Zumbro Falls Fire Department

Zumbro Falls fire chief retires after 43 years on the job

Feb 2, 2022

Bruce Heitmann finally has more time to go fishing. He retired Dec. 31 after more than 43 years on the Zumbro Falls Fire Department, having served his city, plus Millville, Hammond and the surrounding area in Wabasha County, and holding every rank on the department. “My old Chief always told me, ‘...

Gillford Golden Gophers tour fire department

Dec 8, 2021

The Gillford Golden Gophers 4-H club recently toured the Zumbro Falls Fire Department after their meeting. Nate Richardson and Scott Kennedy were the tour guides.

ZF Fire Department hosts generous Harley riders

Aug 4, 2021

The Southeastern Minnesota Harley Owners Group rolled into Zumbro Falls July 24 with two donations for the Zumbro Falls Fire Department totalling $1,500. The Zumbro Falls fire hall was a pit stop on the group’s First Responder Ride. While there they took tours and ate burgers and chips. According...

Couple’s gifts support public  safety workers, local businesses

Dec 30, 2020

Randy and Lori Meincke stopped in Dec. 23 at the Lake City Public Safety Building to drop off gift certificates for the entire police department and emergency medical service crew. “The gift certificates were all from local businesses so that they could show us appreciation and help out the local...

ZF Fire Dept. to hold Halloween open house

Oct 28, 2020

The Zumbro Falls Fire Department’s annual Halloween open house will be Saturday, Oct. 31, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. People can visit the fire hall for hot dogs, chips, cookies, and a beverage. Children will receive fire safety goodie bags, door prizes, and candy. Social distancing will be practiced at...

Local fire departments join statewide mask drive

Apr 23, 2020

The fire departments in Lake City and Zumbro Falls will accept donations of homemade masks on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Masks will be distributed to local group living facilities for employees and residents to wear to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Fire departments statewide...

Loss of fire chief a shock to Zumbro Falls community

Oct 16, 2019

Editor's note: The print version of the article contained an error in the quote from the Wabasha County Sheriff's Office Facebook Page. This has been corrected online and the Graphic e-edition for this week. A correction will appear in next week's Graphic. The Zumbro Falls community suffered a big...

ZF Fire open house is Oct. 5

Sep 26, 2019

Zumbro Falls Fire Department will hold a fire safety open house on Saturday, Oct. 5, from 8 a.m. to noon. Fire extinguisher inspections will be available, sponsored by the department and Fire Safety, U.S.A. The American Red Cross is offering free smoke alarm installation. People can sign up at...

Zumbro Falls weathers weekend flood

Jul 3, 2019

Zumbro Falls Mayor Bruce Heitmann said things went okay as the community responded to sudden flooding on the Zumbro River that crossed Highway 63 in one place Saturday. “It would have been worse if it had been three to four inches higher,” he said. That’s how close some businesses in lower-lying...