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partment in its fundraising efforts. Ross
said community members can make donations to the fire department through
the website.
“It’s an easy way to donate or make a
memorial donation,” said Ross. “There
also is a firefighter honor roll on the site,
as well as links to other fire and rescue
organizations and memorials.”
Four years ago, a $56,000 federal
grant helped fund the training for the
rapid intervention team (RIT) training.
Eleven firefighters from the Arbor Vitae
department completed the training.
“If a firefighter is trapped in a building, the RIT has the training to go into a
fire to save the trapped fighter,” said
Bauers. Arbor Vitae joined four other departments to form the West Central RIT.
They include St. Germain, Plum Lake,
Boulder Junction and Minocqua.
In 2008, a grant helped the department pay for 10 new self-contained
breathing apparatus (SCBA) tanks, 11
new sets of turnout gear and other
pieces of equipment. SCBA tanks are
the air tanks firefighters wear while
fighting fires. They also acquired an enclosed fill chamber for the SCBA tanks.
The department also purchased a
new washing machine specially designed for cleaning turnout gear, along
with 13 new face pieces with built-in microphones and voice amplifiers.
Seven years ago, the Arbor Vitae Fire
Department purchased a four-door, 2006
Chevy 1-ton truck as a rescue/fire truck,
according to Bauers.
“Rescue 2 cost approximately
$40,000 and was funded by money
raised at the Firemen’s Picnic,” said
Bauers. “There was no cost to the taxpayers and the truck was put together
by the department.”
A new pumper/tanker was put into
use in March 2005. It features an 1,800gallon water tank and a 1,250-gpm
pump. The $207,000 Pierce rig was paid
for in halves with town of Arbor Vitae
tax dollars and the department’s
fundraisers.
The Arbor Vitae Fire Department
puts on several fundraisers yearly, including its annual Firemen’s Picnic held
the first weekend in August.
“We get excellent support from the
community,” said Bauers. “We want to
express our thanks for the support.”
Due to the department’s state-of-theart equipment and training, Arbor Vitae
holds a Class 8 fire rating. The fire department members are as follows:
Frank Bauers has been a volunteer
firefighter and First Responder for the
Arbor Vitae Fire Department for 37
years and holds the rank of chief. He is
a resident of Arbor Vitae and is employed by Pukall Lumber Co. Bauers
has completed courses in Firefighter I
and II, officers’ training, hazardous materials, vehicle extrication, ventilation
and Wisconsin Fire Instructor I. He has
attended various other Nicolet College
Courtesy of the News-Review and The Three Lakes News
courses.
Rick Budish has been a volunteer
firefighter for the Arbor Vitae Fire Department for 37 years and holds the
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