Fire Department starts new program to inspect private hydrants

When the Minot Fire Department arrives on the scene of an incident, firefighters take for granted nearby fire hydrants they may need to use are in proper working order.

Unfortunately, that’s not always the case, especially if the hydrant is priva...

Water/Sewer Department to begin testing hydrants May 23

The City of Minot’s Water/Sewer Department will begin its annual fire hydrant quality assurance program on May 23.

There are approximately 2,300 public hydrants in the City of Minot. The department inspected and tested approximately half of the City’s hydr...

Crews to begin residential street sweeping May 24

Street sweeping crews from the City of Minot will soon begin sweeping in residential areas after being delayed this year because of the storms that dumped up to 48 inches of snow on Minot.

Beginning May 24, crews will work to clean the four quadrants of th...

Fire damages home in NE Minot

The Minot Fire Department responded late Monday evening to 511 7^th St. NE for a house fire with “flames showing” as reported by a neighbor.

The first fire units on scene found the single-story residence with fire coming from the front d...

'I Got Caught' program looking for kids wearing helmets

While on patrol this summer, Minot Police Department officers will be on the lookout for kids wearing helmets. If seen by an officer, those children may find themselves making a trip to a local DQ restaurant.

As part of AAA’s “I Got Cau...

Minot FD responds to fire at Westlie Truck Center

A truck fire inside the Westlie Truck Center early this morning was contained by the building’s fire suppression system and crews from the Minot Fire Department.

The Minot Fire Department was dispatched to a general fire alarm at Westlie Truck Ce...

Construction Q&A: Projects starting soon

CITY HALL RETAINING WALL

What is it? Replacing water main and retaining wall near City Hall and the Minot Police Department

Where is it? The water main is in the parking lot around City Hall. The retaining wall is on the east and south sides of City Hall, a...

NDR grant deadline extended until 2025

Minot officials have announced a two-year extension of the deadline to utilize all funds the city was awarded in 2016 from Housing and Urban Development’s Disaster Resilience program.

Under legislation approved by Congress as part of the 2022 app...

'That's a dangerous situation'

Firefighters deal with a number of incidents they describe as high-risk, low-frequency events. Trench rescue is one of them.

In early April, firefighters gathered at the Minot Fire Department’s training rounds to practice trench rescue. It marked the first...

Despite snow storm, construction season still on schedule

Despite Mother Nature’s repeated tantrums lately, the weather hasn’t had much of an impact on construction season.

“It really hasn’t had any impact at this point because nothing was really scheduled to have started y...

City reschedules spring cleanup week

The City of Minot has rescheduled its spring cleanup week after the recent storm that dumped 48 inches of snow on the city.

The spring cleanup week that was scheduled for May 2-6 has been moved to May 16-20.

The household hazardous waste/E-waste collection ...

PD overcomes challenges during historic storm

Maintaining law and order in Minot is busy and stressful enough during ordinary weeks. Throw in an historic storm that dumped 48 inches of snow on the city and things quickly get complicated.

“It was an interesting experience,” Police Chief John Klug said....

'Almost like a monster truck'

The decision probably isn’t in any manual or on a list of Minot Fire Department regulations. But extreme situations sometimes call for thinking outside the box.

So Battalion Chief Mason Maxwell made the decision to put a recently retired piece of Fire Depa...

Snow gates - useful and misunderstood

Snow gates are often useful and usually misunderstood.

The City of Minot uses the gates on the two blades it owns and the six it leases to help reduce the amount of snow left in an intersection or at the end of a driveway during snow removal operations. Th...

City postpones landfill clean-up event - again

Mother Nature has forced the City of Minot to reschedule its clean-up day around the City landfill planned for April 22 – again.

A new date for the event has not been selected.

“Postponing this event probably isn’t a surprise t...

Focusing on preventative maintenance

The City of Minot has conducted yearly inspections and testing of hydrants for years. The work is still being done, but by different crews.

In previous years, the Fire Department performed the work. Beginning in 2021, the City’s Water and Sewer Department ...

Grass fire threatens Minot International Airport

Firefighters successfully extinguished a grass fire that threatened the Minot International Airport Monday afternoon. No flights were impacted, no injuries were recorded, and all structures were protected. 

Fire crews were dispatched at about 3:30...

'Doing what it's designed to do'

The plan to build Minot’s first roundabout was met with a bit of resistance a few years ago, with some residents voicing concern that the traffic feature was unnecessary and would increase the number of accidents at the intersection of 13^th Stre...

Can natural gas seep into your home?

A recent natural gas leak that led to two northwest Minot homes being evacuated serves as a reminder of the potential dangers of gas.

There are different ways gas can enter or build up in a structure through a natural gas leak. But even if the leak happens...

City's 10 yard waste collection sites are open

The City of Minot’s 10 yard waste collection sites are open for the season.

The City’s yard waste collection sites are for City of Minot garbage collection patrons only and are not for use by non-residents or by commercial haulers. Yard...