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FDL Fire Rescue Welcome<\/h2>\n

Welcome to the website of the Internationally Accredited and ISO Class 1 Fond du Lac Fire Rescue Department. I extend my warm welcome to you on behalf of the 73 men and women who make up Fond du Lac Fire Rescue.<\/p>\n

We are here to serve you by providing the very best fire protection, fire prevention, pre-hospital emergency care, hazard mitigation and rescue. Our service motto, Duty, Honor, Pride and Tradition serve as the foundation of our commitment to everyone we serve.<\/p>\n

Through agency accreditation our fire rescue agency is committed to finding ways to continually improve our service delivery in the most economical and efficient way possible.\u00a0 We are very proud of accomplishments and look forward to the future. On behalf of our entire team at Fond du Lac Fire<\/p>\n

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Rescue, we thank you for allowing us to serve you.\u00a0 We hope you enjoy navigating through our website and know we are always keeping the public up to date through social media sites, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok.<\/p>\n

We welcome your feedback and appreciate your continued support. If I can ever be of assistance, please contact me at\u00a0egerritson@fdl.wi.gov<\/a> or by phone at 920-322-3802.<\/p>\n

Respectfully,
\nFire Chief Erick Gerritson<\/p>\n<\/div>

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