HomeMy WebLinkAboutLetter (fire report) - 06/05/1998 Sheriff "IS Winnebago County
Michael E. Brooks 11& 420 JACKSON STREET P.O. BOX 2808
o OSHKOSH, WISCONSIN 54903 -2808
BAG (920) 236 -4900 (920) 727 -2888
WI FAX (920) 236 -4902
JAIL FAX (920) 236 -1221
June 5, 1998
Mr. Roger Coates
1126 Fillmore Av..
Oshkosh, WI. 54901
Dear Mr. Coates:
Recently you requested me to research our records to see if a
call was placed to report smoke and flames in the c i e 1 i n g at the
address of 579 Evans St., also in Oshkosh,
I checked our log of incoming calls which would show where a
call was placed from. There is nothing to show that a call was
placed from the 579 Evans address or a neighboring address in
the requested time frame.
I also checked our computer logs which would show a call for
service entered for that address no matter where the call came
from, which includes if it would have come in on a cellular
phone.
Our policy here at the Winnebago 911 center is to enter a call
even if someone says that they had a fire which is now out. We
then do dispatch the Fire Department as people often believe they
have a fire out when in fact it is still in the walls or the
ceiling. Since the Fire Department is the experts in this area
we send them to check and be sure the fire is actually out.
I show no call received nor a call entered in our computer sys-
tem which would definitely have been done if such a call was
received by any of our dispatchers. In case this person says
they called Oshkosh Fire Dept. direct, I did check there and
they didn't receive such a call.
If you have any further questions, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Kathy Biggar,
Chief Dispatcher
Winnebago 911 Center
e 4 1 f'" 6. You indicated a belief that my clients evinced a desire to move earlier than January
A. A. 21, 1998. My clients had no intentions of moving prior to the failed heating
t incident. Moving in the middle of January would have been inconvenient for his
family. They had no additional money of which to rent a moving vehicle and so
they had to borrow a small pickup truck. As aresult of this move, some of the
belongings of my clients had been damaged in the climate weather and he was
required to miss a day of work on extremely short notice. My client now lives in
a unit in which he pays $430.00 a month with no utilities included. The prior rent
was $290.00 plus $55.00 for heat. My client had little incentive to "ditch his lease
s; for a better deal." I hope you do not minimize a week without heat in the month
r, of January as a "drop of the hat." His quick move was done to secure the well
being of his young child. If that child had incurred medical bills due to pneumonia
due to the cold conditions, you would possibly be asking why my clients have not
i mitigated their damages. Had you responded earlier, perhaps we would not be in
this current position. Due to your odd sunrise to 9:00 a.m. contact policy, he
could not contact you until long after the problem surfaced. If there was damage
to the thermostat unit, it was likely a direct result of the nail which you drove
through the center of the unit to apparently limit heat which could come to this
unit. With respect to the utility bill, the utility company informed my client that
they had to contact you first. As a result of your being unavailable, the water bill
t 4 was not switched as I understand to a much later date. Perhaps there ought to be
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,4",,4. There is a claim for a $25.00 service charge on November 14, 1997 at 10:45 a.m.
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which Felisha indicated that there was smoke that she smelled. My client did call
1 As a landlord, you do have some duty to protect the property. This service
A' fee is void as a penalty under the agreement.
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