Colorado first responders stepped up for their communities during 2019's winter Bomb Cyclone storm.

Yesterday, much of Colorado was caught in a “Bomb Cyclone,” an unusual weather event that, despite its Marvel-movie-plot-sounding name, is very much a real thing. Without getting all weather-nerdy, this weird weather bucket list item basically means that barometric pressure dropped quite rapidly over a short period of time, resulting in a particularly intense winter storm.

By all accounts, the conditions for affected areas were pretty, well, intense:

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I mean, if the snowplows are getting stuck then it seems like the right time to pack it in for the day. But not for Colorado first responders.

First responders don’t take snow days

We can’t remember a time that our firefighters or police officers ever asked for a stay-at-home snow day. And that definitely did not start on Bomb Cyclone Day. As you might expect, Colorado’s first responders spent the day informing and assisting the public as needed:

Sometimes you even had to assist fellow first responders:

Or assist a citizen who got stuck in a very facepalm-y but oh-so-Colorado situation:

But through it all, our firefighters and police officers came through for their communities during the Bomb Cyclone. And we just wanted to make sure you knew it didn’t go unnoticed.

Colorado’s first responders never ask for a thank you. But especially as we dig out from a historically bad winter event, we think you deserve one anyway. So THANK YOU for helping to keep our communities safe.

And now as the cleanup continues, we can all officially check “Bomb Cyclone” off our bucket lists.