It’s Fire Prevention Week, and the Hillsboro Fire Department is promoting fire prevention methods that you and your family should be practicing all year round. Steve Haffley of the Hillsboro Fire Department says the first two things you should do this week is check your smoke deters, and do a home fire drill. Electrical fires…
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Combine harvesters save farmers a lot of time in the field during harvest season. But combines can also cause fires. Halstad Fire Chief Gaylord Christianson talks about combine fires. Ada Fire Chief Glen Visser says dry conditions, like what we’ve had this year, raise the possibility of a combine fire spreading. It’s recommended that farmers…
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During Fire Prevention Week, you often hear reminders to change the batteries in your smoke alarm. Ada Fire Chief Glen Visser says you may need to change something else–your smoke alarm. Visser says you should check your smoke alarm to see if it’s past its life expectancy. If you have a combined smoke and carbon…
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HALSTAD, MN—As part of Fire Prevention Week, the Halstad Fire Department is holding an open house on Wednesday. Halstad Fire Chief Gaylord Christianson says it will be at the city’s Fire Hall. Christianson says the open house has become a tradition in Halstad. Again, the Halstad Fire Department’s open house is Wednesday at the Halstad…
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It’s National Fire Prevention Week, and local fire departments across the region are taking part, by promoting ways that you can prevent a fire. Each year, there’s a theme for Fire Prevention Week, and Twin Valley Fire Chief Pete Pazdernik says this year’s theme centers around Lithium Ion Batteries. Pazdernik says Fire Prevention Week also…
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R&J News continues its coverage of Fire Prevention Week with comments from Polk County Sheriff Jim Tadman. Tadman has these fire safety reminders: Tadman also reminds homeowners to clear their vents…and he shares a personal story about why this is important.
Its National Fire Prevention Week, and the Twin Lakes Fire Department is raising awareness so that tragedy can be averted. Ed Snetsinger of Twin Lakes Fire Department says this year’s fire prevention week theme is based around fire alarms and he goes over some important reminders. Snetsinger says carbon monoxide awareness is also another topic…
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With Fire Prevention Week coinciding with the fall harvest, Ada Fire Chief Glen Visser has advice to prevent fires in the fields. This year’s theme for Fire Prevention Week is “Smoke Alarms: Make Them Work For You.” Visser points out that smoke detectors only work for so long. And since we’re at the time of…
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It’s National Fire Prevention week this week, and area fire departments are reminding their residents about the importance of taking fire prevention steps, so that you don’t become a victim of a fire that could’ve been avoidable. Hillsboro Assistant Fire Chief Jake Rust reminds homeowners and renters to check their fire alarms regularly. Fires aren’t…
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October 8th-14th is National Fire Prevention Week. With this in mind, Polk County Sherriff Jim Tadman was in studio to express his thanks to the Fire Departments and Volunteers in our listening area: With winter right around the corner, Tadman wants to remind listeners to be prepared for the winter weather: A little bit of…
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