Fire Station Number One

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If you ever wanted to see a community gather-together, absolutely busting with pride, today was one of those days.  After several attempts a referendum was passed to modernize the two fire stations for the Brussels Union Gardner Fire Department. 

Fire Station Number One – located just outside of the town of Brussels – is a brand new facility replacing the old, worn and cramped fire station located in town. 

It is now home not only to the fire department but county emergency services including the Door County Sheriff.  For the first time ever 24/7 staffing of an ambulance has begun for this Southern Door community. 









There was a terrific turnout of the community, an open house with tours, a formal dedication of the facility complete with all of the appropriate recognition of fulltime emergency services personnel and an all-volunteer fire department. 

 

 

 

The local parish priest was called-upon to bless the facility and all those who serve.  I also learned something today – who Saint Florian is. 











St. Florian—an officer in the Roman army - was put to death for refusing to kill Christians as ordered by Emperor Diocletian.  He was martyred.   According to the legend - during his life - Florian put out a massive fire with only one bucket of water, saving a village from ruin.  Many years after it is said that a man was saved from a deadly fire when he called on St. Florian, begging for his intercession.  As a consequence St. Florian is the patron saint of firefighters.