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Fire Calls: At 6:06 Wednesday evening, the Crookston Fire Department responded to an alarm activation at RiverView Health, where they found that dust from construction workers cutting sheetrock had set off the detector. They reset the alarm and cleared the scene.
Fire Calls: At 9:30 a.m. Thursday, the Crookston Fire Department was called to the 400 block of 1st Avenue Northeast for smoke coming from the floor. Investigation found that a heat lamp had fallen off a terrarium, causing the carpet and floorboards to smolder. The damaged carpeting and wood were removed. At 5:25 p.m., they
Update – 12:54 p.m. – October 16 The driver of the 2001 Mazda Tribute was identified as 36-year-old Jacob Anderson of Fertile MN and the passenger was identified as 33-year-old Alison Reierson of Winger. Original Story – On Tuesday, October 15, at approximately 12:54 p.m. the Polk County Sheriff’s Office along with the Crookston Area
Fire Calls: At 2:54 Saturday morning, the Crookston Fire Department was called to the 1600 block of North Broadway for a detector sounding. Carbon monoxide resulted from a vehicle running in an attached garage. At 12:01 Saturday afternoon, they responded to a call from the 1000 block of Alexander for smoke in the house. It
Heating Safety is the topic of today’s Fire Prevention Week tip from the Crookston Fire Department. According to firefighter Kent Ellingson, half of home heating fires occur during three months from December through February. “Half of home heating fires are reported during December, January, and February,” said Ellingson. “With a few simple safety tips and
The Crookston Fire Department is providing tips for Fire Prevention Week this week. Today’s tip is to close your door before you go to bed to slow the spread of fire from Crookston Firefighter Brian Hanson. “Firefighters across the country are encouraging you to close before you doze urging families to shut bedroom doors before
