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The Crookston Fire Department was called to a shop fire at 1:49 a.m. Friday morning in Section 6 of Andover Township (or about 6 miles west of Crookston). The fire was extinguished, and CFD cleared the scene. Crookston Fire Chief Tim Froeber said one building was destroyed, and a second had extensive damage. “At 1:49 […]
The Crookston Fire Department responded to a chimney fire shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday at 234 Houston Avenue. The home is owned by Jon and Jo Bittner. Crookston Firefighter Bob Magsam said the fire department was able to put the fire out from above. “The report from dispatch was there was active fire coming
The Crookston Fire Department was one of more than a dozen agencies that battled the large grass fire in Polk County on Monday. Crookston Fire Chief Tim Froeber estimated more than 100 fire trucks, grass fire rigs, and other firefighting apparatus were used to battle the fire. Froeber said he’d never seen anything like the
With the nice spring, many people are likely looking to get outside and start spring cleaning on their property. For some that will include burning, but there are rules for burning both in the City of Crookston and the Crookston Fire District that residents should be aware of. Crookston Firefighter Shane Heldstab said the local
The soldiers of B Company from the Crookston Armory departed Tuesday afternoon with an escort from the Crookston Police Department, Crookston Fire Department, Crookston Ambulance, Polk County Sheriff’s Office, and Minnesota State Patrol. They will head to training in Texas before deploying to Kuwait.
The Crookston Firefighters took to the river Thursday evening for their monthly training to practice ice and water rescues. Crookston Firefighter Bob Magsam said the fire department likes to brush up on those skills as the weather warms and deteriorates the ice conditions. “Every spring, we try to brush up on our skills for ice/cold
