2007 ANNUAL REPORT

CITY OF BURLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT

 

BURLINGTON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

2008 OFFICERS

 

Fire Chief
Richard A. Lodle

 
 

Deputy Chief
Richard L. Peterson

 

Assistant Chief
Michael C. Wallace

 

Assistant Chief
Daniel E. Rueter

 

Safety Officer
Todd A. Campbell

 

General Secretary
Bernard (Joe) Milroy

 

General Treasurer
David M. Milatz

Hose Co. # 1
Capt. David L. Hall
Lt. Bernard (Joe) Milroy

Hose Co. # 2
Capt. Timothy J. Gorman
Lt. William C. McCourt

Hook & Ladder Co.
Capt. David G. Kerkhoff
Lt. Mark L. Strasser


Fire Inspector

John R. Niederer

Fire Engineers

Dale A. Dorrington

Todd W. Hefty

Daniel M. Fallon

 


ALARM DISTRIBUTION GRAPHS

 

 

 

 

 

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CITY OF BURLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
2007 FIRE REPORT

Date Time Location Activity

Fire
Fighters

Jan 2

12:43 pm

Milwaukee Ave.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

7

Jan 7

1:38 am

441 S. Pine St.

Garage Fire

23

Jan 16

7:41 pm

301 Milwaukee Ave.

Natural Gas Leak

30

Jan 18

4:57 pm

6023 S. Pine St.

Alarm Malfunction

26

Feb 4

8:29 pm

460 Park St.

Carbon Monoxide, (Co #4 only)

8

Feb 5

5:55 pm

148 Front St.

Gasoline Leak

16

Feb 5

6:47 pm

W. State St.

Mutual Aid to Town of Burlington FD

5

Feb 10

8:57 pm

7737 Wheatland Rd.

Mutual Aid to Town of Burlington FD

8

Feb 17

9:34 pm

525 Walnut St.

Smoke Investigation

20

Feb 23

10:22 am

637 S. Pine St.

Assist Rescue Squad, (Co #4 only)

6

Feb 27

1:15 pm

Milwaukee Ave.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

8

Mar 1

5:40 am

S. Pine St. & Blackhawk Dr.

Vehicle Accident, (Co # 4 only)

7

Mar 2

6:11 pm

Milwaukee Ave.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

10

Mar 3

5:54 pm

29908 Greenleaf Dr.

Mutual Aid to Town of Burlington FD

18

Mar 6

9:22 am

225 Robert St.

Smoke Detector Activation

13

Mar 8

5:45 pm

Weiler Rd.

Vehicle Fire

30

Mar 10

8:58 am

677 E. State St.

False Alarm

16

Mar 11

7:18 pm

400 McCanna Pkwy.

False Alarm

20

Mar 21

12:13 am

156 King's Court

Electrical Fire

19

Mar 21

3:55 am

500 W. Market St.

Wires Down

18

Mar 22

6:13 pm

900 Milwaukee Ave.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

6

Mar 29

3:45 pm

156 S. Pine St.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

9

Apr 1

7:24 am

677 E. State St.

Person Trapped in Elevator

24

Apr 11

2:55 pm

Buena Dr.

Mutual Aid to Town of Burlington FD

10

Apr 12

5:09 pm

2056 Milwaukee Ave.

Dumpster Fire

17

Apr 13

9:32 pm

1058 Milwaukee Ave.

Smell of Natural Gas

20

Apr 14

6:44 pm

Milwaukee Ave.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

7

Apr 15

6:20 am

2100 Milwaukee Ave.

Unintentional False Alarm

19

Apr 21

2:36 pm

117 S. Pine St.

Vehicle Fire

26

Apr 22

3:24 pm

656 McHenry St.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

10

Apr 22

9:28 pm

214 W. State St.

Carbon Monoxide Alarm, (Co #4 only)

