The charitable arm of the Egg Harbor Fire Department has been reinstated in the eyes of the State of Wisconsin. At the end of January, Attorney Randy Nesbitt notified Egg Harbor Fire Chief Andy Staats that the Egg Harbor Firefighters, Inc. had its corporation administratively dissolved by the State of Wisconsin back on May 29th, 2017. Under state law and its by-laws, the Egg Harbor Firefighters, Inc. had to wind up its affairs and transfer its remaining funds to the Town of Egg Harbor. Since then, the Egg Harbor Firefighters, Inc. has worked things out with the state and paid all of its back fees in order to be recognized as a non-profit organization once again. Former department member and current Egg Harbor Firefighters, Inc. President Dan Kiehnau says they can now make use of programs to help update their equipment.

Kiehnau added they had stayed up to date with their status on the federal level. The organization has named new members to its board and will update its by-laws in the coming months. Kiehnau says COVID-19 will limit what it can do for fundraising activities this spring and summer. It has used funds recently to purchase AED units, a rescue truck, and extrication units.

Photo courtesy of the Egg Harbor Fire Department Facebook page