September 18, 2023

New Fire Truck Named After Fallen Fireman Helps Put Out Gluckstadt House Fire

Morgan Howard

A home caught fire in the Gluckstadt area in Deerfield on Saturday.

According to Gluckstadt Division Chief Dustin Perry, they were called at 5:33 a.m.

Division Chief Perry said that fire crews found the house 50% involved with flames. The house was safely and quickly searched for any occupants due to a vehicle being parked in the driveway.

Nobody was found in the search of the home.

The fire was quickly extinguished and nobody was injured.

The Gluckstadt Fire Department has a new fire truck that responded to the fire. The truck is Tower 22. This truck is a 100′ platform ladder. It is called Tower 22 after a retired FD number honoring Adam Weisenberger.

Adam died in the line of duty March 20, 2002, working an accident on Interstate 55.

 

 

 

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