10

Apr 23

1:29 am

409 Garfield St.

Deck Fire

32

Apr 23

7:23 am

Milwaukee Ave.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

6

Apr 28

11:12 am

208 Randolph St.

Smoke in Basement

19

May 5

11:10 pm

34415 Chestnut St.

Mutual Aid to Town of Burlington FD

16

May 7

2:05 am

300 McCanna Pkwy.

False Alarm

15

May 9

4:09 pm

S. Kane St.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

8

May 12

9:31 pm

361 W. Chestnut St.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

9

May15

9:25 am

681 Milwaukee Ave.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

6

May 21

11:03 am

273 Chapel Terrace

Alarm Malfunction

10

May 24

1:03 pm

508 Dunford Dr.

Garage Fire

42

May 24

3:07 pm

281 Church St.

Down Power Lines

18

May 31

3:23 pm

Milwaukee Ave.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

6

May 31

4:11 pm

Milwaukee Ave.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

7

Jun  2

1:39 am

300 McCanna Pkwy.

Alarm Malfunction

12

Jun 2

3:26 am

300 McCanna Pkwy.

Alarm Malfunction

11

Jun 5

9:05 pm

232 Bridge St.

Natural Gas Leak

30

Jun 7

1:45 pm

28603 Bushnell Rd.

Mutual Aid to Town of Burlington FD

19

Jun 7

3:23 pm

S. Pine St.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

10

Jun 9

12:06 pm

Milwaukee Ave.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

10

Jun 9

12:35 pm

857 Milwaukee Ave.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

10

Jun 15

1:48 am

6455 S. Pine St.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

9

Jun 20

7:13 am

665 McHenry St.

Manufacturing Fire

20

Jun 21

10:33 am

665 McHenry St.

Dumpster Fire

17

Jun 25

12:05 pm

Durand Ave.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

8

Jun 26

8:16 pm

348 Donald Dr.

CO Alarm Malfunction, (Co #4 only)

8

Jul 1

6:12 pm

Highway 36 south

Grass Fire

26

Jul 3

7:10 pm

352 W. State St.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

7

Jul 4

12:25 am

173 Clover St.

Arcing Electrical Wires

16

Jul 19

8:44 pm

209 E. Market St.

Small Rubbish Fire

19

Jul 24

3:02 pm

164 W. Chestnut St.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

7

Aug 17

3:20 pm

Paul St.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

7

Aug 25

11:18 pm

189 Kendall St.

Natural Gas Leak

22

Aug 29

7:20 am

677 E. State St.

False Alarm

20

Aug 31

7:00 pm

S. Calumet St.

Search for Missing Person

15

Sep 1

2:14 pm

608 W. State St.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

5

Sep 10

3:59 pm

Milwaukee Ave.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

5

Sep 10

4:45 pm

Johnson St.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

10

Sep 14

7:08 pm

677 E. State St.

Unintentional Alarm Activation

15

Sep 19

7:08 pm

29907 Meadow Dr.

Mutual Aid to Town of Burlington FD

19

Sep 20

9:50 pm

227 Grove St.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

4

Sep 21

12:21 pm

Bridge St.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

7

Sep 21

9:13 pm

1073 Milwaukee Ave.

Vehicle Fire

23

Sep 22

12:11 pm

East Troy Fire Station

Mutual Aid to East Troy FD

15

Sep 25

12:57 am

Milwaukee Ave.

Vehicle Fire

25

Sep 25

7:03 pm

800 S. Brown's Lake Dr.

Assist in Search of Lost Individual

?

Sep 30

3:27 pm

440 Milwaukee Ave.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

6

Oct 4

4:48 pm

E. Jefferson St.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

5

Oct 9

2:54 pm

2100 Milwaukee Ave.

False Alarm

22

Oct 12

6:58 pm

165 W. Washington St.

Mutual Aid to Lake Geneva FD

12

Oct 14

7:59 pm

300 McCanna Pkwy.

False Alarm

26

Oct 18

8:26 pm

833 Brown's Lake Dr.

Cooking Fire

18

Oct 20

4:01 pm

Milwaukee Ave.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

5

Oct 23

10:53 pm

409 Garfield St.

Cooking Fire

30

Oct 24

8:18 am

S. Pine St.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

5

Oct 27

6:28 am

1899 Knob Rd.

Mutual Aid to Town of Lyons FD

16

Oct 29

9:08 am

Milwaukee Ave.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

5

Nov 3

10:18 am

McHenry St.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

3

Nov 6

5:39 pm

273 McHenry St.

Smoke Investigation

28

Nov 15

7:57 pm

717 Milwaukee Ave.

Smoke Investigation

21

Nov 16

5:01 pm

Buckley Rd. & Milwaukee Ave.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

4

Nov 25

9:55 pm

996 Cedar Dr.

Room and Contents Fire

33

Dec 15

3:44 pm

1101 S. Pine St.

HAZMAT Investigation, (Co #4 only)

6

Dec 18

9:59 am

201 S. Kendrick Ave.

Unintentional Alarm Activation

13

Dec 19

12:09 pm

Milwaukee Ave.

