Tag Archives | Eden Prairie Fire Department

Shakopee House Fire Reaches Three Alarms

April 4, 2013 · TCFW

This story was updated Sunday after talking with the chief about the incident. April 3 – A three-alarm fire burned through the upper level of a Shakopee home on Wednesday morning. Chief 1 arrived to find smoke showing from the two-story, 3,000-square-foot home on Oxford Road just before 9:30 a.m. “Crews encountered heavy fire on [...]

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Updated: Stubborn Three-Alarm Fire Hits Edina Home

March 26, 2013 · TCFW

This story was updated and 20 new photos were added Wednesday morning. March 26 – Firefighters from around the west metro responded to a fire that swept through a large home in Edina Tuesday afternoon. Edina crews were called to the 5200 block of Green Farms Road shortly after 3 p.m. when a neighbor reported [...]

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Eden Prairie Called to Snow Plow Fire

February 4, 2013 · TCFW

Feb. 4 – Eden Prairie firefighters found flames engulfing the front of this snow plow vehicle on Eden Prairie Road early Monday morning. Engine 32 arrived shortly after 2 a.m. and stretched a hoseline to knock the fire down in about two minutes. Engine 41 arrived provided back up to Engine 32. Chief 1s, 4 [...]

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Home Under Construction Catches Fire in Chanhassen

January 7, 2013 · TCFW

Jan. 5 – Firefighters responded to a fire in a home under construction in Chanhassen on Saturday afternoon. Chanhassen Chief 4 arrived to find fire showing from the B-side in the roof area of the attached garage attached to a two-story home around 4:20 p.m. The home already had sheetrock in place. Chief 4 assumed [...]

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Ashes May Have Started Edina Fire

January 5, 2013 · TCFW

Jan. 5 – Fire officials believe that discarded ashes are to blame for a fire that damaged a garage and home in Edina early Saturday morning. At 12:15 p.m., Edina crews were called to 4200 W. 44th St. for a reported garage fire. Automatic aid was dispatched from Richfield and St. Louis Park fire departments. [...]

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Fatal Fire Reported in Minnetonka

November 24, 2012 · TCFW

Nov. 23 – Media is reporting that a late-night house fire in Minnetonka claimed the lives of two residents. The fire at 12 Westwood Rd. was reported around 10:30 p.m. and, according to posts on the Extra Alarm Association of the Twin Cities Facebook page, crews used a defensive attack on the fire. An aerial [...]

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Crews Contain Fire to Bedroom in Edina

November 4, 2012 · TCFW

 Nov. 3 – An Edina home was damaged when a fire was discovered in a bedroom Saturday afternoon. The fire at 6713 Normandale Rd. was reported at 11:26 a.m. and crews found smoke coming from the two-story structure. Firefighters stretched about 500 feet of 2 1/2-inch hose from Engine 82 up a long driveway to [...]

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