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Prior to 1980 the Town of Jackson was part of the Webster Rural Fire Association. In the spring of 1980 it was decided that the Town would be provided better fire protection if a separate department were to be formed, located at the Town Hall. On January 1, 1981 with a 1959 Chevrolet pump truck, six sets of turnout gear, and a vacant spot in the old town garage, the Jackson Volunteer Fire Department was formed. 

Our department now consists of one 1000 gpm Class A rated pumper, two 2200 gallon tank trucks with full pump capacity, a 4x4 brush truck with pump and tank, a 16 foot enclosed trailer to carry rescue/extrication tools, and a flat bottom boat, motor and trailer for cold water, ice rescue.

The Town of Jackson Volunteer Fire Department is located in northwest Wisconsin, two hours northeast of the St. Paul & Minneapolis.  Our station is located at the intersection of County Road A and County Road C in the same building as the Town Office. We currently have 15 active, certified firefighters on our roster. Our first due protection (3 towns) area is 95.5 square miles. The 2006 population estimates show that the year round population in the protection area is 1926 residents and this increases 3 fold during the summer according to the University of Wisconsin. In addition 45% of the permanent population is more than 60 years of age. The department has 1890 residential structures in it’s first due area according to the 2000 census. The large number of structures is due to the high proportion of seasonal residents. The department conducts regular business meetings the first Wednesday of the month at 7 pm. Regular training sessions are on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm. There are also some weekend sessions scheduled several times during the year to train with the Town of Scott and Town of Webb Lake fire departments with which we share an automatic, written mutual aid policy. With this policy in effect all three departments are paged simultaneously to structure fires, basically creating a three station fire department with numerous resources available. The policy is working extremely well for all three departments resulting in lower insurance rates for many homeowners in all three towns.

Anyone seeking more information or interested in joining the Jackson Volunteer Fire Department are welcome to visit any of our meetings at the fire station.

On behalf of your firefighters,
Chief David J. Formanek
Jackson Volunteer Fire Department

Jackson Fire Department Group Photo

Water Rescue ~ May 27, 2008 at West Cadotte Boat Landing

  

 

SECOND ALARM AUXILLARY
The Second Alarm Auxiliary was organized in 1982 and has held fundraisers with the proceeds donated to the Jackson Fire Department.

The two main fundraisers are the SMELT FRY and the PANCAKE BREAKFAST. The funds are used bye the Fire Department to help defray the cost of purchasing equipment.

Meetings are held on the 3rd Thursday of March, April & May at 7pm at the Town Hall. In July there is a picnic and in October a Halloween Party. They also have a Christmas Party in December.

The main purpose of this organization is to support the Fire Department as well as to help out by cleaning equipment after a fire or provide a lunch for the firefighters when it becomes necessary after prolonged period of fighting a fire.

The group is always looking for new members. If you are interested in joining the Second Alarm, please contact the Town Office.

The officers for 2008 are:
President-Rod Geiser
Vice-President-Mary Heenan
Jan Freese-Secretary
Treasurer-Lori Zick

SECOND ALARM FISH & SMELT FRY~MAY 2, 2008

Check out all the photos of the workers...with them this event could not run as smoothly as it does! Thank You!

Thank you to all who braved the cold rain and made this event such a great success!!!