Monthly Archives: November 2006

Encouraging Word from Firefighter/Soldier Nate Wiley

This morning I received a few pictures and the following note from Eden Prairie Firefighter and Soldier, Nate Wiley. Nate is one of those very dedicated public servants who not only serves the community of Eden Prairie but also the entire country. Nate writes:
“Here are some pics of a HA (Humanitarian Aid) Drop we did [...]

Steady Progress

Fire Station #4 is moving along quite well.
The first picture is of Scott Vasko (left), the Job Supervisor from CM Construction and Assistant Chief Steve Koering. These two meet almost daily to iron out little issues that come up with any project this size. Both Scott and Steve deserve big credit for keeping the project [...]

A Horrible Waste

This afternoon Assistant Chiefs Rick Hammerschmidt, Scott Taylor and I will go to Melrose Minnesota to attend a visitation for Kyle Weisbrich a 22 year firefighter. Kyle was killed while responding to the fire station for a call. Responding to the fire station in a personal vehicle and responding to calls in a fully marked [...]

Another View from Above

Assistant Chief Scott Taylor and firefighter Kurt Schendel (Kurt is a pilot) went up for a flight on Saturday morning and shot this picture of Fire Station #4, which is under construction in western Eden Prairie. The building is scheduled to be in move in condition sometime in January 2007, just a few short months [...]