Spencer, WI Fire Station Burns
The Spencer Fire Department in Spencer, WI had to respond to a fire at their own fire station (from WAOW.com).
THE SPENCER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EMS SERVICES ARE STILL IN SHOCK TODAY AFTER RESPONDING TO A FIRE AT THEIR OWN FIRE STATION LAST NIGHT. AROUND 30 SPENCER VOLUNTEER FIREMEN RESPONDED TO THE CALL ON THEIR PAGERS AROUND 9:30 LAST NIGHT. THEY MANAGED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITHIN MINUTES AND KEPT THE DAMAGE MINIMAL TO THE STATION. BUT THEY DID LOSE ONE UNIT, THEIR AMBULANCE. EMS DIRECTOR JASON FOTH SAYS THAT IS WHERE THE FIRE STARTED.. AND WAS CONTAINED. "ONCE PEOPLE STARTED ARRIVING ON SCENE. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE DOORS TO THE STATION OPEN. PULL THE TRUCKS OUTSIDE. THEN FIGHT IT JUST LIKE ANY OTHER FIRE."
I hate to see this happen to any fire department, but at least they were able to save most of their apparatus and the building didn't sustain much damage.
