Public Safety Committee — Agenda Packet

1 Sawyer County Public Safety Committee Meeting Thursday, October 1, 2026 @ 9:00 AM Sawyer County Board Room AGENDA 1. ZOOM LINK a. To view or participate in the virtual meeting from a computer, iPad, or Android device please go to https://zoom.us/j/97074807611. You can also use the dial in at 1-312-626-6799 with the Webinar ID: 970 7480 7611. Use *9 to Raise/lower hand and *6 to Unmute/mute. If you are on a computer, click the "Raise Hand" button and wait to be recognized. If you are on a telephone, dial *9 and wait to be recognized. If additional assistance is needed please contact the County Clerk's Office at 715- 634-4866 prior to the meeting. This meeting will be recorded and will be available on our website at: https://sawyercountygov.org. 2. CALL TO ORDER 3. ROLL CALL 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 5. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW 6. MEETING AGENDA 7. PUBLIC COMMENTS At this time, members of the public will be given the opportunity to address the Committee. Please adhere to the following when addressing the Committee: • Comments will be limited to 3 minutes or less per individual. • Comments should be directed to the Committee as a whole and not directed to individual Committee members. • The Committee cannot respond to your comments during this time. • Please sign in and fill out a public comment sheet if you wish to speak and hand it to the County Clerk (please respect the signs and do not approach Board members at the table). 8. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING a. Draft Public Safety Minutes 9.3.26 9. RADIO TOWER UPDATE Page 1 of 34 2 10. CLERK OF COURTS a. Clerk of Court/Probate Registrar Report 11. SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT a. Patrol Report b. Jail Report c. Communications Report d. Emergency Management Report 12. CODE ENFORCEMENT a. Code Enforcement 13. CHILD SUPPORT a. Child Support Report 14. EMERGENCY SERVICES a. Ambulance Report 15. CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COUNCIL UPDATE 16. BOARD APPOINTED COMMITTEE UPDATES 17. CORRESPONDENCE, REPORTS FROM CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS 18. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 19. FINALIZATION OF BUSINESS 20. NEXT MEETING DATE /TIME: OCTOBER 29, 2026 AT 9:00 AM 21. ADJOURNMENT DISCLAIMER: A quorum of the County Board of Supervisors or of any of its committees may be present at this meeting to listen and observe. Neither the Board nor any of the committees have established attendance at this meeting as an official function of the Board or committee(s) or otherwise made a determination that attendance at the meeting is necessary to carry out the Board or committee’s function. The only purpose for other supervisors attending the Page 2 of 34 3 meeting is to listen to the information presented. Neither the Board nor any committee (other than the committee providing this notice and agenda) will take any official action with respect to this noticed meeting. Copy sent via email to: Committee Members, Associated Staff and News Media. Note: Any person wishing to attend whom, because of a disability, requires accommodation should call the Sawyer County Clerk’s Office (715.634.4866) at least 24 hours before the scheduled meeting so appropriate arrangements can be made. Mission Statement: The Sawyer County Board of Supervisors will strive to provide excellent services and responsible leadership to protect and enhance Sawyer County citizens, businesses, and resources, while preserving our unique heritage. Page 3 of 34 Minutes of the September 3, 2026 meeting of the Sawyer County Public Safety Committee of the Sawyer County Board of Supervisors Board Room; Sawyer County Voting Committee Members Present: Others Present: Ron Buckholtz Mike Markgren John Froemel Marc Helwig Liz Klein Nicole Ripcinski Jeff Hoehne Bryan Deyo Kristi Kare Marshal Savitski Sheriff Mrotek Mike Woller Jim Evans- Virtual Greg Ripiczinski Marge Kelsey Sandy Okamoto Call to Order –Chair Buckholtz called the meeting to order at 9:00 am. Roll Call taken. Quorum was met. Certification of Compliance with the open meeting law was met. Meeting