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Firefighters Swap Flames for Fix-Its: A Look into Golden Valley's Firefighter Handyman
Firefighter Handyman, a new Minnesota-based company, offers home services while enabling local firefighters to employ their skills uniquely and supplement their income.
KARE 11
Firefighter Handyman launched in January 2024 — dispatching off-duty firefighters to handle home repairs across the Twin Cities metro area.
CBS NEWS
When something breaks in Kristin O'Shea's home, she makes a call for help. And that's sometimes led to mixed results.
"We very much rely on others to help us out," said O'Shea. "We have had situations where I've been uncomfortable with other people coming into my home and so the concept of this, of firefighters, they are the first people you call in an emergency or within your community."
KSTP
Minnesota Live honors and remembers 9/11 with retired firefighter Curtis Smith, who started Firefighter Handyman, an organization that allows you to help out firefighters while they help you.
CCX MEDIA
Every once in a while, things in your home tend to break.
Just ask Marc Berris of New Hope.
“The sliding door is original to the house,” Berris said. :That latch has been a nuisance for the last several years. I’ve tried coming up with a solution to it, not successfully.”
So to fix that sliding door, Berris called in Curtis Smith…
SUNPOST
Carolyn Grove of Golden Valley needed a new front door. Although she considers herself a “do-it-yourselfer,” Grove is also a busy woman. She’s a single mom, breadwinner and caretaker to a parent with dementia. When her new door had been waiting in the foyer for six months, Grove decided to ask for help.
