At 06:06 this morning the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire on the 2800 block of Vista Mar Drive. The home owner was awakened by the sound of a loud bang coming from the attached garage. Additional loud noises and the sound of smoke detectors prompted the home owner and [...]
GJFD Responds to Fire on Mowry Dr.
At 11:19 the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to the report of a possible brush fire on the 2200 block of Mowry Drive. The first unit on scene discovered that a small shed and a vehicle where involved and upgraded the incident to a full structure fire and additional apparatus were dispatched. The first units [...]
Structure Fire Spreads to Nearby Brush and Trees
At 13:08 the Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a structure fire on the 700 block of 26 Road. The fire was raging inside a barn in close proximity to a home and an open field of vegetation. The fire grew rapidly and spread to the nearby brush and trees. The Mesa County Sheriff's Wildland [...]
Media Notice of Press Conference: Debrief of Recent Fire Activity
On Wednesday, July 12th the Grand Junction Fire Department will host a press conference for members of the media to address the recent increase in fire activity in our community. We welcome all members of the media to set up between 11:00-11:20 in our Fire Administration Training Room located at 625 Ute Ave. We will [...]
Illegal Burn Spreads and Threatens Homes
At 19:33 tonight a call came in for a brush fire spreading rapidly in the 1900 Block of Broadway. The Grand Junction Fire Department and Lower Valley Fire Department responded with Engine 5, Truck 3, Water Tender 3, a Batallion Chief, Brush 32, and Water Tender 3 respectively. This fire was caused by illegal burning [...]
Media Notice: Training Exercises
Our recruit academy is training this morning on structure fire searches and radio traffic ops. If you hear reports of a two-story building on fire on D or D1/2 Rd. this is part of that training event. As always if you have questions about scanner traffic or incidents, you will get immediate responses by calling [...]
GJFD Responds to Brush Fire That Spread to Apartments
Tonight at 23:29 a woman on her way home from work called 911 to report a fire in bushes and trees near apartments in the area of 12th and Lakeside Dr. The Grand Junction Fire Department responded to find heavy fire in foliage lining most of the block with fire actively spreading to nearby apartment [...]