Agenda- Set Public Comment – Linda Zillmer Minutes from the previous meeting dated: August 6, 2026 Motion to approve made by: Mr. Savitski Second by: Mr. Helwig Motion carried without negative vote. Clerk of Courts/Register in Probate Reports - A written report was provided. The new criminal clerk has resigned, leaving the position open again. Sheriff’s Department Report – Patrol Report – Lt. Ripczinski reviewed the written patrol report: there were 653 calls in July, 45 traffic citations issued and 14 crashes 4 with injury, one fatality. There have been 177 total crashes year to date, 57 with personal injury, 1 fatality. Jail Report – Lt. Woller reviewed a written jail report for July with arrest data by race and gender. There was an average of 66 inmates incarcerated with a 60% unemployment rate at the time of booking, 1 on electronic monitoring. Dispatch and Emergency Management – Dispatch- Dir. Ripczinski reviewed a written report showing 610 emergent 911 calls and 3,071 non-emergency calls received in August, with a total of 26,378 dispatch calls received year-to-date. The committee was updated on upcoming staff training events. Emergency Management- Dir. Ripczinski reviewed a written report with updates on events, grant funding, training and radio communications meetings. Page 4 of 34 Code Enforcement- A written report was provided on dog licenses, dogs at large, TRH and human health hazards investigated. There were four TRH complaints investigated in August, and three new potential human health hazard complaints from August were investigated and closed. Child Support Department Report – Ms. Okamoto presented a written report for July and updated the committee on an annual audit. Emergency Services— Mr. Froemel presented a written report for the period January 1-August 25, 2026. New software is providing meaningful data points for reporting. Radio Towers Update- Mr. Markgren updated the committee on the status of the towers, which are still on schedule to be operational by the end of 2026. Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Update– Mr. Markgren shared Justice Point statistics, an update on the RCORPS grant submission, and Allrise conference takeaways which emphasized meeting basic needs and employment for successful treatment outcomes. Board Appointed Committee Updates— None Correspondence, Reports from Conferences and Meetings— Mr. Savitsky thanked the Phipps Motorcycle Ride for their generous donations to local law enforcement and EMS. Future Agenda Items- Radio Tower Update by GenComm Meeting Date/Time – The next meeting of the Public Safety Committee will be October 1, 2026 at 9:00 am in the Board Room. Meeting adjourned at 9:24am Minutes recorded by Liz Klein, Sawyer County Clerk Page 5 of 34 Phone 715-634-4887 ~ Fax 715-638-3297 Clerk of Court /Probate Registrar Marge Kelsey saw CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT REGISTER IN PROBATE 10610 Main Street, Suite #74, Hayward WI 54843 sawyer.clerk@wicourts.gov Clerk of Court’s Report for October 2026 Public Safety Committee: We have offers out to fill both of the vacant positions. We are in the background investigation stage of the hiring process. Jury trials currently scheduled for October: Date Judge # of Days NO JURY TRIALS IN OCTOBER. New Cases filed from 08/24/26 – 09/22/26 29 Felony (CF) 23 Misdemeanor (CM) 9 Criminal Traffic (CT) 77 Traffic & Forfeiture citations (CX, TR, FO) 40 Civil, Small Claims, Family & Paternity (CV, SC, FA, PA) 9 Probate, Guardianships, Adult Adoptions, Informal Probate & Civil Commitment (PR, GN, AD, IN, ME) 4 Juvenile Adoptions, Juvenile CHIPS, Juvenile Ordinance, Juvenile Delinquency & Juvenile Guardianships (JA, JC, JO, JV, JG, JM) REVENUE collected through SDC (State Debt Collection) and TRIP/DOR (Tax Intercept): 08/24/26 – 09/22/26 = $6584.90 Wage Income Assignment receipted 08/24/26 – 09/22/26 = $217.58 Page 6 of 34 Page 2 COC Report for Public Safety Committee Number of Sawyer Co. cases with individuals involved in Treatment/Drug/Recovery court in other counties: 2 = Washburn County Judicial Report: Nothing to report. Respectfully submitted by, Marge Kelsey Clerk of Court/Probate Registrar Page 7 of 34 Sept 24, 2026 Patrol Total