City of Shakopee Minnesota

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Fire Department Information

Fire Department Staff

Full-Time Staff

Fire Chief - Rick Coleman
952-233-9579
rcoleman@ci.shakopee.mn.us

Fire Marshal/Inspector - Tom Pitschneider
952-233-9575
tpitschneider@ci.shakopee.mn.us

Office Service Worker - Kelly Schmitt
952-233-9582
kschmitt@ci.shakopee.mn.us

Paid-On-Call Staff

Assistant Chief Operations - Dave Judd
Deputy Chief Training - Marty Glynn		Deputy Chief Engineering - Ryan Yttreness
Station 1 Captain - Dave Giddings		Station 2 Captain - Tom Pitschneider
Lieutenant 1 - Dan Pauly		Lieutenant 2 - Trevor Geis
Lieutenant 3 - Shawn Remme		Lieutenant 4 - Tom Breeggemann
Engineer - John Clay		Engineer - Darren Giese
SCBA Coordinator - Scott Davis		SCBA Coordinator - Al Johnson

Fire Stations

The City of Shakopee has two fire stations.

	Station 1 2700 Vierling Drive E. The station originally opened in 1998 and was built to accommodate the growing department. The meeting room can hold 125 people and the apparatus area consists of five drive-through bays.
	Station 2 334 2nd Ave. W. The station originally opened in 1956 as a shared facility for the Fire Department and Public Works Department. The Fire Department took over the entire building in 1976. The station has a meeting area and six back-in apparatus bays.

Fire Department Administration
Office Location: 2700 Vierling Dr. E
Mailing Address: 129 Homes St. S.
Shakopee, MN 55379
Phone: 952-233-9570
Fax: 952-233-3857
firesafety@ci.shakopee.mn.us

Equipment

Engines/Pumpers - 3
Engine 11 - 1998 by Pierce
Engine 21 - 2006 by Rosenbauer/General
Engine 22 - 1998 by Pierce Fire

Engine/Tanker - 1
Engine 12 - 2010 by Rosenbauer/General

100 Foot Aerial Platform – 1
Ladder 25 - 1994 by Simon/Duplex

109 Foot Quint (Engine/Ladder) - 1
Ladder 15 - 2007 by Rosenbauer/General

Rescues - 2
Rescue 18 - 2007 by Rosenbauer/General
Rescue 28 - 2006 by Rosenbauer/General

Light-Duty Rescue - 1
Rescue 29 - 1991 Chevrolet Cargo Van

Grass/Brush Trucks - 2
Brush 17 - 2006
Brush 27 - 1996

Boats - 2
Ice Angel Boat
Zodiac Boat

6-Wheeler - 1

Administration Vehicles - 5

Employment Information

The Shakopee Fire Department employs paid-on-call fire fighters who are responsible for responding to emergency calls. Firefighters must live within a six-mile radius of a Shakopee fire station and within the Shakopee fire district, which includes the City of Shakopee, Jackson Township and Louisville Township. Firefighters must have the ability to respond within 15 minutes of the initial call.

Firefighters are paid $10.00 per hour for fire calls, training and meeting attendance, and are eligible for membership in the Shakopee Fire Department Relief Association. Firefighters must be 18 years of age or older and possess a valid class D driver's license. Candidates must complete an oral interview, physical agility test and physiological and criminal background check.

Applications are accepted during specified periods each year. To determine if applications are currently being accepted for paid-on-call firefighter positions, please visit the Employment Page or call 952-233-9320 or 952-233-3837/TTY.

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