The Riverside Fire District shared between the Village of Rothschild and City of Schofield is now operational with a few finishing touches left for the building.
The two municipalities have served central Wisconsin as one, joint fire district since 2017. The new building allows the volunteer firefighters operate in the same space.
“The City of Schofield and Village of Rothschild have such a great working relationship,” explained Rothschild Village Administrator Gary Olsen. “And now to finally have the fire district that was consolidated and merged in 2017 in one location and to get all the apparatuses, all the equipment, all the people in one place is huge.”
The two entities say it allows them both to cut down on costs and time previously spent.