Press Releases

June 2010

Edina Fire Department responds to fire fatality. An Edina man died yesterday after catching fire while attempting to drill holes in multiple propane gas tanks at his home at the corner of Maloney and Harrison avenues. Investigators believe a spark from the man’s drill ignited propane gas vapors coming from the small tanks.

Edina Fire Department welcomes new paramedic/firefighter. Joshua Link recently began work as a paramedic/firefighter for the Edina Fire Department’s B-Shift. His first day of work was Monday, June 7. ...

Three Edina fire supervisors receive public safety officer certification.   Edina Fire Training & Safety Battalion Chief Tom Schmitz, Fire Marshal Tom Jenson and Capt. Craig Essig were among 13 public safety leaders to complete the first offering of the Hamline Graduate School of Business Public Safety Officer Certificate Program.  ...

May 2010

Essig promoted to Edina Fire Department Captain. Edina Fire Department Lieutenant Craig Essig was recently promoted to the position of Captain, filling the role left vacant by the retirement of former Captain Jim Robinson. ...

Edina Fire Department extinguishes basement bedroom fire. A working smoke alarm combined with a quick 9-1-1 call by homeowners allowed the Edina Fire Department to contain and extinguish a small basement fire before it could spread throughout an Edina home. ...

Edina Fire Department douses attic fire, cause undetermined. The cause of a late-afternoon attic fire in an Edina townhome is under investigation as officials try to determine why areas of insulation and wood framing began burning. ...

Training Facility to hold free Women’s Fire Expo. The Edina Fire Department has once again teamed with a number of area fire departments and the North Star Women’s Firefighters Association to bring the Women’s Fire Service Expo to Edina. ...

Spring burning ban lifted. On Wednesday, May 5, Edina’s spring open burning restrictions were lifted. Recreational fires are once again allowed in the City with a permit...

April 2010

Sun Current Guest Column: What is a Recreational Fire? What’s the definition of a recreational fire? I asked myself that question as our Department began updating our regulations on the popular outdoor activity earlier this spring. ...

Quick action by off-duty Edina Paramedic/Firefighter helps save man’s life. Just because Edina Paramedic/Firefighter Brian Hanrahan is off-duty, it doesn’t mean he is off the job. ...

March 2010

Spring burning restrictions in effect in Edina. Spring open burning restrictions went into effect in Edina on Monday, March 29, and will remain in effect until further notice. ...

Quick call to 9-1-1 saves burning home. A house remodel suddenly became a house fire on Wednesday, March 17, when sparks from construction ignited insulation in the home’s wall. ...

February 2010

Edina Fire Department responds to basement fire. The Edina Fire Department quickly extinguished a basement fire that broke out in an Edina home. ...

Edina home explosion rocks neighborhood, City. On Tuesday, Feb. 23, a home located in the 5000 block of Arden Avenue in Edina exploded as the result of a natural gas line rupture that occurred earlier in the day. ...

Edina Fire Department douses ceiling fire. Investigators believe that a radiant heating system in the ceiling of an Edina home may have caused an early-morning fire that left the house with structural damage to its roof and ceiling. ...

Edina Fire Department aids in rescue of man trapped in corn bin. The Edina Fire Department and members of its Special Operations Team (SOT) put their specialized rescue training to good use last Thursday, helping free a man who had fallen and was trapped inside a 50-foot grain bin in Farmington, Minn. ...

January 2010

Minnesotan hopes family’s tragedy will serve as reminder to others.  When I decided to contact Eddie Kempf-Schwarze in December, I knew it was going to be one of the hardest phone calls I’ve ever had to make. ...

Edina Fire Department’s auger rescue in Eden Prairie demonstrates benefit of mutual aid. In a demonstration of their mutual aid agreements, the Edina Fire Department assisted their counterparts in Eden Prairie in freeing a man whose arm had become trapped in an auger just days before Christmas. ...

Edina Fire Department reminds residents to call 9-1-1 during fires. A routine fire call has prompted the Edina Fire Department to issue a reminder to residents and businesses on the importance of calling 9-1-1 during a fire. ...