident that they will be there quick and provide you with the most
highly trained individuals to get you out of the vehicle safely and
quickly."
