How to Obtain a Record/Report

Administrative personnel are responsible for processing requests for incident and inspection reports maintained by the Appleton Fire Department.    Fire records may be requested from the Appleton Fire Department in person or through U.S. mail. Requests made in person may not be processed immediately. 

Appleton Fire Department 

Attn: Record Request

700 N. Drew Street

Appleton, WI 54911 

General Telephone Number: (920) 832-5810

When requesting a record from the Appleton Fire Department, your request must include enough information for us to be able to locate the record.  The request must be in writing using this Record Request Form.   If you would like to print the form to complete, please use this form.

The Appleton Fire Department will make every effort to process requests for records within 10 business days of receiving the request. All requests for information will be processed in accordance with the State of Wisconsin Open Records Law and department policy. 

A fee may be charged for records and the fee is determined based on the type of record, mailing costs, and other fees allowed by state statute. Pre-payment may be required for records that exceed $5.00.