aurora fire rescue
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Aurora Fire’s ‘Camp Spark’ ignites courage, grit in young girls interested in firefighting
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Aurora Fire Rescue plans to fire up Camp Spark, a free summer camp igniting girl power in young women interested in fire service and seeking to help diversify the male-dominated field. “I think that a lot of men think that girls can’t do this, and with this camp, it shows that girls can do this.”…
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Aurora police’s crisis response teams saw success in 2023
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Aurora Police Department’s co-response programs, which pair mental health clinicians with emergency responders, saw growth and success in 2023 — diverting hundreds of people from jail or emergency rooms. In a recent Aurora public safety committee meeting, staff presented the 2023 outcomes of the city’s co-responder programs, which include Aurora Mobile Response Team (AMRT) and Crisis…
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Aurora firefighters union may seek entry into consent decree lawsuit, appeals court rules
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The union representing Aurora’s firefighters could be allowed to join the litigation between the city and the state that resulted in a consent decree addressing unlawful police and paramedic behavior, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week. The agreement to reform the city’s policies came after Attorney General Phil Weiser released a report in 2021 documenting…
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Deadline extended for public survey about next Aurora fire chief
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Aurora residents now get more time to participate in a survey that could help shape strategies used to recruit Aurora’s next fire chief. The recruiting firm leading the national search CPS HR Consulting extended the survey deadline until 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, city officials announced late last week. It can be found at EngageAurora.org/FireChiefSearch.…
