At 16:49 Grand Junction Fire Department was dispatched to assist the Clifton Fire Department on a residential structure fire. Clifton already had apparatus assigned to two previous calls and required additional resources. The fire had started in a trailer home on the 400 block of Morning Dove Court before spreading to nearby homes. In total, four trailers were seriously [...]
GJFD September 11th Remembrance
On Monday September 11th people around our nation will gather together, share moments of silence, and serve their communities in remembrance of the events of the September 11th .The Grand Junction Fire Department will be beginning two new traditions to honor the efforts of first responders on September 11th, and to recognize our local employees [...]
GJFD Now Issuing Burn Permits for Fall Open Burn Season
As of today, the Grand Junction Fire Department will begin selling burn permits for the Fall burn season. The burn permits are valid for open burning between September 1st and September 30th, 2017. With the new Burn Ordinance passed by City Council, this open burning season and associated burn permits will differ from previous burn [...]
GJFD Working to Build Collaborative Community Healthcare
The Grand Junction Fire Department and Mind Springs Mental Health are teaming up to improve their collaborative efforts in tending to the mental health needs in Grand Junction. Recently, as part of that collaboration, GJFD offered training to Mind Springs employees at three separate detoxification facilities on the proper use of naloxone, commonly known as [...]
Brush Fire in the area of 140 Power Rd.
At 1837 the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a brush fire in the area of 104 Power Road. The first units in the area reported fires in three separate areas. The fire was slow moving and no structures were threatened. There were no injuries. The incident is being investigated as a possible arson. The [...]
Media Notice: Media Requests 7/23-8/1
GJFD PIOs will be out of town 7/23-8/1 for training. -All of our shift PIOs will be acting PIOs on the shifts they work if major incidents happen. -All media requests should go through dispatch at 970.242.2522. They will notify the Battalion Chief on duty of the request. From there the BC will be able to fulfill the media requests [...]
Media Notice: Press Conference
On Wednesday, July 12th the Grand Junction Fire Department will host a press conference for members of the media to address the recent increase in fire activity in our community. We welcome all members of the media to set up between 11:00-11:20 in our Fire Administration Training Room located at 625 Ute Ave. We [...]
