Fire Calls
During the month of May, the Fire Department responded to 17 service calls, smoke scares
or recreational fire complaint
calls. Also during April, 10 hazardous conditions and 28 false alarms were
reported. In addition, firefighters and paramedics responded to 325 medical
calls.
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FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONSES April 2008 |
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FIRE SITUATION |
DATE |
ADDRESS |
CAUSE |
|
BUILDING FIRE |
May 11, 2008 |
300 block of Monroe
|
Malfunction of wall heater
|
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May 18, 2008 |
4400 block of Parklawn Court
|
Papers found burning, cause appears suspicious
|
|
COOKING FIRE, CONTAINED |
| May 7, 2008 |
7100 block of Cahill Road
|
Plastics stored accidentally in a
lower broiler unit of oven melted
|
TRASH OR RUBBISH FIRE, CONTAINED
|
May 24, 2008 |
4400 block of Parklawn Court
|
Malfunctioning battery, placed in
plastic wastebasket
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GRASS FIRE, VEGETATION FIRE
|
May 4, 2008 |
Hwy 100 & 77th Street
|
Multiple grass fires, unknown
cause
|
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May 6, 2008 |
7300 block of Gallagher Drive |
Mulch caught on fire, improperly discarded
cigarettes appear to be cause |
| ASSIST OTHER CITIES |
| Assisted Richfield,
May 23, 2008 Assisted Hopkins, May 14, 2008 Assisted
Bloomington, May 2, 2008
One call was cancelled en route to Richfield
One call was cancelled en route to Hopkins
Three calls were cancelled en route to St. Louis Park |
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