Monthly Archives: February 2007

CERT members notified, just in case….

This afternoon Assistant Chief Kip Springer sent out a notice to all of Eden Prairie’s CERT members. Kip is new to his role as the Assistant Chief in charge of Emergency Preparedness and Hazardous Materials, and has a good vision for his new role. Kip’s note simply reminded all CERT members to check to make [...]

Cold weather firefighting

Last weekend was a bit cold, especially considering that the past few winters have been relatively mild. Luckily for the EPFD we didn’t have any major fires, but we did have a car fire on early Saturday morning. You’ll notice in the picture the amount of steam being generated, most of that is just from [...]

A new outdoor warning siren is installed

Over the past few months a process has been underway to select a site and then install a new outdoor warning siren. The new siren is being located just west of the Bent Creek Golf Course on the north side of Valley View Road. The site is on city property near one of the well [...]