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Paul Affeldt, a longtime member of the Brainerd Fire Department, died Wednesday Oct 31 at the St. Cloud Hospital.
He was 76.
Affeldt, a Brainerd resident, served as a full-time fire equipment operator with the Brainerd Fire Department for 21 years, starting in 1969 and retiring in 1990, according to city records. He also was a volunteer firefighter, retiring from this position in January 1991. Affeldt also served as acting fire chief for three months in 1982.
Although Affeldt was retired for many years, he wasn't a stranger at the fire hall. He would come in to have coffee with the retired firefighters who meet every Monday morning. Brainerd Fire Chief Fred Underhill said he last spoke to Affeldt on Monday morning when he was in having coffee with other retirees.
"Paul was one of those quiet guys that was always there," said Underhill. "He was very devoted to the department. He was one of the quiet ones, always in the background, always paying attention to what was going on and always supporting the department even after he retired."
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Posted: 10/3/07
A conversation on 35 years of service
Volunteer Firefighter Dennis Carlson joined the Rush City Volunteer Fire Department in 1972.http://www.ecmpostreview.com/2007/October/3actfy.html
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Volunteer Firefighter Kurt Wallace with Albert Lea Township FD - Firefighter Combat Challenge
Albert
Lea Twp. - Team AdvoCare Wallace, Kurt
Individual A southern Minnesota firefighter heads to Las Vegas for the world
championship firefighter title. Kurt Wallace is representing his state
at the Firefighter
Combat Challenge. He'll carry a 45 pound hose up
five flights of stairs, lift another 46 pound hose, moving a 175 pound
steel beem with a hammer and then drag a 175 pound dummy 100 feet.
Wallace says it's something he's wanted to do since he was
younger. "When I was young I saw it on ESPN and I was always into physical
things and I loved obstacle courses. And they made it look easy on TV
and I'm like I could do that. And so, when I actually became a
firefighter, the opportunity came to try this," Wallace said. "Pretty much
when you're finished, you're so physically exhausted they have to carry
you off the course. And I've never been so physically exhausted from
anything in my life."
Wallace
trains at a grain elevator outside of Albert Lea. He says he has been
preparing for this challenge since March. "It's
similar to the one in the competition. We got pretty much the same
equipment they have, and then just every morning about 6 o'clock, go
and run through and try different techniques, lift weights and work on
cardio. "
Wallace has been a volunteer
firefighter with Albert Lea township. When Wallace comes back, he
starts full time with the Albert Lea Fire Department.
Area Volunteers Firefighters Benefit
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community recently donated 30 defibrillators to local agencies through the Mdewakanton LIFE Program.
Automatic external defibrillators are used to apply a lifesaving shock to a person whose heart has stopped beating.
The donations included four defibrillators to the Savage Police Department and one to Village Market in Prior Lake. Others included: five to the Minnesota State Fair; four to Andover Fire/Rescue; one to the St. Peter Fire Department; two to St. Hubert School in Chanhassen; five to Shakopee Public Schools; four AEDs to the Waconia Fire Department; and four to the Mayer Fire Department.
Organizations in need of a defibrillator may write a letter to the SMSC Business Council and mail it to Mdewakanton LIFE Program, Mdewakanton Emergency Services, 2330 Sioux Trail NW, Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372.
Inquiries may be made to (952) 233-1077 or at www.mdefire.org.
Savage Volunteer Firefighters Hold Children's Halloween Party
On Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 5 to 7 p.m. the Savage Volunteer
Firefighters
invite the public to its annual Children’s Halloween Party at the
O’Connell Fire Station, 14321 O’Connell Rd.
There will be a haunted house, games, popcorn, and candy for the kids. Admission is free, but the fire department will be taking donations of canned food or nonperishable food items for the Scott County Food Shelf. Bring your kids for a safe and fun alternative for Halloween and get to know your fire department.
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