Albert Lea Fire Rescue, 417 S Newton Avenue, Albert Lea, MN (2021)

07/06/2021

Thank you to Papa Murphy's of Albert Lea for supplying each of our shifts with a pizza and salad today!

07/06/2021

Thank you United Employees Credit Union for donating our Fire Station Dedication Plaque.

07/04/2021

And an even bigger thank you to our community who helped us "Fill the Boot" for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. You helped us raise $3,737 for the cause!!

07/04/2021

Thanks to Marion Ross we have a new piece of memorabilia to hang in the station!

06/30/2021

Thank you Breakthrough Ministries for feeding our crew and their families today. We are so grateful!

06/30/2021

Firefighters respond to basement fire - Albert Lea Tribune

Fire crews responded to a report of a fire in the basement at an Albert Lea home Monday afternoon. The report came after 4 p.m. at 319 Court St. Albert Lea police and Mayo Clinic Ambulance crews were also at the scene. Look to the Tribune for more information as it becomes available.

06/30/2021

2 taken to hospital after fire in Albert Lea - Albert Lea Tribune

A home received extensive damage and two residents were taken to the hospital Tuesday night after a fire on Minnesota Avenue in Albert Lea. Albert Lea firefighters and police officers were dispatched at 11:38 p.m. to the house, at 514 Minnesota Ave., according to a press release. Law enforcement arr...

06/18/2021

Freeborn County under burning ban - Albert Lea Tribune

Freeborn County Sheriff Kurt Freitag announced Friday morning that because of dry conditions and high winds, the county is in a burning ban effective immediately and ending at 7 p.m. today.

06/17/2021

*UPDATE: as of 3:50 p.m. the scene has been cleared.*

Please share! Freeborn County dispatchers have been alerted about a gas leak in the 1600 block of Bridge Avenue. Minnesota Energy has been contacted, but if you have questions or smell an odor that you are concerned about, please call Minnesota Energy at 800-889-4970. Please do not call 911 as we need to keep those lines open for emergencies.

06/16/2021

2 injured in Albert Lea fire - Albert Lea Tribune

One person was taken to Mayo Clinic Health System in Albert Lea for smoke inhalation and a firefighter suffered from heat exhaustion after a fire early this morning on East Eighth Street in Albert Lea. Albert Lea fire and police departments were dispatched at 12:15 a.m. for a structure fire at 318 E...

06/16/2021

06/04/2021

Congratulations!

05/24/2021

MAKE IT MONDAY

Please join us every Monday for a firefighter page to print and color.

Once the artist is finished, come back and comment on our original post with a photo of them or their masterpiece and their first name so we can show them off!

All submissions will be entered in a monthly drawing for a prize from Papa Murphy's of Albert Lea. (For those who wish to not publish their children online, simply private message ALFR with a picture of their finished coloring page and first name.)#firefightercoloringpage

05/17/2021

40,000 gallons of hydrochloric acid leaked in train derailment - Albert Lea Tribune

About 40,000 gallons of hydrochloric acid spilled into the soil and wetland on the western part of Goose Lake during the Union Pacific Railroad train derailment Saturday afternoon, authorities stated Monday.

05/17/2021

MAKE IT MONDAY

Please join us every Monday for a firefighter page to print and color.

Once the artist is finished, come back and comment on our original post with a photo of them or their masterpiece and their first name so we can show them off!

All submissions will be entered in a monthly drawing for a prize from Papa Murphy's of Albert Lea. (For those who wish to not publish their children online, simply private message ALFR with a picture of their finished coloring page and first name.)#firefightercoloringpage

05/16/2021

Contact:

Rich Hall
Emergency Management Director
Freeborn County Sheriff’s Office
411 Broadway Av S.
Albert Lea MN 56007
507-320-0146
[email protected]

On May 15 2021, at 1330, a southbound Union Pacific train coming through Albert Lea on a Union Pacific rail line derailed at Goose Lake and Eastgate Road in Albert Lea. Freeborn County Sheriffs office, Albert Lea Police and Albert Lea Fire Rescue were dispatched to the site.

Approximately 20 rail cars derailed along the rail line near Goose Lake. There are no injuries. A perimeter was set up to secure the area. Minnesota Chemical Assessment Team from Rochester Fire, MN DNR, and Freeborn County Emergency Management are also on scene.

At this time, there is no immediate harm to the public in the area. We are asking that the public stays out of the area to allow crews access for working. Union Pacific crews and contractors are onsite and will be working to clear the line. Further updates will be provided as available.

