March 2012  

Sauk City Fire Department

Why do Firefighter go into a Burning Building?

 

Firefighters are trained to review the situation and only enter a burning building if the threat of life is in excess of the risk to doing it safely.  Protecting property without additional risk of loss to life or potential injury.

Most firefighters will tell you the most difficult thing to do on the fire scene is when you hear the order to go defensive on the fire, that you may have to give up the hope of winning the offensive attack you worked on so hard.  Going defensive means that we have not been able to contain the fire, now we need to control the fire from further damage to related property.

Creating thought in the firefighters mind of "what could we have done differently?".  Not losing the knowledge we have gained in this attack to benefit the next fight.

 Firefighters would like to win every battle with fire.  It just is not possible to win every battle.  Elements out of the firefighters control often leave no choice but to defend verses attacking a fire.


 Picture by David White.

Alliant Energy Foundation grant assist Sauk City Fire

The Sauk City Fire Department raised funds to purchase a new tool for the department.  The Alliant Energy Foundation provided a matching grant for $1,500 to assist the members in funding the purchase of a new Thermal Imaging camera or TIC.

The smaller size allows for the operator of the TIC to keep his equipment weight at a minimum while providing a virtual picture of the heat and potential changes in the heat concentration at a fire.  In addition, the TIC can be used in search and rescue operation at night giving the operator a clear view of heat based items in a normally dark environment.


 

Contact Chief Breunig - SCFDChief@merr.com 
President David White - saukfire38@charter,net  

Click here to see pictures and "Feel the Heat".
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  • The Village of Sauk City
  • The Township of Honey Creek
  • The Township of Prairie du Sac
  • The Township of Roxbury
  • The Township of Sumpter
  • The Township of Troy
  • The Township of West Point
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