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 [...]
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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 [...]
Kitchen Fire on Crest View Way
At 5:02 PM the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a structure fire on the 1500 block of Crest View Way. Cooking oil on the stove had ignited causing extensive damage to the wall and ceiling above the stove. Engine 2, the first unit to arrive at 5:10 PM, found no active fire. Additional incoming fire units were canceled. The [...]
Two Adults and One Child Rescued from Canal
At 1957 the Grand Junction Fire Department was dispatched to a rescue involving a young child that had fallen into the Grand Valley Canal between 15th Street and 17th Street. Two adult males ran to save the child. One male dove into the water and was able to grab the child while the second male [...]
GJFD Responds to Brushfire near 5th St Railroad Bridge
At 1808 the Grand Junction Fire Department was dispatched to a small brushfire near the South side of the 5th Street railroad bridge. Batallion 1 was the first unit on scene and described a fire approximatley 30 feet wide on a hillside in the area known as The Point. No structures were damaged or threatened, [...]
Multiple Structures Involved in Fire Near Whitman Park
At 1815 the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire along the West side of 4th Street between Ute and Pitkin Avenue. Truck 1 was the first unit on scene at 1820 and reported numerous structures engulfed in flames. Witnesses at the scene indicated that four of the five structures involved were [...]
