Administration
In 1978, Chief Scott Crandall began his fire-fighting career with the Crystal Fire Department. Serving for three years as a firefighter, he was then promoted to the rank of Captain; in 1988 he was again promoted to the position of Deputy Chief a position held until his promotion to Fire Chief in July of 2006.
Scott is affiliated with numerous national, professional, and civic organizations. Scott has been married for 26 years to his wife Sandy and has two sons Ryan and Justin.
Office phone: 763.230.7001
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Sarah Larson is The West Metro Fire-Rescue District’s Administrative Captain. She plans, organizes, delivers and directs the District’s overall training program with an emphasis on an operational best practices culture and firefighter safety. She began her career in the fire service in 1996 as a paid, on-call firefighter with the City of Golden Valley. She has also served the communities of Maple Grove as a fire inspector and Saint Louis Park as a firefighter. She organizes the NSRMAA annual School and serves on the Minnesota Fire Chief’s Educational Committee.
When Sarah is not at work she enjoys hanging out with her two children, running with her dogs, reading, movies, bike riding, and taking photographs.
Phone: 763.230.7002
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Marge Runnakko, Executive Assistant with West Metro Fire-Rescue District started her public service career with the City of New Hope’s Fire & Safety Department in 1987. She brought with her training and experience in accounting and administrative work in both the private and public sectors. Her job was transferred to the District in July 1998. She assisted four fire chiefs during her nineteen year career. Her brother John was a firefighter with Blaine, Spring Lake Park, Mounds View Fire Department.
She assists and/or is responsible in almost every aspect of fire department business, including budget monitoring and preparation; recording department meetings; payments, yearly safety certifications; records management; personnel recruiting; payroll; creating department newsletters, etc. The variety keeps it interesting.
She and her husband Sam reside in Plymouth and have two grown children. Her hobbies include motorcycling and gardening.
Phone: 763.230.7003
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District Chief Herlofsky, has served his communities as a firefighter for over fourteen years and is assigned to station #1. He began with Crystal Fire in 1992, and after serving five years he was promoted to Night Captain. He was appointed as West Metro Fire District Chief at Station I June 1, 2001.
Tim participates in many fire education activities in local schools; Kids, Cops, and Firefighters; and the local Safety Camps. Since 1996, he’s organized holiday firefighter bell-ringing campaigns for the Salvation Army, often yielding some their best fund-raising efforts in the area. For several years he has been active with local Little League and Babe Ruth both coaching and cheering on his two boys Hunter and Zach.
Tim and his wife Trish own and operate a medical transportation service. Spare time activities include motorcycling, classic cars and stock car racing.
Phone: 763.230.7089
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District Chief Dave Neuenfeldt is a 14 year member of the department and is assigned to station #3. His duties include managing approximately twenty two firefighters during emergency and non-emergency situations. As with other District Chiefs he also assists the Chief with duties such as budget and personnel issues.
Chief Neuenfeldt previously served as a Lieutenant for 4 years, a training captain for 5 years and fire captain for 2 years. Chief Neuenfeldt's certifications include Fire Officer I and II, Hazmat operational and Technician certifications and EMT-B along with many other certifications.
Chief Neuenfeldts full time career is a system administrator for Polaris Industries.
Chief Neuenfeldt has a great passion for outdoor activities including snowmobiling, hunting motorcycling.
Station#3 specializes in monitoring and mass decontamination which entails hazardous materials, biological and weapons of mass destruction incidents.
Phone: 763.230.7007
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Aaron Surratt has been with West Metro Fire-Rescue District since 2002. He has approximately 11 years in the fire service and is living his dream of working full time in the fire service. Within his duties as a Fire Inspector in the District, Surratt is responsible for assisting with public fire education, plan reviews, inspections of new and existing buildings, fire investigations, and responds in an operational capacity at the rank of Captain.
Inspector Surratt grew up in Canton, Illinois moving to Montana for approximately one year after high school before moving to the Minneapolis area in 1994 to pursue a fire science degree. He worked with and is still a volunteer firefighter with Brooklyn Center Fire Department while working on his degree and was a part-time fire inspector for Brooklyn Center before being hired full-time by the District.
Surratt is married to his wife Nicole, and they have one child named Colton. When he is not at work, he enjoys spending time with his family, bow hunting as much as possible, and fishing.
Phone: 763.230.7005
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Shelby Wolf has been employed by the District from 2003-present (she did leave for about an 8 month period and came back) and serves as one of the Fire Inspectors. Within her duties, Wolf is responsible for all coordinating of public education (fire safety) events and programs, inspections of new and existing buildings, plan reviews, investigations and a fire fighter.
Inspector Wolf’s has a little over 11 years in the fire service. Her interest in the fire service actually began when she was 13 years of age and became a Fire Explorer for Crystal Fire Department. At the age of 19 she began her journey as a volunteer fire fighter for several different cities. She started out at the Crystal Fire Department, then moved to New Hope and was on New Hope Fire Department for a couple of years. She then moved out to Charlestown, Indiana and joined the Charlestown Volunteer Fire Department for almost a year. In 1998 she moved back to Minnesota and got married and joined the Andover Volunteer Fire Department which she was a member there for roughly 6 year. In 1998 she began her career as a part-time inspector for Andover Fire Department. In 2000 she got a Fire Inspector Intern position at Maple Grove Fire Department where she interned till 2001. In 2001 she accepted a full-time inspector for the Maple Grove Fire Department. In 2003 she accepted a full-time inspector for the District.
Wolf has taken several generals, fire, building, and code classes at Hennepin Community College, Hennepin Technical College, Anoka Technical College and Mankato State University. She is currently holds State Certificates as a Fire Fighter I and II, Fire Inspector I and II, Public Educator I and First Responder. She coordinates the Quarterly Pub Ed Brainstorming meetings. She belongs to IAAI, North Suburban Fire Marshals Association and FMAM.
Phone: 763.230.7006
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