Eden Prairie’s CERT program is alive and flourishing! Two weeks ago we “graduated” 20 new members, bringing our total to 69. We already have about 30 more people interested in getting involved in our Spring 2006 class. Our long-term goal is to get to 100 CERT members.
Our CERT members are an important part of our [...]
Monthly Archives: November 2005
A New CERT Class Graduates
November 29, 2005 – 7:51 am
Serving his Country
November 23, 2005 – 11:46 am
One of our fire fighters, Nate Wiley (on the left), was recently deployed for an 18 month assignment. Nate will spend the first 6 months training in the U.S. and then be shipped to Iraq.
Nate is one heck of a good person and will be missed by our fire department while he is gone. It [...]
One Example of How Firefighter “Turnout Gear” is made
November 21, 2005 – 3:33 pm
Ever wonder how firefighter’s protective gear is manufactured? Well, three of our staff members went to Morning Pride, a gear manufacturer to view their processes. We are always in the process of evaluating our suppliers and their processes. As we look for ways to keep our firefighters as safe as possible in all facets of [...]
And the Winner Is…
November 17, 2005 – 1:59 pm
I got quite a few responses to last week’s contest question. As they say, the early bird gets the worm and in this case the early bird was former Police Chief, Jim Clark.
The correct answer is that the pictures are of the former Nike Missile Site in Saint Bonafaciaus, MN. The site is [...]
Doing things the Efficient Way
November 14, 2005 – 2:17 pm
Here are two pictures from a dumpster fire we responded to a few weeks ago. This fire lined up perfectly for use of our “Deck Gun”. This nozzle is so named because it sits atop the fire truck on the deck.
Using this nozzle has some advantages, one of which is that we don’t [...]
Guess Where these pictures are from and one person will win a lunch with me….
November 10, 2005 – 3:58 pm
Guess correctly where these pictures were taken, the location, and I will buy lunch for the first person to email me with the correct answer. Lunch will be at Mr. Q’s, a fine dining establishment in Eden Prairie.
I will give a hint: This place has a specific name and is located west of [...]
A more traditional look
November 8, 2005 – 9:41 am
Periodically city buildings receive a fresh coat of paint, a good way to protect and preserve our city assets. Fire station #3 is no exception and late last week the painting process began.
It has been one of my goals as Fire Chief to have the department have a traditional look and feel, all the [...]
Red Lake and Ponemah Fire Departments Receive Prestigious Award
November 3, 2005 – 2:24 pm
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, [...]
