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 [...]
Category: Fire
GJFD Responds to Home Fire
At 1425 this afternoon the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a home fire in the 2900 block of Highway 50. When crews arrived on scene, heavy smoke was seen coming from the house. After a search of the home it was determined that no people were inside the home and there were no injuries. [...]
GJFD Wildland Team Deploying to Goodwin Fire, AZ
This evening the Grand Junction Fire Department Wildland Team will be deploying to assist with fighting the Goodwin Fire in Arizona. Firefighters Josh Evans, Wes Engbarth, Jacob Long, and Jake Cherveny along with Brush 4 will deploy to the fire. While high-hazard conditions exist in Grand Junction and the surrounding areas, the GJFD does still [...]
Investigation Results From the 28 Road Fire
The Grand Junction Fire Department Fire Marshal has completed the investigation of the brush fire on Monday June 12th on 28 Rd. The fire occurred during a red flag warning and initiated a massive response from local agencies. Ultimately the fire displaced eight people after completely destroying one home, two outbuildings, an R.V., and burning [...]
GJFD Responds to Fire During Red Flag Warning
At 14:52 the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a fire in the 2900 block of C 3/4 Rd. During a Red Flag Warning two camper trailers and a flatbed trailer caught on fire surrounded by heavy brush and debris. No one was harmed, but the camper trailers and flatbed were not salvageable. Engine 1, [...]
Fire at Racquet Club Apartments
At 01:31 the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire at 2915 Orchard Avenue. Flames rolled up the exterior of the building from the ground floor to the third floor. Several residents were displaced by the fire, with four apartments left uninhabitable. The Mesa County Sheriff's Office, the Grand Junction Police Department, [...]
GJFD Responds to Apartment Fire
At 21:16 the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a structure fire in an apartment complex on the 600 block of Walnut Avenue. The call came in from a resident reporting a fire in their bedroom. Damage from the fire displaced numerous residents from the building. No one was injured. Four engine companies, one truck company, two ambulance crews, [...]
