Daily Summaries

2026-02-16 06:00:45

  • Desert & 21 Road — Multi‑vehicle rollover with multiple patients

    • Type of Incident: Vehicle rollover / mass‑casualty response
    • Location: Desert & 21 Road (just south of West Frack plant)
    • Time: ~22:49–23:05
    • Details: Single‑vehicle rollover (reports later indicated multiple vehicles in scene area). Five patients reported; at least one female in/out of consciousness with head injury and another patient reporting numbness/leg issues. Mutual aid requested; multiple ambulances and fire units responded; incident moved to TAC‑1.
  • 422 — Assault victim (severe) with large search/perimeter

    • Type of Incident: Assault / major felony response
    • Location: 422 / 29½ Road area
    • Time: Overnight shift — initial staging ~01:58–02:06, extensive follow‑up through early morning
    • Details: Caller reported a female heavily beaten with “blood all over.” Law enforcement requested code‑3 EMS response. Large multi‑agency response: perimeter/search established, drone deployed, witnesses reported suspects moving south/east from scene. At least one male detained; victim transported/treated. Incident generated prolonged multi‑unit follow‑up.
  • 1607 Palace Lane (Fruita) — Vehicle driven into house; barricaded subject / large law enforcement response

    • Type of Incident: Vehicle collision into residence + barricade / armed‑subject concern
    • Location: 1607 Palace Lane / Powis Lane area, Fruita
    • Time: Initial report ~10:20; staging and response through ~10:38
    • Details: Caller/primary reported a subject drove a vehicle into a house; subsequent reports indicated heavy law‑enforcement presence and a staged response for a barricaded subject. Units (local PD, CSP) and additional resources were staged; later radio indicated SO primary released (situation stabilized).
  • 2728 Crossroads Boulevard — Single‑vehicle rollover (juveniles doing donuts)

    • Type of Incident: Vehicle rollover / crash with minors
    • Location: 2728 Crossroads Boulevard (dirt lot)
    • Time: ~15:19–15:30
    • Details: Single vehicle rolled onto its side after juveniles were reported doing donuts; three juveniles involved, all out of vehicle walking around. Minor injuries reported; fire and EMS responded for triage and transport as needed.
  • I‑70 / MM 29 and 29 Road / I‑70B — Small brush/weed fire near highway

    • Type of Incident: Brush/grass fire
    • Location: I‑70 mile marker 29 area (between I‑70 and frontage/railroad tracks; also reports 29 Road & I‑70B)
    • Time: First reports ~16:58–17:05
    • Details: Passerby reported ~100 ft × 20 ft patch of fire near westbound lanes / north side of roadway. Battalion/brush units dispatched; railroad workers/rail crew reported a small fire next to railroad tracks that was extinguished. Multiple units investigated; scene cleared after extinguishment.
  • Repeated illegal backyard burn — 2761B “B‑Boy” Road

    • Type of Incident: Illegal open burn / fire investigation (recurring)
    • Location: 2761B (Unit B) / B‑Boy Road
    • Time: First response ~16:20–16:31 (illegal burn, extinguished); re‑report ~19:05–19:07 (same address restarted)
    • Details: Air unit reported dark gray smoke from backyard trash burning; initial response extinguished and advised property. Later same address reported burning again; fire units responded. Fire crew treated as illegal/unattended burn and dealt with it.
  • Described obvious death — 109 Independent Avenue

    • Type of Incident: Obvious death / DOA
    • Location: 109 Independent Avenue
    • Time: ~18:26–18:29
    • Details: Responding units located a 65‑year‑old male not conscious and not breathing; patient declared deceased at scene; law enforcement and coroner involvement indicated.
  • Desert & 21 Road / 21 Road rollover (Mutual Aid & large vehicle egress) — follow‑up

    • Type of Incident: Rollover crash with many vehicles exiting desert area
    • Location: Desert & 21 Road
    • Time: ~22:52–23:06
    • Details: Engine 31 advised many (≈20) vehicles attempting to leave desert area after incident; multiple agencies warned to use caution. Large on‑scene EMS/fire presence and road closures reported.
  • Patterson Road & Red Wing Lane — Two‑vehicle crash

