Another Mutual Aid

The page went off shortly after 1am this morning for an engine to a house fire in Edina. I've been up ever since (currently 12:15pm sitting at Dunn's having a cup of coffee). E41 ended up being the 3rd engine to go into service after a second alarm call. We went directly to Edina station 1 to cover the city.
Kare 11 coverage can be seen here

Temps dropped well below zero for during this effort. Everyone said we were better off covering the city from the comforts of station 1 vs. being on scene....maybe, at least I know that whether we are on scene or at the station we are serving a purpose.

Weekend House Fire

This weekend we had a house fire. The following email was sent out by EP Lacross Team:
While driving home last Saturday night, two members of the EPLA Junior Gold lacrosse team, Andrew Bailey and Ryan Ellsworth, noticed a fire that had started on the roof of an Eden Prairie home. Acting quickly, the duo rushed to the home and awoke the sleeping family. Because of their efforts the family was able to get out of the home safely. The fire department commented that the roof was about ready to collapse at the time the family escaped. We're proud of how Andrew and Ryan demostrated maturity and calmness in what could have been a terrible situation. Great to hear about our players representing Eden Prairie on and off the field.

E41 arrived third engine in. We tagged the hydrant to supply water and then went interior to check for extension. Then we moved to the exterior and helped do some overhaul on the roof.