FARGO, N.D./MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Approximately 20 percent of both firefighters and paramedics develop post-traumatic stress during their careers. It’s a number larger than the general population risk of 6.8 percent. “We are a family, so we spend so much time together, you get to know each other and everybody’s families really well. But it is very tough to understand…
MOORHEAD (KVRR/KFGO) – Firefighters from Moorhead, Dilworth, and Fargo responded to a fire at 1724 1st Avenue N. in Moorhead early Thursday. Moorhead Fire Department Battalion Chief Adam Puetz says the call came in around 2 a.m. Thursday. “Upon arrival we saw a small fire on the east side of the building. It looked to be a service door at…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – The Fargo Fire Department stopped fuel from reaching the Red River Sunday afternoon. A spokesman for the department says a person out for a walk near South University Drive and 40th Avenue reported smelling fuel coming from Rose Creek Coulee. Firefighters could also smell the fuel. They were able to stop the fuel before it reached the…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – An investigation is underway into the cause of a fire early Thursday morning in south Fargo. The fire was reported shortly before 1:30 a.m. in the parking lot behind a row of businesses in the 1300 block of 34th Street, near 13th Avenue South. Fire Department Battalion Chief Brad Besette says the furniture stacked outside the building,…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — When money is tight, you have to find ways to account for every single dollar. That is why Fargo City Commissioner Dave Piepkorn is requesting the city attorney look into the legality of recovering city funds from entities that misused the money. One of the entities called out in his request is Faith4Hope. Faith and Charles…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – The Fargo Fire Department says a female was rescued from the Red River Sunday afternoon. Capt. Ben Willey says around 3:20 p.m., someone called to report a person was in the river and needed help. Fargo and Moorhead Police and Fire crews responded and used Moorhead Fire’s boat to bring the female to shore on the Fargo…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 1841 43rd Street North, just before 7 P.M. Tuesday. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke and flames coming from a large shop-style condominium unit. Due to the nature of the fire, a second alarm was called, and crews wer able to contain the blaze by roughly 7:15…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo officially has a new fire chief and his name is Gary Lorenz. All five city commissioners voted to appoint Lorenz after he was picked from among three final candidates in a national search. Lorenz has been Grand Forks Fire Chief since 2018. He previously worked for Fargo Fire for 28 years, rising to the rank…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –A selection committee is recommending Grand Forks Fire Chief Gary Lorenz for Fargo fire chief. The city launched a national search for a new chief in anticipation of Chief Steven Dirksen’s retirement on May 16. Three candidates were designated as finalists: Lorenz, Tim Binfet, and Craig Nelson. Binfet and Nelson are both division chiefs with the Fargo…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Three finalists have been named for the Fargo Fire Chief. They were selected from 15 applicants by a hiring committee. The finalists are Fargo Fire Division Chiefs Tim Binfet and Craig Nelson, and Grand Forks Fire Chief Gary Lorenz. Binfet is a 26-year veteran of the Fargo Fire Department. Lorenz has been Grand Forks Fire Chief…
