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UPDATES FROM FIRE CHIEF Jim Compton Jr. <br />jrcompton@ci.hugo.mn.us <br />HUGO FIRE DEPARTMENTANNUAL OPEN HOUSE <br />You are invited to the Fire Department Open House <br />on Saturday, October 4, 2025 from 11:00 am <br />to 3:00pm at the Hugo Fire Station. <br />The Kids Fun Run will take place at noon, and costumes are encouraged! <br />Smoke/CO Detectors <br />Please be mindful to change your smoke and carbon monoxide detector batteries <br />every 6 months. A good way to remember this is to check your detector every time <br />you change your clocks for daylight savings. Please remember that detectors have <br />a service life of eight to ten years and will need to be replaced. You may want <br />to consider hardwired ten-year life smoke/CO detectors that you don’t have <br />to change batteries. <br /> Open Burning <br />The Hugo Fire Department asks that residents use caution while having recreational <br />fires and to have a water source nearby. Burning permits are required for any <br />fire over 3 feet by 3 feet and can be found at www.ci.hugo.mn.us/hfd. <br />Reminder to Hugo residents that as the leaves begin to fall, open burning is <br />not permitted within the City unless a permit was obtained. Open burning <br />includes burning to dispose of vegetative matter. <br />Charge into Safety <br />Did you know that Lithium-ion batteries supply power to many kinds of devices <br />including smart phones, laptops, e-scooters and e-bikes, e-cigarettes, smoke alarms, <br />toys, skateboards and even cars? If not used correctly, or if damaged, these batteries <br />can catch on fire or explode. Come learn more about batteries and other fire <br />safety tips at this year’s Hugo Fire Department’s Open House! <br />Training Prop <br />HFD has a new training prop to practice firefighting skills in-house. <br />The Taylor’d Series 12 prop was paid for with chartable gambling funds <br />donated from the Hugo and Bayport American Legions and with <br />funds donated from the Hugo Firefighters Relief Association. <br />7 <br />HFD teaching <br />fire prevention at <br />Primrose School. <br />Engineer Esch and Chief Engineer Kaspszak showing <br />kids how to use a fire hose at Fridays with Firefighters. <br />HFD fighting a semi-truck fire at a <br />commercial business. <br />HFD working with new <br />Taylor’d Series 12 <br />Training Prop.