This past Monday I was fortunate enough to accompany State Fire Marshal, Jerry Rosendahl and St. Cloud Fire Chief, Bill Mund to Red Lake. The purpose of our trip was to present an Award on behalf of the Minnesota State Fire Chief’s Association.
The award was presented for the actions these department’s firefighters took last March, during the school shooting incident.
I am happy to report that the firefighters seem to be well into the healing process, none have left the fire service and all report having mostly good days, now. Recovery from being involved in such tragic events will take a long time, according to counselors I have spoken with. The good news is that Red Lake and Ponemah Fire Departments have provided their firefighters with a lot of support and the outlook is good.
