MA NITOWISH WATERS
Page 72
Oct. 9, 2013
Manitowish Waters
FROM PAGE 71
features a severe-duty Freightliner
chassis, has 3,000 gallons of tank space
and includes some of the newest pumping technology available today.
The truck was the first on the fleet to
carry the traditional water-foam mixture being used almost universally by
fire departments, along with the newwave compressed-air foam system.
The town board appropriates about
$40,000 annually to finance the fire department, $14,000 of which is allocated
for updating large apparatus, including
fire trucks.
The company also includes certified
emergency medical technicians (EMTs)
who operate an ambulance squad.
About the company
Manitowish Waters Fire Company
was organized under a corporate charter in 1957 and, five years later, it started the first ambulance service in Vilas
County.
It is financed through tax dollars,
user fees, annual fundraisers, annual
appeal letters and private donations.
The department voted to accept
stipends from the town to reimburse
firefighters and emergency medical service personnel for the time they spend
responding to emergency calls.
The fire company’s equipment and
training allows the town to maintain a
Class 8 insurance rating.
Following are brief biographical
sketches of department members:
Chief Leonard “Skip” Skrobot Jr.
has been a firefighter for 48 years and
is state certified. He is a self-employed
carpenter. He served as the fire department’s president, vice president and assistant chief prior to being elected chief,
and has served as an EMT since 1975.
Courtesy of the News-Review and The Three Lakes News
He is a charter member of the Northwoods Fire Prevention Committee as a
fire investigator, and is currently a
member of the Vilas County and state of
Wisconsin fire chiefs associations.
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