Eden Prairie Fire had seven firefighters doing the American Lung Association stair climb in full gear. The seven climbed 30 floors and all finished within 1 minute of each other, at between 8 and 9 minutes. The seven raised approximately $700 for the American Lung Association.
According to ring leader, Jeff Dezenski, much fun was had [...]
Category Archives: Miscellaneous
Tired Out for a Good Cause
March 1, 2010 – 11:10 am
A Contest for a Great Cause
February 8, 2010 – 9:58 am
Early in January, the Fire Department was contacted by our neighbors to the east at Bloomington Fire to see if we wanted to “compete” in a “Battle of the Badges” event to donate blood to the Memorial Blood Centers. Of course we agreed, what a great cause to support and the firefighters of the EPFD [...]
Eden Prairie Fire and Police Team Up to Win Big
February 1, 2010 – 11:38 am
For the second time in 3 years the Eden Prairie Fire and Police hockey team has won the tournament hosted by the Excelsior Fire Department. The team also won in 2008.
Nice going, guys!
Important Thoughts on Fire Prevention
January 29, 2010 – 3:13 pm
I just received a note from Allen Nelson, Eden Prairie’s Fire Marshal and wanted to share excerpts from it. Allen’s message is spot on and well stated. Allen’s message said in part the following:
“I wanted to take this opportunity to discuss the fire deaths for last year in Minnesota and wax philosophically a bit about [...]
Best Wishes for the Holiday Season!
December 24, 2009 – 11:02 am
I wonder what most Fire Chiefs are hoping for this year? In my case it is fairly simple, I am hoping for continued safety for the men and women of the fire service.
A Delicious Tradition
December 23, 2009 – 4:09 pm
As the story goes, about 15 years ago Joe Wallin, now the Minnetonka Fire Chief began making Eggs Benedict for his firefighters around Christmas time. Well that tasty tradition continues, and today I was lucky enough to be invited to the event and sample Joe’s famous Eggs Benedict.
Joe is a first class person, an excellent [...]
Good Bye to an Old Friend
November 6, 2009 – 4:54 pm
A few years ago the Fire Department acquired an “Airport Crash Rescue” truck from the Metropolitan Airports Commission Fire Department. The 1986 truck was quite a deal, as we paid the princely sum of $1.00 for it! The specialized truck allowed us to better serve potential airport incidents, in that this truck could spray water [...]
Goal Achieved!
October 9, 2009 – 2:26 pm
As crazy as it might seem only about 70 percent of firefighters across the country buckle-up when riding in fire apparatus, this is a shockingly low compliance rate and one that needs to be addressed. A number of firefighters, nationally are killed each year after being in accidents and getting thrown from the fire apparatus.
Last [...]
Eaton Corporation Goes Big for the United Way!
September 19, 2009 – 9:07 am
Each year, the Eden Prairie Plant of Eaton Corporation conducts fund raising activities over a 5 day period in support of the
United Way
. Eaton is a model corporate citizen in Eden Prairie and a corporate sponsor of the
United Way
.
AS I understand it, each year, the EP Plant identifies various activities throughout the week to encourage [...]
Firefighter Rodeo Winners
September 11, 2009 – 10:11 am
Every year Eden Prairie Firefighters get to test their skills against one another in a competitive team event we call the “Firefighter Rodeo”. The event consists of a series of skill stations that mimic real life firefighter tasks on the fire ground. Each team goes as rapidly as possible from one station to another without [...]
