Remember fire safety when using portable space heaters. Keep them away from furniture and drapes.
The Platteville Fire Department is a volunteer fire department that serves the city of Platteville and the townships immediately surrounding Platteville to total 132 square miles. We also provide mutual aid assistance to any of our neighboring fire departments just as they provide it to us when we request it.
We strive to make our community proud by providing our volunteers with regular training, continuing education and keeping our equipment and fire apparatus well maintained.
We strive to make our community proud by providing our volunteers with regular training, continuing education and keeping our equipment and fire apparatus well maintained.
New Fire Siren Sounds
Submitted by Covert on Mon, 06/06/2011 - 13:19Below is listed the City of Platteville siren sound for fire calls. This siren is a repeating wail sound. It is used whenever a fire call has been received and dispatched through the Police Department. It will only be used between 6AM and 10PM. It will sound for anywhere from 1 minute to 3 minutes. When the public hears this siren, we ask that they be more aware of their surroundings and if driving, pull over if they see someone behind their vehicle with red or white flashing lights. If not in a vehicle, please stay away from the streets.
Busy Day January 17, 2011
Submitted by LeFevre on Tue, 01/18/2011 - 11:29The fire department had a busy day on January 17 with three calls.
First at a little after 4am Lancaster fire department was dispatched to a house fire outside their city limits. They requested mutual aid from Platteville Fire to help shuttle water out to the fire scene.
Then a little after 8am, the Platteville police received a report from a fire alarm company of a general fire alarm at a local business. Fortunately it was a case of a worker accidentally setting off the alarm and there was no actual fire.
Shortly after the noon hour Grant County requested the fire departments help out on HWY 151. During the snow storm a semi ran into the ditch in the center median between the north and south bound lanes of travel. Fire Department members were on scene for a few hours helping with traffic control on the busy Highway.
Fire Department activity for the second week of 2011
Submitted by LeFevre on Wed, 01/12/2011 - 14:30The new year is not even two weeks old and the Platteville Fire department has already been out four times.
With the cool temperatures and light snow falling we have had two diffrent calls up onto Highway 151 when dispatch requested JAWS of Life along with the needs to direct traffic. Both calls involved single vehicle crashes.
Other calls include the Chief and a limited contingent of Firefighters going to investigate an alarm. There was also a call for the Chief and again a limited number of firefighters to help for a minor commercial accident.
New Year New Platteville Fire Web Page
Submitted by LeFevre on Sat, 01/01/2011 - 01:00The Platteville Fire Department would like to wish everyone a safe and happy New Year!
As we move into 2011 the Platteville Fire Department is making public our new web site. With this web page we hope to inform the public about what is going on around the Platteville Fire department. This will include both the calls our firefighters respond to and also the training we conduct.
Currently the information on this site is limited but in the coming weeks and months it will be greatly expanded. Thanks for visiting and we hope you will check back often.
