Firefighters make house call on retired chief

The Brillion News

WRIGHTSTOWN - Firefighters do make house calls, and drive-by visits too.

It happened at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 18, as firefighters from five rural volunteer fire departments paid a call on retired Wrightstown Fire Chief Gene Vande Hey, who is in his third all-out battle with cancer.

Firefighters and fire apparatus from the Wrightstown, Greenleaf, Hollandtown, Lawrence, and Kaukauna/Vandenbroek volunteer fire departments paraded slowly down Main Street in Wrightstown - with red lights and sirens - as Vande Hey stood on the front porch of his home with a big smile and gentle wave. You might say Vande Hey got some mutual aid from neighboring communities - something that happens all the time in the fire service.

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