Vehicle Accident, (Co #4 only)

8

Dec 24

12:45 am

507 Chestnut St.

Structure Fire

21

Dec 29

2:36 pm

3108 Bienemann Rd.

Airplane Flipped Over

25

 

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BURLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
2008 VOLUNTEER MEMBERSHIP

BAUMAN, MICHAEL J.

MILATZ, DAVID M.

BERNDT, LARRY L.

MILLER, CHRIS R.

BLOCK, JEFFERY T.

MILROY, BERNARD (Joe)

BRIGGS, BERT E.

MORROW, KEVIN R.

CAMPBELL, TODD A.

MUELLER, ADAM J.

DANIELS, KENNETH J.

NELSON, AARON M.

GORMAN, TIMOTHY J.

NELSON, TIMOTHY W.
GROCHOWSKI, BRENT M.

OHLFS, NATHAN H.

HALL, DAVID L.

ONSTAD, BRIAN A.

HANSON, JOHN D.

PETERSON, JAMES H.

HELGERSON, CHRISTOPHER S.

PETERSON, RICHARD L.

HINTZ, PERRY A.

ROOSA, ROBERT E.

JONES, ERIC N.

RUETER, DANIEL E.

KERKHOFF, DAVID G.

SCHALLERT, EDWARD D.

KOCH, EDWARD L.

SCHIEMANN, LEE S.

KURTH, ERICH J.

SOLOFRA, FRANK J.

LANGRIDGE, ADAM M.

SPANKOWSKI, BRYAN J.

LAZENBY, JEREMY W.

SPENCER, JOSH

LIND, JOHN D.

STRASSER, MARK L.

LODLE, RICHARD A.

WALESA, DAVID M.

LOIS, BRIAN K.

WALLACE, MARK C.

MAREMA, ERIC J.

WALLACE, MICHAEL C.

MARTIN, JASON L.

ZWIEBEL, BRIAN R.

McCOURT, WILLIAM C.

 

 

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BURLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Wisconsin State Certified Firefighter I Members

Name Fireground Rank
Berndt, Larry L. Firefighter
Block, Jeffery T. Firefighter
Briggs, Bert E. Firefighter
Campbell, Todd A. Safety Officer
Dorrington, Dale A. Fire Engineer
Fallon, Daniel M. Fire Engineer
Gorman, Timothy J. Captain
Hall, David L. Captain
Hanson, John D. Motor Pump Operator
Hefty, Todd W. Fire Engineer
Helgerson, Christopher S. Firefighter
Hintz, Perry A. Firefighter
Jones, Eric N. Firefighter
Kerkhoff, David G. Captain
Kurth, Erich J. Firefighter
Langridge, Adam M. Firefighter
Lazenby, Jeremy W. Firefighter
Lind, John D. Firefighter
Lodle, Richard A. Fire Chief
Lois, Brian K. Firefighter
Marema, Eric Firefighter
Martin, Jason L. Firefighter
McCourt, William C. Lieutenant
Miller, Chris R. Motor Pump Operator
Milroy, Bernard (Joe) Lieutenant
Morrow, Kevin R. Captain
Mueller, Adam J. Firefighter
Nelson, Timothy W. Firefighter
Niederer, John R. Fire Inspector
Ohlfs, Nathan H. Firefighter
Onstad, Brian A. Firefighter
Peterson, Richard L. Deputy Chief
Rueter, Daniel E. Assistant Chief
Schallert, Edward D. Firefighter
Schiemann, Lee S. Firefighter
Spencer, Josh Firefighter
Strasser, Mark L. Lieutenant
Walesa, David M. Firefighter
Wallace, Mark C. Motor Pump Operator
Wallace, Michael C. Assistant Chief
Zwiebel, Brian R. Motor Pump Operator

 

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BURLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Wisconsin State Certified Firefighter II Members