CAD Calls Report- Attached. • Patrol call volume increased from last month’s report for Sept 2026 to 720, the three-month trend shows: July’26 was 859, while Aug ‘26 was 653. This month was also an increase from Sept ’25, which was 696 calls for service. • For Sept’26, Sawyer County Deputies in this period have issued 31 Citations for traffic offenses, 3 DNR Citations, 10 written warnings and 1 Non-Traffic Citations. Per Community Maps: there have been 13 Total Crashes, 2 with Personal Injury, and 0 Fatalities in our County for this time period. • In comparison: July 2026 Aug 2026 and Sept 2025 UTC Citations: 27 45 21 DNR Citations: 13 12 XX Written Warnings: 42 19 9 NTC Citations: 1 0 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Crashes: 24 14 11 Personal Injury: 5 4 2 Fatalities: 0 1 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Crashes to date: 208 Crashes 59 Personal Injury 1 Fatalities Total Crashes from 2025: 303 Crashes 70 Personal Injury 3 Fatalities Total Crashes from 2024: 361 Crashes 84 Personal Injury 3 Fatalities • Chequamegon 40 was held on Sat, September 19, 2026. This annual event hosted over 2000 “fat tire” bike riders from Hayward to Cable. Our staff was on scene providing traffic and scene safety in cooperation with City of Hayward Police Dept, Wisconsin State Patrol, and the Bayfield County Sheriff’s Office. • We recently hosted a three day patrol rifle training in house with our firearms instructors. The training was well received and offered an oppurtunity for the students to hone their long gun skills and working together in team elements for room clearing and low light operations. A special nod to our senior Court Services Deputy for earning the title of “top shot”, congratulations to Deputy Caleb Jorstad! Page 8 of 34 Page 9 of 34 Page 10 of 34 Page 11 of 34 Nature of Call Jan Feb March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Total 911 HANGUP 13 7 7 20 8 14 36 18 23 146 ACCIDENT DEER VS CAR 8 3 10 4 8 5 9 7 14 68 ACCIDENT FATAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 ACCIDENT INJURY 16 6 4 4 5 7 10 5 8 65 ACCIDENT PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY 14 9 10 13 12 20 9 7 14 108 AIRCRAFT PROBLEMS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ALARM 26 21 10 10 14 19 16 4 19 139 ANIMAL 30 25 21 35 38 33 32 36 39 289 ASSAULT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 ASSIST OTHER AGENCY 13 12 15 16 15 13 19 17 10 130 ASSIST CITIZEN 22 18 15 17 21 17 13 18 15 156 ASSIST MOTORIST 6 4 3 3 8 4 12 4 3 47 ATV COMPLAINT 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 3 3 16 ATV ACCIDENT W/INJURY 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 4 ATV PROP DAMAGE ONLY 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 BAR CHECK 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTERY 3 2 2 4 2 3 4 0 3 23 BOAT ACCIDENT W/INJURY 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 BOAT ACCIDENT PROPERTY DAMAGE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 BOMB THREAT 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 BOND VIOLATION 1 0 2 3 2 1 4 2 3 18 BUILDING/AREA CHECK 6 0 8 10 8 6 10 1 5 54 BURGLARY 1 1 1 0 1 1 4 2 3 14 BUS PASSING COMPLAINT 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 CAMPGROUND CHECK 0 0 0 0 3 4 3 2 1 13 CARBON MONOXIDE 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 CHILD ABUSE NEGLECT 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 6 CHILD CUSTODY 4 5 1 4 4 6 3 3 3 33 CIVIL MATTER 4 2 2 5 6 4 7 6 4 40 CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY 9 0 2 2 6 3 8 4 6 40 DEATH INVESTIGATION 5 4 4 1 5 2 4 2 5 32 DIRECT TRAFFIC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 DISABLED VEHICLE 26 19 20 17 11 13 21 11 18 156 DISORDERLY CONDUCT 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 5 DISTURBANCE 26 6 13 14 12 14 37 25 19 166 DNR COMPLAINT 6 3 1 4 5 2 3 2 3 29 DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE 8 2 8 4 5 1 11 5 10 54 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DRIVING COMPLAINT 4 4 3 10 10 11 12 8 15 77 DRUG COMPLAINT 7 6 8 5 5 7 7 5 10 60 Page 12 of 34 EMERGENCY DETENTION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 EMS REQUEST 37 16 32 29 41 35 35 