Thursday, November 15, 2012
A controlled burn in Corcoran on Nov. 15 sent smoke into neighboring communities, including Golden Valley.
Maple Grove Patch reported Thursday that billowing smoke seen from Highway 169 in Golden Valley was from a controlled burn in Corcoran. Dozens of interested drivers ventured onto the gravel roadway near the controlled burn to catch a glimpse of the fire. The controlled burn was aimed at some of the dead brush and weeds lining the bushes in the fields near Shutte Road and Brandywine Road in Corcoran, behind Corcoran City Hall and off of a gravel road off located near County Road 101 and Rush Creek Elementary. The Maple Grove Police Department, on its Facebook page, said the controlled burn was 20 acres in Corcoran. For a gallery of photos, click here. *** Updated 6:30 p.m. Nov. 15: According to the US National Weather Service Twin Cities …
Saturday, September 29, 2012
West Metro and Golden Valley Fire Departments were on the scene of a controlled burn in New Hope Saturday afternoon.
If you saw smoke shooting into the sky near Golden Valley on Saturday, don't worry, the destruction of a nearby apartment building was all planned. The building on Virginia Ave. N. in New Hope was in flames as part of a controlled burn, and it didn't go unnoticed. Curious drivers jammed traffic near the burning apartment, but neighbors were well aware of the event. Firefighters from both the Golden Valley Fire Department and the West Metro Fire-Rescue District honed their skills by intentionally setting fire to the building next to the Good Samaritan Society-Ambassador. "West Metro firefighters don't get hands on training," said Marie Barta from the Good Samaritan Society-Ambassador. "Through this controlled burn, they get an opportunity …
Sunday, April 15, 2012
A west metro wrap up of crime, police and fire related incidents for the week of April 1 to April 7.
At Patch, we know that many of you work, shop, and visit communities around where you call home. To keep you up to date with what is happening in cities near your hometown, Patch will be providing regular updates of police, fire and crime related incidents in the west metro. The following is a collection of articles that appeared on Patch sites in Edina, Golden Valley, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Richfield, Shakopee, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Click on the headline to read the full story. St. Louis Park Home Damaged by Fire Both residents escaped without injury. Photos from Lake Minnetonka's Controlled Burns Excelsior Commons, Harrison Bay and Old Orchard Park are all part of the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District's …
