Brush Fire In Whitewater Quickly Brought Under Control Some folks in the Grand Valley might have experienced flashbacks of the Pine Gulch fire on Wednesday. A lot of people, no doubt, noticed quite a bit of smoke rising into the air west of Grand Junction on Wednesday (Feb. 24.) In light of last year's monumental Pine Gulch Fire and this year's dry winter in the Grand Valley, it would be understandable if we are all a bit paranoid when it comes to potential wildfires. Get our free mobile app Where There Is Smoke, There Is Fire As it turned out, there was a brush fire Wednesday in Whitewater, west of the Mesa County Landfill, and, fortunately, it wasn't large. The Mesa County Sheriff's Office Wildland Fire Team responded to the fire burning in five to seven acres between the railroad tracks and the Gunnison River. BLM, Grand Junction Fire Department, and Lands End Fire Protection District also responded to the fire.