Southeast Metro Fire News

07/06/2023

PUBLIC SAFETY PRESENCE AT PARK HIGH SCHOOL IS ONLY A DRILL.

The high school is a designated reception center in case anyone would need to evacuate in the unlikely event of a radiological release at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant near Red Wing.

Tonight’s Radiological Emergency Preparedness Drill helps us practice our roles while setting up operations. It’s always good to be prepared just in case!

07/06/2023

Hastings: T-bone crash. 61 & 10. One vehicle on its roof, unknown amount of injuries. Additional units requested from Cottage Grove.

** Cottage Grove canceled by command.

06/06/2023

2 incidents within 10 mins of each other.

Lakeville: Vehicle vs bicycle. Dodd & 202nd St. W. Juvenile struck, is up and walking.

Inver Grove: Vehicle vs bicycle. 78th & Dawn Ave. Juvenile struck, conscious & breathing.

06/06/2023

Randolph/Hampton: Rollover crash. NB 52 & Fischer Ave. Single vehicle into a sign & then rolled. Airbags deployed & PD reporting minor injuries. Left lanes blocked.

06/06/2023

Near Vermillion: Structure fire. 203XX Northfield Blvd. Officers reporting a working fire inside the garage with heavy smoke. All occupants are out of the residence.

05/06/2023

Eagan: Vehicle fire. NB 35E & Cliff Rd. Fire is now out.

05/06/2023

South Saint Paul: Fatal crash. Concord & Chestnut St. Head on collision with one reportedly trapped. CPR is in progress. State Patrol has been requested for reconstruction. Concord is shut down; find alternate routes.

** SSP PD says a minivan crossed into oncoming lanes and struck a pickup truck head on. Both occupants of the minivan sustained critical injuries and one was later pronounced deceased. The driver of the pickup suffered serious injuries.

One person was taken into custody on probable cause criminal vehicular operation and police believe alcohol was a factor.

04/06/2023

Lakeville: Motorcycle down. Kenrick Ave S of 185th. Rider reportedly unconscious, breathing, & bleeding from the face. Possibly not wearing a helmet. Kenrick is shut down in both directions.

04/06/2023

Eagan: Vehicle vs bicyclist. Silver Bell & Ballantrae Rd. Juvenile with injury to the head and arm pain.

04/06/2023

Near Vermilion: Motorcycle down. 190th & Northfield Blvd. Life Link helicopter started to the scene & CPR is in progress. Crews establishing a landing zone.

** Crews have updated patient is deceased and all incoming units can cancel. State Patrol requested for reconstruction.

03/06/2023

Burnsville: Crash NB 35E & McAndrews. State Patrol now on scene & clearing lanes. Unknown injuries.

02/06/2023

Lakeville: Seeing some flooding on I-35 near County Rd 46. Traffic backed up.

01/06/2023

Oakdale: Double fatal head on crash. SB 694 N of 15th St. N. State Patrol was initially notified of a wrong way driver. Multiple injured; One with possible agonal breathing, one ejected with severe lacerations to the neck and one child unconscious. 694 is shut down for reconstruction. Video cut for obvious reasons.

** Child is being transported to local hospital. Fire crews checking on helicopter availability and performing an extended extraction.

** Helicopter is en route; crews will be establishing a landing zone on the highway. A 4th ambulance has been started to the scene for a 3rd vehicle involved in this crash.

** Life Link helicopter is on scene and fire crews have completed extricating the patient.

** Crews reporting CPR in progress on the wrong way driver.

31/05/2023

31/05/2023

Lake Elmo: Lanes blocked EB 36 near Keats Ave. N. while crews clean up a scene.

31/05/2023

Lakeville: Ambulance involved crash. NB 35 & 195th St. W. One patient on board requiring transport and one paramedic reporting a head injury. Left lanes blocked.

31/05/2023

West Saint Paul: Structure fire. 12XX Robert St. Officers reporting flames through the roof. Fire crews have heavy fire on the 2nd floor and have requested a 2nd alarm. All occupants are evacuated.

**Crews have the fire knocked down and are working on a primary search. This is reported to be a residential building connected to a commercial structure.

View from traffic cam👇

31/05/2023

Cottage Grove: Working structure fire. 80XX Grafton Ave. S. Crews are on scene of a detached garage fire near a residence. Mutual aid is also on scene.

30/05/2023

South Saint Paul: Fatal vehicle vs pedestrian. Concord & Linden St. Officers are reporting the patient has agonal breathing and have shut down Concord in both directions. State Patrol started for reconstruction.

** The victim was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

30/05/2023

South Saint Paul: Vehicle vs pedestrian. 3XX 12th Ave. S. Patient is a child who was picked up and carried into the house. Parents reportedly confronted the driver and are now physically fighting.

** Officers on scene & incoming squads can slow, continue EMS emergent.

29/05/2023

Hastings: Technical rescue. Vermillion Falls Park. 17-year-old hit in the head by a falling rock & is bleeding. Crews are attempting to locate the patient down at the base of the cliffs. Special Operations Team started for rope rescue.

