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WBFD Assists at Large Barn Fire
…..Acting to Save
Planning to Protect... ...Acting to Save
February 2015 Volume 3, Issue 2
WEST BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT
Newburg Fire Department
requested help from the West
Bend Fire Department and
neighboring departments at a
large barn fire on February
15. The barn was located at
4926 County Highway G.
Newburg’s first responders
arrived on scene and activat-
ed the MABAS system.
WBFD assisted by sending
Truck 2, a water tender, and
a battalion chief.
Originally, the barn was used
for dairy farming and was
converted to a sawmill sever-
al years ago. A cause for the
fire hasn’t been determined
and an estimated 471,000
gallons of water was used to
extinguish the fire. A house
next to the barn was dam-
aged but saved.
The fire occurred during the
middle of the afternoon and
the smoke could be seen for
miles. More pictures and
video, can be seen on the de-
partment’s Facebook page.
YEARS of SERVICE ~ FEBRUARY
Chief G. Kudek..….02/01/85
FF D. Keon...…….02/05/01
FF J. McCoy…..…02/18/02
FF F. Samuel…….02/18/02
FF J. Kolberg…….02/17/14
Inside this issue:
Fire & EMS 1
EMS Bureau Report 2
Fire Prev./ Public Safety 4
Operations Bureau 6
Training Bureau 7
In Their Own Words 8
WBFD Truck 2 aerial ladder can be seen on the left of the silo operating at the February 15 barn fire.
Emergency Activities
Types of Calls February
2015 January
2015 Year to Date
(2015) Year to Date
(2014) Fires Calls 41 31 72 98
Emergency Medical Calls 246 249 495 438
Paramedic Intercepts 9 14 23 17
Interfacility Transports 40 61 101 101
Totals 336 355 691 654
Town of Barton Calls 6 7 13 19
Town of West Bend Calls 16 19 35 22
Administration of medica-
tions requires under-
standing how the medica-
tion is entering the body
and what the effect of the
medication should be.
Medication administration
requires knowledge of
when the medication
needs to be administered,
possible side effects, and
toxicity. Currently our
paramedics are able to
administer 36 different
medications.
Patients come in all dif-
ferent sizes, dosing of
medication is a very criti-
cal part of the process en-
suring the patient is get-
just beneath the skin. An
example of a subcutane-
ous injection many of us
are familiar with would be
a flu shot.
The Intramuscular injec-
tion uses a longer needle
and is usually injected
into the muscle of the up-
per arm or thigh. This
route is preferred over the
subcutaneous injection
when larger volumes of a
medication are needed.
For the Intravenous (IV)
route a needle is inserted
directly into a vein. A so-
Page 2
Emergency Medical Services Bureau BC Van Langen and Captain Thrash
Page 2
ting a therapeutic amount
of medication and not re-
ceiving too little or too
much.
The picture at the top of
the page shows 3 different
ways of administering
medications. These 3
ways are all an example of
parenteral administration.
This means injecting or
putting something inside
the body other than by
swallowing. All 3 ways
use needles of various siz-
es, lengths, and applica-
tion process.
For subcutaneous admin-
istration a short needle is
inserted into fatty tissue
lution containing the
medication may be given
in a single dose or by con-
tinuous infusion. IV ad-
ministration is the best
way to deliver a precise
dose quickly and in a well-
c o n t r o l l e d m a n n e r
throughout the body. An
IV injection can be more
difficult to administer
than subcutaneous or in-
tramuscular injections
because inserting a needle
and catheter into a vein
may be difficult depend-
ing on the patients age
and physical condition.
Medication Administration by BC Van Langen
Page 3
rithms for treating car-
diac related incidents.
A major concept we cov-
er in the class is how to
assess and determine if
the patient is having a
heart attack. We review
taking patient histories,
obtaining and interpret-
ing a 12 lead ECG and
the significance of other
vital signs. While in
class our paramedics
discuss management of
the patient and the im-
portance of transporta-
tion to the most appro-
priate facility for further
cardiac intervention.
Other topics that we go
over in the class are rec-
ognizing abnormal heart
rhythms, cardiac phar-
macology and treatment
of full cardiac arrest.
Other training during
the month of February
included Pediatric Ad-
vanced Life Support
(PALS). This class co-
vers an array of topics
that all deal with chil-
dren. We review the
many causes that make
kids get sick and injured
as well as how to treat
them.
