The past few months saw the retirement of four members of the Green Bay Metro Fire Department (GBMFD) – William Altschwager, Karl Markhardt, Corey Bereza and Brian Cairns – each hanging up their uniforms after years of service to the communities of Green Bay, Allouez and Bellevue.
Together the four have more than 100 years of experience, some answering the call to duty for close to three decades. With the above retirements, a handful of promotions took place within the ranks.
Lieutenants Barry Wiegert, Jim Dequaine and Todd Schadrie were promoted to captain.
Engineers Sean Linssen, Chad Wolf and Kurt Gunn were promoted to lieutenant.
Firefighters Brian Norton, Shane Hanson, Michael Tomaso and Kraig Isley have been promoted to engineer.
The department also swore in 15 new recruits March 14.