Cooking fires continue to be the most common type of fires experienced by U.S. households. This is even more apparent during the holidays. There is an increased incidence of cooking fires on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve Day, and Christmas Day. Cooking fires are also the leading cause of civilian fire injuries in residences. These fires are preventable by simply being more attentive to the use of cooking materials and equipment.

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The Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District responded to 203 calls for service in January with an average response time of 4 minutes and 05 seconds.  The following is a breakdown of the calls that your firefighters responded to in Janaury.

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