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Verona Fire Responds With MABAS Division 115 Task Force to the Echo Lake Foods Fire in Burlington, Wisconsin - Burlington, WI
Saturday, July 7, 2018
On January 30, 2013, Burlington Fire was requested for a report of a fire at Echo Lake Foods. Upon arrival heavy smoke was showing. A MABAS Box Alarm was requested. Hours into the fire, they pulled more MABAS boxes, which resulted up to 8 alarms, and 5 interdivisional boxes involving 82 fire departments. No firefighters were injured, and the fire was contained after 17 hours. Special hazards included anhydrous ammonia tanks used in the refrigeration process which apparently caused homes in the area to be evacuated as well as homes in the area were catching fire from burning debris carried by the winds.
At 12:05 AM January 31, 2013, Dane County MABAS Division 115 was requested for an emergency response of a Task Force to the Echo Lake Foods fire. Verona Fire responded with Ladder 3 as part of the Task Force and operated its ladder pipe at the incident.
Departments that responded:
RACINE COUNTY - MABAS Div 102: (11)
City of Burlington, Town of Burlington, Rochester, Raymond, Union Grove, Kansasville, Tichigan, Wind Lake, Waterford, South Shore & City of Racine.
KENOSHA COUNTY - MABAS Div 101: (8)
Bristol, Town of Salem, Silver Lake, Wheatland, Pleasant Prairie, Somers, Paris, & Twin Lakes.
WAUKESHA COUNTY - MABAS Div 106: (12)
Town of Waukesha, New Berlin, Lisbon, Lannon, Eagle, Big Bend, Vernon, Mukwonago, Town of Brookfield, Menominee Falls, Okauchee, & Wales.
ROCK COUNTY - MABAS Div 104: (7)
Edgerton, Evansville, Clinton, Milton, Turtle, Beloit, & Janesville.
WALWORTH COUNTY - MABAS Div 103: (12)
Lauderdale LaGrange, Lake Geneva, Elkhorn, Lyons, Sharon, East Troy, Bloomfield, Linn, Walworth, Fontana, Bloomfield, & City of Delavan.
DANE COUNTY - MABAS Div 115: (6)
Middleton, Blooming Grove, Fitchburg, Verona, Stoughton, & Deerfield.
MILWAUKEE COUNTY - MABAS Div 107: (7)
Greendale, Greenfield, Wauwatosa, West Allis, South Milwaukee, North Shore, & Hales Corners.
JEFFERSON COUNTY - MABAS Div 118: (5)
Jefferson, Watertown, Palmyra, Helenville, & Fort Atkinson.
LAKE COUNTY ILLINOIS - MABAS Div 4: (7)
Countryside, Antioch, Waukegan, Long Grove, Wauconda, Knollwood, Newport.
MCHENRY COUNTY ILLINOIS - MABAS Div 5: (7)
Huntley, McHenry, Cary, Richmond, Woodstock, Harvard, & Marengo.
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES: (2)
MEDIX, & Paratech.
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT/REHAB: (4)
Racine Fire Bells, Milwaukee Fire Bells, Waterford Fuel, & S&J Bus Service.
SPECIAL TEAMS: (5)
Racine Haz-Mat, Racine Arson Investigation Team, Wisconsin State Fire Marshall, Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms, & SE Wisconsin Incident Command Management Team