**Crews are with the patient who appears to be oriented enough to make a climb.

**Command canceling incoming units; patient is up on ground level.

29/05/2023

Oakdale: Vehicle vs cable barrier. SB 694 & Stillwater Blvd. Left lanes blocked, no apparent injuries.

29/05/2023

Rosemount: Mulch fire; possible gas line involved. 36XX 140th St. E. PD reporting fire is near the building, electrical boxes, & gas line with smoke coming up from the ground. 2 extinguishers have been used. FD on scene & stretching a line.

**Command reporting fire is out.

29/05/2023

Cottage Grove: Structure fire. 60XX Inskip Ave. Vehicle on fire inside the garage; spreading to the structure.

** MN CRIME - Police/Fire/EMS reports another structure fire in CG at 74XX 96th St. S. Working fire in the front of the home.

Info from Cottage Grove Public Safety:

28/05/2023

28/05/2023

Elevated fire weather threat today due to low humidity.

27/05/2023

Weekend safety brief:

1. Don’t subtract from the population.
2. Return from your trip with with the same number of fingers/limbs that you left with.
3. Don’t do anything you wouldn’t want to explain to EMS.
4. The judge won’t be in until Tuesday.

Have a safe and happy Memorial Day weekend.

26/05/2023

Inver Grove: Fully engulfed vehicle fire EB 494 W of Robert St. Right lanes blocked.

24/05/2023

Eagan: Technical Rescue. MN River under Cedar bridge. Train operators reported seeing a vehicle on its roof in the water. Squads have located the vehicle occupied by an elderly male who says he has been there for a couple hours and is not injured. Fire responding for extrication. Railroad traffic has been stopped.

23/05/2023

South Saint Paul: Commercial structure fire. 3XX Bridgepoint Way. Command reporting a working fire on the roof.

**Command has requested a 2nd alarm; fire in the attic.

Video from the scene:

At approximately 3pm South Metro Fire was dispatched to the 300 block of Bridgepoint Way for a commercial structure fire. Crews observed a working fire comin...

23/05/2023

Mendota Heights: Structure fire. Hingham Circle. Crews reporting a working fire on the back side of the home. All occupants evacuated.

** Crews have a knock on the fire which appears to mostly be on the exterior; still have heavy smoke that is believed to be coming from the attic.

** Firefighters believe the fire originated on the deck and extended into the kitchen from the window. Fire is knocked down and crews are continuing to search for further extension.

23/05/2023

Oops

📍61 & 10 near Hastings.

22/05/2023

Inver Grove: Stabbing. 80XX Casper Way. Officers reported a group home resident was holding a staff member hostage with what appeared to be a steak knife. Officers are code 4 and requesting EMS emergent for a stab injury.

**Info from IGH PD: Injuries not life threatening, one person is in custody.

20/05/2023

Inver Grove: Injury crash. Blaine Ave. & 65th. Motorcyclist down, caller reporting person is running away with a noticeable limp. Squads out with them now 65th over 52. Motorcycle is reportedly off the road according to FD.

20/05/2023

South Saint Paul: Structure fire. 9XX 9th Ave. S. Officers can see flames from the highway & front of the home is fully engulfed. Fire command requesting a second alarm. Occupants evacuated.

**Command reporting fire has extended into the attic.

**Fire now under control; cause yet to be determined.

Shortly after 2:30am South Metro Fire was dispatched to the 900 block of 9th Ave. S. for a possible house fire. As officers were responding they reported tha...

20/05/2023

Lakeland: Semi rollover. I-94 @ St. Croix weigh station near Stagecoach Trl. Unknown extent of injury.

18/05/2023

Heads up👇

AIR ALERT: A statewide air quality alert has been issued as air quality is expected to worsen heading into the evening before clearing Friday morning. A band of heavy smoke from wildfires in Canada is moving along a cold front into our area. The smoke will continue to move south and east, eventually impacting the entire state. The smoke should clear rapidly overnight and into Friday morning.

Red areas in the map below are considered with "unhealthy" air quality. In areas where air quality is in the red AQI category due to wildfires, the sky may look hazy and people with respiratory conditions should stay inside.

View your air quality here: bit.ly/43biXnd

View the health impact of different AQI thresholds: bit.ly/3ohq7I4

18/05/2023

Oakdale: Injury crash. NB 694 & 34th St. N. Crews reporting one patient, right shoulder blocked.

18/05/2023

Lakeville: Crews were dispatched at 9:15pm for a structure fire after a computer reportedly “blew up” in the basement at 100XX 161st St. W. Command reported a working fire on the lower level and interior crews had the fire knocked down by 9:30pm.

Occupants were able to evacuate and firefighters attempted to catch two cats that were running around inside the structure.

16/05/2023

Lake Elmo: Injury crash. EB 36 & Lake Elmo Ave. 2 vehicles involved, one patient reporting neck pain.