In the midst of all of our building plans, a great opportunity has suddenly sprung up. We have the chance to replace our 37-year old fire truck with a much newer, “gently used” truck from the Bloomington Fire Department. The used truck being offered to us was appraised at $50,000, …
After 10 years of planning, the Hovland Fire Department is well on its way to getting a new fire hall built! We are teaming up with Morton Buildings to build a new hall that will be more than twice the size of our current hall. There will be room for …
Hovland Fire Dept. celebrates the addition of 3 new firefighters to our department. All three are going through the Firefighter 1 and 2 training this winter, which is being taught by Jeff Mayer of Advanced MN and our own Assistant Chief, Terry Spieker. Bob Svaleson joined our department in 2018 …
On Sept. 11, 2001, hundreds of emergency responders answered the call when planes struck the World Trade Center towers in New York. Hundreds of firefighters, medical responders and police officers died that day and continue to have health problems today. We honor them today. We will never forget their sacrifice.
Please join the members and families of the Hovland Volunteer Fire Department as we celebrate another year gone by! We are hosting a barbeque/potluck at the Hovland Town Hall on Wednesday, October 2nd at 6:00pm. Catch up on what we’ve been doing in the past year, and what we hope …
Hovland responders work side-by-side with the Colvill Fire Department to cover our 2 large fire districts. We often have joint training events, and June’s training had Hovland and Colvill fire fighters practicing at Horseshoe Bay – pumping water from the lake, drafting water between equipment, and testing the effectiveness of …
Hovland firefighters, EMS and STOP team gathered at Trinity Lutheran Church to hear about the drug problems that Cook County responders are dealing with. Deputy Leif Lunde related the most common drugs law enforcement is currently dealing with and the effects of being a port of entry county into Canada. …
Members of the STOP team trained with Hovland VFD’s new rescue equipment this week. Used to carry victims out of remote locations, a stokes basket that is sturdy enough to be lifted by helicopter, but breaks down and fits into its own backpack for getting into the backcountry. Outfitted with …
Believe it or not, training can be fun! When the snow is flying, we continue our training indoors by creating and discussing possible accident scenarios within our district. Toy cars and trucks and miscellaneous hardware let us reenact possible roadside incidents.
2018 Newsletter
