Another side effect of homes in foreclosure

Recently in Eden Prairie our Water Utilities staff was called to a home with water pouring out of it. the home is in foreclosure and nobody lives there. To compound matters the gas and electric had been turned off, but nobody had notified the city to turn off the water. Once the cold weather set in, a pipe cracked and the flooding began.
Legislation has been passed that now requires Center Point and Excel Energy to notify the city when they are shutting down gas and power. if we get that notice then our utility staff can shut off the water and avoid further damage to the home. I got these pictures from Rick Wahlen our Manager of Utilities.
In Photo 3, note the ice coming out of the siding in the upstairs floor of the house.
These photos indicate the water has been running out of the house for quite a while. [...]

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How to Use a Fire Extinguisher : Techniques for Using a Fire Extinguisher

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Stay low and always approach a fire upwind when using a fire extinguisher. Learn how to properly approach a fire with a fire extinguisher from a fire marshal in this free safety video.

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Using a Fire Extinguisher

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P.A.S.S. - a simple method for effectively using a fire extinguisher.

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Notice of Firefighter Fatality: Thiensville, WI

Rick H. Borkin of the Thiensville Fire Department in Thiensville, WI has died as the result of an on-duty incident that occurred on 2008-12-08 00:00:00.0.
Tags: fire hood, smoke detector, carbon monoxide, fire safety, fire extinguisher

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Voice Radio Communications Guide for the Fire Service Released

USFA and the International Association of Fire Fighters today released a new guide to assist the fire service in navigating through the complex technological and legal issues surrounding today's public safety communications options.
Tags: carbon monoxide, smoke detector, fire safety, fire extinguisher, fire hood

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December 4, 2008

Headlines from the EMR-ISAC December 4 Infogram: Recession Effects on Emergency Services, Relevance of Mumbai Attacks for First Responders, Voice Radio Communications Guide, ESS Protection through Vaccination
Tags: fire extinguisher, smoke detector, fire safety, carbon monoxide, fire hood

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A Long Process Comes to an End and Begins

A long process comes to an end: At last night's Council Meeting the City Council approved the purchase of a new fully integrated suite of software to update our Computer Aided Dispatch product, our Records Management Systems and support state-of-the art in-field reporting and ticket processing. This system is going to be a huge technological upgrade from our current police and fire systems that are a series of software systems that are hung together by special code written to make them hang together, not a great way to do business. The process to acquire a state-of-the-art system began more than a year ago with the selection of a team of dedicated people to analyze exactly what the needs were of every stakeholder. I cannot thank all of those involved enough for their time, energy and dedication to the process.
A long process begins: Now that the contract has been awarded for [...]

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Care of your smoke alarms

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A way to involve your kids in the care of your homes smoke alarms!!!
free for download at our web site
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Fire Extinguisher Training Digital Simulator

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HotShot’s self-generating digital flames respond directly to the trainee’s actions. Using BullEx’s™ compressed air and water SmartExtinguishers™, users interact dynamically with HotShot’s digital fire. www.bullexsafety.com

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Death on the Mississippi Pro SA ( Only Suit By Fire Extinguisher )

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Death on the Mississippi Mission Pro SA ( Only Suit By Fire Extinguisher - 05:18 mins )

Without Using Any Guns.

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