St. Louis Park, MN
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For over 100 years, the St. Louis Park Fire Department has been part of this vibrant, fast-changing community, delivering high-quality fire protection and emergency medical services. Along with other city departments, we are working toward building a more resilient community for our residents.
What we do
As emergency responders, the fire department handles a wide variety of crisis and emergency situations. Our team is constantly training to keep skills up to date. We are prepared to provide fire suppression, emergency medical call response, hazardous materials response, water and ice rescue, automobile extrication and confined space, rope, trench or collapse rescue.
The department’s responsibilities have evolved over time. In addition to emergency response, we investigate causes of fires, provide fire safety inspections, work to lessen the impacts of severe weather and are experts in emergency preparedness.
Below are some of our services and programs:
- Fire safety inspections
- Fire permits
- Fire prevention
- Training opportunities (Hands-only CPR and Stop the Bleed)
- Lockbox program
- Public education (Fire safety talks, career fairs, school carnivals, block parties)
- Station tours (by appointment) — Call 952.924.2595.
- Car seat safety inspections
- Medicine disposal bags
- Blood pressure checks — Free blood pressure checks are available at both stations daily from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Due to the nature of our work, we may not always be available.
- File of Life kits
- Volunteer programs
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City seeks Fire Chief candidates
The City of St. Louis Park is searching for strong candidates to apply to be the next fire chief. Read our position profile for more information about the role.
Hands-only CPR training
Hands-only CPR training classes are available for those ages 15 and over (an adult or guardian must be present with participants age 15 – 17). There is a maximum of 10 participants per training. Training will be canceled if there is less than five people registered.
The training is not a certification course, and participants will not qualify for a CPR certificate.
Upcoming training dates
All training dates are held on the first Wednesday of the month from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. at Fire Station 1, 3750 Wooddale Ave. S. If you are interested in attending an upcoming training, you can register online.