All Entries Tagged With: "Lamar Fire Department"
Firemen’s Ball Set for Valentine’s Day
The Lamar Fire Department Auxiliary is proud to bring back the Lamar Fire Department Firemen’s Ball after a decade of absence. This year’s ball will occur on Valentine’s Day and will offer a night of great food, silent auction, cash bar, and dancing. Cow Palace Rodeway Inn will host the event with a brisket or […]
Fire Department Incident Reports January 24, 2014
Saturday, January 18 At 1:55 am on January 18, fire personnel were dispatched to a possible CO alarm sounding at 1212 South 7th Street in Lamar. Dispatched notified fire crew that all occupants were out of the home and in a safe location. On arrival, crew members found the home owner in a car on […]
Fire Department Incident Reports January 16, 2014
Monday, January 13 At 2:38 pm on January 13, fire personnel were dispatched to a vacant house located around the 300 block of West Washington Street in Lamar on report of a gas leak. Upon arrival at the scene, fire crew detected a heavy gas smell in the air and found a broken gas pipe […]
Fire Department Incident Reports January 3, 2014
Friday, December 20 At 12:28pm on December 20, fire personnel were dispatched to 501 North 9th Street in Lamar on report of a gas leak. Upon arrival at the location, fire personnel found a 100 lb propane tank that was venting. The cap was still on the tank and it was wretched strapped to the […]
Fire Department Incident Reports December 17, 2013
Friday, December 13 At 12:13 pm on December 13, fire crews were dispatched to 1704 South Main Street in Lamar on report of a gasoline or other flammable liquid spill. Dispatch noted that the incident involved a semi truck with a puncture to the fuel tank at the car wash on South Main. Upon arrival […]
Fire Department Incident Reports December 9, 2013
Saturday, December 7 At 3:16am on December 7, fire crews were dispatched to Wal-Mart at 1432 East Olive Street in Lamar on report of arcing, shorted electrical equipment. Upon arrival at the scene, fire personnel found no outward signs of fire. Once inside, they were shown to the point of ignition by the manager and […]
Fire Department Incident Reports December 6, 2013
Tuesday, December 3 At 4:26 pm on December 3, fire personnel were dispatched to 401 South 3rd Street in Lamar on report of visible smoke and a smoke smell. Upon arrival at the location, fire crew found that smoke was present but that it was coming from a stove flue. The occupant stated that he […]
Public Safety Citizens Academy Starts in January
Want to ride along with a police officer or spend a shift with the ambulance crew? What about taking a tour of the fire department? Here is your chance to learn more about public safety in our community. The Lamar Police Department is accepting applications to attend the Public Safety Citizens Academy that begins […]
Fire Department Incident Reports November 26, 2013
Monday, November 25 At 12:14 pm on November 25, fire crews were dispatched to 1202 South 5th Street in Lamar on report of a cooking fire. Upon arrival at the scene, fire personnel found no outward signs of fire. The smoke detector was present and in working order. The fire was contained within the oven […]
Snow and Fire on Friday in Lamar
A late afternoon call this past Friday, November 22, sent 18 Lamar Fire and Ambulance crews to 701 West Washington Street to extinguish a fire that developed from electrical heat tape. The resident, an elderly woman, was on the front steps of her trailer home when responders arrived at 3:30pm and she was given shelter and […]
Fire Department Incident Reports November 25, 2013
Friday, November 22 At 3:27 pm on November 22, fire personnel were dispatched to a mobile home fire located at 701 West Washington Street in Lamar. There was one occupant in the home and EMS treated the patient for smoke inhalation. Upon arrival at the scene, fire crew found that the entire structure on the […]
Veterans Receive Local “Thanks”
Veteran’s Day was officially observed on Monday, November 11 across the country. Some local organizations in southeast Colorado took the time to offer their own thanks to our veterans in various ways. The Lamar Elks Lodge offered a free steak dinner this past Friday evening to any member of the military, past or present, and […]
Fire Department Incident Reports November 7, 2013
Monday, November 4 At 9:16 am on November 4, fire personnel were dispatched to an oil or other combustible liquid spill located at 624 East Oak Street in Lamar. Upon arrival, fire crew found approximately five quarts of oil spilled across the driveway and into the gutter. They proceeded to cover the spill with oil […]
Fire Department Incident Reports November 5, 2013
Saturday, November 2 At 7:45 am on November 2, fire personnel were dispatched to a CO detector activation located at 410 North 12th Street in Lamar. Fire crew checked the house with a gas analyzer and it read zero throughout the house. The CO detector was removed, inspected, and determined to likely be faulty. Atmos […]
Fire Department Incident Reports November 1, 2013
Thursday, October 31 At 1:22 am on October 31, fire personnel were dispatched to a possible gas leak located in the alley behind 205 North 5th Street in Lamar. Fire engine responded to the location to find Lamar Police on the scene near the gas meter. The meter was leaking near the inlet to the […]
Reflections from a Pumpkin’s Eye
It was a perfect night for Halloween this year. A warm sunny day that turned into a cool evening and once the sun went out of the sky, it became chilly. You could step on dry, crunchy leaves underfoot and there was just enough of a night time breeze to send some of them tumbling […]
Fire Department Incident Reports October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 23 At 11:43 am on October 23, fire personnel were dispatched to 702 East Oak Street in Lamar on report of a possible structure fire. Prowers County Dispatch advised fire personnel that the occupants had stated they had heavy smoke in the basement in which there should be no fire load. Upon arrival […]
Fire Department Incident Reports October 18, 2013
Thursday, October 17 At 10:07 am on October 17, 2013, fire personnel were dispatched to a smoke detector activation at 206 East Cedar Street in Lamar. Upon arrival at the scene, fire personnel found that Taylor Plumbing had been cutting floor with a concrete saw and creating a lot of dust which activated the smoke […]
Fire Department Incident Reports October 17, 2013
Thursday, October 10 At 7:26 am on October 10, fire personnel were dispatched to a smoke detector activation located at 322 South Main Street in Lamar at the Alamo Apartments. Upon arrival at the scene, fire personnel found no outward signs of a fire, and upon examination of the fire system it was found to […]
City-wide Clean Up on Saturday
The City of Lamar is hosting a fall Clean Up Day, Saturday, October 19, from 7am to 4pm. Free curbside trash collections will be done by City Crews, working through the day with volunteers. Area residents are asked to have their trash piled in from of their homes no later than 7am. […]