Monthly Archives: July 2005

So Many Ways to Serve

Once again members of both the Fire and Police departments stepped up and participated along with hundreds of other people in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Sixteen people including a police reserve officer donated both time and money to this worthwhile cause.
The group, which I was proud to be a part of, raised [...]

Recruits In Training - Live Fire Evolutions

Seven of our recruits are currently in training, the other recruit came to us fully trained. Included in this posting is a video I shot as the recruits made one of their first entries into our fire training tower. The video is very dark, murky and somewhat noisy, just like a real fire, very unlike [...]

Informal Fireworks Survey

This week was the 16th Annual Safety Camp in Eden Prairie. Safety Camp is a 2 day event for 3rd graders. The kids learn a variety of safety related skills to help their generation live safer and more healthly lives. There are a lot of instructors needed to teach the 6 groups of 30 3rd [...]

A Variety of Duties

This is the bathroom in the living quarters in question. The clothes are hanging from the shower curtain and entrance to the bathroom was barely possible. The rest of the rooms in the dwelling were equally cluttered. If a fire were to start in this space the spread would be rapid and the fire [...]