Press Releases

February 2010

Edina Fire Department responds to basement fire. The Edina Fire Department quickly extinguished a basement fire that broke out in an Edina home. ...

Edina home explosion rocks neighborhood, City. On Tuesday, Feb. 23, a home located in the 5000 block of Arden Avenue in Edina exploded as the result of a natural gas line rupture that occurred earlier in the day. ...

Edina Fire Department douses ceiling fire. Investigators believe that a radiant heating system in the ceiling of an Edina home may have caused an early-morning fire that left the house with structural damage to its roof and ceiling. ...

Edina Fire Department aids in rescue of man trapped in corn bin. The Edina Fire Department and members of its Special Operations Team (SOT) put their specialized rescue training to good use last Thursday, helping free a man who had fallen and was trapped inside a 50-foot grain bin in Farmington, Minn. ...

January 2010

Minnesotan hopes family’s tragedy will serve as reminder to others.  When I decided to contact Eddie Kempf-Schwarze in December, I knew it was going to be one of the hardest phone calls I’ve ever had to make. ...

Edina Fire Department’s auger rescue in Eden Prairie demonstrates benefit of mutual aid. In a demonstration of their mutual aid agreements, the Edina Fire Department assisted their counterparts in Eden Prairie in freeing a man whose arm had become trapped in an auger just days before Christmas. ...

Edina Fire Department reminds residents to call 9-1-1 during fires. A routine fire call has prompted the Edina Fire Department to issue a reminder to residents and businesses on the importance of calling 9-1-1 during a fire. ...