At 2:09 PM the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire on the 500 block of 28 1/4 Road. The 9-1-1 caller indicated that there was heavy smoke coming from the address and that a several people could be seen running around the home. It was not known if anyone was inside [...]
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GJFD Responds to Structure Fire on Belford Avenue
At 12:48 PM the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire on the 900 block of Belford Avenue. The 9-1-1 caller indicated that there was heavy smoke and flames coming from the address and that a male was attempting to put out the fire with a garden hose. The first fire units [...]
GJFD Structure Response Caused by Burnt Food
At 1:12 PM the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a home on the 1100 block of Orchard Avenue. The call to 9-1-1 indicated that smoke was pouring out of the residence from a swamp cooler. The first GJFD vehicle arrived by 1:15 PM and fire crews were preparing to force entry to the home [...]
GJFD responds to Motorhome Fire on 29 5/8 Rd.
At 10:53 PM the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a Motorhome fire on the 300 block of 29 5/8 Road. The first GJFD unit arrived at 11:01 PM and found a fully engulfed motorhome. Several other vehicles in the area were threatened by the fire. Responding GJFD vehicles had difficulty accessing the fire from [...]
Fire Prevention Week October 7th – 13th 2018
Fire Prevention Week was started following the tragedy of the Great Chicago Fire that burned October 8-10, 1871. The Great Fire was supposedly started by a cow kicking over a lantern in a barn and ultimately caused 300 people to lose their lives, and left 100,000 others homeless. Since this tragedy, the fire service, and specifically fire prevention week work to make our [...]
GJFD Responds to Structure Fire at Commercial Building
At 2039 the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a structure fire in a commercial building on the 2400 block of Industrial Boulevard. The owner of a business at the address was alerted to the fire by a passerby who saw flames coming from the roof, and was able to safely evacuate. The first GJFD [...]
GJFD Responds to late-night Structure Fires
The Grand Junction Fire Department responded to two structure fires last night. At 11:22 PM GJFD was dispatched to a structure fire on the 600 block of North Avenue. The caller described a wall on fire near the front door of the home. The flames were quickly extinguished and crews verified that the fire had [...]
