Boulder Junction Fire Department

12/18/2021

The Boulder Junction Volunteer Fire Department warming center at the fire station closed for the evening at 8 PM Friday and will be reopening at 8 AM on Saturday for those that are in need of a place to warm up.

If citizens need a place to go to warm up or help with other unmet emergent needs, the Vilas County Communications Center has a list of resources available. For help locating resources, please call the Communications Center at (715) 479-4441.

12/18/2021

From WJFW-TV 12:

The Vilas County Emergency Management team wants to let you know that county and municipal crews are working to restore your power and clearing the roadways.

The management team wants to share some tips on what you can do in the meantime.

Citizens should know:
 That they may be without power for an extended period of time. Utilities are reporting that complete restoration of Vilas County could take up until Sunday night.

 For refrigerated and frozen food safety during a power outage, keep the refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible to maintain the cold temperature.

 The refrigerator will keep food safely cold for about 4 hours if it is unopened; a full freezer will hold the temperature for approximately 48 hours (24 hours if it is half full) if the door remains closed.

 Once the power is restored, if you are unsure about an item, the safest course is to throw it away.

Citizens should do:

 If citizens need a place to go to warm up, charge their cell phones or help with other unmet emergent needs, the Vilas County Communications Center has a list of resources available. For help locating resources, please call the Communications Center at (715) 479-4441.

 The Communications Center cannot get your power turned back on and does not have specific estimated times for power restoration other than Sunday night. For assistance with power issues, please call your utility company direct or 9-1-1 if there is an emergency.

 Customers should stay at least 25 feet away from any downed power lines, as they may still be energized. Report downed power lines to Wisconsin Public Service or a local law enforcement agency immediately.

 Use flashlights instead of candles during an outage to avoid a potential fire hazard. Vilas County Emergency Management 330 Court Street • Eagle River, WI 54521 715-479-3690 • Email: [email protected]

 Always operate portable, gasoline-driven generators outdoors away from windows, doors and windows. Operating a generator indoors could lead to a buildup of carbon monoxide, creating a hazardous situation.

 Residents should be careful while cleaning up yard of storm debris, as there may be power lines down in the area.

 Stay away from downed or sagging power lines, and do not touch anything that is on or near them (i.e., trees or tree limbs, cars, ladders).

 Keep children and family pets away from areas where lines may have fallen.

 Check on your neighbors, especially seniors or anyone with medical conditions, to make sure they are doing well, but do so safely.

For more information, contact: Vilas County Emergency Management at 715-479-3690 or the Vilas County Sheriff's Office at (715) 479-4441.

12/17/2021

The BJVFD emergency warming shelter is stocked up with pizzas and a variety of family-friendly games.

12/17/2021

Coffee is ready at the BJVFD emergency warming shelter. Please park in the fire station lot off Green Street.

12/17/2021

Due to the recent severe wind storm and widespread power outages in Boulder Junction, with some outages slated to extend until Sunday evening at the earliest and some outages yet remaining to be assigned, BJVFD is open as a warming shelter in the training room. The coffee is in the process of percolating. We are located at Park (Hwy. M) and Green Streets. For more information, call or text fire chief Eric Johnson at 715-892-2967.

11/27/2021

It was our pleasure to provide an apparatus es**rt for Santa and Mrs. Claus at the 2021 Boulder Junction Christmas Walk on Friday afternoon. Pictured from left are EMT Marshall Reckard, EMS Director Daniell Wahlgren, Lt. Ken Carlson, Santa and Mrs Claus and Fire Chief Eric Johnson.

11/11/2021

A reminder to our 2,116 followers that we have also created a new page to increase our presence on the Internet. Please visit, "like" and follow us at "Boulder Jct Fire Department" for more information on all that's happening at BJVFD and in Boulder Junction.

11/11/2021

BJVFD hits Hollywood! As part of our 6-year partnership with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources on the Community Wildfire Protection Program (CWPP) wildland fire hazard mitigation initiative, the Boulder Junction Volunteer Fire Department participated in the filming of an educational driveway access video, in collaboration with the DNR, the Manitowish Waters Fire Company and the Nokomis Fire Department. Our thanks to BJVFD Lt. Ken "Hollywood" Carlson for lending his considerable acting talents to the filming of this video. Ken can be seen at the 0:38 second mark in the longer 1:37 video posted at the right. The video can be accessed at https://hillsidemedia.screenlight.tv/shares/SKTvbuqT9nohOG3iEAEyucqPCfKN6jPH?_=1635946130618.

10/22/2021

10/05/2021

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10/05/2021

As an added incentive to participate in this week's Community Blood Drive at the Boulder Junction Volunteer Fire Department, the Community Blood Center will be raffling off two $10 Kwik Trip gas cards to two lucky presenting donors who attend Thursday's blood drive.

BJVFD will be hosting a Community Blood Drive in collaboration with the Community Blood Center this Thursday, October 7th, from 1:30-5:30 p.m. at the fire station, 5424 Park St. (County Hwy. M).

The department is appreciative of the community's past support of our spring and fall blood drives and hopes for your continued life-saving support for our upcoming blood drive.

A number of appointment slots remain available in 10-minute increments between 2:20-3:10 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 4:20 p.m. and 4:50 p.m.

To schedule your donation appointment, call the Community Blood Center at 1-800-280-4102. In order to space apart donors, the Community Blood Center kindly requests that donations be scheduled by prior appointment.