Recently in Eden Prairie we had two fire fighters retire each with 32 years of service, a remarkable accomplishment. Not only were their years of service impressive, but more importantly the way they served, always at the highest and most positive level.
Well the Hopkins Fire Department in Hopkins Minnesota is experiencing the same event. [...]
Monthly Archives: December 2005
Three More Legends Retire
December 29, 2005 – 4:28 pm
Happy Holidays from the EPFD Command Staff
December 21, 2005 – 8:39 pm
From left to right: Me, Steve Koering, Rick Hammerschmidt, Tom Schmitz and Scott Taylor.
We want to wish everybody a safe and enjoyable Holiday Season!
Serving his fellow employees
December 20, 2005 – 2:54 pm
There are many ways that our Police Chief serves the community. Today Police Chief Dan Carlson served his fellow employees by dishing out entrees at the employee holiday lunch.
Dan was described recently as “Burly” on a website that tracked a “blogging” symposium we both attended in Northfield, MN this Summer. I would add [...]
Supporting the Salvation Army
December 19, 2005 – 8:38 am
Fire fighters Jolin Tyler (left) & Jay Bohlen (right)
One of our Engines decked out for this Bell Ringing event
It is a tradition at the Eden Prairie Fire Department to support the Salvation Army, as they provide countless hours of support to us each year. This year our assigned “Bell Ringing” post was [...]
32 Years of Dedicated Service
December 13, 2005 – 9:38 am
John Hobbs (right) and Chuck Schaitberger were both recognized for their 32 years of service as volunteer fire fighters here in Eden Prairie. Both of these fine people joined while still in High School. John joined first and then got his good friend Chuck interested and Chuck then joined about a month later. [...]
Microsoft and the IAFC
December 9, 2005 – 2:39 pm
This past week, Mark Vandenberghe (Technical Operations person) and I attended a symposium sponsored by Microsoft and the(IAFC) International Association of Fire Chiefs in Redmond, WA.
The purpose of the meeting was to be exposed to the latest developments in technology that are being directed towards first responders, in particular the fire service. Microsoft is [...]
Car through the Ice!
December 5, 2005 – 4:26 pm
This is the kind of call that conjures up all sorts of bad scenarios. In this case the driver got out without incident and the role of the Fire Department was to help get the car hooked up to the tow truck. Basically a good training exercise for our fire fighters to get [...]
