Date: January 2, 2021
Case: 21-166 – Shed Fire
Authority: Sgt. Chad Beres
On the above date at 11:01am the Sheriff’s Office was notified of a shed fire at 1836 Western Ave in the Town of Jackson. The caller reported the roof of the shed was fully engulfed. Deputies were dispatched along with Jackson Fire Department. The first Deputy arrived confirming smoke and flames coming from the roof and verified there was no animals or people inside the building.
Jackson Fire Department was assisted by Fire Departments from West Bend, Newburg, Slinger, Hartford, Richfield, Germantown and Cedarburg. As of this release the fire has been mostly extinguished, but Fire personnel are still on scene working on overhaul operations.
The structure was a pole shed measuring approximately 40 feet by 100 feet. The shed and contents are a total loss, but there is no damage estimate at this time. Jackson Fire Department has a Fire Investigator on-scene and has requested another investigator from our department. This is an active investigation and there is no further information being released at this time.