The Fond du Lac Fire Chief says he’s pleased Gov. Scott Walker’s administration has reversed itself and no longer plans to roll back a requirement for fire sprinklers in many new apartment buildings. Chief Pete O’Leary recently testified at a public hearing on the issue in Appleton. O’Leary says it’s a matter of safety. “I think its a smart move on their part,” O’Leary told WFDL news. “In the world of fire protection fire sprinklers give occupants the optimum ability to survive a fire.” The state Department of Safety and Professional Services recently had advanced plans to end a requirement that builders install fire sprinklers in new housing projects with three to 20 units. Agency officials say they are dropping the idea. Meanwhile the department’s deputy secretary, Eric Esser, says no final decisions have been made on a proposal to expand the use of circuit interrupters that prevent fire and electrocution, as an advisory committee recommended last year.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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