Monthly Archives: August 2008

A Spate of Fires

Just when it seemed that structure fires in Eden Prairie had become a thing of the past, the odds have caught up with us the past 10 days with four house fires. The first two fires, August 16th and again on the 18th were the result of preventable actions taking place. One fire was due [...]

Eden Prairie Fire’s Crash Rescue Truck Responds

On National Night Out, August 5th, the Fire Department responded to a couple of car fires and a UPS truck on fire. In the case of the UPS truck the first responding EPFD vehicle was our Airport Crash Rescue truck. This truck is the go anywhere vehicle we have primarily for emergencies at our airport. [...]

Eden Prairie Building Department by the numbers

The Eden Prairie Building Department is a busy place staffed by true professionals! The leader of the Building Department is Building Official, Kevin Schmieg. Kevin is highly regarded around the state by his peers. Great organizations like this one are no accident. Kevin hires the very best in each respective area, gives them the tools [...]