Big Lake Fire Department

10/17/2026

Following the Big Lake Fire Department’s open house, the BLFD was called to a grass fire in Big Lake Township, which was quickly extinguished using our brush rigs and tenders.

This was followed by a request from Becker Fire for additional resources to assist with their fire at the refuge. The BLFD deployed six firefighters, along with our grass rig, UTV, and tender. Our firefighters worked alongside several other departments to combat the fire, while our tenders assisted with filling water tanks and backpacks.

We’re proud to be part of such a great mutual aid community and grateful for the teamwork and support between departments!

10/11/2026

THANK YOU, Big Lake! 🚒

What a day. Around 1,200 of you came out to our Open House today, and seeing that many families at the station is the best part of our year.

We couldn't do it without a lot of help. A huge thank you to:

Our partners
• Sherburne County Sheriff's Office
• Sherburne County Sheriff's Reserves
• Big Lake Police Department
• Big Lake Police Reserves
• Minnesota State Patrol
• CentraCare Ambulance
• Minnesota DNR
• CenterPoint Energy
• Connexus Energy
• State of Fun (Bounce Houses)
• Big Lake Ambassadors
• North Air Care and Minnesota State Patrol Aviation, for bringing the helicopters
• And Santa, who made a special early trip to see us 🎅

Our donors and supporters
• Coborn's, for donating the pop
• 24 Restore, for donating the pumpkins
• Beck's Greenhouse, for providing the pumpkins every year
• Big Lake DQ, for the ice cream cake
• Big Lake Domino's, for keeping up with our pizza demand
• Bob's Towing and Recovery, for donating a vehicle
• Ember Coffee, for keeping our crews fueled from morning through the end of the day
• Topher's Tree Trimming and Monkey Business Remodeling, for sprucing up the outside of our station

And most of all, thank you to our community. We do this for you, and we appreciate the support you have always shown us.

See you next year!

10/10/2026

Congratulations to our raffle winners !! Thank you to all who supported your fire department with a raffle ticket purchase

Pics of the open house will be posted soon❤️

1st $4000 Becca Nelson
2nd $1000 Jesse Hauan
3rd $500 Maquese Rokala
4th $300 Phil Rilen
5th $300 Art Sparza
6th $200 Brandon Nusbaum
7th $200 Chad Arthur
8th $100 Paul Barker
9th $100 Dennis Hasuden
10th $100 Jesse Hauan
11th $100 Luke Matich
12th $100 Jennifer Dengerud

10/09/2026

Our Open House is TOMORROW! Join us Saturday, October 10, from 11 AM to 2 PM at the Big Lake Fire Station (20243 County Road 43 NW).

We'll have pizza, pumpkins, fire truck rides, bounce houses, helicopters, and a live fire demo. You can also meet the crews from the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office, Big Lake Police Department, CentraCare Ambulance, Minnesota DNR, and Sherburne County Water Patrol.

An event like this takes a lot of help, and we have some special thank-yous:

• Coborn's, for donating the pop
• 24 Restore, for donating the pumpkins, and Beck's Greenhouse, for providing them to us every year
• Big Lake DQ, for the ice cream cake
• Big Lake Domino's, for keeping up with our high pizza demand
• Topher's Tree Trimming and Monkey Business Remodeling, for sprucing up the outside of our station

Most of all, thank you to our community. We do this for you, and we appreciate all the support you have always shown us.

See you tomorrow!

38 dedicated Firefights proudly serving the people of Big Lake, Big Lake Township and Orrock, MN

10/08/2026

Today's tip: feels hot? Stop using it. If a phone, tablet, toy, or charger gets hot, looks puffy, smells odd, or makes popping sounds, unplug it and move it away from anything that can burn.

Small action. Big impact.

And don't forget: our Open House is this Saturday, October 10, from 11 AM to 2 PM at the Big Lake Fire Station (20243 County Road 43 NW). We'll have pizza, pumpkins, fire truck rides, bounce houses, helicopters, and a live fire demo. You can also meet the crews from the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office, Big Lake Police Department, CentraCare Ambulance, Minnesota DNR, and Sherburne County Water Patrol.

Thank you to 24 Restore for donating the pumpkins.

See you Saturday!

10/08/2026

🎅 Special guests at this year's Open House! 🎅

Santa and Mrs. Claus are taking a little vacation before the busy season, and they're stopping in Big Lake on their way to Florida. 🏖️

They'll be at the fire station during our Open House for early Christmas photos. If you've always wanted to be the family that gets their cards out early, this is your year. 😜

📅 Saturday, October 10
⏰ 11 AM – 2 PM
📍 Big Lake Fire Station, 20243 County Road 43 NW

Plus pizza, pumpkins, fire truck rides, bounce houses, helicopters and a live fire demo. Bring the kids and your camera. We'll see you Saturday!

10/07/2026

Fire Prevention Week, day 2! We had a full house at the station today: kindergarteners from Liberty Elementary and pre-K through 2nd graders from Covenant Christian Academy stopped by to learn their fire safety superpowers. Thanks for visiting, superheroes!

Today's tip: fully charged? Time to unplug. Once a phone, tablet, or toy is full, take it off the charger, and don't leave things charging overnight or when nobody's home.

Small action. Big impact.

10/07/2026

It's Fire Prevention Week! This year's theme is "Charge into Fire Safety," and our crews were at Liberty Elementary today teaching kids that safe charging is a superpower.
Today's tip: charge on something hard and flat. Beds, couches, and beanbags trap heat, and batteries that overheat can start a fire. A table, desk, or counter is the spot.
Small action. Big impact.

09/21/2026

Sunday evening at 6:52, Big Lake Fire was called to a garage fire on Minnesota Avenue. When the first officer pulled up, an attached three-car garage was fully involved with several vehicles inside.

Firefighters kept the fire contained to the garage, and the house came through with light smoke damage. No residents were injured.

Here's the part we want everyone to take away from this one. The door from the garage into the house was closed, and so were the rest of the doors and windows in the home. Closed doors starve a fire of air and hold back smoke. In this case, that's what kept the fire out of the living space and gave crews the time they needed. It's the easiest fire protection there is. Close your doors.

While we're at it, keep gasoline and other fuels away from water heaters, furnaces, and anything with a pilot light. Fumes travel farther than you think. And make sure your smoke alarms work.

Thanks to Becker Fire and Monticello Fire for the mutual aid, Big Lake Police and CentraCare Ambulance for their help on scene, and the Red Cross for taking care of the family.

09/15/2026

Turns out firefighters make better firefighters than landscapers.

Good thing the professionals stepped up.
A huge thanks to Monkey Business Remodeling and Topher's Tree Trimming. They saw our post asking for help hauling the old rock out of the beds at the station — took care of it, then came back and installed all the new fabric, edging, and mulch without us even asking. We bought the materials; they donated all the labor and equipment. Site was spotless when they left.
Within two weeks of that post, the entire project was finished — and they came out our way to do right by a fire department that isn't even their own. That says everything.

If you've got a project coming up, they're worth the call:
Monkey Business Remodeling — (320) 433-4142
Topher's Tree Trimming — (320) 241-5327
Swing by and check out the station's new look!