The Grand Junction Fire Department Wildland Team has been asked to respond to Northern California due to severe fire risk and extreme conditions. Read on...
The Mesa County Sheriff, the Bureau of Land Management, and the Fire Chiefs
representing municipalities and fire protection districts of Mesa County are implementing Stage 1 Fire Restrictions effective at 12:01 a.m. Friday, July 21, 2023. Read on...
Grand Junction Fire Department will graduate nine new firefighters today. As an all-hazards department the skills they learned in fire academy reflect the wide variety of emergencies they will respond to in their careers. Read on...
Mesa County is forecast for a red flag warning tomorrow, July 4th. Combined with strong winds and hot temperatures, one spark has the potential to spread into a wildfire that is difficult to impossible to control under these types of conditions. Read on...
At 5:56 PM on June 21st, Grand Junction Fire Department responded to multiple reports of a fire on the 2300 block of H Road. When crews arrived on scene they found a garage fully engulfed in flames with one dog that had been rescued by bystanders. Read on...
At 3:29 PM on May 26th, Grand Junction Fire Department responded to multiple reports of a home fire on the 400 block of Chuluota Avenue. When crews arrived on scene they found the home engulfed in flames with everyone evacuated from the home. Read on...
Emergency medical service (EMS) calls make up between 80%- 85% of the calls for service at GJFD. All GJFD first responders hold either an EMT or paramedic certification to provide life-saving care on any 911 call that the department responds to. Read on...
GJFD attacked the fire at both homes and extinguished it. No one was inside the first home and two people were evacuated from the second home. One person was transported to a hospital. Crews were able to save two pets from one of the homes. Read on...
Grand Junction Fire Department has received delivery of our newest fire engine manufactured by Pierce and equipped with Safety Cloud Technology. Read on...
Today GJFD will graduate 13 new firefighters from the most recent academy. The new firefighters will begin work next week alongside the openings of new GJFD Station 8. Read on...
The Grand Junction City Council and the Clifton Fire Protection District Board have approved an Intergovernmental Agreement for the City of Grand Junction Fire Department to provide temporary management services to the Clifton Fire Protection District. Read on...
At 4:37 PM GJFD responded to a home fire on Aspen Street. Three dogs had safely evacuated the home when crews arrived. Four people are displaced. While fighting the fire, one firefighter sustained minor injuries and was transported to a hospital. Read on...
At 9:04 PM Thursday evening Grand Junction Fire Department responded to a report of fire in the wall of an apartment building on the 2100 block of College Place. Read on...
The Colorado Fallen Firefighter Foundation is recognizing Grand Junction Fire Captain John Bennett at the Colorado Fallen Firefighter Memorial Ceremony in Lakewood on May 7th. Read on...
At 2:44 AM this morning Grand Junction Fire Department responded to reports of a commercial building fire on the 600 block of South 9th Street. Read on...
At 3:56 AM this morning Grand Junction Fire Department responded to reports of a home fire with one person unable to evacuate. Grand Junction Police officers were able to quickly get to the home and rescue the single occupant of the burning home. Read on...
Early Sunday morning a Grand Junction Fire Department Wildland Team deployed with Brush 6 to the Bennett Canyon Fire in the Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota. Read on...
At 11:40 AM the Grand Junction Fire Department was dispatched to a trailer fire at Elm Trailer Park, 661 Highway 50. The caller reported smoke coming from a trailer in the middle of the complex. Read on...