05/15/2021

Union Pacific train derails near Goose Lake - Albert Lea Tribune

Authorities are at the scene of a Union Pacific Railroad train derailment behind Eastgate Road near Goose Lake in Albert Lea. Albert Lea Fire Department Capt. Dennis Glassel said 20 to 30 cars derailed on the southbound train. No information is yet available on what led the cars to derail. The derai...

05/15/2021

Photos from MN CRIME's post

05/10/2021

MAKE IT MONDAY

Please join us every Monday for a firefighter page to print and color.

Once the artist is finished, come back and comment on our original post with a photo of them or their masterpiece and their first name so we can show them off!

All submissions will be entered in a monthly drawing for a prize from Papa Murphy's of Albert Lea. (For those who wish to not publish their children online, simply private message ALFR with a picture of their finished coloring page and first name.)#firefightercoloringpage

05/03/2021

MAKE IT MONDAY

Please join us every Monday for a firefighter page to print and color.

Once the artist is finished, come back and comment on our original post with a photo of them or their masterpiece and their first name so we can show them off!

All submissions will be entered in a monthly drawing for a prize from Papa Murphy's of Albert Lea. (For those who wish to not publish their children online, simply private message ALFR with a picture of their finished coloring page and first name.)#firefightercoloringpage

04/30/2021

We would like to thank HyVee for bringing lunch to us at the Fire Station. Always very generous and very tasty!

04/26/2021

MAKE IT MONDAY

Please join us every Monday for a firefighter page to print and color.

Once the artist is finished, come back and comment on our original post with a photo of them or their masterpiece and their first name so we can show them off!

All submissions will be entered in a monthly drawing for a prize from Papa Murphy's of Albert Lea. (For those who wish to not publish their children online, simply private message ALFR with a picture of their finished coloring page and first name.)#firefightercoloringpage

04/22/2021

Happy Earth Day!

04/19/2021

MAKE IT MONDAY

Please join us every Monday for a firefighter page to print and color.

Once the artist is finished, come back and comment on our original post with a photo of them or their masterpiece and their first name so we can show them off!

All submissions will be entered in a monthly drawing for a prize from Papa Murphy's of Albert Lea. (For those who wish to not publish their children online, simply private message ALFR with a picture of their finished coloring page and first name.)#firefightercoloringpage

04/18/2021

Join us in congratulating our latest fire academy students for completing their classwork and state testing today! All of these students are within Freeborn County. How awesome is that!

04/15/2021

Did you notice our building lights changed color? They're currently yellow/gold to honor the thin gold line (dispatchers) during Telecommunication Personnel Week! Have you thanked your local dispatchers yet?

04/12/2021

Every year during the second week of April, the telecommunications personnel in the public safety community, are honored. This week-long event is a time to celebrate and thank those who dedicate their lives to serving the public.

We are so lucky to have the dispatchers we do in Freeborn County. Please join us in thanking them for their dedication and commitment to our community.

04/12/2021

We have a lot of firsts in our line of work. Yesterday was no different. We rescued a duck out a chimney! Video of its release is in the comments.

04/05/2021

MAKE IT MONDAY

Please join us every Monday for a firefighter page to print and color.

Once the artist is finished, come back and comment on our original post with a photo of them or their masterpiece and their first name so we can show them off!

All submissions will be entered in a monthly drawing for a prize from Papa Murphy's of Albert Lea. (For those who wish to not publish their children online, simply private message ALFR with a picture of their finished coloring page and first name.)#firefightercoloringpage

04/01/2021

Please join us in wishing full-time FAO Jeff Posthumus a belated happy birthday! His birthday was yesterday. Sorry for the delay, Jeff! #firefighterbirthday

04/01/2021

Please join us in wishing POC firefighter Cody Fox a belated happy birthday! His birthday was March 26. Sorry for the delay, Cody! #firefighterbirthday

04/01/2021

Goodness! We need to get caught up. We've missed a couple milestones recently and they need to be recognized.

Please join us in congratulating full-time firefighter Nate Wagner on two years with our department as of March 18. #firefighteranniversary

03/31/2021

Photos from T & W Towing LLC's post

03/30/2021

Check out this interior shot of tonight’s practice burn!

03/30/2021

A little glimpse into our evening tonight - our current Firefighter I & II academy is doing its training burn. Tonight’s departments training are Albert Lea and Clarks Grove.