Chief’s Message

When the fire department is faced with a significant emergency it has proven to be beneficial to lean on our neighboring fire departments for support.  For years we have worked to improve the training and response relationships with our neighboring fire departments.  Due to this building of inter-department relations, we have built very strong response agreements within the fire departments of Ramsey County.  In April, we responded to multiple fires in communities around Roseville in an effort to support their incident and provide our resource.  Being able to respond to other communities just as promptly as our own is an asset for everyone.  And in instances of building fires or other significant emergencies in our community, they do the same for us.  This shared services model has continued to evolve and show great ability to support those that need it when seconds matter; our citizens and businesses!  In this month’s report we have a brief recap of those fires, as well as other events and incidents at Roseville Fire over the past month.

An important reminder for fire pits and recreational fires in Roseville as we are now in spring and as we approach the summer months.  Please see our website for specific code information.  But a few important reminders:

• Fires should be 25 feet from a structure or property line.
• Fire size should be 3 feet x 3 feet x 3 feet
• Fire should be constantly supervised by an adult with a water source (hose or extinguisher) close by
• No trash, debris, or leaves permitted in the fire.

• Friday, June 24                 10:00AM-12:00PM
• Friday, July 22                   10:00AM-12:00PM
• Friday, August 19              10:00AM-12:00PM

Thank you, Girl Scouts!

On the evening of Tuesday April 12^th we hosted a local girl scout troop at the Fire Station. Ten young girls and three leaders were able to talk with Firefighter Kristi Sjostrom about being a female in the Fire Service. The group was able to spend time talking with Firefighter Kristi about her experience in the fire service and then got a chance to take a tour of the station and fire trucks to get a better understanding of all the ins and outs of the fire service. We are grateful for these opportunities to engage with the young people within our community and were very appreciative of the “sweet treat” that the girl scouts left behind as a thank you!!

Little Canada Commercial Fire

On the evening of Sunday April 24^th Roseville Crews were dispatched as part of our Automatic-Aid program to assist the Little Canada Fire Department with a large commercial building fire. Roseville Firefighters were assigned initial fire attack upon arrival, the large building was fully engulfed in fire requiring firefighters to utilize numerous hose lines to gain control of the fire. Roseville crews remained on seen for around two hours assisting with overhaul of the fire building and clean-up.