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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
At 10:30 AM the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a power pole near two apartment complexes showing smoke and flames in the area of 1350 15th Street. When crews arrived they found the pole on fire with a wooden fence surrounding it. Because of the electric hazard, GJFD crews were not able to put [...]
Spring open burn season for the City of Grand Junction begins on March 1st and runs through April 30th; the County open burn season begins March 1st and runs through May 31st. Open burn permits are required and available through Grand Junction Fire Department Administration (970-549-5800) if the property is in the City limits, or Mesa [...]
At 10:06 PM The Grand Junction Fire Department responded to reports of a dumpster fire threatening a multi-story residential complex in the 1600 block of North Avenue. Upon arrival, crews found a dumpster on fire, next to the complex. Grand Junction Police Department assisted with evacuation of the complex while fire crews extinguished the fire. [...]
At 0600 tomorrow, June 5th, The Grand Junction Fire Department will deploy a team of wildland firefighters to the 416 fire near Durango, CO. Engine Boss Stacy Rollins, Engineer Wes Engbarth, and Firefighters Billy Reyez and Clark Thompson could be gone for up to two weeks helping fight the blaze alongside 384 other firefighters. The [...]
