http://denver.yourhub.comThe latest story posts in The Denver Newspaper Agency YourHub.comen-usnews@yourhub.com(c) 2009, YourHub.com5Happy 231 st Birthday America! Most of us will be celebrating the big day by having or attending a barbecue with family and friends. Then we'll watch the fireworks display, and then for some it's back home to have their own fireworks display. If you fit into this group of people, have fun, but p...http://denver.yourhub.com/Brighton/Stories/News/Story~321429.aspx6/14/2007 10:24:44 AMDawn Blunt One of the nicest things about Brighton is that we are centrally located to a lot of things: downtown, the foothills, and several other places that allow us to stay busy without having to drive too far. The other nice thing is that you can live in Brighton and live in a small community with hom...http://denver.yourhub.com/Brighton/Stories/News/Story~334174.aspx7/13/2007 11:08:49 AMDawn Blunt When I got up on Friday, August 3rd I was excited. We were headed out to the Adams County Fair to do some presentations for Kids Day. We arrived at our spot at the Fairgrounds and got setup. We brought with us a borrowed Fire Safety Trailer from Fort Morgan Fire and a Hazard House from the ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Brighton/Stories/News/Story~350310.aspx8/20/2007 10:00:27 AMDawn Blunt Mark Bodane of Carol Stream, IL, officially began his career at Greater Brighton Fire Protection District after a swearing-in ceremony at the District Board Meeting on August 22, 2007. Chief Bodane has been in the fire service for 33 years. He began at age 16 as a volunteer cadet firefighter in...http://denver.yourhub.com/Brighton/Stories/News/Government/Story~353215.aspx8/27/2007 10:35:48 AMDawn Blunt The air was crisp and cool. The wind's gentle fingers caressed the flag and occasionally held it outright for all to see its colors. The fire trucks were lined up like soldiers awaiting a command. Quietly, the emergency staff in attendance lined up. They looked ahead at Captain Sheldon waiting f...http://denver.yourhub.com/Brighton/Stories/News/Government/Story~362754.aspx9/14/2007 11:48:36 AMDawn Blunt As the weather changes and the leaves fall from the trees, most of us are thinking of the holidays and possibly feeling in the holiday spirit. First comes Thanksgiving and soon after Christmas. Some decorations are already up, and those that aren't are soon to come. For most, the holidays signal...http://denver.yourhub.com/Brighton/Stories/News/Story~394040.aspx11/19/2007 12:12:47 PMDawn Blunt Those of us with small children under about 8 years old know that one of the most expensive investments we'll make up to that age is a carseat. It starts before your child is born with a rear-facing seat of some type, then moves on to a forward-facing seat after one year, then finally the b...http://denver.yourhub.com/Evergreen/Stories/News/Story~406125.aspx12/19/2007 9:44:50 AMDawn Blunt Those of us with small children under about 8 years old know that one of the most expensive investments we'll make up to that age is a carseat. It starts before your child is born with a rear-facing seat of some type, then moves on to a forward-facing seat after one year, then finally the booste...http://denver.yourhub.com/Brighton/Stories/News/Story~408660.aspx12/28/2007 12:32:57 PMDawn Blunt BRIGHTON--Greater Brighton Fire crews responded to a structure fire at 15491 Riverdale Road in Brighton Monday night (Feb. 4th). The fire, which started in the garage, quickly spread to the attached home and attic. Firefighters were faced with the challenge of having no fire hydrants in the are...http://denver.yourhub.com/Brighton/Stories/News/General-News/Story~425769.aspx2/7/2008 8:55:33 AMDawn Blunt WATTENBERG--Greater Brighton Fire crews responded to a structure fire at 1700 block of Caroline Avenue in Wattenberg on Thursday, March 6. Crews were dispatched at 3:32 p.m., and arrived on scene at 3:40 p.m. Three fire engines and nine firefighters responded to the scene. The first arriving e...http://denver.yourhub.com/Brighton/Stories/News/General-News/Story~440657.aspx3/12/2008 10:21:29 AMDawn Blunt Greater Brighton Fire crews responded to a reported structure fire in the 14300 Block of Country Hills Drive at 6:11 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26. Initial response was 2 engines, 1 ladder truck and 2 tenders with a total of 8 personnel; a third engine was requested with 4 personnel, 2 Platte Vall...http://denver.yourhub.com/Brighton/Stories/News/General-News/Story~449554.aspx4/1/2008 10:25:21 AMDawn Blunt In 2006, the Greater Brighton Fire Protection District applied for a federal grant that would allow them to expand their water rescue type operations for the District. In 2007, the District's $73,000 grant application was approved and Firefighter Ken Maine has spent the past few months purchasin...http://denver.yourhub.com/Brighton/Stories/News/General-News/Story~449562.aspx4/1/2008 10:29:32 AMDawn Blunt "Brrrr, that water's cold!" This is the phrase you probably would have heard if you had been at Barr Lake recently. Then you might have wondered what anyone in their right mind would be doing in freezing lake water in the middle of February. Well, lets just clarify, it's firefighters we're ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Brighton/Stories/News/General-News/Story~449581.aspx4/1/2008 10:43:23 AMDawn Blunt I would like to tell you that I love the Rockies more than anything else in the world. However, I'm not writing this for myself. I'm writing this for my husband. He's the most amazing man who takes care of me and our 16 month old son. His name is John and he's beyond great. He is a firefighter an...http://denver.yourhub.com/Brighton/Stories/Archive/Promotions/Rockies/Story~450655.aspx4/2/2008 4:14:10 PMDawn Blunt BRIGHTON--At approximately 6:57 am on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 fire crews were toned to a structure fire at 3060 E Bridge, Eastgate Mobile Home Park. The fire was called in by a neighbor who saw the smoke coming from the mobile home. The residents, who were sleeping when the fire started, were ...http://denver.yourhub.com/Brighton/Stories/News/General-News/Story~482708.aspx6/11/2008 12:23:27 PMDawn Blunt Greater Brighton Fire Protection District fire crews responded to a reported house fire around 2:20 pm on Saturday, December 20 th. The home, on the 100 block of Las Lomas Street, was already engulfed in flames before firefighters arrived. The homeowner, who lives alone in the home, had started...http://denver.yourhub.com/Brighton/Stories/News/General-News/Story~561473.aspx12/23/2008 9:53:51 AMDawn Blunt The Greater Brighton Fire District is pleased to announce that Dan Biro , who has been working in the Fire Prevention Bureau for the past 3 ½ years, recently passed the Professional Engineering exam in Fire Protection Engineering. Dan began his fire service career in 1992 as volunteer Fi...http://denver.yourhub.com/Brighton/Stories/News/General-News/Story~563052.aspx12/30/2008 12:20:03 PMDawn Blunt 2008 will close on a positive note for Greater Brighton Fire Protection District. The District was awarded several grants that total just under $1 Million. The grant money that was awarded will be put to use starting in early 2009. FEMA awarded the Fire District $250,398 for the Assistance to F...http://denver.yourhub.com/Brighton/Stories/News/General-News/Story~563057.aspx12/30/2008 12:25:18 PMDawn Blunt