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Meet Our New Firefighters <br />The Hugo Fire Department would like to welcome our newest probationary <br />firefighters Chris Bieniek, Dalton Brauner, and Emily Pieper. Chris and <br />Emily come to us as Nationally Registered EMTs. They started the hiring <br />process in May of 2024, and officially joined our department on December <br />2, 2024. Chris, Dalton, and Emily started their firefighter training at Century <br />College in January and will complete that by the end of May. Dalton will then <br />start his medical training which will take another 6 to 8 weeks to complete. <br />The first year of a Hugo Probationary Firefighter is filled with college training <br />and classes, along with responding to calls for some on the job training. <br />Join Our Team! <br />Hugo Fire will be accepting applications until end of business June 27, <br />2025, applications are available on the City of Hugo Website or at City <br />Hall. An information session will be held at the Fire Station on June 24th <br />at 7:00 PM. <br />Any questions please contact Assistant Fire Chief Colin Emans <br />at cemans@ci.hugo.mn.us or 651-755-2056. <br />Fridays with Firefighters <br />Spend a Friday morning with the Hugo Fire Department. Learn <br />about fire prevention, tour the Fire Station, and participate in <br />fun activities! This event will be held on Friday, June 13th, July <br />11th, and August 8th from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. <br />Please visit the City of Hugo website for more information. <br />https://www.ci.hugo.mn.us/hfd <br />Burn Restrictions <br />The Hugo Fire Department asks that residents use caution while having <br />recreational fires and to have a water source nearby. Burning permits are <br />required for any fire over 3 feet by 3 feet when there is less than 3’’ of <br />continuous snow on the ground. <br />Please use caution when burning and refer to the DNR website for <br />more information on burning restrictions. <br />https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/fire/firerating_restrictions.html <br />UPDATES FROM FIRE CHIEF Jim Compton Jr. <br />jrcompton@ci.hugo.mn.us <br />Probationary Firefighters Emily Pieper, Chris Bieniek, Dalton Brauner <br />Firefighters extinguishing a semi-truck fire. <br />6065 Headwaters Pkwy. | Forest Lake, MNVisit the Free Product Room, drop off hazardous materials, electronics, recyclables, and more!North Environmental CenterNOW OPEN <br />Visit WashCoRecycles.com/EnviroCenter <br />or call 651-275-7475 learn more. <br />Roof operations with a trench cut on a commercial building fire.