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Oct. 9, 2013
Courtesy of the News-Review and The Three Lakes News
INDEX
TEAMWORK
Emergency preparation and financial planning
both take teamwork. Most emergency situations
require the coordinated efforts of several
departments and many individuals.
We salute these dedicated volunteers.
Whatever your financial goals,
we can help you come out a winner.
Ripco Credit Union has been
serving the Northwoods since 1932.
ARBOR VITAE
Fire Department & EMTs
Pages 61 & 62
BOULDER JUNCTION
Fire Department & EMTs
Pages 69 & 70
CONOVER
Fire Department & EMTs
Pages 38-41 & 43
EAGLE RIVER
Fire Department
EMTs
City of Eagle River Police Department
Pages 3-8
Pages 18 & 19
Page 9
LAC DU FLAMBEAU
Fire Department & EMTs
Pages 63 & 65
LAND O’ LAKES
Fire Department & EMTs
Pages 32, 33, 35 & 36
MANITOWISH WATERS
Fire Department & EMTs
Pages 71 & 72
MINOCQUA
Fire Department & EMTs
Pages 73 & 74
PHELPS
Fire Department & EMTs
Pages 26-30
PLUM LAKE
Eagle River Branch
633 N. Railroad St., Eagle River, WI 54521
Rhinelander Office
121 Sutliff Ave., Rhinelander, WI 54501
Fire Department & EMTs
715-479-4491 or toll-free 1-877-365-4800
Fire Department & EMTs
Serving everyone who lives, works or owns real estate in the
counties of Vilas, Florence, Forest, Oneida, Langlade, Lincoln and Price.
www.ripco.org
You can avoid a disaster
with a few safety precautions.
Know that carelessness is
a major cause in many fires.
Fire Prevention Home Checklist
7. Is furnace room neat and free of combustible
materials?
8. Is building free of wastepaper, garbage, etc. outside
and in?
9. Is fire department phone number posted near the
phone?
10. How many fire extinguishers? Are they serviceable?
11. Are basement and attic free of combustible material
and liquids? Are stairways and hallways clear for good
exit purposes? Are there two ways of escape from
every room?
FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE PREVENTION!
Nelson’s
Hardware
• Easy to Find
• Professional Service
• Free Parking
OUR STORE HOURS
Mon. thru Fri.
7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sat. 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sun. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fire Department & EMTs
Pages 55 & 56
ST. GERMAIN
Pages 20-24
SUGAR CAMP
Fire Department
Pages 50, 51, 53 & 54
THREE LAKES
Fire Department
EMTs (Oneida County Medic 10)
VISA, MASTERCARD AND
DISCOVER WELCOMED AT
PARTICIPATING STORES
715-479-4496
606 E. Wall St., Eagle River
Pages 10-13, 15 &16
Pages 18 & 19
VILAS COUNTY
Vilas County Sheriff’s Department
WINCHESTER
Fire Department & EMTs
WOODRUFF
Fire Department & EMTs
Dispatchers
Install smoke detectors
and fire extinguishers in your
home and work area.
1. Is electricity delivered to a centrally located switch box?
2. Are all fuses of the proper size and does the wiring look
good?
3. Are extension cords hooked properly? Are they in good
condition?
4. Are motor fuels stored in proper places and in proper
containers?
5. Are cleaning fuels and other cleaning liquids properly
stored? Are cleaning rags stored properly?
6. Have stoves and heating equipment been kept in good
repair?
Pages 44-47
PRESQUE ISLE
Some call them dispatchers
Others are called operator or clerk
Or telecommunicator or aide
Some are police officers; most are not
Some are firefighters; most are not
The name is not important
But they are.
Dispatchers serve many masters
Yet they are masters themselves
Some serve the police, or fire
Others service the EMS, or sheriffs
Some serve the highway patrol
Many serve all of these
Yet that’s not important
But they are.
Dispatchers perform many functions
They command the radio channels
That no one else understands
They make sense of the unsensible
Hear the unhearable
Remember everything, forget nothing
Yet that’s not important
But they are.
Emergency phone calls are never-ending
Problems to make a priest blush
Crises that defy resolution
Complexities to confound a lawyer
Some deal with problems at the counter
Is the computer up?
The officer needs the information
Now!
Doesn’t anyone realize that lives
Are at stake here?
Isn’t this important?
Dispatchers are expected to know
What a police officer knows
Without the same training
For who does the officer look to
For questions about the law
Resources that are needed
For help . . .
Pages 67 & 68
Pages 57 & 59
—Written in commemoration of the
first National Dispatchers Week-1987
With the clock running
Someone is watching
Are they performing up to speed?
Yet that’s not important
But they are.
Expectations are high
Pay too often is low
Hours are usually long
Shiftwork and overtime
Christmas and Easter
Complaints are of no avail
There is no one to listen
Yet that’s not important.
Page 60
By Alan Burton
Of course that’s not important either.
Dispatchers are the hub, we know
They are the center of the universe
We know
Even if no one else does
And that IS important.
Dispatching is an outrageous career
But most won’t make it a career
Few people can take it
Few people would want to
Few people have the stamina
Few people can afford it
And that IS important.
Police officers need dispatchers
Firefighters need dispatchers
The community needs dispatchers
And that IS important.
And so are They.