Calls ranged from a lawn tractor on fire to providing mutual aid for a boat fire.
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Saturday
Firefighters were:
Called at 12:54 a.m. to a fire alarm at Diamond Willow Assisted Living,14398 Grand Oaks Drive, but were canceled en route.
Called at 6:35 p.m. to a lawn tractor fire on the 15000 block of Garrett Lane. The fire did not threaten any structures and firefighters extinguished it.
Called at 6:58 p.m. to provide mutual aid for the Crosslake Fire Department for a boat fire.
Sunday
Firefighters were:
Called at 8:44 a.m. to a fire alarm on the 11000 block of Easy Street, but were canceled en route.
A listing of Memorial Day services for those interested in attending.
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Capt. Gail Smith
The Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 31, in Brainerd will be an abbreviated program again this year.
The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. at the Laurel Street bridge with a wreath thrown in the river to honor those lost at sea, with a prayer by the Rev. Todd Wooden, a rifle salute and playing of taps. The program continues to the All Veterans Memorial at Fourth and Laurel streets with the main ceremony beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Again there will be a prayer by Wooden, rifle salute and playing of taps. Bill Satre is the master of ceremonies for this event. The public is welcome and mask wearing and social distancing will be per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines. The ceremony will be viewable via Facebook Live at
UTV recovered after breaking through Daggett Channel
With warmer than normal temperatures, along with the recent wet snow and rain, the ice conditions appear to have deteriorated in various locations on area lakes, the sheriff’s office reported. Written By: Steven L. Kohls | 4:00 am, Jan. 19, 2021 ×
Bill Schultz (left) and Mark Turner with Turner Towing position a utility terrain vehicle Monday, Jan. 18, that plunged through thin ice with two people riding Saturday on the Daggett Channel in Crosslake. The people heading for their fishing spot and broke through the thin ice. One of the people was able to get on top of the ice and the other remained in the water before being rescued by the Crosslake Fire Department. Steve Kohls / Brainerd Dispatch
One person was still in the water and hanging onto the side of the ice; the second person was out of the water, the sheriff’s officer reported in a news release.
Snowmobiler injured in Cross Lake crash
Crow Wing County Dispatch received a call of a snowmobile crash with injuries occurring on the north end of Cross Lake Monday, Jan. 11 Written By: PineandLakes Echo Journal | 5:00 am, Jan. 14, 2021 ×
Sheriff Scott Goddard reports that on Monday, Jan. 11, at approximately 1:26 p.m., Crow Wing County Dispatch received a call of a snowmobile crash with injuries occurring on the north end of Cross Lake, east of the Wharf channel.
The driver, Peter King, a 59-year old male from Andover, struck an ice ridge on the lake, causing the snowmobile he was operating to roll over. King was riding near a marked trail system on the lake, but not on it. King sustained a possible leg injury because of the crash, and was transported via North Ambulance to Cuyuna Regional Medical Center in Crosby.