http://edenprairieweblogs.org/georgeesbensen George Esbensen, Eden Prairie Fire Chief Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:18:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Seems like every year around this time, we first responder types begin to see more accidents as a result of home improvement projects that are underway by homeowners. Common calls related to this increase in getting things done around the house include, but are not limited to: Falls from ladders, ... http://edenprairieweblogs.org/georgeesbensen/post/657/ There are always a lot of interesting technological innovations coming to the fire service, but this one seems to be in the category of industry changing. I make that statement because this innovation when it gets to market will allow commanders to actually see how there firefighters are doing, physically, ... http://edenprairieweblogs.org/georgeesbensen/post/656/ A little over a week ago Fire, Police and HCMC medics responded to a cardiac arrest call. When responders arrived the person was in deep trouble and CPR was performed extensively both on-scene, in the HCMC rig and in the Emergency Room at HCMC. The total time CPR was performed ... http://edenprairieweblogs.org/georgeesbensen/post/655/ Last night's training drill was all about dealing with Hazardous Materials Incidents. While big Haz Mat incidents have been rare in our city, when they do happen they require a lot of well trained responders to gain the upper hand. We are very fortunate in our city that the Hopkins ... http://edenprairieweblogs.org/georgeesbensen/post/654/ Gas leaks are nothing to take lightly and that was evident just a few days ago out on the east coast. This link will take you to the story and all kinds of support material, photos, video and audio from the event. The important thing to remember here, is that this ... http://edenprairieweblogs.org/georgeesbensen/post/643/ For the past several years those of us in Emergency Management have been taking steps within our cities to deal with the potential impacts of a pandemic outbreak. My sincere hope is that the discovery of the H1N1 Novel Influenza Virus is not going to turn into a pandemic event, ... http://edenprairieweblogs.org/georgeesbensen/post/642/ Often the youth of our country are the targets of criticism by members of the older generation, such as myself. Well of course, sweeping generalities like those are dangerous and usually silly. During the time I spent in Moorhead a few weeks ago I was completely in awe of the ... http://edenprairieweblogs.org/georgeesbensen/post/641/ Spring flooding in Eden Prairie does not appear to be looming, but just a few hours north of us the outlook is not so bright. Moorhead Minnesota is bracing itself for a significant flooding event of potentially historic proportions. What does this have to do with Eden Prairie? Well there ... http://edenprairieweblogs.org/georgeesbensen/post/638/ The past week has seen several close calls for fires in apartments. The issue in both cases was using the stove top as a storage area and then accidentally turning on the wrong burner. This is not a new development in accidental fires, but I thought it warranted a blog ... http://edenprairieweblogs.org/georgeesbensen/post/634/ Two weeks ago 10 firefighters from Eden Prairie climbed up 30 floors (60 flights, 660 steps) while wearing fire gear and air packs. This was the annual Race Up The Place event for the American Lung Association. This was the 3rd year firefighters from Eden Prairie have been doing it ... http://edenprairieweblogs.org/georgeesbensen/post/631/