EMERGENCY INFO
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Fire, Police, Rescue, & Ambulance
CALL 911
Walworth County Sheriff
262-741-4400
Whitewater Lake Boat Safety Patrol
262-741-4400
TIP FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE:
Walworth County Sheriff Dave Gerber spoke at the Lake Annual Meeting in August 2023 and reminded homeowners to use this non-emergency phone number 262-741-4400 when communicating non-emergency incidences (fireworks, suspicious activity, safety concerns on the lakes, etc) to the sheriff’s department. Of course, in an emergency, please dial 911.
NON-EMERGENCY NUMBERS
We Energies Power Outage
800-662-4797
We Energies Gas Leak
800-261-5325
Diggers Hotline
800-242-8511
Tree Branch close to power line
800-242-9137
To report an issue: Lakes, Launches, State Parks, Beach, Campgrounds, Trails
WI DNR Southern Unit HQ in Eagle, WI
262-594-6200
To Report a Controlled Fire Burn
Call Whitewater Fire Dept
262-473-0555
Walworth County Sheriff Dept
262-741-4400
HOSPITALS & URGENT CARE
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center & Hospital 24 HOUR ER
W3985 County Rd NN, Elkhorn WI
262-741-2000
Aurora – Urgent Care
201 E Morrissy Dr., Elkhorn, WI
262-741-1900
Fort Memorial Hospital & Urgent Care 24 HOUR ER
611 Sherman Ave E., Fort Atkinson, WI
920-568-5000
ProHealth Urgent Care
ProHealth Emergency 24 HOUR ER
240 Maple Ave., Mukwonago, WI
262-363-1900
262-363-1901
Mercyhealth – Urgent Care - East
3524 E. Milwaukee St., Janesville, WI
608-756-8484
Mercyhealth – Urgent Care - North
3400 Deerfield Dr., Janesville, WI
608-314-3605
Mercyhealth Hospital &
Trauma Center 24 HOUR ER
1000 Mineral Point Ave., Janesville, WI
608-756-6000
Mercyhealth Hospital &
Urgent Care 24 HOUR ER
N2950 State Road 67 (at 67 & 50)
Lake Geneva, WI
262-245-0535
Edgerton Hospital - Urgent Care
757 E. Milwaukee St., Whitewater, WI
Open 7 days a week from 9 am to 7 pm
608-561-6740
Things do change - please check websites for current information and services available
FROM THE WALWORTH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Recently, a GWLPOA member reached out with a question regarding how the sheriff’s department would contact absent property owners in case of an emergency at their lake home. She contacted the Walworth County Sheriff’s department and they responded! Please see details below from Captain Todd Neumann, from the Walworth County Sheriff’s Department, regarding recommendations. We have provided the sheriff’s department with two copies of our Directory and will in the future always make sure they have updated booklets.
Information provided below is from Captain Todd Neumann,
Walworth County Sheriff’s Department on how to supply your contact information to the Walworth County Sheriff’s Department:
Any property owner can contact myself or Bonnie Douglas our Comm Center Operations Manager via email.
tneumann@co.walworth.wi.us or bdouglas@co.walworth.wi.us with the following information:
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Physical address of the property
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Name and relationship of each key-holder to the property (example Larry Thomas: Property Owner, or Dylan Thomas, Owners Son) and one or more phone numbers where they can be reached in an emergency. We would also like to know the order in which they need to be contacted.
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Homeowners can have as many or as few key-holders as they like, and multiple phone numbers for each.
We take the information and associate it with the property address in our computer aided dispatch system. This way if there is an alarm, burglary, fire or other problem and we respond, we know who to contact.
FROM THE WHITEWATER FIRE & EMS DEPARTMENT
Whitewater Fire & EMS is a combination department consisting of 15 full-time and 15 paid on-call employees. 12 of the 15 full-time employees work a rotational 24-hour shift, with 4 per shift. These firefighters handle the majority of EMS calls and fire alarm responses. All the full-time personnel are dual certified in that they are Firefighters and EMS providers! When they started full-time staff their EMS level of care also went up to the Paramedic level.
Three ambulances and 14 fire apparatus (engines, ladder trucks, water tenders, command vehicles, utility vehicles, etc.) respond for service within the City of Whitewater and five surrounding townships, totaling 100 square miles. Two ambulances are staffed full-time by 4 employees who live onsite when working. The third ambulance is in reserve and staffed by paid-on-call employees as needed.
Ambulance Information
When an ambulance arrives on scene, they assess the situation, provide aid and make the decision where to take you. Patient transport destinations are determined based on the closest appropriate facility. Certain emergencies, such as cardiac events (STEMIs) or specific trauma cases, are transported to specialized centers like Mercy Hospital in Janesville, even if that means going a bit farther geographically. Most of the time the ambulance will go to Fort Memorial Hospital in Fort Atkinson. This is the preferred destination because it is closest to the city of Whitewater where the ambulances are located. The goal is always to provide patients with the most appropriate and timely care while also ensuring the ambulances can return to the station to reload supplies and then return to service quickly to continue serving the community. If you look at the map, you will see that the lake is in the far southeast corner of their covered territory.
Insurance information
In the event you need to take someone to a hospital or urgent care - be sure you are familiar with your health insurance policy and know which area hospitals are in your network in advance of an emergency.
Whitewater Fire/EMS Service Area - City of Whitewater and 5 surrounding
townships plus the university covering 100 square miles.
Covers all of:
o City of Whitewater
o University of Whitewater
o Town of Whitewater
o Town of Cold Spring
Covers parts of:
o Town of Koshkonong
o Town of Lima
o Town of Richmond