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Fire department reports ramped activity and Polar Bear Jump safety support; village siren out of service briefly
Summary
Safety committee reported 96 sheriff activities and 69 fire/EMS calls in January (five on Chippewa Lake); the fire department hired six personnel, plans quarterly blood drives and April pancake breakfasts, and the village siren failed Feb. 1 and is under repair by Vasu Communications.
At the Feb. 10 village council meeting, Alan Robbins in the safety report read the sheriff’s monthly summary and relayed emergency-services metrics for January. The county sheriff worked 85 hours in January versus 80 scheduled, and the activity report listed 96 total activities for the month.
Fire Chief Cavanaugh reported 69 fire/EMS calls in January, five of which were for incidents on Chippewa Lake; he said 67% of calls were EMS related. Average turnout time for January was 1 minute 59 seconds and average travel time was 5 minutes 28 seconds. The department held a blood drive on Jan. 18 and plans to run blood drives quarterly; pancake breakfasts are scheduled on April 6, 13 and 27. Chief Cavanaugh also thanked the village and neighboring departments for safety support during the annual Polar Bear Jump, noting crews cut 10–12 inches of ice to ensure participant safety and that six personnel were hired in January.
Separately, Robbins reported the village siren did not activate on Feb. 1; he contacted Vasu Communications and they will begin work to investigate and repair the siren.
No council directive or vote on staffing or siren repair was recorded during the meeting; Robbins reported follow-up actions by contacting the vendor and thanking supporting departments for the Polar Bear event coverage.
Provenance: Sheriff and fire activity numbers, Polar Bear Jump support and siren issue were reported during the safety portion of the agenda (SEG 011–SEG 016).
