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Monona fire chief reports vehicle fire at 3825 Monroe Drive, 80-unit building evacuated; GEMT funding approved federally
Summary
Fire chief described a vehicle fire in a lower parking level that displaced residents from an 80-unit building, praised mutual aid and the Red Cross, announced federal approval of the GEMT program and described hiring progress for full-time and volunteer staff.
At the Jan. 22 Public Safety Committee meeting, the Monona fire chief described a difficult vehicle fire in the lower parking level of the 3825 Monroe Drive apartment building that briefly displaced residents and required multi-agency response.
"We have 80 units in that building. So, having that many folks displaced in this bad of weather that we were having at that time, Red Cross did a great job," the fire chief said, describing evacuations and sheltering support. The chief said two staff injuries were identified after…
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