Investigation – Richland County Jail

Investigation – Richland County Jail

On January 18th, 2014, at approximately 9:50 P.M., the Richland Center Fire Department was paged for a smell of smoke in the Richland County Jail. Firefighters responded with Tanker 707, Squad 708 and Engine 710. Upon arrival at the scene, firefighters found that the smell of the smoke was no longer in the building and the source of it was not found. Firefighters were on scene for about 30 minutes. The Richland Center Fire Explorers, Richland County Sheriff’s Department and the Richland Center Police Department assisted at the scene.