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A Division of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety
 

April 2022

​​​​Partnerships forged before t​he fire

In her article Partnerships forged before the fire Deputy State Fire Marshal and Public Educator Kathi Osmonson addresses the importance of partnering with other agencies as well as community members in an effort to prevent wildfires in Minnesota.

Delinquency can be an incendiary term​

Fire Educator Kathi Osmonson talks about why we have moved away from a “loaded” Latin word to describe young people who misuse fire. She offers her take on it in Delinquency can be an incendiary term​.

Unprecedented s​upport for Minnesota firefighters​

Retired fire chief and current executive director of MnFIRE Wayne Kewitsch provides an overview of the Hometown Heroes Assistance Program which has funded the MnFIRE Assistance Program (MAP) and the MnFIRE Critical Illness Program. Chief Kewitsch wants you to know about the free training available to every Minnesota firefighter. Check out his article: Unprecedented support for Minnesota firefighters​.

Please a​llow me to introduce myself…

The State Fire Marshal Division’s new Code Development and Training Specialist Dan Buchholz would, if you’ll indulge him, to Please allow me to introduce myself…​

The power of emerg​ency power

Bill Abderhalden, State Fire Safety Supervisor, hopes to generate concern for inspection and testing of the generators that enable health care and correctional facilities to maintain essential services during power outages. Read all about it in his article The power of emergency power.

Estimating property valuation and loss​

“What’s it worth?” Always a tough question to answer when Estimating property valuation and loss​. Fire Safety Supervisor Jon Nisja offers some invaluable tips.

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