The first call came in at 3:52 PM reporting a brush fire in the 1000 block of 24 Road. When crews arrived on scene they found a fire that had spread from an agricultural property into a nearby drainage ditch that was overgrown. The fire was rapidly spreading within the drainage and being driven by [...]
GJFD Taking Extra Precautions
Daily operations at Grand Junction Fire Department are looking a little different these days. Firefighters, EMTs and Paramedics are wearing surgical masks on every medical call. This is intended to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in our community. In the early days of the outbreak, GJFD began implementing the pandemic flu plan which included extra [...]
Residential Structure Fire
At 7:51 AM The Grand Junction Fire Department responded to reports of a residential structure fire in the 1300 block of Main Street. Initial dispatch reports a back porch on fire with smoke and flames seen. Upon arrival units found a single family home with smoke and flames on the back side of the residence [...]
Brush Fire on Dike Road
On Thursday evening at 6:25 PM the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to reports of a possible brush fire in the area of 200 Dike Road. A motorist on the Riverside Parkway called 9-1-1 to report smoke and flames in the area behind the Pepsi Plant. GJFD had difficulty gaining access to the fire due [...]
Wildfire Risk Increases in March
Historically, March is when Grand Junction Fire Department begins seeing a steep increase in wildfire calls; jumping from an historical average of 5 calls in February, to 17 calls in March. GJFD and other agencies in the valley depend on citizens to make responsible choices and prevent wildfires from happening in the first place. [...]
GJFD, MCSO, and Lower Valley Fire Respond to Out of Control Agricultural Burn
At 2:36 PM Grand Junction Fire Department responded to reports of an agricultural burn that was out of control on the 900 block of 24 Road. Neighbors from the east side of 24 Road called when they saw a strong gust of wind push the fire from a field into a nearby grove of pine [...]
Early Morning Structure Fire on Escalante Street
At 2:33 AM Grand Junction Fire Department responded to reports of a home fire on the 1700 block of Escalante Street. Homeowners called the fire in and reported that they had safely evacuated. When crews arrived on scene they found a fire on the exterior of the home, that was threatening to spread into the [...]
