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Washburn Fire & Ambulance services
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Washburn Fire and Ambulance
The Washburn Fire & Ambulance services provide fire suppression and emergency medical needs to the city of Washburn and the surrounding townships of Washburn, Bayview and Barksdale in an efficient and professional manner.
Vision
To be recognized by the immediate community and statewide as a progressive leader in providing professional fire, rescue and emergency medical services to residents and visitors of our community.
Dignity Statement
To treat all staff and members of the community we live in with dignity and respect. This is accomplished by timely response, compassion, cooperation, and respect for everyone.
The Washburn Fire & Ambulance services provide fire suppression and emergency medical needs to the city of Washburn and the surrounding townships of Washburn, Bayview and Barksdale in an efficient and professional manner.
Vision
To be recognized by the immediate community and statewide as a progressive leader in providing professional fire, rescue and emergency medical services to residents and visitors of our community.
Dignity Statement
To treat all staff and members of the community we live in with dignity and respect. This is accomplished by timely response, compassion, cooperation, and respect for everyone.
FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICERSMichael Pedersen | Chief (715) 373-2517
Tom Gaber | Assistant Chief Richard Olson, Jr. | Assistant Chief Tim Schwenzfeier | Captain Chris Bulovsky | Captain Nate Krause| Fire Inspector (507)456-3646 Mark Guenther | Captain |
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AMBULANCE SERVICE OFFICERSJeff Bellile | Director
Ted Gostomski | Assistant Director Ted Gostomski | Secretary Jeff Bellile | Training Carl Broberg | Maintenance 
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In 2022, the Washburn Emergency Services saw a record number of ambulance calls, at 511. This is an increase of more than 100 ambulance calls compared to 2019. Because of the pandemic, the shortfall of active EMTs has only gotten worse, and made recruiting more difficult; resulting in fewer EMTs available to respond to calls.
The number of shifts that Washburn EMS are not able to staff or fully staff has increased. In 2021, the number of shifts with only one EMT scheduled has increased from 21.6% to 55.6%. And the number of open shifts, which no coverage, has increased from 5.3% to 32.8%. This leaves those in need relying on neighboring ambulance services to respond and increased response time. City Council voted approve a Public Safety Services referendum for the Spring election (April 5, 2022) to increase the tax levy by $200,00 or 18.24%, for the purpose of hiring two full-time EMTs, increase the stipends of paid-on-call EMTs, and to keep police wages competitive. This levy will increase taxes by $1.83 per $1,000 of assessed property value.
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Two public forums were held to discuss and answer questions about the Public Safety Services Referendum:
Saturday, March 5th - 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 9th - 6:30 p.m. The Club Washburn Ambulance Hall 3 W. Bayfield St. 1017 N. Washington Ave. 
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