Emergency Medical Services Bureau Battalion Chief Todd Van Langen & Captain Tom Thrash
Providers class. We
have several AHA CPR
Instructors in our de-
partment who teach
this class. During this
class we review current
CPR guidelines.
For Advanced Cardiac
Life Support (ACLS) we
do not have any certi-
fied instructors on our
staff so we bring in in-
structors from Moraine
Park Technical College
to teach this class.
During this class we
review the American
Heart Association algo-
During the winter
months we focus our
training on topics that
can be done inside. In
February we concentrat-
ed our training on EMS.
In order for a paramedic
to maintain their State
EMS license we have to
have current CPR,
ACLS and PALS certifi-
cations. For these certi-
fications we follow the
American Heart Associ-
ation (AHA) require-
ments. For Cardio Pul-
monary Resuscitation
(CPR) we complete a
BLS for Health Care
West Bend Fire Department Paramedics reviewing how to acquire a 12 lead ECG. Pictured is FF Williams and FF Kolberg
EMS TRAINING
Page 4
February 2015 Fire Inspections
Semi-Annual Annual Total Violations
Follow-up
Inspections
Compliance
Cards
Station #1 175 6 181 31 3 6
Station #2 29 1 30 15 1 1
Station #3 62 1 63 29 2 3
Bureau Captain 21 27 48 13 13 2
Totals 255 35 322 88 19 12
Count Permit Type Total Fees
2 Sprinkler System install/modification; 51-250 devices $410.00
1 Kitchen suppression system $100.00
Total Total Permit Fees for February $510.00
Fire Prevention & Public Safety Bureau Battalion Chief Chuck Beistle & Captain Tammy Lamberg
Fire Prevention Bureau Continuing Education by Captain Tammy Lamberg
This type of code train-
ing is extremely valua-
ble to avoid confusion
or misinterpretation of
the new code language.
It also allows for all
Wisconsin fire inspec-
tors and code officials
to have a clear and uni-
form understanding of
the language changes
and new code additions.
With this application
and enforcement will be
consistent from munici-
pality to municipality
throughout Wisconsin.
ing code enforcement
officials from area fire
departments to request
clarifications where
questions may have ex-
isted.
taining to Wisconsin
Administrative Code
and the adoption of the
2012 National Fire Pro-
tection Association Fire
Code.
Sue Birren of The Wis-
consin Department of
Safety and Professional
Services lead the meet-
ings. Sue highlighted
NFPA code changes
and the State of Wis-
consin interpretations
of these code changes.
A question and answer
session was held allow-
In February Captain
Tammy Lamberg and
Battalion Chief Chuck
Beistle attended train-
ing sessions and code
update meetings per-
February Permits & Fees
Page 5
OCCUPANCY TYPE ACTIVITY NOTES
Storage Acceptance test Sprinkler installed in new addition
Residential Acceptance test Upgrade to alarm system
Healthcare Acceptance test Kitchen suppression system
Commercial Plan review Change of occupancy
Business Follow-up Egress violations addressed
Business Plan review Alteration of sprinkler system for build-out plan review
Industrial Investigation Follow-up on spray booth installed without proper fire protection or permit
Commercial Acceptance testing Upgrades to emergency egress and alarm devices tested
Educational/
Assembly Acceptance testing Testing of second phase of alarm/FP systems install for renovation project
Retail Follow up Meeting with owner regarding chronic egress issues and storage of combustibles
Business Plan review Tenant build out/change of use review
Fire Prevention & Public Safety Bureau Battalion Chief Chuck Beistle & Captain Tammy Lamberg
Once they recognize
that their loved ones
are safe they see the
reality of their posses-
sions disintegrating
within the flames.
They wonder what
they could have done
differently.
firefighters work while
flames and smoke
reach into the sky.
You can usually spot
the homeowners ,
watching with heart-
break and horror as
they experience argua-
bly one of the worst
days of their lives.
Although every fire
is different, the scenes
generally play out the
same: With sirens
blaring and red lights
flashing the fire trucks
come down the street.
They arrive at the fire
scene and firefighters
move quickly to as-
semble and engage
their equipment and
mount a strategic at-
tack. If the fire hasn’t
advanced too far prior
to the dispatch of the
fire department the
fire can be contained
and suppressed. While
all of this is unfolding
neighbors and home-
owners are gathered
outside, watching the
Most home fires
are preventable .
Many people who
have experienced fires
state that they weren’t
aware of the risky sit-
uations that were pre-
sent in their home.
