On Saturday, May 4th, multiple public safety agencies will be working together to recognize National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day with an emergency drill and education event. Lower Valley Fire Department, the Grand Junction Fire Department, the Grand Junction Regional Communications Center, and Bureau of Land Management will be conducting a wildfire evacuation drill designed by [...]
GJFD Responds to Commercial Structure Fire
At 2:31 PM the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a commercial structure fire on the 800 block of South 7th Street. When crews arrived on scene, smoke and flames were coming from the roof on the east side of the structure. Firefighters were able to quickly get water on the fire and extinguish the [...]
GJFD Saves Historic Home Downtown
At 7:54 PM this evening the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a home fire in the 800 block of Grand Avenue. When crews arrived on scene, heavy smoke was coming from the roof and officers from the Grand Junction Police Department were evacuating the residents of the apartments. Firefighters were able to quickly get [...]
GJFD Stops Brush Fire
At 8:30 a.m. the Grand Junction Fire Department was dispatched to an open burn that had grown out of control on the 500 block of 24 1/2 Road. Strong erratic winds pushed the fire to a slash pile which ignited trees growing along a canal on the West side of the property. Crews from GJFD [...]
GJFD Saves Home From Fire
At 11:13 AM the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a home on fire in the 400 block of Dressell Drive. When crews arrived on scene they found a small storage shed fully engulfed in flames with fire actively spreading into the nearby home. Neighbors had alerted residents to the fire and quickly called 9-1-1 [...]
GJFD Responds to Home Fire
At 3:31 AM The Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a home on fire in the 500 block of 4th St. When crews arrived on scene they saw active flames and smoke coming from the home. All of the residents had evacuated and one person was transported to a local hospital. Crews were able to [...]
GJFD Cliff Rescue
At 12:32 PM the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a rescue call for a climber that fell near the Spyglass Ridge Subdivision in Orchard Mesa. When crews arrived on scene, members of the climbing party were able to guide rescuers to the patient and provide important patient care information. The crew was able to [...]
