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Finance committee approves technical-rescue agreement with Watertown
Summary
The Waukesha City Finance Committee approved a contract to provide confined-space and technical rescue services to the City of Watertown, with an annual fee of about $9,100 and an estimated mobilization time near one hour for some incidents.
The Waukesha City Finance Committee on Jan. 27 approved a mutual-aid contract to provide technical rescue services to the City of Watertown, limited to confined-space response and training coverage.
Rob Copeland, fire chief, described the agreement as “our standard, special services team contract.” He said Watertown sought the service after an insurance review of the water utility identified a need to bolster confined-space rescue capabilities. Copeland said the annual fee is “a little over $9,100” to cover training and maintenance and that the agreement renews annually.
Committee members asked about response times and operational limits. Copeland said mobilization and travel time could be “about probably an hour to get services out there,” placing Watertown near the edge of the department’s practical response radius; he added that response time usefulness depends on the incident type and local systems in place.
The chair moved to approve the contract as presented; Alderman Lemke seconded. The committee approved the contract by voice vote; individual roll-call tallies were not specified in the transcript.
The contract establishes Waukesha’s technical-rescue coverage for Watertown under the stated annual fee and will remain subject to annual renewal and operational judgment about response feasibility.
