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At 2:33 AM Grand Junction Fire Department responded to reports of a home fire on the 1700 block of Escalante Street. Homeowners called the fire in and reported that they had safely evacuated. When crews arrived on scene they found a fire on the exterior of the home, that was threatening to  spread into the [...]

At 10:57 AM the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a residential apartment fire on the 400 block of North 6th Street. A Resident on the 2nd floor of the structure smelled smoke and was then followed by a smoke alarm going off on the 1st floor. The resident was able to evacuate and call [...]

At 4:44 a.m. the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a commercial structure fire on the 800 block of 1st Avenue. The first unit arrived at 4:49 a.m. and found fire spreading from a vehicle in a garage storage space. Crews began to put out the fire while preventing it from spreading to offices within [...]

At 6:28 PM the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a report of a residential fire on the 2400 block of I Road. The first unit arrived at 6:42 PM and found a working fire in the chimney and adjoining attic space. The fire was out by 7:11 PM and crews worked to eliminate hot [...]

At 12:23 PM the Grand Junction Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire on the 2900 block of Gunnison Avenue. The fire spread from a shop on the property to vegetation in a nearby field. Individuals from the address called 9-1-1 and indicated that there was containers of propane and oxygen in the burning shop. [...]

At 2:42 PM the Grand Junction Fire department was dispatched to a structure fire on the 1400 block of Pinyon Avenue. The first unit arrived at 2:46 PM and reported that the rear of the house and an external shed was engulfed in flames. The 360-degree assessment of the fire could not be completed due [...]

  The Grand Junction Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® (NFPA®)—the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years—to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and Practice Your Escape!” The campaign works to educate everyone about the small but [...]

The Grand Junction Fire Department is promoting the UL Firefighter Safety Research Institute (FSRI) Close Before You Doze fire safety campaign that encourages everyone to close all doors in their homes each night before bed to save lives in the event of a home fire. Grand Junction Fire Department developed two creative videos with this [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]