Local Newsminnesota

  • GearGrid Unveils Innovative Transport System

    Press Release
    Posted: March 11th, 2013

    GearGrid Corporation recently announced the addition of its new Station Wagon line of products for transporting cylinders, hose and related equipment within the fire station and on apparatus.


  • Minn. Firefighters' 'Star Wars' Helmets Buck Tradition

    News
    Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
    Posted: March 10th, 2013

    Led by pioneers White Bear Lake and Eagan, at least 10 Twin Cities fire departments are using the new European-style helmets. They include Oakdale and Lakeville as well as Edina.


  • Camera Stolen From Fire Vehicle at Minn. Scene

    News
    Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.
    Posted: February 26th, 2013

    Two cameras got wet at a St. Paul fire scene and a fire investigator placed them on the dashboard of his vehicle to dry out when one of them was stolen.


  • Minn. Univ. Participates in Campus Fire Safety Month

    News
    Firehouse.com
    Posted: September 28th, 2012

    More than 200 students gathered around a series of fire safety demonstrations to learn about the impact of fire as students living in both on and off campus housing.


  • Hot Shots 8/12

    Article
    Posted: August 1st, 2012

    MINNEAPOLIS, MN, MAY 27, 2012  – Minneapolis crews were called to this three-alarm fire at the Walker Community Church as a massive storm swept through the area. Five firefighters were burned, one seriously, when the fire erupted on them while...


  • New Deliveries 7/12

    Article
    Posted: July 1st, 2012

    THE LUTHERVILLE FIRE COMPANY in Baltimore County, MD, has taken delivery of a Pierce pumper built on a Pierce Arrow XT chassis powered by a 500-hp Detroit Diesel engine. Components include a 1,500-gpm Hale Qmax pump, 1,000-gallon UPF Poly Tank IIE tank...


  • Museum Showcases Minn. Bridge Collapse Response

    News
    Posted: June 29th, 2012

    A new exhibit opening June 30 at the Firefighters Hall and Museum in Minneapolis will showcase the rescue efforts in the aftermath of the I-35W Bridge collapse of Aug. 1, 2007.