30 28 283 EMS TRANSFER ALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EMS TRANSFER BLS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Extra Patrol Request 3 0 84 7 0 1 3 1 2 101 FAIL TO REPORT 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 FAMILY TROUBLE 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 FIGHT 0 1 1 1 2 1 7 4 3 20 FIRE ALARM 2 3 1 1 2 1 3 1 2 16 FIRE REQUEST 9 3 4 8 6 6 8 10 1 55 FIREWORKS 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 1 12 FORGERY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FOUND ITEM 2 2 1 3 3 0 5 3 3 22 FRAUD 10 3 7 7 4 2 4 4 6 47 GAS DRIVE OFF 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 GUNSHOT COMPLAINT 1 0 1 5 2 1 4 0 3 17 HARASSMENT 6 3 1 9 3 2 4 9 3 40 HAZ MAT INCIDENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 HIT AND RUN 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 9 HUBER CHECKS 2 0 1 0 1 2 5 1 2 14 INTELLIGENCE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 INTOXICATED DRIVER 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 6 INTOXICATED PERSON 6 1 3 1 0 0 4 2 1 18 JAIL COMPLAINT 12 4 12 8 7 13 8 10 11 85 JUV ALCOHOL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 JUV RUNAWAY 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 JUVENILE ISSUE 7 2 4 7 11 7 6 8 5 57 KEEP PEACE 4 1 5 2 6 3 4 7 6 38 LITTERING 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 6 LOST ITEM 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 MENTAL HEALTH 10 12 3 12 9 4 11 18 5 84 MISCELLANEOUS 2 1 6 1 4 2 5 4 1 26 MISSING ADULT 2 2 1 1 3 5 3 3 2 22 MISSING JUVENILE 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2 8 NEIGHBOR DISPUTE 2 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 9 NOISE COMPLAINT 1 0 1 2 2 2 2 5 4 19 NON LICENSED DRIVER 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 6 OBSTRUCTING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 OPEN DOOR 4 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 9 ORDINANCE VIOLATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OWI ARREST 3 3 4 2 9 3 3 5 4 36 PAPER SERVICE ATTEMPT 43 37 49 51 51 49 52 61 41 434 Page 13 of 34 PARKING COMPLAINT 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 2 9 PERSON WITH GUN 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 8 PRISON INVESTIGATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PORNOGRAPHY 3 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 POWERLINE ISSUE 0 1 2 4 1 1 3 1 1 14 PROBATION VIOLATION 0 1 2 0 5 3 4 1 1 17 PROWLER 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RECOVERED PROPERTY 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 6 REPOSSESSION 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 ROAD HAZARD 9 5 5 16 11 6 13 6 16 87 SCHOOL COMPLAINT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SEARCH WARRANT 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 10 SEX OFFENSE 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 SEXUAL ASSAULT 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 9 SHOTS FIRED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 SHOOTING 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SNOWMOBILE FATAL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 SNOWMOBILE INJURY 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 SNOWMOBILE PROPERTY DAM 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 SIGN REPAIR 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 SPECIAL DETAIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 STABBING 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 SUICIDAL PERSON 8 2 3 5 7 5 14 8 6 58 SUICIDE INVESTIGATION 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 SUSPICIOUS PERSON, CIRCUMSTANC 9 16 13 16 17 21 25 20 24 161 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 7 3 10 4 3 3 8 11 5 54 SWAT 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 9 test 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 4 THEFT 3 4 5 7 7 9 5 8 11 59 THEFT FROM A VEHICLE 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 THEFT OF A VEHICLE 1 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 6 THEFT RETAIL 2 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 10 THREAT 3 4 6 5 2 4 4 4 3 35 TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 TRAFFIC PURSUIT 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 TRAFFIC STOP 141 159 181 268 188 186 183 110 156 1572 TRANSPORT 8 3 6 7 5 6 1 5 8 49 TRESPASS 6 2 1 3 7 5 13 9 8 54 TRUANCY 5 2 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 15 TRAFFIC STOP ATV 1 1 2 3 11 15 25 9 10 77 TRAFFIC STOP BOAT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 TRAFFIC STOP SNOWMOBILE 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Page 14 of 34 UNWANTED SUBJECT 11 7 8 8 4 6 5 8 11 68 VANDALISM 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 VEHICLE INSPECTION 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 VEHICLE RUNOFF 58 27 19 1 3 0 2 4 2 116 VIOLATION OF RESTRAINING ORDER 0 0 1 2 3 2 2 4 5 19 WALK AND TALK 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 WANTED PERSON 19 12 27 13 14 35 11 8 13 152 WARRANT CHECK 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 WATER INCIDENT 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 6 WEAPON OFFENSE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 WELFARE CHECK 27 17 22 28 17 24 39 22 22 218 Monthly Totals 794 550 730 778 723 714 859 653 720 0 0 0 6521 Page 15 of 34 Page 16 of 34 Page 17 of 34 Communications Center Report Public Safety Committee October 1, 2026 Sawyer County Communications Center • We are happy to announce the hiring of two fulltime dispatchers at the end of September – Madison Woller and Amberlee Kosterman! • Two dispatchers attended training at the end of September for Crisis Intervention Team for Dispatchers, and Dispatch Negotiator Training. • Director Ripczinski attended and was certified as a Crisis Intervention Team Coordinator in mid-September. • Calls for Service in September are up from this time last year; however, the 911 phone calls are down, and non-emergent phone calls are up just slightly from this time last year. • One dispatcher will be going to Fitchburg, WI for training to become a certified Communications Training Officer – the Dane County Public Safety Communications Office is hosting this training for free. Calls for Service (CAD) September 2026 – 1637 (As of 9/24/26) September 2025 – 1584 Total Number of CAD Calls (YTD) 14,881 (As of 9/24/26) Total Phone Call Summary 911 Line – 544 (as of 9/24/26) 911 Line August 2025 – 549 Administrative (Non- Emergency) – 2,744 (as of 9/24/26) / Aug 2025 (2,685) Total – 3,288 (as of 9/24/26) Total YTD – 29,666 (as of 9/24/26) Page 18 of 34 rpcdtccr.x1 09/24/26 Sawyer County Sheriff's Office Total CAD Calls Received, by Nature of Call in Zone Nature of Call Total Calls Received % of Total 911 HANGUP 93 5.68 ACCIDENT DEER VS CAR 23 1.41 ACCIDENT INJURY 8 0.49 ACCIDENT PROPERTY DAMAGE ONLY 24 1.47 ALARM 38 2.32 ANIMAL 67 4.09 ASSAULT 1 0.06 ASSIST OTHER AGENCY 28 1.71 ASSIST CITIZEN 39 2.38 ASSIST MOTORIST 3 0.18 ATV Complaint 7 0.43 BATTERY 3 0.18 BOAT ACCIDENT PROPERTY DAMAGE 1 0.06 BOND VIOLATION 3 0.18 BUILDING/AREA CHECK 10 0.61 BURGLARY 3 0.18 BUS PASSING COMPLAINT 1 0.06 CAMP GROUND CHECK 2 0.12 CARBON MONOXIDE 2 0.12 CHILD ABUSE NEGLECT 2 0.12 CHILD CUSTODY 4 0.24 CIVIL MATTER 8 0.49 CRIMINAL DAMAGE TO PROPERTY 12 0.73 DEATH INVESTIGATION 7 0.43 DISABLED VEHICLE 31 1.89 DISORDERLY CONDUCT 1 0.06 DISTURBANCE 21 1.28 DNR COMPLAINT 10 0.61 DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE 11 0.67 DRIVING COMPLAINT 55 3.36 DRUG COMPLAINT 24 1.47 EMERGENCY DETENTION 1 0.06 EMS REQUEST 175 10.69 EMS TRANSFER ALS 1 0.06 EMS TRANSFER BLS 8 0.49 EXTRA PATROL REQUEST 9 0.55 FIGHT 4 0.24 FIRE ALARM 5 0.31 FIRE REQUEST 12 0.73 FIREWORKS 1 0.06 FOUND ITEM 4 0.24 Page 19 of 34 Total CAD Calls Received, by Nature of Call in Zone Page 2 of 3 rpcdtccr.x1 09/24/26 Nature of Call Total Calls Received % of Total FRAUD 11 0.67 GAS DRIVE OFF 3 0.18 GUNSHOT COMPLAINT 8 0.49 HARASSMENT 5 0.31 HIT AND RUN 4 0.24 HUBER CHECKS 2 0.12 Information Call 111 6.78 INTOXICATED DRIVER 1 0.06 INTOXICATED PERSON 2 0.12 JAIL COMPLAINT 11 0.67 JUV ALCOHOL 1 0.06 JUVENILE ISSUE 29 1.77 KEEP PEACE 12 0.73 LITTERING 1 0.06 LOST ITEM 2 0.12 MENTAL HEALTH 7 0.43 MISCELLANEOUS 10 0.61 MISSING ADULT 3 0.18 MISSING JUVENILE 5 0.31 NOISE COMPLAINT 9 0.55 NON LICENSED DRIVER 1 0.06 OPEN DOOR 