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Washburn Fire & Ambulance services
Emergency: Dial 911
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.
What does it mean to be an EMT?
Working as an EMT with the Washburn Area Ambulance Service can be a very rewarding experience. You get to know your community by serving others when they most need help. It is not an easy job. You will have bad days. But you may also find reserves of strength and resilience you did not know you had. That is when you know you have found your calling. How do you get there? Here is an overview of what you need to do to earn and keep your EMT license. (click here)
Working as an EMT with the Washburn Area Ambulance Service can be a very rewarding experience. You get to know your community by serving others when they most need help. It is not an easy job. You will have bad days. But you may also find reserves of strength and resilience you did not know you had. That is when you know you have found your calling. How do you get there? Here is an overview of what you need to do to earn and keep your EMT license. (click here)
FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICERSMark Guenther | Chief (715) 373-6163
Chris Bulovsky | Assistant Chief Al Krause | Assistant Chief Chan Cleland | Captain Cole Pearson | Captain Scott Posner | Captain Nate Krause | Fire Inspector (507)456-3646 |
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AMBULANCE SERVICE OFFICERSJeff Bellile | Director (715) 292-0457
Ted Gostomski | Assistant Director Ceilidh Morris | Secretary Washburn Ambulance Hall (715) 373-6176 Heather Atherton | Training Heather Atherton | 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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