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BRIEF HISTORY
- The Town of Menasha, Wisconsin, Fire Department was organized in 1938 as a
joint volunteer department with the Town of Neenah, Wisconsin, to provide fire
emergency response to the citizens of both communities. The two
departments separated in 1980 at which time the Town of Menasha Board of
Supervisors became the governing body of the Town of Menasha Fire Department and
is responsible for maintaining the mission statement and all policies governing
the department. Although the Town of Menasha Fire Department is now a
combination Full Time/Paid On Call department, the spirit and foundation of
volunteerism continues to drive the organization forward.
SERVICES PROVIDED
- The Town of Menasha Fire Department provides many services to the
community including but not limited to:
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
- "Why did so many
trucks respond?"
- This is often asked at
what appear to be small fires, possible false alarms, or when the fire
is reported as being out already. A typical full response for the
Town of Menasha fire department would be at least Engines 40 & 41,
Ladder 40, Rescue 41, Command 40 and/or Squad 41, and possibly Pumpers 40
& 41 and Utility 41. Mutual aid engines and personnel may also
be called in as early as our initial page from the communications center to ensure proper personnel
and equipment staffing--should the need arise. This may seem like
a lot of resources, but there are several reasons why:
- We have to assume the worst case scenario--we can't take for granted
that the fire is 'small' or 'out'. We must error on the side of
safety.
- All large fires start somewhere--as small ones. Should a fire
thought to be out actually flare up or still be burning, wouldn't you
rather have available resources there or on the way rather than have to
wait and while more damage is being caused?
- The arriving companies usually have a
pre-assigned task--for example,
initial attack, manning backup lines, securing & setting up a water
supply, provide breathing air, ventilation, search and rescue,
establishing a Rapid Intervention Team (RIT) for firefighter rescue
operations
- We'd like to have the
Neenah/Menasha Fire and Life Safety House education trailer for children at
our event. How do we do that?
- The Town of Menasha,
along with the Cities of Neenah and Menasha and the Town of Neenah,
jointly own a Fire and Life Safety House. This 32 foot 2
story mobile trailer provides an excellent hands on learning tool for
children to learn not only about fire safety but also life safety in the
home. A typical 'tour' through the house usually takes about 15 to
20 minutes. We prefer to have groups of about 5 or 6 kids going
through. Children will learn safety tips relating to fireplaces,
space heaters, chemicals, smoke alarms, keeping rooms clean, stoves to
name a few. The big benefit of the unit (and the part the kids
really like the best) is it's ability to teach the kids the importance
of 'two ways out of every room' using a fog machine to 'smoke' the
upstairs and have the children try to exit the main bedroom door only to
find out it's (computer controlled) hot so they need to exit the trailer
through the window/patio door on and crawl down the ladder to
safety. If you'd like to reserve this unit for your function,
please contact Pam Jentz at Station 40 via
email
or at (920) 729-0931.
- What is "Mutual
Aid" and "Automatic Aid"?
- Automatic Aid
is the automatic (non-requested) response of other agencies for assistance. The Town of Menasha
Fire Department now has an 'automatic aid agreement' with the Town of
Grand Chute. Here's what it means. If the Town gets a call
for a possible structure fire in the area of the town West of Hwy 41 and
North of Hwy 10, or a motor vehicle accident on Hwy 41 North of Hwy
441/10, Grand Chute will be paged out to respond 1 Engine unit automatically.
Given this automatic page and the fact that Grand Chute staffs one
Engine 24 hours a day, there is a very good chance that Grand Chute will
arrive on scene before we would.
- Mutual aid is the
calling in of other agencies for assistance. The Town of Menasha also has
signed onto a county wide mutual aid agreement with all departments
within Winnebago County. This means that if any department in the
county calls for any of our apparatus (normally Ladder 40 or Rescue 41)
or personnel, we will respond as needed. Likewise, if we call
another department for apparatus or personnel, they would respond as
well. The Town of Menasha Fire Department will respond to any call
in any jurisdiction within 25 miles if a specific resource or piece of
apparatus (example: jaws equipment, aerial, breathing air refill)
is requested.
- We're having a block party,
safety fair, or fire drill in our home or business. Could we have an
apparatus & firefighters come out to show the truck or help with the
drill?
- The Town of Menasha Fire
Department has taken apparatus to both block parties and safety fairs to
show the residents and businesses of the community what we have to offer and to show
them the equipment we have as well as answer any questions they
have. We also go to fire drills if requested to observe the drill
and offer suggestions we may have to make the drill go safer and easier. The Town of Menasha Fire Department prides itself on
the its public relations and public education and look forward to
working with you.
For More Information Contact:
Town of Menasha Fire
Department
1326 Cold Spring Road, Neenah WI 54956
Tel: (920) 729-0931
FAX: (920)720-7986
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