Verona (WI) Fire Department

August 21st

Ladder 3 Helps with Silo Rescue
TOWN OF OREGON – Verona Ladder 3 was called to assist Oregon Fire & EMS for a male trapped in a silo. Verona Ladder 3 got on location and used the ladder to get to the area of silo that the patient was in. The crew then opened a hole into the side of the silo and gained access to the patient and provided first aid until Madison Fire Department arrived.

Oregon Commander had the Madison Fire Department Tactical Rescue Team respond and once they were on location, the started preparing the patient for extrication out of the silo.

After being in the silo for over an hour, MFD TAC Rescue was able to get the patient out. The patient was then transported to the hospital by Fitch-Rona EMS.

August 8th:
2 alarm fire
VERONA- VFD was paged for a report of a grill that exploded and caught the owner’s garage on fire. Verona Engine 1 along with Fitchburg Engine 2 was the first units on scene and quickly attacked the fast spreading fire.

When units arrived, the garage had heavy fire and the fire was starting to burn the house to the east. Fire was also starting to go into the attic from the eves.

Units quickly hit the fire with water and another crew was sent to the roof to open up the roof (cut a hole in it) to ventilate the smoke out of the attic.

The fire was contained to the garage and the attic above the garage and the rest of the house was saved except for smoke damage.

July 30th:

Truck Goes Into Creek Near Verona (recent article in Channel3000.com)

VERONA -- A grandfather and his two grandkids had a scare Wednesday when the truck they were riding in ended up in a creek. Click here to see Channel3000.com story

Verona -- Engine 1, Squad 5 and Fitch-Rona 45 were paged to a reported truck in a creek on Hwy PB near East Verona Ave. First units arrived on scene to find a 4 door SUV in the stream just off of Hwy PB and at least 2 people injured.

VFD crews assisted in stabilizing the vehicle and the patients and assisted Fitch-Rona EMS with getting the patients to their rig.

July 25th: *Verona Fire featured in local newspaper* VERONA -- VFD was featured in this week's addition of the Verona Press. The article was about the mutual aide VFD sent to Fitchburg last week for a barn fire. Click here to see the article. back to top

July 23:

Drilling in the City of Madison

MADISON -- Engine 1 and Tanker 8 went with crews to Station 7 in the City of Madison. VFD was contacted by MFD to participate in a joint drill in the CIty of Madison. The drill was to get VFD and MFD crews working together in a drafting pump operation (sucking water out of a open water tank into the engine). Madison Engine 7 has an area that does not have hydrants and if there is a fire in that area, they would have to call a county fire department (VFD) to bring water (in tankers) and an engine to pump water to their trucks.

Crews from VFD went to Station 7 and drilled with Engine 7 and Ladder 2. They toured the area that doesn't have hydrants, and then came back to the station and showed E7 and L2 how to draft or pump water into the trucks from a water tank.

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Department Contact Information

Non-Emergency Phone
- (608) 845-9401
Mailing Address
- 101 Lincoln Street
  Verona, WI 53593
Office Hours
- M-F 8:00-4:00
E-Mail Contacts
- 1st Assistant Chief JF "Harry" Barger-General Information
- Capt. Alex Miller-Fire Prevention
- Firefighter Chris Schultz - Website

Mission Statement
Verona Fire Department is a team of dedicated and courteous professionals who are committed to protect life, and provide services for a safer community.

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