You know what they say, if you want something done give it to a busy person. Well, Firefighter Rick Thompson is another one of our firefighters that exemplifies that to a tee. Rick joined the Coast Guard Reserves as one of their oldest new recruits, a testimony to his desire to serve and getting himself [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Cop On Top Event Coming to Eden Prairie
May 29, 2008 – 3:53 pm
A fundraiser for the Special Olympics will be held in Eden Prairie beginning on June 6th and running thru June 8th. The event is called “Cop On Top” and has police officers atop a local business in sort of a marathon event to raise money for the Special Olympics. Last year, Minneapolis Police along with [...]
A Good Sign
May 27, 2008 – 2:12 pm
When your biggest fire in quite awhile is in a dumpster, things are going well on the fire prevention side of things. Last night the “West District” stations responded to a fire in a dumpster. The dumpster was fairly close to the house that was being remodeled, but there wasn’t an immediate danger of the [...]
Nice Save! A Clear Example of a Simple Life Saving Device At Work
May 23, 2008 – 7:19 am
AED’s, Automatic External Defibrillator’s, are an inexpensive and easy to use device that save 40,000 lives per year. Click on this link to view a story on the most recent save with an AED in Eden Prairie. For quite awhile now both Eden Prairie fire and Police vehicles carry these life saving devices and as [...]
Women in the Fire Service
May 9, 2008 – 1:36 pm
Okay all you women out there, you now have a great opportunity to “try before you buy” when it comes to the fire service. The Northstar Womens Firefighter Association is holding their third annual Womens Fire Expo. The expo will be held on May 31st and it is FREE. You must register though, by May [...]
A Truck ride to the Spanish Immersion School in Eden Prairie
May 6, 2008 – 1:10 pm
Last week firefighters Kim Cummings(left) and Lee Schneider(right) gave a fire truck ride to school to three lucky Eden Prairie kids. The Fire Department donates these truck rides to school fundraisers for their silent auctions. The Spanish Immersion School got three certificates for truck rides and these kid’s parents were one set of the lucky [...]
