Date: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 Time: 3:00pm Address: GJ Fire Department Station 1: 620 Pitkin Ave., Grand Junction, 81501 U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program provided an award of $433,000 in federal funding to purchase a mobile live-fire training unit for the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC). These federal funds will help the [...]
Author: dirkclingman
Harmful Gas Closes Road
At 4:25 PM the Grand Junction fire Department responded to the area of 27 ½ Court and G Road for high levels of hydrogen sulfide gas. Xcel Energy was drilling holes in the pavement when they discovered the presence of the poisonous combustible gas. The hydrogen sulfide was not a result of the work being [...]
GJFD Responds to Brush Fire along I70
At 3:10 PM the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a brush fire along the westbound lanes on I70. Multiple callers reported a fire growing on the side of the road causing heavy smoke just west of the Horizon Drive exit. Engine 2 approached the fire from the Horizon Drive exit and began putting out [...]
GJFD Responds to Brush Fire at Connected Lakes
AT 10:01 AM the Grand Junction Fire Department was dispatched to a brush fire at Connected Lakes west of the boat ramp. The first crews on scene found a working fire in an area less than one acre. GJFD used a float pump to draw water directly from the lakes and requested a water tender [...]
Multiple Agencies Respond to Riverview Fire
At 3:09 PM the Grand Junction Fire Department was dispatched to a growing brushfire threatening four houses. The caller indicated that fireworks were seen in the area. Red Flag conditions caused the fire to spread rapidly, traveling uphill towards homes on Skyway Drive and Promontory Court to the west. Two fire engines with the Mesa County Sheriff’s [...]
GJFD Responds to Two Fires During Red Flag Warning
A Red Flag Warning has been issued for the Grand Valley and surrounding areas from 12:00 PM, Thursday, June 27th, through 8:00 PM, Friday, June 28th. A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low humidity, and hot temperatures will contribute to [...]
GJFD Rescues Eight from River
At 6:32 PM the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to reports of an individual on an island in the Colorado River that appeared to be in distress. It was soon determined that the individual was from a party of eight subjects experiencing trouble on the river. The group was floating the river on inner tube [...]
