At the Fire Department’s March Business Meeting, Firefighter Kurt Schendel was honored for his 17 years of extraordinary and selfless service to the citizens of Eden Prairie and his fellow firefighters. Kurt came to the Fire Department 17 years ago with firefighting in his blood, as they say. Kurt’s father was a long-time firefighter in Beloit, Wisconsin who rose to the rank of Assistant Chief there.
I had the privilege of working directly with Kurt for much of his time here, when we both responded out of Fire Station Three. Kurt and I both lived close to the fire station and often times rode together on the first truck out of there to numerous emergency calls. Through those kinds of shared experiences a close bond often forms and those bonds last a lifetime, as I am certain mine and Kurt’s will.
As you can see from the picture below, Kurt has many close friends in the organization. From left to right are: Firefighter Chuck Siebert, Firefighter Aaron Casper and Firefighter Kurt Schendel. Thanks again, Kurt for your dedicated service!
