The Sturgeon Bay Fire Department received special recognition on Friday afternoon for the heroic efforts made containing and extinguishing the Roger Blough freighter's fire on February 1. U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 8th District Mike Gallagher presented the department with a copy of an entry put into the Congressional Record.  Sturgeon Bay Fire Chief Tim Dietman says his department was honored to receive the recognition.

Gallagher joined the firefighters on a Roger Blough tour after the presentation at the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department.   The Roger Blough, which is docked at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding for winter lay-up, caught fire in the early morning of Monday, February 1, and required nearly 12 hours to extinguish the blaze fully. Due to Sturgeon Bay Fire Department's efforts to contain the fire, 70,000 gallons of onboard fuel oil were not discharged into Sturgeon Bay's waters.