Mitchell Fire Division News Today

A fire was reported at the Northstar Mall at 1401 N. Main St. around 12:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon.

Program looking to boost rural EMT numbers available for free for some qualifying students

Home sustains heavy damage in blaze

The fire was reported shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday in the 50 block of South Harmon Drive near Lake Mitchell.

“When I went on my first fire, it flipped a switch. It was awesome, and I knew I wanted to be a firefighter," said Dan Pollreisz, Mitchell's new fire chief.

The idea of diagonal parking along Main Street emerged during the April 3 council meeting when concerns about the loss of parking that would result from the streetscape bump outs were addressed.

According to Everson, the trio of candidates who were being considered for the fire chief role were all internal applicants who work for the city.

“It’s few and far between when we get the opportunity to acquire a structure to burn it," Mitchell Fire Marshal Shannon Sandoval said of the live-training exercise crews participated in.

“God puts you on a path and said it’s time to be done. I have an opportunity to go work with Avera Queen of Peace,” Laursen said of the factors behind his decision to resign

The damages that resulted from the pipe bursts at Edgerton Place Apartments have temporarily moved some tenants to local hotels while crews repair the water-logged dwellings.