The Crookston Fire Department has announced the hiring of Justin Johnson as a full-time firefighter. Johnson will fill the full-time position that opened with Brian Halos’ retirement last month. Johnson has been an on-call firefighter with the department since January 2012 and currently works for the Crookston Water Department.
“I’d like to welcome Justin Johnson to our department,” said Fire Chief Tim Froeber. “He’ll be a good asset to our team and will be teamed with Captain Kent Ellingson.”
The hiring process for a full-time firefighter includes written and agility tests. “We had six candidates go through the tests,” said Froeber. “Whoever made it through those also had to do a few interviews.” The interview panels included Crookston City Councilmen, Crookston City Administrator Shannon Stassen and a couple of full-time firefighters.
Johnson’s first day as a full-time firefighter will be November 3 and his first shift will be November 7.