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JAKE LEAS NAMED CROOKSTON FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR – OTHER AWARDS HANDED OUT

The Crookston Fire Department and Crookston Firefighters Association held the Annual Christmas Party and Awards Banquet for current and retired firefighters Saturday night and Chief Tim Froeber handed out the following awards. 2021 Firefighter of the Year – Jake Leas  (a picture with his award is at the bottom of the page) Years of Dedicated […]

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MONDAY’S SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK TOPIC IS ALERTS AND WARNINGS

The Monday topic for Severe Weather Awareness Week is Weather Alerts and Warnings.  In the past 10 years, more than 55 people have died, and dozens more were injured due to weather-related events in Minnesota, not including motor vehicles.   The National Weather Service issues severe weather alerts.  There are three types of alerts –

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GARETT BENGSTON NAMED CROOKSTON FIRE FIGHTER OF THE YEAR AND OTHER AWARDS HANDED OUT

The Crookston Fire Department held its annual Christmas Party and Awards Banquet at the Crookston Inn on Saturday night and the following Firefighters were recognized. 2019 Firefighter of the Year – Garett Bengtson Years of Service – 5-year milestones – Matt Johnson – 5 Shane Heldstab – 10 Bob Magsam – 20 Brad Carlstrom –

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FIRE PREVENTION TIP FROM THE CROOKSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR HEATING SAFETY

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

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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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