Sheboygan Fire Department

Sheboygan Fire Department Paramedics trained with Aurora Sports Health's athletic trainers to prepare for football season stand-bys at North and South High School! 🏈🚑

This partnership ensures that both our first responders and athletic trainers are fully prepared to handle any situation on the field. We’re committed to keeping our student-athletes safe and ready to perform their best. Here’s to a successful and safe football season ahead!

Please join us in recognizing career milestones for two of our members today:

Firefighter/Paramedic Jacob Hittman for the successful completion of his probationary period.
Firefighter/Paramedic Connor Walsh for the successful completion of his probationary period.

Congratulations!

The City of Sheboygan Fire Department is pleased to announce the installation of a new engine taking the title of Rescue 1862 and in service as of August 13, 2024 🚒

This 2024 Pierce Impel PUC Rescue/Pumper replaces a 2010 pumper that will move to reserve status. Our 26-year-old reserve pumper will be sold.

A special thank you to the citizens of Sheboygan, Common Council, members from the Licensing, Hearings & Public Safety Committee, as well as the Mayor and City Administrator for all their support.

Please join us in recognizing SFD members celebrating work anniversaries in August 2024!
Lieutenant Terrazas – 14 years
Fire Equipment Operator Schultz – 14 years
Captain Granke – 10 years
Firefighter/Paramedic Hittman – 1 year
Firefighter/Paramedic Walsh – 1 year

Station 3 welcomed volunteer firefighter Claudia Gruber of Katzbach Waldmuenchen (Germany) today as she vacations with family in Wisconsin. Thank you FF Gruber for including the Sheboygan Fire Department in your visit.

Thank you Little Caesars - Grafton for surprising our crew with a pizza dinner.

Just a few spots remain for the 2024 Citizens Fire Academy! Deadline has been extended to Monday at 8:00 A.M. Don't miss out! 👉 shorturl.at/JPpEl

Cooling sites available in Sheboygan County❄️

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity!

Now recruiting for the 2024 Citizens Fire Academy! Applications accepted through July 15.

Don't miss out! 👉 shorturl.at/JPpEl

Sheboygan County is currently having a study done on Fire/EMS services in our County. We are seeking public input and would greatly appreciate if residents could take a few minutes to complete an anonymous survey. Please check the link below.

Sheboygan County Fire & EMS Sustainability Study Citizen Survey This is a non-scientific survey to get feedback from residents of Sheboygan County on their thoughts on fire and emergency medical services in Sheboygan County. The information gathered from this survey will be used by consultants from McMahon Public Safety and Municipal Management Consulting, a fir...

Thanks to Bob Wallace for this patriotic photo of Engine 1864 during Sheboygan's Independence Day festivities.

Now recruiting for the 2024 Citizens Fire Academy! Applications accepted through July 15.

Don't miss out! 👉 shorturl.at/JPpEl

The Sheboygan Fire Department would like to recognize Lieutenant Freund who celebrates 12 years at the SFD this month. Thank you for your dedicated service to the City of Sheboygan.

It's Heat Awareness Day in Wisconsin!♨️

While extreme temperatures aren't around yet, don’t wait until heat arrives to begin protecting yourself. ⌚

Learn more: https://www.weather.gov/safety/heat

Wisconsin Department of Health Services
U.S. National Weather Service (NWS)

Truck 1873 was able to help the Sheboygan Youth Sailing Center restring their flagpole this evening.

Please join us in recognizing SFD members celebrating work anniversaries in June 2024!

Captain Adamson – 24 years
Battalion Chief Ingelse – 24 years
Battalion Chief Nicolaus – 24 years
Lieutenant Ziebell – 24 years
Lieutenant Juday – 12 years
Firefighter/Paramedic Fritsch – 7 years
Firefighter/Paramedic Siehr – 7 years
Firefighter/Paramedic Boyle – 6 years
Firefighter/Paramedic Wam – 6 years
Chief Montellano – 5 years

Our department participated in hazmat decontamination training at both Aurora Sheboygan County Medical Center and Saint Nicholas Hospital this week.

Over the past week crews conducted specialized training focused on high angle rescue operations along the scenic, but challenging bluffs of Lake Michigan.

