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St. Paul Firefighters Battle North End House Fire

May 8 – A porch fire  quickly spread into the attic of a St. Paul home Wednesday afternoon. Units were called to the 1200 block of Alameda Street shortly after 4 p.m. and companies reported smoke from the area as they were responding. Engine 22′s crew stretched an attack line through the front door of [...]

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St. Paul Called to Vehicle Fire

April 12 – St. Paul firefighters responded to a vehicle fire in the 1600 block of Breda Avenue about 1 p.m. Friday. Squad 2 pulled a pre-connect and knocked down an engine compartment fire. Engine 14 assisted with overhaul.

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Updated: St. Paul Crews Respond to Two House Fires

April 10 – St. Paul firefighters were busy with two houses fires Wednesday. The first fire was reported around 5 p.m. in the 1400 block of Wellesley Avenue. Engine 14 reported smoke showing from the attic of a 1 1/2-story dwelling. Chief 1 assumed command as Engine 14′s crew deployed a pre-connect to the interior. Ladder [...]

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St. Paul Crews Called to Crash, Fire

March 30 – St. Paul firefighters battled a vehicle fire and freed a trapped occupants from a two-car crash early Saturday morning. Ladder 18, Engine 5 and Medic 18  were called to Dale Street and Minnehaha Avenue about 12:15 a.m. for a reported accident with a vehicle on fire. Subsequent callers reported entrapment and additional [...]

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St. Paul Fire & EMS Blotter: Feb. 27 – March 5

Each week, St. Paul Fire Marshal Steve Zaccard sends out a weekly fire & EMS blotter to local media. He highlights some of the responses by St. Paul fire crews. Below is this week’s blotter: During the week of February 27 thru March 5, the Saint Paul Fire Department responded to 607 emergency calls. Here [...]

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Smoky Fire Damages St. Paul Garage

March 8 – Fire damaged a detached garage in St. Paul’s Highland Park neighborhood Friday morning. The fire, in the 1000 block of Finn Street S., was reported around 11 a.m. Engine 19 reported smoke showing and the crew pulled a pre-connect and secured a water supply at a nearby hydrant. Squad 3 and Ladder [...]

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Medics Evaluate 2 at St. Paul House Fire

March 5 – Two residents were evaluated after a contents fire at a home on St. Paul’s east side late Tuesday. Shortly after 11 p.m., Engine 7 reported smoke showing from a two-story home in the 1000 block of Reaney Avenue. Engine 7′s crew pulled a pre-connect while Ladder 7 began searching the home. Engine [...]

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