Faribault Firefighters Local 665

07/23/2026

07/21/2026

🚒 The IAFF's TAIR Division recently partnered with Terrace Professional Firefighters Local 2685 to study how the department's reliance on off-duty fire fighters affects emergency response.

The results are clear: relying on off-duty to respond from home causes critical delays when seconds matter most.

Two cannot safely fight a structure fire alone. That’s why international standards call for at least four fire fighters on every engine company – and why the IAFF is fighting for across North America.

07/07/2026

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05/30/2026

📈WHAT THE STUDIES TELL US 📈

📊​Rigorous, independent research proves that numbers on the apparatus directly translate to lives saved:

​The NIST Landmark Study: Controlled live-burn research by the National Institute of Standards and Technology demonstrated that larger crews complete critical fireground tasks up to 30% faster than understaffed teams.

​The FSRI Health & Safety Study: Research by the Fire Safety Research Institute confirms that the 4-person baseline is a floor, not a ceiling. Moving to a 5-person model dramatically reduces extreme physical exhaustion, limits rapid fire growth, and minimizes toxic gas exposures.

​Real-World Performance Outcomes: Field simulations evaluating engine crew sizes showed that adding personnel yields an 11% faster time to put water on the fire, a 27% faster victim removal time, and a staggering 74% improvement in establishing a reliable water supply.

05/04/2026

At 3:46 p.m. on Sunday, May 3, 2026, the Faribault Fire Department, Faribault Police Department, and North Memorial Health Ambulance Service were dispatched to a report of a house on fire at 916 Sixth St. NW in Faribault.

The caller stated that the fire is by the front door and they weren’t sure if anyone was in the house.

Prior to responders’ arrival, dispatchers received information that everyone was outside of the home.

Responders were faced with a large amount of fire near the front door. Much of the fire was on the exterior of the home, but the fire did make its way into the attic area through the soffits.

Firefighters made an aggressive offensive attack by entering the home and by gaining access to the attic area from the gable end of the home above the garage roof.

Smoke was cleared using fans and an extensive overhaul operation took place. Hotspots were extinguished and firefighting foam was used to soak down the charred area of the structure.

There were no injuries to the homeowners, firefighters or pets.
Firefighters cleared the scene at 5:36 p.m.

An interview of the homeowner verified the burn patterns witnessed by firefighters that place the seat of the fire near the front door. The cause of the fire was determined to be smoking materials.

“All people in the home escaped unharmed and that is the most important thing,” said Fire Chief Dustin Dienst.

05/04/2026