Incidents involving high angle rescue situations can occur from lawn mowing, hiking, vehicle accidents, swimming and boating incidents just to name a few. This training is part of our ongoing commitment to enhance our skills and ensure the safety and well-being of our community in any situation.

The training covered various aspects including:

Rope Handling and Knot Tying: Firefighters practiced essential rope management skills and the proper use of knots necessary for secure and efficient rescues.

Rigging Systems: Participants learned to set up and operate complex rope systems designed to safely lower or lift victims from heights.

Victim Packaging and Evacuation: Techniques for securely packaging injured individuals to ensure their safety during extraction will be a key focus.

Safety Protocols: Emphasis placed on maintaining the highest safety standards to protect both the rescuers and the individuals being rescued.

The training was led by experienced members with backgrounds in high angle and technical rescue operations. Firefighters engaged in realistic scenarios to simulate actual rescue conditions, ensuring they are well-prepared for real-life emergencies.

Check out these beach safety resources as discussed by Assistant Chief Lubbert this morning with Kelly Meyer on WHBL 1330 and 101.5 News, Talk, Sports.

Tips: How to Avoid Getting Caught in a Rip Current
https://tinyurl.com/yc8zrdtf

Video: Play It Safe at Great Lakes Beaches
https://tinyurl.com/2kj75zcy

How to Avoid Getting Caught in a Rip Current Third party sources that promote rip current and beach safety information are listed on this page and on pages on this safety website. If you are a provider of rip current or beach safety information and would like to be listed here, contact [email protected] or [email protected]. NWS does ...

The Sheboygan Fire Department is excited to share Legacies of Firefighting A History of the Sheboygan Fire Department: 1846-1998 (Re-printed).

For many years our department has referenced this book for historical information even including content as part of our firefighter recruit training program. It has become a very special reference book for our department, and we are pleased to make it available once again. Our hope is that the Sheboygan community and our firefighting families of past/present find the same value in it as we do.

Thanks to the Sheboygan County Historical Research Center for their insight and assistance in making this book available to our department and community for years to come; Lastly, thanks to all the original contributors, and history book committee members for making this possible.

Find the book on Amazon by clicking the link below.
https://shorturl.at/GMTX7

On behalf of all the members of the Sheboygan Fire Department, thank you nurses - Especially those who work in our local St. Nicholas and Aurora Medical Center hospitals.

Please join us in recognizing SFD members celebrating work anniversaries in May 2024!

Fire Equipment Operator Saeger – 20 years
Assistant Chief Lubbert – 16 years
Firefighter/Paramedic Kiser – 8 years
Firefighter/Paramedic Demcak – 5 years
Firefighter/Paramedic Lindow – 5 years
Firefighter/Paramedic Lubner – 4 years
Firefighter/Paramedic Timreck – 4 years
Firefighter/Paramedic Senkbeil – 3 years
Firefighter/Paramedic Snyder – 2 years

Please join us in recognizing former Police and Fire Commissioner Jeanne Kliejunas for her many years of service, as well as career milestones for three of our members:

Firefighter/Paramedic Andre Schmitt for the successful completion of his probationary period.

Lieutenant Joel Johnsrud for promotion to the rank of captain.
Lieutenant Jeffrey Granke for promotion to the rank of captain.

Thank you City Clerk Meredith DeBruin for swearing our members in.

Congratulations to all.

For those who remember, the Thonet Furniture Co. burned 42 years ago today. According to our records:

April 19, 1982
Thonet Furniture Co.
911 N 11th St.

An explosion occurred in the boiler room shortly before production was to begin. About 150 employees were inside at the time. All were evacuated. The fire burned out of control destroying the four-story building which took up nearly a block in the city's downtown. Crews fought the fire for 6 days to extinguish embers. Several employees of Thonet were injured including one seriously. The building was a total loss.

This National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week we want to give a special thanks to the Sheboygan County Emergency Communications Center for their highly-trained staff behind our local 911 system. To the public and our department alike, dispatchers are known to be the calm voice during chaos. However, the Sheboygan County Emergency Communications Center does so much more. THANK YOU!

All we are today is because of our retired members. This morning we gathered for our annual retirement breakfast sharing in camaraderie with current members.