Fox Valley Fire and EMS agencies announced a new collaboration approach to improve response within each area. The Wisconsin Policy Forum worked with Neenah-Menasha, Oshkosh, Kaukauna, Appleton and Grand Chute to set up this plane. It includes helping one another in five different areas: community risk reduction, fleet maintenance, quality control and oversight, special operations and training. The goal in mind is to, essentially, share resources.
“We don't run hazmat or hazardous material responses, but we still have to get the training for that," Jim Peglow said, the Assistant Chief of Training in Neenah-Menasha. "So, I contacted Oshkosh, who runs our Winnebago County's hazmat team, and they come up and do some training or we send guys down there to get the training. “
For Peglow, the training aspect of the plan is especially exciting.