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Matek is Farmington Firefighter of the Year
When it comes to emergency services, there really isn’t much 2012 Farmington Firefighter of the Year Christopher Matek hasn’t done — which is probably a good part of why he was selected for this year’s honor.
Thursday, January, 24, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - News
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When it comes to emergency services, there really isn’t much 2012 Farmington Firefighter of the Year Christopher Matek hasn’t done — which is probably a good part of why he was selected for this year’s honor.
Thursday, January, 24, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - News
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Controlled burn will provide practice for firefighters
Residents shouldn’t be alarmed or too curious when they see black smoke billowing from somewhere south of County Road 50 out near Farmington High School Saturday. It’s just Farmington firefighters having a little fun.
Friday, June, 08, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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Residents shouldn’t be alarmed or too curious when they see black smoke billowing from somewhere south of County Road 50 out near Farmington High School Saturday. It’s just Farmington firefighters having a little fun.
Friday, June, 08, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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Eagle project aims to complete retired Farmington firefighter's vision
A retired Farmington Firefighter’s vision is a few steps closer to reality thanks to the work of a Farmington Boy Scout. Kyle Kratz, a sophomore this year at Farmington High School, is using his Eagle Scout project to complete work started by Gale Sprute to recognize the emergency workers who died in the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Thursday, November, 01, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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A retired Farmington Firefighter’s vision is a few steps closer to reality thanks to the work of a Farmington Boy Scout. Kyle Kratz, a sophomore this year at Farmington High School, is using his Eagle Scout project to complete work started by Gale Sprute to recognize the emergency workers who died in the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Thursday, November, 01, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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Farmington firefighters burn house, garage in practrice drill
The Murphy property south of Co. Rd. 50 is now minus an old farmhouse and garage, thanks to a June 9 controlled burn conducted by the Farmington Fire Department.
Thursday, June, 14, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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The Murphy property south of Co. Rd. 50 is now minus an old farmhouse and garage, thanks to a June 9 controlled burn conducted by the Farmington Fire Department.
Thursday, June, 14, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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Fire department responds to gas leak report
The Farmington Fire Department closed part of 200th Street in Empire Township Tuesday night as firefighters responded to a report of a gas leak.
Wednesday, July, 11, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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The Farmington Fire Department closed part of 200th Street in Empire Township Tuesday night as firefighters responded to a report of a gas leak.
Wednesday, July, 11, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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Cigarette sparked Friday fire on Highway 3
One lit cigarette caused approximately $100,000 in damage when it caused a Castle Rock house fire Friday night. Farmington firefighters were called to a house on the 22400 block of Chippendale Avenue/Highway 3 just after 8 p.m. Friday, on the report of a house fire. When they arrived at the home, firefighters found the front of the house ablaze.
Thursday, September, 06, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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One lit cigarette caused approximately $100,000 in damage when it caused a Castle Rock house fire Friday night. Farmington firefighters were called to a house on the 22400 block of Chippendale Avenue/Highway 3 just after 8 p.m. Friday, on the report of a house fire. When they arrived at the home, firefighters found the front of the house ablaze.
Thursday, September, 06, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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FFD’s new engine/rescue truck has many features
The Farmington Fire Department’s newest engine finally arrived last week, after a long journey through the snow from the Pierce Manufacturing plant in Appleton, Wis. It’s not in service just yet, but firefighters expect to have it in use later this month.
Friday, February, 08, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - News
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The Farmington Fire Department’s newest engine finally arrived last week, after a long journey through the snow from the Pierce Manufacturing plant in Appleton, Wis. It’s not in service just yet, but firefighters expect to have it in use later this month.
Friday, February, 08, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - News
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Farmington's new fire engine should come early in 2013
Christmas has come and gone, but there’s still one really big present coming for the Farmington Fire Department – a new fire truck. It’s not one of those little toy ones, either. By the end of January, Farmington firefighters will have a new, state-of-the-art fire engine, the first engine purchased for the department in more than a decade.
Thursday, January, 03, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - News
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Christmas has come and gone, but there’s still one really big present coming for the Farmington Fire Department – a new fire truck. It’s not one of those little toy ones, either. By the end of January, Farmington firefighters will have a new, state-of-the-art fire engine, the first engine purchased for the department in more than a decade.
Thursday, January, 03, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - News
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Farmington fire calls up in 2012
If your house catches fire, there’s a good chance you’ll have firefighters there within 10 minutes – more like six minutes, on the average – to help put it out. That’s just one of the figures released by the Farmington Fire Department during its annual banquet Jan. 11.
Thursday, January, 24, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - News
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If your house catches fire, there’s a good chance you’ll have firefighters there within 10 minutes – more like six minutes, on the average – to help put it out. That’s just one of the figures released by the Farmington Fire Department during its annual banquet Jan. 11.
Thursday, January, 24, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - News
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Editorial: An important mix of stories
On Saturday afternoon a healthy portion of the greater Farmington community came together to give one family a very special gift. For more than an hour, band members and sheriff’s deputies, firefighters and Boy Scouts traced a parade route around an Empire Township neighborhood, part of a Make-A-Wish gift that just kept growing.
