Friends of the Marathon Fire Department

One lucky 2nd grader, Calista Bruner, brought in her Stepdad, Firefighter Ryan Dallman for show-n-tell. Special Thanks to Marathon Area Elementary School for it’s support for the Marathon Fire Department and fire safety programs.

The Marathon Area Business Association (MABA) held its annual Holly Days celebration on Saturday December 13th. Marathon Fire Department commissioned village resident, Russell Gage to whip up a batch of his famous chili for this years Holly Days chili contest. Firefighters Jason Gage and Jack Flood served the chili at this event.

Ryan Dallman, Craig Klumpyan, Tim Zuleger and Caitlin O’Connor of the Marathon First Responder and Fire Department volunteered their time at Texas Roadhouse of Rib Mountain, WI. On Thursday December 11th Texas Roadhouse served a free lunch to it’s guests. Members of the local fire service and police department were on hand to serve the meal. All proceeds were to benefit the Salvation Army of Wausau.

The Tiger Cubs of cub scout pack 358 in Marathon had the opportunity to hold their monthly meeting at the Marathon fire station. The scouts took a station tour and got to check out all of the fire trucks. The scouts also had a brief lesson on fire safety and planned an escape route if a fire were to occur in their own home. The Marathon Fire station and Volunteers are available for station tours and fire prevention presentations. For more information email ryan@marathonfd.com