Mutual aid Kiowa-Bennett Road Fire

At 12:18 p.m. on Friday, January 6, 2017, MetCom received numerous 911 reports of a house fire at 3016 S. CR137 (Kiowa Bennett Road), in rural Arapahoe County. An off-duty South Metro Firefighter who lives nearby confirmed that all residents were safe and out of danger, assisted with bringing the family dog to safety and when crews from Bennett Fire Protection District arrived, he helped with deploying hose lines. SMFR’s Incident Dispatch Team, Safety 33, Special Operations Chief 3, Tender 41 and Tender 46 were among the 20+ units that responded from 9 different fire districts. With no hydrants in the area water tenders had to drive nearly 20 minutes to fill with water and return to the scene. Although the home was destroyed, no injuries occurred. The fire cause of the fire remains under investigation.