I am writing this Blog from the fire station in Hopkins, Minnesota a neighboring city to Eden Prairie and a regular mutual aid partner.
Tonight a 6 person crew from Eden Prairie and a 5 person crew from Plymouth, Minnesota are covering calls for Hopkins while their firefighters attend the wedding of two of their firefighters. We do this kind of thing on a fairly regular basis with our neighbors and they retina the favor when we have events that tie up our staff.
It is always interesting to visit another city and hang out in their fire station. While the mission of each department is fairly similar there are subtle differences that are interesting and educational. We will be here until 0200 hrs and then head home with another unique perspective gained.
The variety of experiences gained as a firefighter is endless, it’s what makes this career so darn rewarding!
