After over 20 years of service, the Dilworth Fire Department retired the 1980’s era Ford Pumper. The Fire Department with the assistance of the Dilworth City Hall were able to secure a buyer for the pumper last month and the Northrop Fire Department took possesion of the pumper.
Northrop Fire Department was able to upgrade their [...]

[ February 29, 2008; ] The Dilworth Fire Department would like to wish a Happy Birthday to fellow firefighter Merle Hanson.

Wahpeton, ND- A chemical fire in Wahpeton forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents from the surrounding area as fire fighters quickly tried to contain the fire and hazardous materials.
About 40 blocks of southern Wahpeton were evacuated as a precaution, as a thick path of toxic smoke bellowed out of the Industrial Plating Corp at [...]

[ February 25, 2008; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Training on use of SCBA’s and search and rescue scenario.

White Bear Lake, MN- A firefighter responding to an anonymous tip of a possible fire at suburban home, ended up breaking up a large marijuana-growing operation in the basement of an abandoned house. Upon quick inspection of the home the firefighter noticed no flames, but there was a large amount of heat coming out of [...]

Found this good article by Dave Olson at the InForum website. Many fire departments have been fortunate to recieve federal grants for vehicles and PPE, but many smaller departments are still under financed. This story shows how the Hitterdal Fire Department has spent the time to build what they needed, when they couldn’t afford to [...]

Concordia College and the Minnesota State patrol have launched a special fund to assist the family of Randy Harms and Cindy Ternes.
Harms is a trooper for the Minnesota State Patrol and works part time as a security officer at Concordia College. Ternes also works at the college.
Donations may be mailed to American Federal Bank, 601, Center [...]

The Dilworth Fire Department was called shortly after 7:11 AM to respond to a house fire near the Dilworth Elementry School at 108 1st St. N.W.  The fire was reported at the home of a Minnesota State Patrol trooper Randy Harms and the department resonded quickly. Fire caused extensive damage to the Dilworth home as firefighters dealt [...]

Dilworth Fire Department conducted a training excercise with a control burn on October 27, 2007. The home was just a few miles north of the city of Dilworth. The Salvation Army assisted with keeping the firefighters hydrated. The department organized for breakfast by Sherrif Berquist at the fire department at 8:00 AM and then headed [...]