VIDEO: At 8:00 a.m., the Grand Junction Fire Department deployed a team of four wildland firefighters and Brush Engine 6 to Laramie, Wyoming to assist in severe wildfire conditions as part of the national mutual aid system.
This kind of deployment is the GJFD not responding to a specific fire, but instead proactively making themselves available in areas with severe fire conditions and a high probability of extreme fire behavior. As this part of Wyoming is currently experiencing high winds, low humidity, and high temperatures - making it a high risk area for wildfires. This way they can quickly identify and respond to fires before they spread.
This deployment is the second of its kind, the first was in California, with the team returning Monday.