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Children's Hospital Toy & Other Upcoming Events

Members, Hello All, Please see the message below from Capt. Nathan Geiger regarding the 2019 Children’s Hospital of Colorado Motorcycle Toy Run being held on December 8th and put it on your social calendars!! Staging is at the Aurora Mall beginning at 08:00, next to Sears Department Store. The holiday season is fast approaching and that means it is time for the 2019 Children's Hospital of Colorado Motorcycle Toy Run! AFR, Local 1290 and the Aurora Firefighters Chapter of Wind and Fire...

Eboard Retreat And Broncos Invite

Members and Esteemed Retirees, The L1290 EBoard will be holding meetings all day this Sunday the 8th at our union hall and CPFF Event Center (12 Lakeside Ln, Lakeside, CO). The Broncos game will be shown on TVs all throughout. You are all hereby invited to join us for the game. We will be available all day to discuss new and old union business. We also welcome our retirees to impart some of their wisdom or just "spin some yarn", as they say! The EBoard will be meeting all morning, aft...

Cmdr. Hunter Hackbarth Retirement Party

Members, retirees, family and friends of Commander Hackbarth, Many of you have heard by now that after nearly 25 years of service to Aurora Fire, Commander H. Hackbarth will be moving on to peruse another Chief's position with South Adams County Fire. For many of us, his departure signifies a huge loss of true leadership, knowledge, passion and mentorship within our organization. We would like to invite all friends of Hunter Hackbarth to his retirement party while we wish him continued succes...

Internet And Website Safety Tips

Though there have been many scares about what can happen to children or teenagers on the internet, adults should be safe as well. There is no limit to the amount of risk adults come in contact with such as sexual predators, criminals who are seeking out your personal information on social networking sites, buying habits, frequently used sites, and many others.Here are some tips to help prevent you from being a target:Do not share things such as email addresses, usernames and passwords.Do not us...

Old Station 5 Photo Solicitation

L1290 is actively seeking your collection of photos of Old Station 5. Please send all photos of Old Station 5 to info@aurorafirefighters.org