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LFPD

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The Oxyoke wildfire burning in the Pike national forest along highway 67 is 100% contained at 110 acres.

The fire is burned in Jefferson county however several Douglas county fire and law enforcement units assisted.

The fire was reported to be 1 acre at 12:30 Sunday and rapidly grew to around 90 acres by nightfall on the 20th. The next day the growth was minimal and was contained on July 22, 2008 at 110 acres.

Please ensure you and your family are prepared when a wildfire strikes your community.

The election that was conducted on May 6 for three Board of Director positions resulted in the following.

Darol Yarman ( Term to expire in 2012)
Scott Simms ( Term to expire in 2012)
Jim Burke (Term to expire in 2010)

Thank you for coming out and supporting your fire district.

In the early morning hours of January 28, 2008 Larkspur fire received a call for a Semi Truck accident overturned and on fire. Larkspur fire units responded from station 161 and within about three minutes of leaving the station could see the flames. Fortunately the trailer was empty and the driver had escaped without injury. The weather however was not cooperating. The wind was blowing directly out of the west sustained at 25 mph gusting to well over 40 mph. Crews extinguished the blase quickly and needed to utilize the tender for water supply due to the remote location of the accident site. A-Shift under the command of Lt Lamb did an excellent job handling this challenging situation. Castle Rock fire was requested for a Haz Mat response to assist Larkspur fire with containing the runoff and initiating the cleanup of the scene. Photo's provided by Bryan Maine. A huge thank you to all for the successful outcome of this challenging incident.

Please take time as you prepare to change your clocks to also take time to change your batteries. Below are several tips to assist you with keeping your household safe.


  10 Simple Home Fire Safety Tips:

1.      Practice smoke-alarm maintenance for a simple, effective way to reduce home fire deaths. 

2.      A simple reminder from the International Association of Fire Chiefs and Energizer Max^® brand batteries: When you change your clocks, change the battery in your smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. This can help save lives.

3.      Test your smoke alarms monthly to make sure they are working.

4.      Have at least one working smoke alarm on each level of your home.

5.      Plan, discuss and practice a fire escape route with your family. 

6.      Do not rely on your sense of smell to alert you that you and your family are in danger of being trapped during a fire.

7.      Be sure not to ignore the chirping sound your smoke alarm makes when maintenance is required.

8.      Keep fire-starting materials away from children, including lighters, matches, cigarettes, cigars and pipes.

9.      Use flashlights rather than candles to light your home during power outages.

10.  Space heaters need space. Portable space heaters need a three-foot (one meter) clearance from anything that can burn and should always be turned off when leaving the room or going to sleep.

 

The Larkspur Fire Protection District has released a request for proposals to provide engineering and design services for two fire stations. Interested firms should contact our administrative offices at 303-681-3284 to request a copy of the RFP.

The firm selected will work with district personnel to develop and design floor plans and elevations for two fire stations. One of the stations is anticipated to be a remodel of station 161 and the other possibly a new station to be located within the district. The work for both projects is expected to be completed by January 31, 2008.

On August 8, 2007 at around 15:45 Larkspur fire was alerted to an interface threatening structures near Greenland Road and Interstate 25. Units responding could see visible smoke from about one mile out. Chief 161 Bumgarner arrived first on scene and assumed command of a 1 acre grass fire spreading rapidly to the north with two structure threatened. Brush 165 and Brush 161 arrived shortly after and began structure protection along with Tender 161 and Engine 161. Palmer Lake fire Brush 2060 arrived to assist with the fire. Units quickly knocked down the fire threatening the structures and flanked the head fire for extinguishment. All units remained on scene until 17:00 for mop up. Also, thanks to Action Care for assisting with EMS coverage during this fire.
Despite the recent rains, as late as yesterday, the grass fuels are drying out and with a little wind pushed the fire rapidly.