    • Type of Incident: Two‑vehicle traffic crash
    • Location: Patterson Road / Red Wing Lane (north of Patterson on Chris Marr St. per updates)
    • Time: ~17:05–17:15
    • Details: Multiple callers; units on scene found two vehicles with occupants out. Unknown injuries initially; law enforcement and EMS assessed scene, ambulances cleared to Code‑2 once evaluated.
  • Highway 50 & Sundance Drive — Two‑vehicle crash (witnessed)

    • Type of Incident: Two‑vehicle crash (possible stop‑sign violation)
    • Location: Highway 50 & Sundance Drive
    • Time: ~19:08–19:20
    • Details: Passerby reported one vehicle ran a stop sign and struck a second vehicle (white sports car & dark green 4Runner). Caller no longer saw vehicles on scene; ambulance response coded close to Code‑3; units canvassed area and later cleared (no confirmed on‑scene transport noted).
  • 2490 Brook Willow Loop — 12‑year‑old fell from child’s motorcycle, head/altered LOC reported

    • Type of Incident: Pediatric traumatic injury / possible head injury
    • Location: 2490 Brook Willow Loop
    • Time: ~17:19–17:28
    • Details: 12‑year‑old male fell off a child’s play motorcycle; helmet reported, but caregiver reported child not alert. Engine 3, ambulance 3 and SAM 1 responded code‑3; patient evaluated on scene and units staged/transport decisions made.
  • 2885 F Rank (and 2494 Flat Top Lane events) — Seizure / fainting incidents

    • Type of Incident: Seizure / syncope and related medicals
    • Location: 2885 F Rank (seizure reported) and 2494 Flat Top Lane (fainted teen)
    • Time: ~20:02–20:04
    • Details: 49‑year‑old male with active/recurring seizures at 2885F Rank (code‑3); separate call at 2494 Flat Top Lane: 15‑year‑old male fainted and hit head (code‑2). Both received EMS response.
  • 639 Pioneer Road — Choking on mattress/odd behavioral call (officer safety alert)

    • Type of Incident: Choking / medical with behavioral/safety concerns
    • Location: 639 Pioneer Road (Monument Studios / Frontier Building)
    • Time: ~20:36–20:47 and again ~23:34
    • Details: 36‑year‑old female reported choking after ingesting mattress material; squad/EMS responded code‑3 with officer safety alert (violent clients history). Later that address also had smoke/alarms and fire/engine checked/cancelled.
  • Rio Vista Mobile Home Park — 85‑year‑old foot stuck in powered wheelchair (public assist)

    • Type of Incident: Public assist / non‑injury
    • Location: Rio Vista Mobile Home Park, Trailer/Unit 19 (3781 Granada Drive area)
    • Time: ~17:36–17:46
    • Details: 85‑year‑old male got his foot stuck in a powered wheelchair; conscious & breathing, no injuries reported. Ambulance/FD assisted with freeing foot and handling patient.
  • Pathways / Aspen Ridge / Western Slope Memory Care — several significant elderly medical calls

    • Type of Incident: Multiple medicals involving elderly (falls, stroke symptoms, chest pain)
    • Locations & Times: Aspen Ridge (622‑28 ¼ Road) fall with head bleed ~08:12–08:13; Center at Foresight (606 E Foresight Circle) lethargy/weakness ~09:22–09:34; Western Slope Memory Care chest pain (2594 Patterson Rd) ~16:31–16:37
    • Details: Multiple calls for elderly patients (falls with head wound, altered mental status, chest pain). Several escalated to code‑3 responses and brought ambulances/engines into service.
  • Grand Banner Apartments — diabetic patient requesting no‑sirens/DNR noted

    • Type of Incident: Medical / patient wishes
    • Location: Grand Banner Apartments, 2828 Orchard Ave, Apt 12
    • Time: ~13:14–13:16
    • Details: 35‑year‑old diabetic female with high blood sugar; caller specifically requested no sirens and indicated patient had a DNR — dispatcher recorded and units acknowledged.

Notes/observations:

  • Multiple single‑patient medicals (strokes, falls, chest pain) and many EMS transports to St. Mary’s and Community Hospital across the day; only the most notable or unusual incidents are summarized above.
  • Fire responses included both medical/assist and multiple small outdoor burns/brush fires; several illegal/unattended backyard burns were handled and one small roadside/railroad fire was extinguished.
  • Several incidents involved significant multi‑agency coordination (assault at 422 29½ Road, Desert & 21 Road rollover, 1607 Palace Lane vehicle into house/barricade).