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Resolution No. 25-006
Recognizing the contributions and expressing appreciation to
Mark Nelson, Fire Captain
Whereas, Mark Nelson has been a lifelong resident of St. Louis Park and began his
employment as a seasonal employee with the traffic department in June 1990, then became
part of the first group of paid on-call Firefighters in July 1996. He was hired as a full-time
Firefighter on June 25, 2000 and promoted to Captain on June 4, 2005; and
Whereas, Mark was one of the original members selected from the St. Louis Park Fire
Department to serve on Minnesota’s Urban Search and Rescue Team/MN-TF1 and served with
that team for over 20 years; and
Whereas, Mark was deployed to Belle Chasse, Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina in 2005;
responded to the I-35W bridge collapse in 2007 and was also deployed to northern Minnesota
to assist with an outbreak of forest fires in the Ham Lake area; and
Whereas, Mark has been a life-long learner and educator, both internally and through
his off-duty work for local technical colleges. Mark kept current his knowledge of fire service
trends and worked with state and national fire service leaders on public education and fire
response for Lithium-ion technology; and
Whereas, Mark has received many recognition awards including four Unit Citations, an
Excellence in Customer Service Award, a Stork Award and an OZ Award; and
Whereas, throughout his career, Mark has responded to tens of thousands of calls for
service, always delivering a high level of service that our residents expect and appreciate; and
Whereas, Mark has demonstrated passion for his job, loyalty to the St. Louis Park Fire
Department and dedication to the citizens of St. Louis Park,
Now therefore be it resolved that the city council of the City of St. Louis Park,
Minnesota, by this resolution and public record, would like to thank Fire Captain Mark Nelson
for over 24 years of dedicated service and his great contributions to the City of St. Louis Park
and wish him the best in his retirement.
Reviewed for administration: Adopted by the city council January 6, 2025:
Kim Keller, city manager Nadia Mohamed, mayor
Attest:
Melissa Kennedy, city clerk
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