Thursday, October, 25, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Opinion
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On Saturday afternoon a healthy portion of the greater Farmington community came together to give one family a very special gift. For more than an hour, band members and sheriff’s deputies, firefighters and Boy Scouts traced a parade route around an Empire Township neighborhood, part of a Make-A-Wish gift that just kept growing.
Thursday, October, 25, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Opinion
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Looking Back: Plans for a ‘fifty-mile road’ from St.Paul to Owatonna were introduced in 1913
The Farmington Fire Department honored Don Hall, who retired after 20 years as a firefighter in 1988. See what else happened this week in Farmington's history by reading Looking Back.
Tuesday, January, 15, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - Community
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The Farmington Fire Department honored Don Hall, who retired after 20 years as a firefighter in 1988. See what else happened this week in Farmington's history by reading Looking Back.
Tuesday, January, 15, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - Community
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Fire disrupts 2 Farmington businesses
A downed power line may have caused a fire at Family Chiropractic and B & B Motors Monday afternoon.
Friday, November, 23, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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A downed power line may have caused a fire at Family Chiropractic and B & B Motors Monday afternoon.
Friday, November, 23, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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Fire damages Farmington home
Arik Reger is shaken up, but at least he’s alive after the house he was sleeping in caught fire Tuesday morning. The house sustained significant damage to the garage, roof and attic, but Reger and a pet dog and cat all made it out of the home alive, thanks to a complete stranger.
Tuesday, November, 20, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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Arik Reger is shaken up, but at least he’s alive after the house he was sleeping in caught fire Tuesday morning. The house sustained significant damage to the garage, roof and attic, but Reger and a pet dog and cat all made it out of the home alive, thanks to a complete stranger.
Tuesday, November, 20, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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Lightning blamed for Monday shed fire in Castle Rock
A lightning strike during Monday morning’s storm caused a fire that destroyed a Castle Rock shed and its contents.
Thursday, June, 21, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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A lightning strike during Monday morning’s storm caused a fire that destroyed a Castle Rock shed and its contents.
Thursday, June, 21, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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Two MVES students took a Farmington fire truck home from school last week
Halloween is pretty fun for most kids, but Meadowview Elementary School students Madison Rausch and Lydia Akolly probably had just a little more fun this year. After all, they got to ride around Farmington in a fire truck.
Friday, November, 09, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Education
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Halloween is pretty fun for most kids, but Meadowview Elementary School students Madison Rausch and Lydia Akolly probably had just a little more fun this year. After all, they got to ride around Farmington in a fire truck.
Friday, November, 09, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Education
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Editorial: Cooperation among cities benefits all
Emergency workers in Farmington and Rosemount are equipped to handle a lot. They’re well prepared to take care of the kinds of situations they are likely to encounter on a day-to-day basis.
Thursday, March, 28, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - Opinion
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Emergency workers in Farmington and Rosemount are equipped to handle a lot. They’re well prepared to take care of the kinds of situations they are likely to encounter on a day-to-day basis.
Thursday, March, 28, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - Opinion
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Monday night fire destroys Farmington home
A late night fire Monday destroyed a Farmington house and left the owner and his new roommate without a place to live. Farmington fire marshal John Powers is still investigating the cause of the blaze, which started outside the home at 18524 Dunbury Knoll just before 11:30 p.m. Monday. The home’s owner, Jaysen T. Smith, told Powers he was in his bedroom when he heard something outside.
Tuesday, September, 04, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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A late night fire Monday destroyed a Farmington house and left the owner and his new roommate without a place to live. Farmington fire marshal John Powers is still investigating the cause of the blaze, which started outside the home at 18524 Dunbury Knoll just before 11:30 p.m. Monday. The home’s owner, Jaysen T. Smith, told Powers he was in his bedroom when he heard something outside.
Tuesday, September, 04, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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FFD preaches safety during Fire Prevention Week
One might not think of rabbits when they think of fires, but “Be Rabbit Ready” is the theme for the 2012 Fire Prevention Week, all the same. Farmington fire marshal John Powers says the theme makes a certain amount of sense.
Thursday, October, 04, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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One might not think of rabbits when they think of fires, but “Be Rabbit Ready” is the theme for the 2012 Fire Prevention Week, all the same. Farmington fire marshal John Powers says the theme makes a certain amount of sense.
Thursday, October, 04, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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Training builds relationships among Dakota County agencies
ooner or later, everyone needs a little help. That’s true even for some of the people you call for help in times of emergency. With that in mind, a number of Farmington and Rosemount emergency personnel participated in the Frontline Supervisor Class offered by the Dakota County Domestic Preparedness Committee.
Thursday, March, 28, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - News
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ooner or later, everyone needs a little help. That’s true even for some of the people you call for help in times of emergency. With that in mind, a number of Farmington and Rosemount emergency personnel participated in the Frontline Supervisor Class offered by the Dakota County Domestic Preparedness Committee.
Thursday, March, 28, 2013 - The Farmington Independent - News
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Farmington Fire Department struggles to retain members
Finding new recruits to join the Farmington Fire Department is fairly easy. Most of the time, several apply just for one or two positions. Keeping those recruits for more than five years, though, seems to be a problem.
Thursday, July, 19, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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Finding new recruits to join the Farmington Fire Department is fairly easy. Most of the time, several apply just for one or two positions. Keeping those recruits for more than five years, though, seems to be a problem.
Thursday, July, 19, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News
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