# Fort Collins Incident Log — August 17, 2026

- **Publisher:** FoCo Observer — independent local news for Fort Collins and Northern Colorado
- **Published:** Aug 18, 2026, 5:30 AM MDT (2026-08-18T05:30:26.082972-06:00)
- **Section:** Safety
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Fire and EMS incidents across Fort Collins and Larimer County on August 17, 2026, compiled automatically from public emergency-radio traffic. Unofficial and approximate.

- **Date:** 2026-08-17
- **Location:** Fort Collins / Larimer County, CO
- **Disclaimer:** This incident log is compiled automatically from public emergency-radio traffic. Locations are approximate area centroids. Unofficial and provisional — not an official record.
- **Item count:** 35

### Items

- Lat: 40.57 · Lon: -105.12 · When: Aug 17, 2026, 10:23 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Area name: West Fort Collins · Duration sec: 146 · Nature generalized: service call · Transmission count: 4
- Lat: 40.575 · Lon: -105.125 · When: Aug 17, 2026, 10:15 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Area name: West Fort Collins · Duration sec: 300 · Nature generalized: medical call · Transmission count: 9
- Lat: 40.545 · Lon: -105.07 · When: Aug 17, 2026, 9:09 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Area name: Midtown Fort Collins · Duration sec: 366 · Nature generalized: medical call · Transmission count: 26
- Lat: 40.56 · Lon: -105.1 · When: Aug 17, 2026, 8:14 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Area name: Campus West · Duration sec: 210 · Nature generalized: medical call · Transmission count: 4
- Lat: 40.5421 · Lon: -105.1804 · When: Aug 17, 2026, 8:08 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Area name: Horsetooth Reservoir / foothills · Duration sec: 524 · Nature generalized: traffic crash · Transmission count: 27
- Lat: 40.55 · Lon: -105.075 · When: Aug 17, 2026, 6:53 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Area name: Midtown Fort Collins · Duration sec: 421 · Nature generalized: traffic crash · Transmission count: 9
- Lat: 40.57 · Lon: -105.12 · When: Aug 17, 2026, 1:31 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Area name: West Fort Collins · Duration sec: 1,305 · Nature generalized: medical call · Transmission count: 7
- Lat: 40.58 · Lon: -105.11 · When: Aug 17, 2026, 1:31 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Area name: City Park · Duration sec: 1,745 · Nature generalized: medical call · Transmission count: 10
- Lat: 40.52 · Lon: -105.08 · When: Aug 17, 2026, 11:37 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Area name: South Fort Collins · Duration sec: 30 · Nature generalized: medical call · Transmission count: 3
- Lat: 40.547 · Lon: -105.077 · When: Aug 17, 2026, 11:21 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Area name: Midtown Fort Collins · Duration sec: 251 · Nature generalized: medical call · Transmission count: 13
- Lat: 40.585 · Lon: -105.075 · When: Aug 17, 2026, 11:16 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Area name: Old Town Fort Collins · Duration sec: 94 · Nature generalized: medical call · Transmission count: 7
- Lat: 40.555 · Lon: -105.07 · When: Aug 17, 2026, 11:03 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Area name: Midtown Fort Collins · Duration sec: 167 · Nature generalized: medical call · Transmission count: 4
- Lat: 40.69 · Lon: -105.43 · When: Aug 17, 2026, 7:36 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Area name: Poudre Canyon · Duration sec: 1,207 · Nature generalized: traffic crash · Transmission count: 28
- Lat: 40.48 · Lon: -105.035 · When: Aug 17, 2026, 7:15 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Area name: Northern Colorado Regional Airport · Duration sec: 731 · Nature generalized: traffic crash · Transmission count: 27
- Lat: 40.54 · Lon: -105.095 · When: Aug 17, 2026, 5:58 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Area name: Midtown Fort Collins · Duration sec: 486 · Nature generalized: medical call · Transmission count: 5
- Lat: 40.52 · Lon: -105.05 · When: Aug 17, 2026, 2:29 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Area name: Harmony corridor · Duration sec: 335 · Nature generalized: medical call · Transmission count: 4
- Lat: 40.56 · Lon: -105.075 · When: Aug 17, 2026, 12:14 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Area name: Prospect corridor · Duration sec: 299 · Nature generalized: medical call · Transmission count: 4

### Unlocated

- When: Aug 17, 2026, 10:55 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Duration sec: 2,515 · Nature generalized: unknown · Transmission count: 7
- When: Aug 17, 2026, 10:55 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Duration sec: 817 · Nature generalized: medical call · Transmission count: 6
- When: Aug 17, 2026, 9:53 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Duration sec: 13 · Nature generalized: administrative call · Transmission count: 3
- When: Aug 17, 2026, 9:50 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Duration sec: 7 · Nature generalized: search call · Transmission count: 3
- When: Aug 17, 2026, 9:27 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Duration sec: 3,282 · Nature generalized: unknown · Transmission count: 11
- When: Aug 17, 2026, 7:53 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Duration sec: 441 · Nature generalized: traffic crash · Transmission count: 5
- When: Aug 17, 2026, 7:52 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Duration sec: 665 · Nature generalized: traffic stop · Transmission count: 25
- When: Aug 17, 2026, 6:53 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Duration sec: 449 · Nature generalized: fire alarm · Transmission count: 14
- When: Aug 17, 2026, 6:34 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Duration sec: 276 · Nature generalized: medical call · Transmission count: 8
- When: Aug 17, 2026, 1:16 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Duration sec: 832 · Nature generalized: unknown · Transmission count: 3
- When: Aug 17, 2026, 12:02 PM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Duration sec: 90 · Nature generalized: medical call · Transmission count: 16
- When: Aug 17, 2026, 11:40 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Duration sec: 405 · Nature generalized: medical call · Transmission count: 10
- When: Aug 17, 2026, 9:53 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Duration sec: 987 · Nature generalized: medical call · Transmission count: 5
- When: Aug 17, 2026, 9:17 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Duration sec: 1,496 · Nature generalized: traffic crash · Transmission count: 60
- When: Aug 17, 2026, 8:16 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Duration sec: 1,712 · Nature generalized: medical call · Transmission count: 11
- When: Aug 17, 2026, 6:30 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Duration sec: 1,068 · Nature generalized: medical call · Transmission count: 11
- When: Aug 17, 2026, 4:49 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Duration sec: 226 · Nature generalized: medical call · Transmission count: 11
- When: Aug 17, 2026, 2:52 AM MDT · Agency: Poudre Fire Authority · Duration sec: 14 · Nature generalized: unknown · Transmission count: 3

## Sources

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