Southwest Fire Buff

02/15/2026

(NEWLY ACQUIRED) North Central Fire Protection District Tender 241

1986 International S1900 6x6 3000 Gallon water tender. Previously ran with Parker, South Metro and Rattlesnake Fire Districts before coming to North Central.

01/28/2026

Just after 2:00 PM, on Tuesday January 27th 2026, South Metro Fire Rescue was dispatched to a possible outside fire off of Snowbrush Lane in Highlands Ranch. Initial reports stated that there was fire outside of the residence and it was not threatening the home. A few minutes later, dispatch received a new update stating the fire had now spread to a nearby fence and was possibly spreading to the exterior wall of the home. Due to the updated radio report, the fire was upgraded to confirmed which brought a lot of extra firefighters and rigs to the scene. Within minutes of the first in crews arriving on scene, they had water on the fire and managed to have only a minor extension into the interior of the house. Crews transitioned into overhaul and responding units were picked up. No one was injured in this fire and the cause is still under investigation. All photos are on my smugmug:

https://ryanalred.smugmug.com/Incidents/Snowbrush-Ln-Residential-Fire-12726-

Units on scene:

Initial Outside Fire Response: Ladder 18, Safety 1

Reported Residential Fire Response: Battalion 2, District 1 Engine 16, Medic 18, Ladder 12

Confirmed Working Fire Response: Battalion 1, Bureau 22, Bureau 23, Chief 10, Engine 20 (Cancelled), Engine 33, IDT 31, Ladder 34, Medic 12, Medic 16, Med 1, PIO 12, Tower 32

12/10/2025

Hello everyone!

I wanted to come on here to tell yall what’s been going on, and why there’s been an absence of content on this page.

In September, while I was documenting a North Central Fire training, I noticed my truck photo camera lens was starting to act out, which resulted in blurry photos. I did the photo shoot with Tri-County using my big lens and that was extremely difficult. Since then, I’ve been attempting to save money in order to pay for a new lens. Until i get the money fo a new lens, I’m not sure when content will be coming out. I will keep yall posted.

Stay safe everyone and happy holidays!

-Ryan
SWFB

09/20/2025

Tri-County Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 Fleet

3717: 1996 Pierce Saber which originally served with the Security Fire Department

3740: 1996 Chevy/Becker Type 6

3743: 2006 Ford F-550/Type 6

3760: 1995 Freightliner nicknamed “The White Whale”

3770: 2001 Ford Expedition

3780: 2001 Ford E-350

Thanks so much Chief Stanwood of the Tri County Fire Volunteer Fire Department for letting me come out and do a photo shoot at both of their fire houses today!

08/27/2025

08/26/2025

On Saturday 8/23/25, North Central Fire Protection District Volunteers trained on driving different apparatus. This gave members the opportunity to drive the bigger and heavier apparatus such as the larger Brush trucks and Water Tenders as these vehicles can be tough to operate without experience. It was an amazing training and crews learned a lot. Thanks NCFPD for hosting!

08/25/2025

(NEW TRUCK) North Central Fire Protection District has officially put the new Brush 244 “Brutus” into service. This truck has lots of off-road capability for brush fires, front mounted turret, front mounted spray bars and a 2,000 Gallon Water Tank. This was a huge project for the department as they had to do a lot of work especially on the rear of the truck in order for it to become a brush. Welcome Brutus!

07/14/2025

At 14:37 PM, July 14th 2025, Franktown Fire Protection District responded to reports of a building collapse near Highway 86 and Burning Tree Dr. Captain 183 and Safety 181 arrived on scene and found several buildings in the strip mall damaged due to a small tornado that went through the area a few minutes before the call came in. Firefighters began checking the buildings for possible injuries or any other hazards. Luckily, there were no injuries and there was a pet groomer building involved and all of the dogs were moved out of the facility safely and crews continued to assess the collapsed/damaged buildings for potential hazards. Per Franktown Fire, a total of 7 buildings received roof damage and a travel trailer next to the buildings was also damaged. For more pictures of the buildings involved, please view the post from Franktown Fire on their Facebook (linked above)

Units on scene: Captain 181, Captain 183, Chief 181, Engine 181, Engine 184, Medic 181, Safety 181, S**t 182

Douglas County Sheriff was also on scene.

07/14/2025

07/14/2025

It's been a while since I got some response videos. But yesterday I caught over 10 different units responding to the fires in Louviers. Check them out!

Featuring units from: South Metro Fire Rescue Castle Rock Professional Firefighters Jackson 105 Fire Protection District and Franktown Fire Protection District

Units from South Metro, Castle Rock, Jackson 105 and Franktown Fire responding to the Louviers Fire, which is off of Santa Fe and Titan rd. For info on the f...

06/28/2025

On 6/28/25, North Central Fire Protection District volunteers had the amazing opportunity to train on a live vehicle fire. Not only did this help the members learn how to properly and safely fight a car fire, but it also gave new members the chance to use their SCBA and get familiar with the department’s equipment. Thank you so much NCFPD for always letting me come out to these training sessions and to help tell your story. More pictures can be found by clicking this link

https://ryanalred.smugmug.com/Trainings-/NCFPD-Live-Fire-Training-62825

06/20/2025

At 4:20 PM MDT, South Metro Fire Rescue along with West Metro Fire Rescue, West Douglas County Fire Protection District, Douglas County OEM and Douglas County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of a brush fire off the Spring Gulch Trail near Trailblazer Elementary School in Highlands Ranch. When South Metro’s Battalion Chief 1 arrived on scene, they found a small, slow moving grass fire on the west end of the path. However, due to the proximity of nearby structures and the fire reaching the trees, the incident was upgraded to a “Large Brush Fire” which brought in more resources to help contain the fire. Crews worked on the ground to contain the fire the best they could and a Helicopter provided by Douglas County OEM made a water drop on the fire to help put it out. With efforts from both ground and air crews, the fire was officially put under control at 5:01 PM. The cause of this fire is under investigation.

Units on scene:

South Metro: Battalion 1, Battalion 2, Brush 16, Brush Engine 20, Brush Engine 40, Chief 14, Engine 15, Engine 17, Medic 13, Medic 18, Med 1, Safety 1

West Metro: District 3, Brush 13, Engine 3 (Cancelled while enroute)

West Douglas: Tender 132 (Cancelled while enroute)

Douglas County OEM: 5TA Helicopter, OEM 10, OEM 21