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November 2008

Tom Jenson Guest Column: Don’t let your holiday spirit go up in flames. Unfortunately, along with Santa Clause, stocking stuffers and sugarplums this holiday season, too many people will also deal with tipped over yuletide candles, burning Christmas trees and over-heated fireplaces that can put a damper on the holiday cheer. ...

Edina Fire Department responds to first fireplace fire of season. The temperature is dropping outside, meaning the chances of heating equipment-related fires inside the home are going up with the thermostat ...

 

October 2008

Embers from grill ignite dried leaves, set Edina home on fire. Edina Fire Department officials believe hot embers from a charcoal grill made their way to a pile of leaves on Thursday afternoon, eventually igniting a portion of an Edina home’s siding ...

Unattended cooking causes Edina kitchen fire. An unattended pan of oil left on a hot stovetop resulted in a kitchen fire in an apartment in the 7200 block of York Avenue South in Edina on Thursday, Oct. 16 ...

Tom Jenson Guest Column: Things don’t cause fires, people do. What is the No. 1 cause of all home fires? It’s not candles, home heating equipment or even unattended cooking. It’s people! ...

 

September 2008

Edina Fire Department to hold Open House on Oct. 12. On Sunday, Oct. 12, Edina residents and neighbors are invited to have a run-in with the Edina Fire Department -- one that doesn’t ...

 

August 2008

Edina Fire Department asks residents to avoid fire lanes. The Edina Fire Department is working to remark and update fire lanes around the City in an effort ...

Edina resident’s death indirect result of apartment fire. A mobility scooter inside an apartment building on the 5000 block of Summit Avenue in Edina caught fire ...

 

July 2008

Edina Fire Department cuts ribbon at new Fire Station No. 1. Edina's Mayor, City Council members, Fire Department personnel and political leaders were on hand ...

Edina Fire Department to cut ribbon at new Fire Station No. 1.The Edina Fire Department will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony outside of the newly constructed ...

Illegal bottle rocket causes one of two Edina house fires. An illegal bottle rocket and repairs being made to a copper water pipe were the causes of two Edina fires that took place earlier this month ...

 

June 2008

Edina street and pedestrian path closed July 4, 5. At noon on July 4, 66th Street between West Shore Drive and Cornelia Drive in Edina will be closed to vehicles ...

Edina Fire Department reminds residents of fireworks laws. In 2007, 67 fireworks-related injuries were reported in Minnesota, up 15 percent from 58 injuries in 2006 ...

Marty Scheerer Guest Column: Carbon Monoxide. Carbon monoxide (CO) is a killer -- a silent killer that can take over the air you breathe, completely undetected ...

Edina Fire Department reminds residents to use caution in kitchen. Unattended cooking fires continue to be the primary cause of home fires in Edina, according to the Edina Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Bureau ...

Carbon monoxide alarms required in all single-family homes on Aug. 1. Beginning Aug. 1, all single-family homes in Minnesota will be required to have an approved and operational carbon monoxide (CO) alarm installed ... 

 

May 2008

Tom Jenson Guest Column: Recreational Fires. It’s a summertime staple here in Minnesota, from the incandescent waltz of glimmering flames to the unabashed aroma of a smoky, wood-fire plume ...

Burning restrictions lifted in Edina. On Friday, May 16, Edina’s spring open burning restrictions will be lifted and recreational fires once again allowed with the proper permit ...

 

April 2008

Edina Fire Chief puts burning restrictions in place. With warming temperatures and drier vegetation, the spring months present a dangerous fire risk ...

 

February 2008

Burning cigarette likely cause of fire in Edina condo. A burning cigarette appears to have been the cause of an early morning fire earlier this month ...

 

January 2008

City of Edina and Twin Cities Red Cross to host ‘CPR Saturday’. The City of Edina and the Twin Cities Area Red Cross will host “CPR Saturday” on Jan. 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ...