Town of Grant EMS

05/25/2026

05/06/2026

The current fire danger in Portage County is VERY HIGH 🔥

This means that wildfires start easily, spread rapidly with increased intensity and are difficult to control. Please do your part and be fire smart until conditions improve!

05/04/2026

Due to Portage County being in the VERY HIGH fire danger index per the WI DNR, no burn permits will be issued.

Fire danger ratings describe the potential for a fire to start and spread and the intensity at which a fire will burn in the wildland. The ratings are based on weather, fuels and changes in the general landscape. They bring awareness of the current fire situation and encourage the public to adapt how and when to burn. Fire danger levels aid in determining the daily DNR burn restrictions.

https://apps.dnr.wi.gov/wisburn/ #/

04/22/2026

🔥 High Fire Danger Today 🔥

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has suspended all burning permits due to current fire weather conditions.

🚫 No burning allowed today
This includes:
• Burn barrels
• Debris piles
• Grass or wooded areas

04/13/2026

A week that celebrates the heroes never seen, but always heard, our 911 dispatchers.

Behind every call is a voice that stays calm in chaos, offering guidance, reassurance, and sometimes life-saving instructions. This job is mentally exhausting, emotionally heavy, and often unseen, yet deeply rewarding.

It’s a job that demands constant learning, policies, procedures, and knowing countless locations, businesses, and landmarks like the back of their hand. Every detail matters when seconds count.

In a single shift, they can go from handling someone’s worst moment to helping bring new life into the world over the phone. They hear the panic, the fear, the heartbreak, the screams of loved ones discovering loss. Those sounds don’t just fade when the call ends, they stay with them forever.

Beyond the calls, there’s another weight they carry, knowing that the families of their fellow responders are depending on them too. Every dispatch, every piece of information we give, helps ensure that someone’s partner, parent, or child makes it home safely at the end of their shift.

But through it all, they show up. They answer. They care.

This week, and every week, remember the voices behind the line, the ones who are always there when you need them most. 💛 📞