KB Fire Dept. visits 911, receives new truck

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911 VISIT–Three Keweenaw Bay Fire Department firefighters shadowed 911 dispatchers at the Negaunee Regional Communication Center (NRCC) last Thursday. Pictured above are, back l-r, NRCC Dispatcher Adam Holloway, KBFD Captain Jake Putala, NRCC Dispatcher David Neuffer and, front l-r, KBFD Chief Diane Morin and KBFD Assistant Chief Garrick Lamb.

The Keweenaw Bay Fire Department (KBFD) was busy last week shadowing dispatchers at the Negaunee Regional Communication Center and acquiring a new truck for the fleet.
Three KBFD firefighters shadowed 911 dispatchers at the Negaunee Regional  Communication Center (NRCC) last Thursday. KBFD Chief Diane Morin, Assistant Chief Garrick Lamb and Captain Jake Putala, who also serve as Baraga Fire Department (BFD) firefighters, spent several hours at the NRCC to learn about its operations. The NRCC answers 911 calls and dispatches police, EMS, and fire agencies in Baraga, Gogebic, Houghton, Keweenaw, Ontonagon, and Schoolcraft counties. To read more, subscribe to the L’Anse Sentinel online, or buy a print copy at our local retailers.