1 0.06 ORDINANCE VIOLATION 1 0.06 OWI ARREST 4 0.24 PAPER SERVICE ATTEMPT 49 2.99 PARKING COMPLAINT 2 0.12 PERSON WITH GUN 2 0.12 PORNOGRAPHY 2 0.12 POWERLINE ISSUE 4 0.24 PROBATION VIOLATION 2 0.12 RECOVERED PROPERTY 5 0.31 REPOSESSION 2 0.12 ROAD HAZARD 32 1.95 SEARCH WARRANT 1 0.06 SEX OFFENSE 5 0.31 SEXUAL ASSAULT 1 0.06 SPECIAL DETAIL 1 0.06 SUICIDALPERSON 9 0.55 SUICIDE INVESTIGATION 1 0.06 SUSPICIOUS PERSON, CIRCUMSTANC 44 2.69 SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE 12 0.73 THEFT 14 0.86 THEFT OF VEHICLE 1 0.06 THEFT RETAIL 1 0.06 THREAT 7 0.43 TRAFFIC STOP 286 17.47 TRANSPORT 8 0.49 TRESPASS 13 0.79 Page 20 of 34 Total CAD Calls Received, by Nature of Call in Zone Page 3 of 3 Report Includes: All dates between `00:00:00 08/25/26` and `00:00:00 09/24/26`, All nature of incidents, All cities, All types, All priorities, All agencies, All zones rpcdtccr.x1 09/24/26 Nature of Call Total Calls Received % of Total TRUANCY 6 0.37 TRAFFIC STOP ATV 22 1.34 UNWANTED SUBJECT 16 0.98 VANDALISM 1 0.06 VEHICLE RUNOFF 4 0.24 VIOLATION OF RESTRAINING ORDER 10 0.61 WANTED PERSON 17 1.04 WEAPON OFFENSE 3 0.18 WELFARE CHECK 48 2.93 Total reported: 1637 Page 21 of 34 Sawyer County Sheriffs Department 15880 E 5th St Hayward, WI 54843 County: Sawyer Year: 2026 Agency Affiliation Emergency Communications Call Summary Report Date: 09/24/2026 11:15:35 Report Date From: 08/25/2026 Report Date To: 09/24/2026 Period Group: Month Days Of Week: All Call Type: All Abandoned Filters: Include Abandoned NSI Filters: NSI Included in 911 Totals Agency Affiliation: All August 2026 September 2026 Total 911 Inbound 121 385 506 Abandoned 6 32 38 Abandoned % 4.72% 7.67% 6.99% Unparsed 0 0 0 Total 127 417 544 10-Digit Emerg Inbound 0 0 0 Abandoned 0 0 0 Outbound 0 0 0 Unparsed 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 Administrative Inbound 402 1,312 1,714 Abandoned 37 97 134 Outbound 186 710 896 Unparsed 0 0 0 Total 625 2,119 2,744 Avg Call Duration 93.5 86.9 88.4 Total 752 2,536 3,288 Page 1 of 1 Page 22 of 34 Sawyer County Sheriffs Department 15880 E 5th St Hayward, WI 54843 County: Sawyer Year: 2026 Agency Affiliation Emergency Communications Calls Per Hour Report Date: 09/24/2026 11:16:39 Report Date From: 08/25/2026 Report Date To: 09/24/2026 Period Group: Month Time Group: 60 Minute Time Block: 00:00 - 23:59 Days Of Week: All Call Type: All Abandoned Filters: Include Abandoned Include Outbound: Inbound Only Agency Affiliation: All Date 00:00 01:00 02:00 03:00 04:00 05:00 06:00 07:00 08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 August 2026 8 13 10 10 7 15 14 26 32 17 37 38 44 37 25 29 September 2026 28 40 48 24 31 45 35 53 111 110 112 128 107 112 107 115 Total 36 53 58 34 38 60 49 79 143 127 149 166 151 149 132 144 Average 18 27 29 17 19 30 25 40 72 64 75 83 76 75 66 72 Abandoned Calls 1 3 3 1 3 5 4 9 16 7 15 17 16 15 10 10 Page 1 of 2 Page 23 of 34 Date 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 Total August 2026 42 35 23 28 29 22 8 17 566 September 2026 114 128 97 77 70 38 59 37 1826 Total 156 163 120 105 99 60 67 54 2392 Average 78 82 60 53 50 30 34 27 50 Abandoned Calls 6 12 2 6 4 2 3 2 172 Page 2 of 2 Page 24 of 34 Emergency Management Report Public Safety Committee September 3, 2026 Emergency Management Update: • The Computer and HazMat Response (CHREG) Grant for 2026 was awarded to Sawyer County. o Equipment submitted in the grant will be purchased for the Sawyer County HazMat Team. • Partnered with Sawyer County Health & Human Services with the Clean Sweep initiative on September 22. Approximately 500 people attended the event and several pounds of sharps, prescription medications, and other items were collected along with Hazardous Materials and Electronics. • Attended the Crisis Intervention Team Coordinator Training and was certified as a Team Coordinator. • Cranberryfest takes place on Saturday, October 3, 2026, and Emergency Management has assisted with requests and planning for the event. Upcoming Trainings: • WI DOJ Basic Peer Support Training November 2 & 3, 2026 • Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) March 18 & 19, 2026 Page 25 of 34 Ordinance Enforcement Specialist Chaz Ann Olson Email: