The city of Maple Grove has experienced an unusual number of structure fires in recent weeks. Even more unusual, all have occurred within Maple Grove Fire Station 4’s district. Since Oct. 23, firefighters from Maple Grove have responded to six fires in residential homes. Fortunately, no serious injuries occurred because of these fires.
Although there were six fires in such a short period of time, there have not been a significantly greater number of fires recently than there were to this point in time last year. In 2018, Maple Grove Firefighters responded to a total of 94 fires of all types, including 31 structure fires through Nov. 23. During the same time period in 2019, Maple Grove Firefighters have responded to 105 fires, including 33 structure fires. So far in 2019, Maple Grove Fire Department has responded to a total of 899 emergency calls.