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It was during a shift change at 2:30 PM on Friday, May 3, 1991, when employees of Central Storage Warehouse on Cottage Grove Road discussed mechanical problems with a battery-powered forklift.The forklift operator changed the batteries in an attempt…

When a fellow customer at a local coffee shop suddenly collapsed from cardiac arrest, Miriam Navin knew what to do.Trained in hands-only CPR, she went to the person's side and began performing continuous chest compressions until EMS arrived. Another…

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Firefighter/Paramedic Steve Melde new early on that he wanted to work in the medical field. After being hired to the MFD in 1999, he devoted 26 years to fire/EMS, the majority of which were served on the ambulance.

Had life gone another way, Jerry Buechner might've been a chef, a carpenter, or working in construction. But with three brothers volunteering for the Mount Horeb Fire Department, perhaps it was inevitable he'd eventually become a firefighter.

Where are you stationed?I’m currently assigned to Fire Station 4 (Monroe Street) on the 'B' shift.

Where are you stationed?I’m currently at Fire Station 4 (Monroe Street) on the 'C' shift.