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🎉 20 Years of Service! 🚒Time flies when you love what you do—and even faster when you get to do it alongside great peopl...
08/26/2026

🎉 20 Years of Service! 🚒

Time flies when you love what you do—and even faster when you get to do it alongside great people.

We’re celebrating some of our firefighters who have reached an incredible 20 years of service! Two decades of responding to calls, serving our community, supporting one another, and building friendships that go far beyond the fire station.

There’s something special about the fire service. The people you work with become your friends, your teammates, and your fire family. After 20 years, there are countless memories, stories, challenges, and laughs along the way and we’re grateful for every one of them.

Congratulations on 20 years of dedicated service! We’re proud to celebrate this milestone with Lieutenants Burela, and Rodriguez and Engineers Marlow and Engineer Oldham (not pictured) and grateful for all you’ve given to Thornton Fire and our community. ❤️🚒

Here’s to 20 years—and many more memories to come!

Our staff recently traveled to Pierce Manufacturing to order three new fire engines, with delivery expected in March 202...
08/25/2026

Our staff recently traveled to Pierce Manufacturing to order three new fire engines, with delivery expected in March 2027!

So, why does it take so long to build a fire engine? These are highly specialized emergency vehicles, and the process involves much more than simply building a truck. From engineering and design to manufacturing the chassis, installing the pump and water tank, building the body, adding specialized equipment, wiring, painting, testing, and completing final inspections, there are many steps before an engine is ready to respond to an emergency.

Our team works closely with the manufacturer throughout the process to make sure the engines are built to meet the specific needs of our firefighters and our community.

We’ve included a look at the specifications for our new engines and will be sharing updates along the way as these engines go from specifications to the firehouse.

We can’t wait for their March 2027 arrival and to these new units in service for our community.

UPDATE:  Additional slots have been added and the drive is extended to 1:00 p.m.  Sign up today and share this post with...
08/19/2026

UPDATE: Additional slots have been added and the drive is extended to 1:00 p.m. Sign up today and share this post with your family and friends.

🩸 Our Blood Drive Is Next Week! 🩸
We’re just one week away from our Thornton Fire blood drive! Every donation can help save a life and support our Whole Blood Program, which provides life-saving treatment to critically injured patients before they reach the hospital.

📅 Friday, August 21
⏰ 8 a.m. – Noon
📍 Fire Station 6 – 13150 Quebec Street

💉 Reserve your appointment:
https://bit.ly/TFD_Blood_Drive

Can’t make it to our blood drive? You can still support our mission by donating at any participating Vitalant donation center and using our Virtual Blood Drive link:
https://vbd.vitalant.org/drive/BigHeart-6992-Y

🎁 Donate in August and receive a $15 Rewards gift card! Use code AUGUST15-2026-V when scheduling your appointment. Donor Rewards program opt-in required.

Help us make sure lifesaving blood is available when every second counts. ❤️🚒

Please join us in congratulating Captain Otero on being selected as the 2026 Colorado Larry Ketelhut – Instructor of the...
08/17/2026

Please join us in congratulating Captain Otero on being selected as the 2026 Colorado Larry Ketelhut – Instructor of the Year!

This prestigious, peer-nominated award recognizes excellence in fire service training and honors an individual who demonstrates professionalism, dedication, and passion for developing the next generation of fire service professionals.

Captain Otero's impact extends far beyond his day-to-day responsibilities. Through his work within our department, throughout the region, and across Colorado, he continues to share his knowledge, experience, and passion while investing in the success of others.

We are incredibly proud to see Captain Otero receive this well-deserved recognition. His commitment to training and the fire service exemplifies what this award represents.

Captain Otero will be formally recognized and will receive his award in October at the Fire Leadership Challenge hosted by the Colorado State Fire Chiefs.

We were able to capture this photo of Captain Otero with retired Chief Ketelhut on Saturday at our Reunion Breakfast. Bringing this award back to Thornton!

08/13/2026

As we wrap our deployment, extreme weather continued to impact operations. Severe storms, lightning, and multiple fires throughout the night kept crews working extended hours.

These overnight fire starts repeatedly extended our shifts to as long as 18 hours, requiring crews to remain engaged late into the night while maintaining readiness for additional incidents.

Despite the challenging conditions, the crew worked hard, stayed flexible, and remained prepared for whatever the weather brought.

Heading back to Thornton today!

🩸 Our Blood Drive Is Next Week! 🩸We’re just one week away from our Thornton Fire blood drive! Every donation can help sa...
08/13/2026

🩸 Our Blood Drive Is Next Week! 🩸
We’re just one week away from our Thornton Fire blood drive! Every donation can help save a life and support our Whole Blood Program, which provides life-saving treatment to critically injured patients before they reach the hospital.

📅 Friday, August 21
⏰ 8 a.m. – Noon
📍 Fire Station 6 – 13150 Quebec Street

💉 Reserve your appointment:
https://bit.ly/TFD_Blood_Drive

Can’t make it to our blood drive? You can still support our mission by donating at any participating Vitalant donation center and using our Virtual Blood Drive link:
https://vbd.vitalant.org/drive/BigHeart-6992-Y

🎁 Donate in August and receive a $15 Rewards gift card! Use code AUGUST15-2026-V when scheduling your appointment. Donor Rewards program opt-in required.

Help us make sure lifesaving blood is available when every second counts. ❤️🚒

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Thornton, CO
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