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FIRE PREVENTION TIP – INSTALL AND TEST SMOKE ALARMS AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS

Today’s fire prevention tip from the Crookston Fire Department is to install and test smoke alarms and carbon monoxide alarms.  Today’s tips are presented by Crookston Firefighter Chris Klawitter who says smoke alarms should be installed on every level along with both inside and outside every bedroom in the house. “Smoke alarms are very important […]

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HOME HAS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE FOLLOWING SATURDAY MORNING FIRE

The Crookston Fire Department responded to a house fire at 624 Hunter Street on Saturday morning.  Incident Commander Chris Klawitter said the house had extensive damage, but everyone got out safely. “We got dispatched at 11:06 a.m. to the report of a fire in an upstairs bedroom,” said Klawitter.  “We arrived on scene and found

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SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK FRIDAY TOPIC – EXTREME HEAT

Today’s Severe Weather Awareness Week topic is Extreme Heat.  Heat-related deaths account for more deaths on an average year in the United States than floods, tornadoes, lightning, and hurricanes combined. There are three types of heat warnings indicted by the National Weather Service using the Heat Index explains Crookston Firefighter Chris Klawitter. “The National Weather

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WARD CAPTAINS AND CERT MEMBERS MEET TO REVIEW TASKS, PREP COMMAND POSTS

The Crookston Fire Department held a meeting Tuesday night for their Ward Captains and Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) members to go over the preparations that are underway in case of a high-water event in Crookston said Crookston Fire Chief and Emergency Manager Tim Froeber. “We had our Ward Captains and our CERT members meet

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RYAN TULL NAMED CROOKSTON FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR

The Crookston Fire Department held their annual Christmas Party and Awards Banquet and the following awards were handed out by Fire Chief Tim Froeber: Crookston Firefighter of the Year – Ryan Tull (pictured right) Years of Service – 405 years total of current staff Chris Klawitter 5 years Jim Perreault – 10 years Nate Magsam

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Crookston Fire Department Offers Safety Tips

Fire Prevention Week continues with today’s tip from the Crookston Fire Department.  Learn two ways out of every room.  In a fire, you may have only minutes to escape safely once the smoke alarm sounds.  Knowing how to use that time wisely takes planning and practice. According to firefighter Chris Klawitter, “New homes are built

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