chazann.olson@sawyercountygov.org Phone: 715-634-5139 09/24/26 SAWYER COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL AND CODE ENFORCEMENT REPORT Animal Control Operations As of September 24th, the revenue for Animal Control was lower compared to the previous month, there were less Dog Licenses sold and less dogs admitted into the pound. Admissions to the pound was very low compared to this year, with only 2 entering the pound. Both were reclaimed by their owner. The Animal at Large calls for the month were the greatest volume. The overall call volume throughout the month was the highest it has been all year. Facility No changes since last month. Code Enforcement - Public Health Continue to attend meetings and go out on TRH inspections. There were five TRH complaints for the month, two of which are ongoing as we try to get in contact with the owner. One was for trespassing/parking on the easement, two were for over occupancy, and two were for not having the required signage up. There were three new potential Human Health Hazard Complaints that are being investigated. All three still need to be looked into along side ADRC. Page 26 of 34 Page 27 of 34 V Page 28 of 34 Page 29 of 34 SAWYER COUNTY AMBULANCE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Page 1 Public Safety Meeting Report 2026 ePCR Incident Activity and Operational Review Prepared for the Sawyer County Public Safety Committee Prepared by John Froemel, Ambulance Director Reporting period January 1 through September 22, 2026 Records through 7:19 a.m. | Report date September 22, 2026 Executive Summary Sawyer County Ambulance documented 1,760 ePCR incident records through September 22, averaging 6.6 records per calendar day. Emergency responses accounted for 1,594 records, or 90.6% of the workload. Facility transfers and routine medical transports accounted for 114 records, or 6.5%. July remains the busiest complete month with 247 records, followed by August with 236. September includes 133 records through the morning of September 22 and is a partial month. Afternoon and evening activity together accounted for 58.2% of the year-to-date total. Primary emergency travel time averaged 12 minutes, with a median of 10 minutes and 90% of measured travel times at or below 23 minutes. Key measure Current result ePCR incident records 1,760 Average records per calendar day 6.6 Emergency responses 1,594 (90.6%) Transfers and routine transports 114 (6.5%) Primary emergency travel time 12 min average; 10 min median Calls dispatched close together had longer average travel times. Given the fluid nature of EMS demand and the geographic size of Sawyer County, consideration should be given to an additional permanent ambulance station and a review of crew distribution and the overall EMS structure. Page 30 of 34 SAWYER COUNTY AMBULANCE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Page 2 Incident Volume and Workload The year-to-date total increased by 183 records from the August 25 report. July and August were the busiest complete months, averaging 8.0 and 7.6 records per day, respectively. Month Records Average per day January 184 5.9 February 165 5.9 March 166 5.4 April 190 6.3 May 216 7.0 June 223 7.4 July 247 8.0 August 236 7.6 September through Sept 22 133 6.0 Demand by Time of Day Time block Records Share Midnight to 5:59 a.m. 257 14.6% 6 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. 479 27.2% Noon to 5:59 p.m. 570 32.4% 6 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. 454 25.8% Documented Unit Workload Standardized unit Records Share Unit 1 1206 68.5% Unit 2 201 11.4% Unit 3 340 19.3% Other or unclear unit 13 0.7% Page 31 of 34 SAWYER COUNTY AMBULANCE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Page 3 Service Mix and Call Characteristics Service group Records Share Emergency response 1594 90.6% Facility transfer or routine transport 114 6.5% Standby support and other operations 44 2.5% Service type not recorded 8 0.5% Emergency activity includes 1,566 primary-area responses, 17 intercepts, and 11 mutual-aid responses. Leading Dispatch Complaints Dispatch complaint Records Share Falls 306 17.4% No Other Appropriate Choice 164 9.3% Sick Person 131 7.4% Breathing Problem 126 7.2% Traffic