Mission Statement:

The Sturgeon Bay Fire Department's mission is to protect life and property from fire, medical, and environmental emergencies for our community, through public education, code management, and incident response.

Fire Chief - Tim Herlache

Staffing

The Fire Department operates out of two stations, one on the east side of Sturgeon Bay and one on the west side. The eastside station was built in 2006 and acts as the headquarters for the fire department, housing seven vehicles, a boat, and an equipment trailer.

The westside station, which was built in 1974, houses three fire trucks. Each station is staffed with a minimum of two firefighters, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Department consists of thirteen career people: Fire chief on a 40-hour week schedule; three lieutenants and nine firefighters on a 24 hour a day, 56 hour a week schedule; and 18 part-time firefighters who are on call.

Career Personnel

Lt. Ken Doell, Lt. Richard Stuewer, Lt. Michael Frangipane, FF Michael Smith, FF John Soukup, FF Pat May, FF Kalin Montevideo, FF Michael Writt, FF Matt Austad, FF Tim Dietman, FF Brent Wiegand, and FF Mark Smith

Training

All firefighters are required to become State Certified Firefighter I and State Certified First Responder/AED. Most Department members exceed the minimum requirements. Department members are also trained in cold water rescue techniques and confined space rescue.

Part-time Personnel

Joe Conlon, Paul Curtis, Todd Ploor, Mike Fish, Rick Remillard, Kerry Fleming, Eric Olson, Larry Fish, Carl Bridenhagen, Jon Klotz, Andrew Sternard, Eric Fairchild, Joshua Bordeau, Mike Cihlar, Chris Drover, Brian Hanson, Mike Virgin, Richard Soukup


Eighteen part-time firefighters supplement the career staff. They carry pagers and are on call at all times for major incidents and are on call every third week for minor incidents and working nights at the station. The part-time firefighters are compensated with: $100 monthly retainer; $23.17 per hour for calls; $14 per hour for training; $10.54 per hour for night duty. Part-time firefighters are required to train to the same level as career firefighters, this usually takes about five years. Part-time firefighters are given priority when career positions open up.

Memberships

WSFCA - Wisconsin State Chief's Association

WSFCEA - Wisconsin State Chief's Education Association

IAFC - International Association of Fire Chiefs

IAFC GLD - International Association of Fire Chiefs Great Lakes Division

WSFFA - Wisconsin State Fire Fighters Association

WFIA - Wisconsin Fire Inspectors Association

WIAAI - Wisconsin Chapter International Association of Arson Investigators

NFPA - National Fire Protection Association

IAFF - International Association of Fire Fighters Local 2682

D/K FA - Door/Kewaunee County Fire Association

Link

Sturgeon Bay Professional Firefighters