Fire Department Members:

Front Row: Howard Wondra, David Beal, Curtis Ninmann, Dan Wegener, Dan Zank Steve Reifsnider

Middle Row: Joel Schaalma, Dave Richards, Tim Gassner, Doug Feldner, Rick Bassette, Daniel Jahnke, Ross Canniff, Earl Pamperin,

Back Row: Dave Schultz, John Schuster, Jerry Schaalma, Brian Smedma, Tim Tietz, Dave Owens, Nathan Zank, Kevin S. Schultz Not Present: Kevin K. Schultz, Jeff Neihoff, Nic Sweeney, Mark Lentz, Kurt Peterman, Dean Schultz

2010 Juneau Fire Department Officers

Front Row: Kevin S. Schultz Secretart/Treasurer, Curt Ninmann Chief, Dan Wegener Asst. Chief
Back Row: Rick Bassette Trustee, Nathan Zank Trustee, John Schuster Trustee, Dan Zank Captain
Missing: Dave Beal Lieutenant, Howard Wondra Lieutenant, Kevin K. Schultz Safety Officer

Honored For Years of Service:

Dan Jahnke 25 years, John Schuster 10 years, Dave Owens 15 years,

Dan Wegener 25 years, Jeff Neihoff 25 years.

Annual Meeting

Harlan Werblow, Rodney Doughty, Butch Chase, Al Weiss

TO REACH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT:
Phone: 386-5100
E-Mail: Curtis Ninmann, Fire Chief cninmann@cityofjuneau.net

The present Juneau Fire Department, like most organizations of its kind, had a small and primitive beginning in 1878.The first firefighters at the county seat was the “The Bucket Brigade.”  The clang of the fire bell, day or night, brought out almost every man, woman and child in the village.  Pails and buckets of all kinds and sizes were called into requisition and the old wooden pumps creaked in every backyard near the scene of the fire.  The lack of water was the greatest handicap for the “Bucket Brigade.”

A big fire in 1877 destroyed several of the county buildings, including most of the county records.

A second-hand fire engine was purchased by the village together with a good supply of hose, a hose cart, and a hook and ladder truck.  Cisterns were built in several parts of the town, and they were filled from the roofs of the neighboring buildings.  At this time the Fire Company was organized and divided into its various departments.

In the year 1887 Juneau was incorporated as a city and in 1900 a new revised constitution and by-laws were adopted by the Fire Department putting it on a much more definite working basis.  In 1895, Juneau installed a water tank 108 feet high.  This gave the city a good gravity pressure and relieved the hand engine of much of its responsibility.  Now Juneau boasts a 500,000 gallon elevated water tank located north of the city.

The present units are:

• 1926 Kissel with a 500 GPM Hale pump, manufactured by Peter Pirsch. It has been retired and is stored at the Hartford Heritage Museum.

• 2000 Seagrave Quint, 1750 GPM Hale pump, 300-gallon tank, 100' straight stick ladder, 8 KW hydraulic generator. A hydraulic rescue system from TNT Rescue Systems of Ashippun is carried aboard.

• 1989 KME Renegade with 1250 GPM Darley pump, 750-gallon tank, built by Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp.

• 1981 Ford C-8000 with 1000 GPM Darley pump, 750-gallon tank, built by Welch Fire.

• 1982 LN-800 Ford refurbished in 1992 by J&B Fabricating with 2200-gallon polypropylene tank, three 10" Newton pumps and all aluminum body with 1000-gallon and 3000-gallon folding tanks.

• 1981 F-600 Ford with a 12' Marion walk in rescue body was purchased in 1994 and serves as a command post, personnel and equipment carrier, including two generators, 10 quartz lights and a six-bottle 4500 PSI cascade system. It's also used as the First Responder Unit when needed.

• 2005 Chevrolet 4x4 six passenger pickup with 240 gallon polypropylene tank. It is equipped with TNT Rescue Tool and also a portable foam pak with class B foam.

• Polaris Ranger 6x6 with 60 gallon tank and portable foam pak with class A foam.

• The Department is also equipped with a 4500-pound Bauer breathing air compressor, connected to a four-bottle stationary cascade system.

Drills are held the first Monday of the month and the third Wednesday is meeting night. All members attend fire schools throughout the year. The department responds to 50-60 alarms a year and also responds for mutual aid to other communities when neeeded.

Present active members include:  Rick Bassette, Scott Bassette, Dave Beal, Josh Beske, Ross Canniff, James Dogs, Doug Felder, Tim Gassner, Dan Jahnke, Mike Knoll, Mark Lentz, Jeff Niehoff, Curt Ninmann, Dave Owens, Earl Pamperin, Steve Reifsnider, Dave Richards, Jerald Schaalma, Joel Schaalma, Dave Schultz, Dean Schultz, Kevin Schultz, John Schuster, Brian Smedema, Dan Wegener, Howard Wondra, Dan Zank and Nathan Zank.

We welcome new members: Kevin S. Schultz, and Kurt Peterman. New to our list of Honorary Members is Gerald Gorr, who hung up his bunker gear for the last time in January of 2005, after 43 years of service in the department.

Fire Department Officers:

Front Row: Howard Wondra-Lieutenant, David Beal-Lieutenant, Curtis Ninmann- Chief, Dan Wegener-Assistant Chief, Dan Zank-Captain

Back Row: Rick Bassette-Secretary/Treasurer, Daniel Jahnke-Trustee, Steve Reifsnider-Safety Officer, Nathan Zank-Trustee, Earl Pamperin-Trustee

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