 
Name Fireground Rank
Berndt, Larry L. Firefighter
Block, Jeffery T. Firefighter
Dorrington, Dale A. Fire Engineer
Fallon, Daniel M. Fire Engineer
Hefty, Todd W. Fire Engineer
Jones, Eric N. Firefighter
Langridge, Adam M. Firefighter
Lodle, Richard A. Fire Chief
Lois, Brian K. Firefighter
Morrow, Kevin R. Captain
Nelson, Timothy W. Firefighter
Niederer, John R. Fire Inspector
Onstad, Brian A. Firefighter
Rueter, Daniel E. Assistant Chief
Spencer, Josh J. Firefighter
Walesa, David M. Firefighter
Wallace, Mark C. Motor Pump Operator
Wallace, Michael C. Assistant Chief
Zwiebel, Brian R. Motor Pump Operator

 

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2007 ACTIVITY REPORT

2007 Membership 45 Volunteer members
  3 Fire Engineers
  1 Fire Inspector

 

48 Fire Calls

Average number of firefighters per call 21
Number of man-hours spent at fire calls 1092

 

39 Company #4 Calls

Average number of firefighters per call 7
Number of man-hours spent at Company #4 calls 283

 

10 Mutual Calls

Average number of firefighters per call 14
Number of man-hours spent at Mutual Aid calls 173

 

12 Scheduled Monthly Drills

Activities also include additional specialized trainings, auxiliary MPO drills, hose testing, GTC Fire Service Schools, vehicle exercise, seminars, etc.

Other duties included Monthly Company Meetings, Officers Meetings, Quarterly Department Meetings, Public Relations and Public Education.

Number of man-hours spent on these activities.

3297

 

Average number of man-hours per active firefighter 108
Total number man-hours in department activities 4845

 

 2007 Fire Inspections
Property Inspections  
Tank Inspections  

 

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2007 OFFICE TELEPHONE AND
DISPATCH LOG

 

TELEPHONE LOG

Telephone Line 763-3537 (Fire & Rescue Emergency Line) 143
Telephone Line 763-7842 (Sprinkler Alarm / Business Line) 2456
Telephone Line 767-0987 (Private Line) 21

Total Messages Received

2620

 

DISPATCH LOG

City Fire Calls 97
Burlington Rescue Squad 974

Total Calls Dispatched

1071

 


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RETIREES

Tom Bauman 1969-1980
Tom Bird 1980-2006
Michael Block 1979-2005
Jerry Block 1957-1987
Ray Epping 1957-1987
Wayne Fell 1950-1979
Craig Hancock 1980-2005
James Herda 1972-1993
John Jensen 1971-1991
Thomas Krueger 1981-2001
Eric Larson 1972-1997
Don Langley 1957-1980
Russel Licht 1975-1995
Eugene Lois 1976-1996
Ken Lois 1966-1989
William Milatz 1971-2006
Dick McCarthy 1955-1975
Tom McCarthy 1960-1980
James Oldenburg 1978-1998
James Phillips 1971-1993
Jack Reesman 1967-1988
Daniel Rehberg 1981-2001
Thomas Rehberger 1975-1995
Gerald Richter 1960-1987
Claude Robers 1967-1987
Jim Rueter, Sr. 1961-1986
Jim Rueter, Jr. 1980-2000
Jerry Schilz 1960-1981
Michael Solofra 1983-2005
Kenneth Tenhagen 1976-1998
Thomas Trimberger 1979-1999
Richard VandeSande 1969-1996
William Weyrauch 1978-2007
Richard Zwiebel 1976-2006

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PAST FIRE CHIEFS

John T. Prasch 1912-1919
John McCourt 1919-1925
Morris Schneider 1925-1932
Roy Porter 1932-1960
Clarence Scharf 1960-1970
Robert Birchler 1971-1976
John R. McCarthy 1977-1981
Charles Hewitt 1982-1986
Richard VandeSande 1987-1993
Richard A. Lodle 1993-Present

The department was organized in 1912.

Prior to 1912 Frank Beller was Fire Marshall.

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FIRE AND POLICE COMMISSION

Thomas Pringle (President) Term expires 5/1/10
Patricia Spiegelhoff (Secretary) Term expires 5/1/09
Norris (Jack) Berry Term expires 5/1/08
John Hotvedt Term expires 5/1/11
Ron Patla Term expires 5/1/12

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