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Willmar, Minn., council to seek new fire chief and fire marshal

WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council has agreed to seek a new full-time fire chief and fire marshal -- but not without some debate over whether other options ought to...

news / local Tue, Aug 07, 2012 - 12:00am

City Council committee votes to fill Willmar, Minn., fire chief's job

WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council's Labor Relations Committee voted Wednesday afternoon to recommend the council fill the position of fire chief/fire marshal that Marv Calvin will hold until Aug.

news / local Thu, Aug 02, 2012 - 12:00am

Willmar, Minn., fire chief resigns

WILLMAR -- Willmar City Administrator Charlene Stevens says Fire Chief Marv Calvin who is resigning from the position he has held with the city for the past 13 years will...

news Wed, Jul 18, 2012 - 12:00am

Willmar fire chief Calvin resigning to take MnSCU position

WILLMAR -- Willmar Fire Chief Marv Calvin said today he will resign his position with the city on Aug. 9 and begin his new duties as fire liaison with the...

news / local Tue, Jul 17, 2012 - 11:55am

The Willmar City Council will have a public meeting to discuss repealing the city's alarm ordinance. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Willmar, Minn., City Council sets hearing Feb. 21 to repeal alarm ordinance

WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council has voted to take comments from the public Feb.

news / local Mon, Feb 13, 2012 - 12:00am

City Council panel approves grant applications

WILLMAR -- Requests to apply for and receive grants for the Willmar Police Department and Willmar Fire Department were approved this week by the City Council's Public Works/Safety Committee. The...

news / local Thu, Apr 28, 2011 - 12:00am

Willmar City Council committee recommends ending administrative citation ordinance

WILLMAR -- The Willmar City Council will be asked to repeal an ordinance that allows police officers to issue informal administrative citations rather than traditional criminal citations for violating certain...

news / local Sat, Mar 19, 2011 - 12:00am

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Exploring program gives young people a chance to learn about firefighting, emergency services

WILLMAR -- Benjamin Carlson, 14, of Willmar has been interested in firefighting for as long as he can remember. "I've always wanted to become a firefighter,'' he said.

news / local Sat, Nov 27, 2010 - 12:00am

In this undated photo from 2009, firefighters with the Willmar Fire Department respond to a grass fire along Kandiyohi County Road 5, about six miles north of Willmar. The fire burned around a metal machine shed, a truck and close to a house. A report shows 2009 was the busiest year of the past five years for Willmar's fire department. Tribune photo by Carolyn Lange

Willmar's firefighters had their busiest year in 5 years in 2009

July and August were the busiest months, Friday was the busiest day, and the afternoon was the busiest time for the Willmar Fire Department in 2009. "These are the times...

news / local Mon, Apr 26, 2010 - 12:00am

A Willmar firefighter tends to a second-floor blaze in this undated file photo at a residence at 2303 Third Avenue Southeast in Willmar. The council is proposing implementing a fee for when city residents call the fire department. Tribune photo

Council member wants implementation of firefighting fee

WILLMAR -- People who call the fire department for service should pay for that service. That's the rationale behind a suggestion by Willmar City Council member Rick Fagerlie for implementing...

news Wed, Oct 28, 2009 - 12:00am

Willmar family escapes burning mobile home they recently bought

WILLMAR -- A family of three escaped a fire early Sunday morning that destroyed their mobile home. Willmar Fire Chief Marv Calvin said the occupants had just bought the mobile...

news Mon, Oct 26, 2009 - 12:00am

Regional appeal of the Twins goes back to Griffith

MINNEAPOLIS -- Calvin Griffith moved his Washington Senators to the Twin Cities in 1961 knowing the team needed to build a loyal fan base well beyond Minneapolis and St. Paul...

news / state Mon, Aug 03, 2009 - 12:00am

Fire Chief Marv Calvin is recommending the city sell the department's 1982 Ford Luverne pumper. Tribune photo by David Little

Fire chief recommends selling 1982 fire truck

WILLMAR -- Willmar Chief Marv Calvin is recommending City Council members agree to sell the department's 1982 Ford Luverne pumper because the truck is rarely used and is no longer...

news / local Mon, Jul 06, 2009 - 12:00am

Land north of County Road 24 and east of County Road 41, near the intersection of the two roads, is being discussed as the site for a proposed Willmar Fire Department north side substation. Tribune photo by Kelly Boldan

City Council seeks grant for north side fire department substation

WILLMAR -- Willmar will be applying for a share of federal economic stimulus funds to build a fire department substation on the city's north side. The City Council Monday night...

news / local Tue, Jun 16, 2009 - 12:00am

Willmar City Council committee proposes Mound firm prepare Becker Avenue design

WILLMAR -- The landscape architectural firm of Hoisington Koegler Group of Mound is being recommended to prepare schematic drawings and cost estimates for the proposed downtown Becker Avenue streetscape project...

news Wed, Jun 10, 2009 - 12:00am

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