Photo Essay: DES police, fire personnel keep Fort McCoy protected, safe

By Scott SturkolAugust 27, 2020

A police officer with the Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department checks identification cards April 3, 2020, at the Main Gate at Fort McCoy, Wis. At that time, it was still early in the installation’s response to the national...
1 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A police officer with the Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department checks identification cards April 3, 2020, at the Main Gate at Fort McCoy, Wis. At that time, it was still early in the installation’s response to the national COVID-19 pandemic and the department had put in place numerous safety measures to keep the post and its personnel safe yet still maintain a high level security. That effort continues to the present day. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
A police officer with the Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department checks identification cards April 3, 2020, at the Main Gate at Fort McCoy, Wis. At that time, it was still early in the installation’s response to the national...
2 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A police officer with the Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department checks identification cards April 3, 2020, at the Main Gate at Fort McCoy, Wis. At that time, it was still early in the installation’s response to the national COVID-19 pandemic and the department had put in place numerous safety measures to keep the post and its personnel safe yet still maintain a high level security. That effort continues to the present day. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
A police officer with the Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department checks identification cards April 3, 2020, at the Main Gate at Fort McCoy, Wis. At that time, it was still early in the installation’s response to the national...
3 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A police officer with the Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department checks identification cards April 3, 2020, at the Main Gate at Fort McCoy, Wis. At that time, it was still early in the installation’s response to the national COVID-19 pandemic and the department had put in place numerous safety measures to keep the post and its personnel safe yet still maintain a high level security. That effort continues to the present day. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
Police officers with the Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department check identification cards April 3, 2020, at the Main Gate at Fort McCoy, Wis. At that time, it was still early in the installation’s response to the national COVID-19...
4 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Police officers with the Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department check identification cards April 3, 2020, at the Main Gate at Fort McCoy, Wis. At that time, it was still early in the installation’s response to the national COVID-19 pandemic and the department had put in place numerous safety measures to keep the post and its personnel safe yet still maintain a high level security. That effort continues to the present day. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
Police officers with the Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department check identification cards April 3, 2020, at the Main Gate at Fort McCoy, Wis. At that time, it was still early in the installation’s response to the national COVID-19...
5 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Police officers with the Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department check identification cards April 3, 2020, at the Main Gate at Fort McCoy, Wis. At that time, it was still early in the installation’s response to the national COVID-19 pandemic and the department had put in place numerous safety measures to keep the post and its personnel safe yet still maintain a high level security. That effort continues to the present day. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
Police officers with the Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department check identification cards April 3, 2020, at the Main Gate at Fort McCoy, Wis. At that time, it was still early in the installation’s response to the national COVID-19...
6 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Police officers with the Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department check identification cards April 3, 2020, at the Main Gate at Fort McCoy, Wis. At that time, it was still early in the installation’s response to the national COVID-19 pandemic and the department had put in place numerous safety measures to keep the post and its personnel safe yet still maintain a high level security. That effort continues to the present day. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
Police Sgt. Kevin Eckelberg gets into a new police cruiser June 25, 2020, assigned to the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department at Fort McCoy, Wis. The department received this first Dodge Durango-based cruiser for use...
7 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Police Sgt. Kevin Eckelberg gets into a new police cruiser June 25, 2020, assigned to the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department at Fort McCoy, Wis. The department received this first Dodge Durango-based cruiser for use earlier in 2020. Fort McCoy police have never stopped protecting and serving the installation since the COVID-19 pandemic started in March 2020. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
Police Sgt. Kevin Eckelberg gets into a new police cruiser June 25, 2020, assigned to the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department at Fort McCoy, Wis. The department received this first Dodge Durango-based cruiser for use...
8 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Police Sgt. Kevin Eckelberg gets into a new police cruiser June 25, 2020, assigned to the Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department at Fort McCoy, Wis. The department received this first Dodge Durango-based cruiser for use earlier in 2020. Fort McCoy police have never stopped protecting and serving the installation since the COVID-19 pandemic started in March 2020. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
An ambulance and crew with the Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department moves on the cantonment area July 9, 2020, after an emergency response at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy fire and ambulance personnel maintain operations 24 hours a day,...
9 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An ambulance and crew with the Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department moves on the cantonment area July 9, 2020, after an emergency response at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy fire and ambulance personnel maintain operations 24 hours a day, seven days a week at the installation. During the post response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the directorate never stopped working. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
An ambulance and crew with the Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department moves on the cantonment area July 9, 2020, after an emergency response at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy fire and ambulance personnel maintain operations 24 hours a day,...
10 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An ambulance and crew with the Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department moves on the cantonment area July 9, 2020, after an emergency response at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy fire and ambulance personnel maintain operations 24 hours a day, seven days a week at the installation. During the post response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the directorate never stopped working. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
A Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department officer moves on the cantonment area July 16, 2020, after an emergency response at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy fire and ambulance personnel maintain operations 24 hours a day, seven days a week...
11 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department officer moves on the cantonment area July 16, 2020, after an emergency response at Fort McCoy, Wis. Fort McCoy fire and ambulance personnel maintain operations 24 hours a day, seven days a week at the installation. During the post response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the directorate never stopped working. (U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.) (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL
Firefighters with the Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department take their brush/grass firefighting vehicle up a range road Aug. 6, 2020, on North Post to respond to a small range fire near the impact area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Like police,...
12 / 12 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Firefighters with the Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department take their brush/grass firefighting vehicle up a range road Aug. 6, 2020, on North Post to respond to a small range fire near the impact area at Fort McCoy, Wis. Like police, firefighters have never stopped keeping watch on post during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo Credit: Scott Sturkol) VIEW ORIGINAL

Personnel with the Directorate of Emergency Services are shown working at Fort McCoy, Wis., throughout 2020.

Early on in the installation’s response to the national COVID-19 pandemic and the directorate helped put in place numerous safety measures to keep the post and its personnel safe yet still maintain a high level security, and more.

That effort continues to the present day.

Fort McCoy’s motto is to be the “Total Force Training Center.” Located in the heart of the upper Midwest, Fort McCoy is the only U.S. Army installation in Wisconsin.

The installation has provided support and facilities for the field and classroom training of more than 100,000 military personnel from all services each year since 1984.

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