Through public educa-
tion the threat of
home fires is greatly
reduced. The WBFD
Fire Prevention Bu-
reau educates our citi-
zens of these risks
through our dedicated
and comprehensive
public education ef-
forts. NFPA statistics
show that these pro-
grams greatly reduce
the occurrence of resi-
dential fires.
Plan Reviews, System Acceptances, Consultations and Site Investigations for February
The Importance of Public Education by Captain Tammy Lamberg
Fire Department Operations Bureau Battalion Chief John Spartz & Captain Jon Coutts
Page 6
Above: Smoke as seen from the southeast
side of West Bend.
Above right: The barn as Truck 2 (can be
seen by the silo) arrives.
Right: The later stages of the fire from
Truck 2’s position.
More pictures and video on West Bend
Fire Department Facebook page.
Thank You for Shoveling!
We would like to say
“Thank You” for keep-
ing the city fire hy-
drants open and clear
of snow.
Pictures from the February 15 Barn Fire
Fire Instruction & Training Bureau Battalion Chief Chuck Beistle & Captain Tom Thrash
Page 7
The Washington County
Dive Team is starting to
cut holes in the ice. We
are preparing for the
winter warm up with
some seasonal training.
This is the time of year
when the good ice can
become drastically bad
in a very short time.
As we start our dives for
2015 we will be doing it
with better and warmer
gear than in the past.
All of our gear was pur-
chased 12 years ago
when the dive team ini-
tially started. This gear
typically has a 5 year
life expectancy, so we
were really able to ex-
tend that and get the
most out of it. All of
the new gear was pur-
chased with the help of
the Mann family fund-
raising efforts. Last
year at the 2014 Dive
Team Bowl-a-Thon,
a p p r o x i m a t e l y
$13,000.00 was raised.
These funds were used
to purchase new dry
suits, glove systems,
flashlights, and new
warmer undergarments.
These funds will also
provide for the training
of 4 new divers who will
join the dive team
shortly.
The team was started as
a result of the drowning
of a local man named
Michael Mann. This
happened in January 12
years ago. Michael was
out on Big Cedar Lake
at night on a snowmo-
bile. He and a passenger
went through the ice.
The passenger was able
to pull himself out, but
Michael remained under
the water. Washington
County had no dive
team and had to request
Waukesha County for
assistance with their
dive team. The delayed
response meant Michael
did not survive. After
that Michael’s family
made it their mission to
not only get a dive team
started in this county,
but they also continue
to be strong supporters
today. We owe much of
the dive team’s success
to the Mann Family.
The Washington Coun-
ty Dive Team consists
of divers from West
Bend Fire Department,
Washington County
Sheriff’s Department,
Kewaskum Fire Depart-
ment, Slinger Fire De-
partment and Richfield
Fire Department. Ini-
tially there were many
other departments in
the county that partici-
pated. Unfortunately
due to the large amount
of training that is re-
quired annually, time
commitments and addi-
tional risk involved,
many departments
could not continue to
supply divers.
The Washington Coun-
ty Dive Team again
sponsored a successful
Bowl-a-Thon on March
7, 2015 at King Pin
Bowling Alley in West
Bend. There were many
door prizes, silent auc-
tions, 50/50 raffles, and
much more activities
and fun. We would like
to thank everyone who
came out to support our
fundraiser for their at-
tendance and generous
donations.
325 N 8th Ave.
West Bend, WI 53095
262.335.5054
www.ci.west-bend.wi.us
In Their Own Words…...
WEST BEND FIRE DEPARTMENT
Planning to Protect… ...Acting to Save
Personnel Spotlight: Lt. Daniel Bruesch Lieutenant Daniel Bruesch
has been with the West
Bend Fire Department for
33 years. Dan started his
career as a Paid-on-call
Firefighter on December
20, 1982 and he became a
fulltime Firefighter on Jan-
uary 16, 1984.
Dan has held the positions
of MPO, Lieutenant, Act-
ing Battalion Chief and
Fire Inspector. He is also a
member of the Washington
County Haz. Mat and Dive
Teams.
Dan has 3 sons Michael (US
Navy), Matt (UWWC Stu-
dent), and Joseph (WBHS
Jr.). Dan was recently mar-
ried to his wife Lisa on
January 3, 2015. CON-
GRADULATIONS!
We thank Dan for his years
of service to the depart-
ment and the community.
The back page of our newsletter features a note or card that we have received from our customers….the
people we serve. Whether it is during an ambulance call, fire call, or a public education assignment, the
members of the West Bend Fire Department are always dedicated to making their
contact with area residents a positive experience.