Grand Junction Residential Fire

At 13:13 on July 2nd, 2017 Grand Junction Fire Department Battalion 1 and the city were dispatched to a report of a residential structure fire at 113 Columbine Drive in the Redlands. Multiple calls coming in report heavy fire and black smoke. Engine 5 was first in and reported a single story single family structure with a working fire, going defensive, well involved and positioned Alpha side. A command staff notification of a working structure fire was requested. Truck 3 arrived, grabbed the plug with Ambulance 3 and stretched across Highway 340/Broadway to the Charlie side for master stream ops.Ambulance 3 staged at Broadway/Columbine Drive for Rehab. Engine 1 arrived and positioned on the Alpha side to assist Engine 5. Engine 4 arrived and staged on Broadway, eventually brought on deck for operations. Battalion 1 arrived and assumed Columbine Command as well as requested a command staff response to scene for a well involved structure fire. Medic 1 staged on Broadway for traffic control. Engine 2 arrived on scene and staged for assignment. Ambulance 3 was reassigned to pick up Water Tender 5 and bring in for water supply. All hands were on deck for fire control with most of the work on the alpha side. The fire appeared to have started in or near the garage and spread. Occupants reported hearing a boom and opened the door to the garage from the house when flames and smoke began barreling in. The cause is under investigation. This is one of several fires in the city in the past 2 weeks being investigated.

1st Alarm: Battalion 1, Med 1, Engine 1, Engine 2, Truck 3, Engine 4, Engine 5, Ambulance 3

Special Call: Water Tender 5

Command Staff: FM1, Chief 1