Off-duty firefighters helping with home repairs
Firefighter Handyman launched in January — dispatching off-duty firefighters to handle home repairs across the Twin Cities metro area.
PLYMOUTH, Minnesota — Firefighters are used to being on-call to serve the community. Now those skills are being used while off-duty, to help in a different way.
Curtis Smith spent 18 years as a firefighter, mostly with the city of Golden Valley.
“About five years ago I just thought, ‘These people are so talented. They’re such wonderful people. They’re so trustworthy. This really calls for some sort of business,'” Smith recalled.
Firefighter Handyman launched in January — dispatching off-duty firefighters to