Governors Fire Prevention Day

08/22/2025

08/22/2025

Stop by and see us at the State Fair today! We are located in Dan Patch Park behind the grandstand. 🔥👩🏼‍🚒 Minnesota Fire Hire Women Explore Fire Day in Minnesota

08/22/2025

It’s before sunrise but dozens of your volunteers are already setting up and eager for your arrival! Find us on the north end of Underwood St. and in Dan Patch Park.

08/21/2025

We’re less than 24 hours away from . One of the main events each year is the Minnesota Fire Exploring Association (MN-FEA) Challenge! Watch the next generation of Fire and EMS professionals compete for the top prize! Teams and individuals will be live in Dan Patch Park showing off their skills from 8:00am-5:00pm. Come cheer on your hometown team or simply watch in admiration of what these young men and women can do when they choose a path of service.

08/21/2025

We love it Spring Lake Park, Blaine, Mounds View Fire Dept.! Many Fire Departments support the efforts of , including SBM. Although it’s not a corndog Engine, this gracious Department provides a command vehicle for our Fire Explorers and a safe escape trailer for the Hot Zone in addition to staff for both. Thank you for making this day possible!

08/20/2025

We're proud to welcome our newest sponsor - Allegis Corporation to . Their support allows us to distribute the famous red helmets that your kiddos love so much.

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Allegis is a proud sponsor of the 2025 Governor’s Fire Prevention Day at the Minnesota State Fair, happening Friday, August 22.

It’s our first year participating in this powerful day of education, live demos, and appreciation for the firefighters and emergency personnel who protect our communities. Hope to see you there!

08/18/2025

This is the week! Join us Friday, August 22nd at the Minnesota State Fair for .

Our highlight today is the "Hot Zone". An immersive Fire and Life Safety experience on Underwood Street. Find us beneath the large Fire Aerial banner. Live fire presentations, sprinkler demonstrations, fire extinguisher training, burn prevention, disaster preparedness, a antique hand pumper, free give-aways, and new this year - safe escape using Augmented Reality! Join us from 8:00am-6:00pm with the whole family.

08/14/2025

07/25/2025

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY! Businesses and organizations, we are looking for a sponsor on this years 2025 Red Fire Helmets for the kiddos. Did you know, we provide 5,000 of these helmets to next-generation heroes on at the MN State Fair? If you are interested in sponsoring this years helmets or know someone who might, please email our event organizer at [email protected]. Company logo will be placed on the helmets and additional recognition will be included throughout the event. Last year, over 170,000 visitors attended the MN State Fair on Governor's Fire Prevention Day.

Please help us spread the word and allow us to give away these VERY POPULAR helmets for the kids.

07/24/2025

Thursday Throwback Governors Fire Prevention Day Historical Tid Bits

Tributes and Significant Events

Governors Fire Prevention Day has been a part of the Minnesota State Fair for over 20years. Throughout the years there has been many significant events that affected the day’s activities and times when we have paid tribute and acknowledged the tragedies that had occurred in the year between. Today we reflect on three of them.

September 11, 2001 terrorists attacked the United States. After 9/11 New York native, speed painter Michael Israel produced several paintings to raise funds for the victims of 9/11 including his famous “9/11 Hero” painting. In 2002 Michael Israel was doing an evening performance of his speed painting at the State Fair Grandstand. During Governors Fire Prevention Day after the Flag Raising Ceremony he made a special speed painting appearance and afterwards he greeted firefighters, signed paintings, and gave many of the firefighters the brushes he used in the performance.

In August of 2005, a category 5 hurricane called Katrina was forming in the Atlantic. It was predicted to hit the states along the Gulf Coast the last week of August. On August 22nd, Governors Fire Prevention Day, a request came in from the State of Louisiana via Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) and serval fire prevention day participants responded. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), American Red Cross, the Flag Raising Ceremony Chaplain, volunteers that were helping with activities, and many firefighters had to working booths and displays left Governors Day to make the trip to the Gulf Coast and help with the aftermath of Katrine.

On April 10, 2014 ten year old Perri Heideman died in a hay bale fire on her family farm in Adrien, Minnesota. The only fire caused that could not be ruled out was that Perri started the fire. Perri’s parents, Lonna and Todd Heideman wanted to share her story in the hopes that Perri’s story would save lives. At Governors Fire Prevention Day in 2014, Governor Dayton gave Perri’s entire family matching purple “Perri” shirts. For part of the day the family was at the State Fire Marshals booth sharing their message and handing out rubber “Perri” bracelets.