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Plan ahead! If a fire breaks out in your home, you may have only a few minutes to get out safely once the smoke alarm sounds. Everyone needs to know what to do and where to go if there is a fire. “We’d really like to stress emergency escape planning at home and making sure […]
Heating Safety is the topic of today’s Fire Prevention Week tip from the Crookston Fire Department. “We’re coming into the heating months, so we want to keep anything that can burn at least three feet away from heating equipment like the furnace, fireplace and portable water heaters,” said firefighter Brian Hanson. “It’s also always a
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
The Crookston Fire Department responded to a house fire at 4:20 a.m. Monday morning on the corner of 4th Avenue South and Erskine street. The house was Chris and Bobbi Jo Hebert’s. The Hebert’s have nine children, many of them foster children. Crookston Firefighter Chris Klawitter said, “everyone including kids and pets made it out
In preparation for Fire Prevention Week, the kindergarten class from Our Savior’s Lutheran School visited the Crookston Fire Department on Friday, October 5. Their visit involved many great learning opportunities, among them, were looking at the fire trucks and practicing evacuation drills.
The Crookston Fire Department held their annual open house to kick off fire prevention week on Saturday, October 6 at the main station. Temperatures may have been near freezing, but that didn’t keep kids and their families from enjoying festivities. More than 500 people were estimated to have partaken in the day’s activities including riding
