December 12, 2008 – 12:00 pm
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 [...]
December 2, 2008 – 8:11 am
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 [...]
November 20, 2008 – 9:43 am
Congressman Jim Ramstad is one of my heroes. Jim exudes all that is good about being an elected public servant, he is honest with his comments and works hard for the people in the district he has represented for the past 18 years. Jim has also been a person that stands up for what he [...]
October 30, 2008 – 5:46 pm
Every once in awhile you see something that will truly make a difference in the way the fire service operates. 15 years ago it was Thermal Imaging Cameras; today it is a new design in Self contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA). Take a look at this interesting story by following the link: http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/727364/new_air_pack_could_save_lives_10_22_08
We are scheduled to [...]
October 14, 2008 – 11:10 am
Check out this compelling video link, and see the power of installing a residential fire sprinkler system.
The video tells the story in graphic terms. Beginning in 2011 fire sprinkler systems will be required in all new construction thanks to recent new codes that have been approved for adoption on a national basis. The cost of [...]
October 10, 2008 – 10:53 am
Tomorrow from 1100 hrs to 1400 hrs the Fire Department's Annual Fire Prevention Open House will take place. With good weather we usually get around 3,000 people that show up to learn about fire prevention concepts, get some hands-on experiences and hang out with our firefighters. The crowd is dominated by kids, pulling their parents [...]
October 8, 2008 – 5:24 pm
Often, most of us think of "Fire Prevention Week" as something for school children. While it is true that a lot of the focus for fire prevention efforts is on kids, at Eden Prairie Fire we also make a strong effort to get the message out to adults as well. With our adult students we [...]
September 18, 2008 – 5:14 pm
On the first Tuesday of August Eden Prairie Fire and Police attended aver 100 block parties for Eden Prairie Night Out. In addition to making visits to all of the neighborhoods each block party contributed to PROP, the local food shelf. over 7600 pounds of non-perishable food items were donated! Below is a brief video [...]
September 11, 2008 – 6:22 pm
Last night was recruit orientation for thirteen recruits that will be joining the Eden Prairie Fire Department. During their orientation session they got all their vital paperwork completed as required by our Human Resources Department. Once their paperwork process came to an end they then got introduced to the leadership team of the fire department. [...]
September 1, 2008 – 8:57 am
At a recent house fire, the resident explained how a recently installed smoke detector alerted occupants of a fire in their home. The homeowner was having new windows installed and along with that there was the required inspection of the installation by a member of the Eden Prairie Building Department Inspection staff. During the inspection [...]
