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Aspiring firefighters will learn this weekend what the job takes

Aspiring firefighters will learn this weekend what the job takes Since early December, eight students ages 14-18 have been learning what it takes to be a firefighter. This weekend, they’ll see if they actually have what it takes.

By Michelle Leonard , May 19, 2011

Smoke without fire, but still plenty alarming

There was smoke, but no fire early Sunday morning in Desiree Kramer’s home, but it was still enough to raise some heart rates and cause a major disruption.

By Nathan Hansen , March 04, 2011

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Fire damages a Farmington home

A little candle can do a lot of damage, as one Farmington homeowner learned Friday night. The Farmington Fire Department was called to a house fire on the 5100 block of Upper 182nd Street around 10:45 p.m. Friday.

By Michelle Leonard , December 17, 2010

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Two hurt in 'mini explosion' at Viking Auto

Two men were injured in a small explosion at a Farmington business Tuesday afternoon.

By Michelle Leonard , January 26, 2010

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Fire damages Farmington warehouse

Fire damages Farmington warehouse Updated
A Tuesday afternoon fire did in the neighborhood of $200,000 damage to a Farmington warehouse. Most of the damage was contained to a storage unit leased to Old Dutch. The unit contained a delivery truck and boxes of potato chips.

By Nathan Hansen , December 22, 2009

Fire injures one Monday afternoon

A Monday afternoon fire that injured a 45-year-old Empire Township woman has been described as suspicious in nature, but the incident still under investigation.

By Michelle Leonard , December 22, 2009

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Osprey survives lightning strike

Osprey survives lightning strike Outdoors
A juvenile osprey displaced from its nest by a lightning-caused fire near Biwabik last week was in “guarded” condition today at a wildlife rehabilitation center near Garrison, Minn.

July 21, 2009

Fire rescue: Bemidji man saves woman from burning house

Fire rescue: Bemidji man saves woman from burning house Minnesota News
Two minutes – that’s the margin Bemidji emergency medical technician and former firefighter Tom Johnson estimates between the life and death of a Leader, Minn., woman.

By Molly Miron , May 13, 2009

Editorial: Be careful when you burn

The Farmington Fire Department has been busy lately.

April 23, 2009

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See smoke in Empire? It's under control

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. That’s the case in Empire township Wednesday afternoon, but it is not a fire that should be cause for alarm. According to Farmington fire marshal John Powers, the large plume of brownish-gray smoke that was visible to the east of Farmington is the Minnesota Department of Natural Resource’s responsibility. The DNR is conducting a controlled prairie restoration burn. Powers said the local fire department is aware of the controlled burn, but is not participating in it.

By Michelle Leonard , April 22, 2009

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Thursday fire destroys Castle Rock home

Thursday fire destroys Castle Rock home A Thursday morning fire has destroyed most of a Castle Rock Township home, despite the efforts of three area fire departments. Highway 3 was closed for more than an hour while firefighters responded.

By Michelle Leonard , April 09, 2009

City will honor longtime fire chief as he says goodbye

He said he was going to retire “in a year” more than two years ago, but next week, Ken Kuchera will make good on his threat and leave the Farmington Fire Department after nearly 38 years of public service.

By Michelle Leonard , April 09, 2009

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Fire destroys corn dryer near Hampton

Fire destroys corn dryer near Hampton A fire on a farm near Hampton caused about $130,000 in damage Friday morning.

By Keith Graumann , November 21, 2008

Wiring in car caused fire last week

Faulty wiring in a parked car has been identified as the cause of an Oct. 17 fire that destroyed an east Farmington home.

By Michelle Leonard , October 30, 2008

Ham Lake fire indictment does little to appease victims

Ham Lake fire indictment does little to appease victims Even if the Gunflint Trail community knows who started the Ham Lake wildfire on that windy morning in May 2007, it's not going to turn ashes into cabins. It's not going to take the black off the dead trees.

By John Myers , October 22, 2008

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