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Denver Fire Department

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Medical marijuana: Arson suspected in Green Door Wellness dispensary fire

    The Denver Fire Department is still investigating a suspicious fire at a Green Door Wellness medical marijuana dispensary at 155 Federal earlier this week. But that's about all the information that we've been able to get out of anyone involved with the case after days of asking for more details.

  • News

    March 22, 2012

    Turns out that outdoor fireplaces are illegal in Denver

    The Denver Fire Department is still investigating a suspicious fire at a Green Door Wellness medical marijuana dispensary at 155 Federal earlier this week. But that's about all the information that we've been able to get out of anyone involved with the case after days of asking for more details.

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2012

    Outdoor fires are banned in Denver: Watch out for smoking deals on chimeneas

    This first spring weekend, as you plan yard projects, skip the outdoor fireplace: Its use is banned in Denver. And that ban extends to those hot-hot fire pits and chimineas that stores will be pushing -- without telling you that firing one up can get you a visit from the Denver Fire Department.

  • Blogs

    March 9, 2012

    Marijuana grow fires in scary TV report were out before fire crews arrived

    Fire officials point to recent fires at medical marijuana cultivation sites as proof of increasing dangers at such facilities, which harness loads of energy to power the fans, lights and filters needed to produce high volumes of cannabis. But are these grows really the electrical-blaze equivalent of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Colorado firefighter calendar rises from the ashes tonight

    ​The party had everything: a worthy beneficiary (the Children's Hospital Burn Center), lots of alcohol for the mostly female crowd, and stripped-down, smokin' hot firefighters. But then the Denver District Attorney threw a wet blanket on the fun: Turns out that Fired Up for Kids might not have ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2012

    Robert White is a business-as-usual police chief, letter from Denver cops charges

    "Where is the change?" asks a letter outlining a series of disappointing, business-as-usual moves by new Denver Police Chief Robert White. It was signed by "Men and Women of the Denver Police Department" and sent yesterday to Mayor Michael Hancock's office, which was scrambling last night to find a ... More >>

  • News

    December 29, 2011

    Strange but true news stories from the past year

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  • Blogs

    September 23, 2011

    Glass blowers fire up the torches for Denver firefighters

    A Buck fish.​Tomorrow, some of the country's top glass artists will be getting together at Illuzion Glass Studios on South Broadway to benefit the Friends of the Denver Fire Department. And while it might seem a bit self-serving for a bunch of guys who play with fire and molten glass all day t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2011

    Elitch Gardens fireworks show tonight will be a real blast

    ​Get out your earplugs! All summer long, Elitch Gardens has been ending every night with a fireworks show -- although the amusement park modified the display, muting the "high-percussive" explosions when some neighbors complained about the noise. But tonight, as part of a competition, the park ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 21, 2011

    Time-wasting photo: Cat bong

    ​There's nothing funny about household pets perishing from smoke inhalation, but a cat in an oxygen mask, apparently, is hilarious -- even the cops in the background think it's funny, and cops never think anything is funny. The cat, however, is not amused.

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    Sad pay phone of the week: The pay phone at 25th and Washington

    ​Location: 25th and Washington. Number: Unknown. Status: Operable. Cost: 50 cents for local calls. Photo taken: 2:45 p.m. on March 31.

  • Blogs

    April 10, 2011

    Method Man and Redman at City Hall, 4/9/11

    Photo Britt ChesterMETHOD MAN & REDMAN With Dj Cavem and MTHDS City Hall | 4/9/11 City Hall's amphitheater stood under a cloud of smoke last night for the finale of a three-night stay in Colorado for Method Man and Redman. Openers Dj Cavem and the MTHDS were given the opportunity to prime for the Ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Elitch Gardens skeletons echo fire department's parking warning: Kenny Be's Sign Language

    Denver Fire Department's No Parking Zone gets picked to the bones.​ From the angle in which the above photograph was taken, it appears that the hanging skeletons warn of dire consequences for scofflaws who disobey the Denver Fire Department's "no parking or storage allowed within 50 feet of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Walter Bond: Radical animal-rights activist pleads guilty to burning down Sheepskin Factory

    Walter Bond.​Animal activist Walter Bond is a man so devoted to his cause that he wears a giant "VEGAN" tattoo on his neck. So it's no surprise he showed zero remorse when officially pleading guilty to arson related to a fire at Glendale's Sheepskin Factory in April -- a crime for which he fa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Medical marijuana dispensaries in Denver: 256 and counting

    ​Early this year, reports that the city had issued more than 390 sales tax licenses to medical marijuana dispensaries led many to proclaim Denver "Cannabis Capital USA." But once city council passed new dispensary regulations on January 11 requiring all current dispensary owners to apply for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Wake-Up Call: Charlie Brown's latest pot dispensary proposal

    ​Cowboy-hatted Charlie Brown looked right at home in Teddy's, the bar in the north Denver Holiday Inn, where the decor is Western (complete with a Willie Matthews print) and the Broncos game was playing on Sunday. But he marched resolutely past the TV and into the Cannabis Holiday Health Fair ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Live blog: Safety committee hears Charlie Brown's latest pot proposal

    Charlie Brown's back in the pot spotlight.​Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown is back before council's safety committee this morning, presenting his proposed ordinance to regulate the city's medical marijuana dispensaries. We're live-blogging the hearing. You'll find Brown's proposal at the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    Over the weekend: Nathaniel Rateliff & the Wheel Variety Show

    Nathaniel Rateliff & the Wheel Variety ShowSaturday, December 12, 2009Bluebird TheaterBetter Than: The V Ultimate Variety show featuring Wally Eastwood. An estimated 48 musicians took part in the third annual Nathaniel Rateliff and the Wheel variety show on Saturday night. All of them played br ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    Live blog: Charlie Brown presents his pot proposal

    Charlie Brown is the man with the plan.​This morning, Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown presented his proposed ordinance to regulate the city's medical marijuana dispensaries to the council's Safety Committee. We live blogged the hearing; you'll find Brown's proposal at the bottom of this p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2008

    Denver Health to City Auditor: You aren't the boss of us!

    Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher presented his office's long-awaited report on the city's emergency medical response system yesterday, saying that the information his team has compiled "speaks for itself." His choice of such a careful phrase to describe the scathing assessment is indicative of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2008

    Denver Council signs off on most expensive cookbook ever

    Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher presented his office's long-awaited report on the city's emergency medical response system yesterday, saying that the information his team has compiled "speaks for itself." His choice of such a careful phrase to describe the scathing assessment is indicative of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2008

    Denver shells out $850,000 to settle costly cookbook case

    Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher presented his office's long-awaited report on the city's emergency medical response system yesterday, saying that the information his team has compiled "speaks for itself." His choice of such a careful phrase to describe the scathing assessment is indicative of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2008

    Denver ambulances using wrong response time standard, says Denver Auditor

    Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher presented his office's long-awaited report on the city's emergency medical response system yesterday, saying that the information his team has compiled "speaks for itself." His choice of such a careful phrase to describe the scathing assessment is indicative of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2008

    The Chili Cook Off is one hot competition

    Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher presented his office's long-awaited report on the city's emergency medical response system yesterday, saying that the information his team has compiled "speaks for itself." His choice of such a careful phrase to describe the scathing assessment is indicative of the ... More >>

  • News

    August 7, 2008

    The 'House of Urine' Rumor Evaporates

    Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher presented his office's long-awaited report on the city's emergency medical response system yesterday, saying that the information his team has compiled "speaks for itself." His choice of such a careful phrase to describe the scathing assessment is indicative of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2008

    The House of Urine Rumor Is All Wet

    Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher presented his office's long-awaited report on the city's emergency medical response system yesterday, saying that the information his team has compiled "speaks for itself." His choice of such a careful phrase to describe the scathing assessment is indicative of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2008

    Denver Health Admits Miscalculations

    Denver Auditor Dennis Gallagher presented his office's long-awaited report on the city's emergency medical response system yesterday, saying that the information his team has compiled "speaks for itself." His choice of such a careful phrase to describe the scathing assessment is indicative of the ... More >>

  • News

    June 5, 2008

    Delayed Emergency Response

    Minutes can make the difference between life and death — but does Denver Health know how to tell time?

  • News

    April 17, 2008

    Rent-a-Cop

    Denver's finest protect and serve, whether they're being paid by the city or the corner bar.

  • News

    December 20, 2007

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters from the week of 12/20/2007

  • News

    December 13, 2007

    Blackburned

    Who’s the bigger bully — the smartass attorney who scorched the Denver Fire Department, or the fussbudget judge who threw out the verdict?

  • News

    August 23, 2007

    Come Out Swinging

    With this much press, Scottie Ewing doesn't need to advertise for his swinger-friendly Sugar House.

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2007

    Look Out Below

    With this much press, Scottie Ewing doesn't need to advertise for his swinger-friendly Sugar House.

  • Calendar

    October 20, 2005

    Grrls, Grrls, Grrls

    The SuicideGirls are ready to torch the town.

  • Music

    March 4, 2004

    The Beatdown

    A punk-rock burlesquecapade puts the suicide squeeze on one local venue.

  • Music

    February 27, 2003

    Backwash

    A new documentary ensures that Friends Forever will live forever on celluloid.

  • News

    June 20, 2002

    Off Limits

    Hot times in the old town

  • News

    January 24, 2002

    Out of the Blue

    Ride the light...ride the light...ride the light.

  • News

    November 8, 2001

    Bombs Away

    War is fueling the star power of Colorado's -- and possibly the nation's -- ballsiest military analyst.

  • News

    October 25, 2001

    Westward Hoaxes

    Denver officials and the press grope for the best way to deal with bogus anthrax scares.

  • News

    September 20, 2001

    As the Smoke Clears

    How does the media get back to normal when no one can say what normal is?

  • News

    September 13, 2001

    Off Limits

    Dumb's the word.

  • News

    August 26, 1999

    Rescue Me

    An appreciation of fireguys, and one rogue amazon.

  • News

    April 30, 1998

    Bad Chemistry

    A state lab technician worries about safety in the workplace.

  • Dining

    March 19, 1998

    Mouthing Off

    A state lab technician worries about safety in the workplace.

  • News

    July 25, 1996

    Vroom With a View

    Exit here for forty years of 1-25 history.

  • News

    January 31, 1996

    WHERE'S THE BEEFCAKE?

    STRIPPED OF HIS DIGNITY, A FORMER HARDBODY BARES HIS EMBARRASSMENT IN COURT.

  • News

    January 10, 1996

    FIREMEN, SAVE MY DEPARTMENT!

    DENVER'S PARAMEDICS TRY--AND FAIL--TO BAIL OUT OF THE CITY'S HEALTH AGENCY.

  • News

    November 8, 1995

    OFF LIMITS

    DENVER'S PARAMEDICS TRY--AND FAIL--TO BAIL OUT OF THE CITY'S HEALTH AGENCY.

  • News

    July 27, 1994

    THE $1 MILLION MAN

    MAYOR WEBB'S SAFE CITY SUMMIT WAS SUPPOSED TO MAKE THE SUMMER SAFER. BUT IT HASN'T BOUGHT POLITICAL PEACE.

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