False Alarm Elicits Quick Response
By Lisa Pett
Emergency response to a fire alarm at the Portage County Library was swift on Thursday.
According to library employees, a small child accidentally pulled the alarm around noon at the downtown branch, resulting in an evacuation and dispatch of Stevens Point firefighters.
A fully-equipped crew made sure the building was safe before giving the allowing employees and patrons to return.
Firefighters Frank Minervini and Dave Briggs said the youngster learned a lesson about fire alarms and expressed relief that they were not needed.
Biggs and Minervini. (City Times photo)
Business returned to normal downtown quickly and Minervini and Briggs did some community outreach with some local residents.