or Transportation Incident 101 5.7% Transfer Interfacility or Palliative Care 98 5.6% Chest Pain Non Traumatic 74 4.2% Traumatic Injury 68 3.9% Unknown Problem or Person Down 68 3.9% Falls remain the leading dispatch complaint, with 306 records, followed by No Other Appropriate Choice, Sick Person, and Breathing Problem. Geographic Distribution The Hayward area accounts for the largest share of documented activity: 1,276 records entered as Hayward, 51 as City of Hayward. Other leading location entries include Winter with 101 records, Stone Lake with 60, Radisson with 48, Exeland with 41, Couderay with 36, Edgewater with 29, and Ojibwa with 25. Page 32 of 34 SAWYER COUNTY AMBULANCE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Page 4 En Route to Scene Travel Time Travel time is measured from unit en route to arrival on scene and is rounded to whole minutes. Population Valid records Average Median 90th pct All service types 1664 11 9 23 Primary emergency responses 1486 12 10 23 Primary Emergency Travel Time by Location Primary emergency travel time averaged 24 minutes for Edgewater, 20 minutes for Stone Lake and Loretta, and 18 minutes for Couderay. Distance from the nearest station appears to contribute to longer travel times in outlying areas. Incident city entry All records Valid primary Average min Median min Hayward unspecified 1276 1094 10 8 City of Hayward 51 46 9 7 Town of Hayward 7 7 13 9 Winter 101 97 13 10 Town of Winter 2 2 18 18 Village of Winter 1 1 19 19 Stone Lake 60 54 20 19 Town of Stone Lake 1 1 28 28 Radisson 48 46 11 8 Exeland 41 34 16 16 Couderay 36 30 18 18 Edgewater 29 8 24 24 Ojibwa 25 17 9 6 Loretta 16 16 20 19 Springbrook 11 9 18 17 Town of Springbrook 1 1 18 18 Town of Hunter 2 1 20 20 Town of Spider Lake 1 1 30 30 Town of Round Lake 1 1 33 33 Not recorded 20 13 16 18 Location labels are as recorded; unspecified Hayward entries are separate from City and Town entries. Small samples can vary substantially. Page 33 of 34 SAWYER COUNTY AMBULANCE | PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE Page 5 Calls Dispatched Close Together Emergency dispatch timing shows repeated periods of closely spaced demand. Within 30 minutes of an earlier emergency dispatch, 181 additional dispatch times were recorded, representing 11.5% of the 1,576 distinct emergency dispatch times. Time since preceding emergency dispatch Dispatch times Share Within 15 minutes 75 4.8% Within 30 minutes 181 11.5% Within 60 minutes 372 23.6% Primary emergency records dispatched within 30 minutes of an earlier emergency dispatch averaged 13 minutes to scene, compared with 11 minutes for other records. Travel times exceeding 20 minutes occurred in 21.3% of the closely spaced group, compared with 14.4% of other records. Primary emergency records Valid times Average min Over 20 min Within 30 minutes of earlier dispatch 174 13 21.3% More than 30 minutes after earlier dispatch 1312 11 14.4% Timing note: Identical dispatch timestamps count once; windows are cumulative. Closely spaced dispatches indicate potential overlapping demand. Unit-clear times are needed to confirm simultaneous commitments. Travel comparisons use records with valid travel times. Conclusion As Sawyer County continues to grow, we should remain mindful of the potential for increased EMS call volume and changing service needs. Given the geographic size of the county and the unpredictable nature of emergency calls, current call volume and response data highlight the importance of planning ahead. Without adjustments to available resources or how coverage is provided, response times may increase if call volumes continue to rise and outlying townships continue to grow, particularly when multiple calls occur at the same time or crews are committed to extended transport. Ongoing review of staffing, coverage, station locations, and the overall EMS structure will help identify ways to prepare for these demands. These considerations should remain part of long-term planning and future committee and budget discussions, so the county is prepared to address changing needs and maintain dependable ambulance service throughout Sawyer County. Source: First Due ePCR export, September 22, 2026. Page 34 of 34