Luverne Fire Department
June 03, 2026First responders answered two calls about burning vehicles in two days. The first, on Wednesday, was a semi that had pulled to the side of Highway 75 in Luverne. The second was a passenger vehicle that was engulfed in flames north of Luverne on Highway 75 on Thursday. Both drivers were able to exit safely and call emergency services. Firefighters douse a fire that had started with the brakes of a…
By Lori SorensonMay 27, 2026A rural Luverne family is displaced after a fire destroyed their home Friday night. The 911 call came in shortly after 8 p.m. of a house on fire at 1073 131st Street northwest of Luverne. The caller reported that smoke was visible coming out of the house which was unoccupied. The residents of the house, Jason and Shawna Brandt, are accepting donations via Venmo. “The amount of support is…
March 25, 2026The 21st Annual Luverne Heroes Behind the Badges blood drive on Jan. 19 successfully boosted the local blood supply, providing crucial support during the challenging winter season. The event, a friendly competition between the Luverne Fire Department and the Rock County Sheriff’s Office and EMS, encouraged community members to rally in support of their community heroes, and provide a lifesaving…
By Lori SorensonJanuary 14, 2026The Luverne Fire Department was called to rescue a dog from the ice at the Veterans Home Pond Tuesday morning. The caller reported that the dog was sitting on the ice and wouldn’t come to shore when called. He was apparently waiting for another dog that was trapped under the ice and wouldn’t leave without it. The Luverne Fire Department used its water rescue gear to retrieve the trapped dog…
By Lori SorensonDecember 17, 2025The Luverne Fire Department practiced water rescues in the Veterans Home Pond in Luverne Monday night. Firefighters took turns rescuing a volunteer “victim” from the frigid waters of the frozen pond, which has an area of open water in the ice, due to an aeration system. Trainees — eight in all —teamed up with each other and used special equipment to fish their colleague out of the water. The…
By Lori SorensonAugust 20, 2025Members of the Luverne Fire Department trained for grain bin rescues Monday night in a CHS bin in Luverne. They simulated the rescue of a person trapped in grain using specialized equipment designed for relieving the pressure of downward flowing that can suffocate a victim. Using grain bin rescue tubes, firefighters assembled panels in a circle around a “victim,” pounded them into the grain and…
By Mavis FodnessFebruary 05, 2025Luverne volunteer firefighters were called to a grass fire Monday afternoon, the third in the past eight days. According to fire chief Dave Van Batavia, Monday’s grass fire at 151st Street and 180th Avenue in Vienna Township was small, extinguished in about 20 minutes. The call came in at 1:35 p.m., and its cause is unknown, but it was the third grass fire call the Luverne Fire Department…
By Mavis FodnessJanuary 29, 2025Luverne firefighters spent nearly a week battling a Jan. 20 hog barn fire that rekindled several times. The fire was called into the Rock County Law Enforcement Center at 8:11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20. An alarm to a cell phone alerted barn owner Dale Reverts of a potential problem at one of the facilities on Country Road 9, three miles east of Luverne in Section 18 of Magnolia Township. Smoke was…
June 26, 2024Friday morning, June 22, the Luverne Fire Department responded to a semitrailer rollover on the east-bound lane of Interstate 90 near Magnolia. The semi was 80 percent underwater due to flash floods in the area, with two victims located on top of the semi.- By Lori SorensonApril 17, 2024At their April 9 meeting, Luverne City Council members approved emergency services contracts with the townships of Clinton, Kanaranzi, Luverne, Magnolia, Mound and Springwater. The signed contracts have been received from the area townships that are included in the Emergency Services Contract with the Luverne Fire Department. The new contract sets the fee for 2024 at $616.18 per section for a…
September 13, 2023The Luverne Fire Department appropriately displayed an oversized American Flag from its extended ladder truck on Monday, Sept. 11, on South Highway 75 in observation of Sept. 11, 2001, when the United States was attacked on home soil by terrorists. The 15-by-26-foot flag could be seen from both ends of Highway 75 in Luverne as it billowed in the breeze.
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