Kimberly schools provide counseling to students, staff connected to fallen Appleton firefighter
The Kimberly Area School District is providing counseling and other support in the wake of Mitchell Lundgaard's death. He had three sons.
Kimberly schools provide counseling to students, staff connected to fallen Appleton firefighter The Kimberly Area School District is providing counseling and other support in the wake of Mitchell Lundgaard's death. He had three sons. Check out this story on postcrescent.com: https://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/2019/05/23/appleton-firefighter-shooting-kimberly-schools-provide-counseling/3769732002/
Samantha West, Appleton Post-Crescent Published 5:15 p.m. CT May 23, 2019
Firefighter Mitchell F. Lundgaard (Photo: Courtesy of Appleton Fire Department)
APPLETON – The district where a fallen Appleton firefighter's children attend school is providing counseling and other services in the wake of his death.
Mitchell Lundgaard, a 14-year veteran of the Appleton Fire Department, was shot and killed May 15 after responding to a medical call that authorities said escalated into a shootout between the patient and police. Lundgaard was the first Appleton firefighter to die in the line of duty in nearly 90 years.
Appleton Fire Chief Jeremy Hansen confirmed Lundgaard's children attend school in the Kimberly Area School District.
Nicole Noonan, the district's marketing and community coordinator, said in a statement that Kimberly schools are providing services to students and staff in need. The district declined to identify Lundgaard's children as students, citing privacy concerns.
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"Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Mitchell Lundgaard during this difficult time," Noonan said in the statement. "The community is suffering a loss and our District is working to support our students, their families and staff who are impacted by this tragedy."
Upon hearing the news of Lundgaard's death, the Kimberly school district's trauma team met and activated the school's trauma response plan, Noonan said.
Staff members trained to provide trauma response will provide ongoing support for students with additional needs.
The family of Appleton firefighter Mitchell F. Lundgaard, as the funeral procession stops in front of the Appleton Alliance Church on Monday, May 20, 2019, in Grand Chute, Wis.The 14-year veteran of the Appleton Fire Department was fatally shot while responding to a medical emergency at the downtown Valley Transit Center on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in Appleton, Wis. Wm. Glasheen/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin. (Photo: USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)
Lundgaard and his wife, Lindsey, high school sweethearts who hail from Green Bay, have three sons ages 4, 7 and 9, according to an obituary that appeared in Sunday editions of The Post Crescent and Green Bay Press Gazette.
Lundgaard, 36, has been remembered as a dedicated public servant and family man.
"We know what he was truly great at. He was a great husband and, most importantly, he was a great dad. He became a dad before all of us in our group and we were all envious of Mitch," Justin Wisneski, a longtime friend, said Monday at Lundgaard's funeral. "The three boys were his pride and joy and whenever I saw him, all he could talk about were those three kids."
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Photos: Funeral procession for Appleton firefighter killed in shooting
A firefighter who was shot and killed while responding to a medical call at the Valley Transit Center is draped in an American Flag and taken out of an ambulance at Brettschneider-Trettin-Nickel Funeral Chapel which ended a procession that went from Milwaukee to Appleton at Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Appleton, Wis. Danny Damiani/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
Firefighter Mitchell F. Lundgaard Courtesy of Appleton Fire Department
The procession for Appleton firefighter Mitchell F. Lundgaard, who was shot and killed while responding to a medical call at the Valley Transit Center, ends at Brettschneider-Trettin-Nickel Funeral Chapel Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Appleton, Wis. Danny Damiani/USA TODAY NETWORK-
Those gathered at Brettschneider-Trettin-Nickel Funeral Chapel salute as Appleton firefighter Mitchell F. Lundgaard, who was shot and killed while responding to a medical call at the Valley Transit Center, is brought into the building where his procession from Milwaukee ended Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Appleton, Wis. Danny Damiani/USA TODAY NETWORK-
Those gathered at Brettschneider-Trettin-Nickel Funeral Chapel hug after the procession for a firefighter who was shot and killed while responding to a medical call at the Valley Transit Center Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Appleton, Wis. Danny Damiani/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
Those gathered at Brettschneider-Trettin-Nickel Funeral Chapel hug after the procession for a firefighter who was shot and killed while responding to a medical call at the Valley Transit Center Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Appleton, Wis. Danny Damiani/USA TODAY NETWORK-
Those gathered at Brettschneider-Trettin-Nickel Funeral Chapel hug before the procession for a firefighter who was shot and killed while responding to a medical call at the Valley Transit Center Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Appleton, Wis. Danny Damiani/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
Members of the Appleton Fire Department stand next to an ambulance at the Brettschneider-Trettin-Nickel Funeral Chapel carrying an Appleton firefighter who was shot and killed while responding to a medical call at the Valley Transit Center at the end of a procession that traveled from Milwaukee to Appleton Thursday, May 16, 2019, in Appleton, Wis. Danny Damiani/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
A procession for a firefighter shot and killed while responding to a medical call at the Valley Transit Center moves along College Avenue Thursday, May 16, 2019, in downtown Appleton, Wis. Danny Damiani/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
A procession for a firefighter shot and killed while responding to a medical call at the Valley Transit Center moves along College Avenue Thursday, May 16, 2019, in downtown Appleton, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Dan Powers, Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wis
Police vehicles participate in a procession for a firefighter shot and killed while responding to a medical call at the Valley Transit Center moves along College Avenue Thursday, May 16, 2019, in downtown Appleton, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Dan Powers, Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wis
Members of the Suamico Fire Department salute during a procession for a firefighter shot and killed while responding to a medical call at the Valley Transit Center moves along College Avenue Thursday, May 16, 2019, in downtown Appleton, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Dan Powers, Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wis
Citizens linger in silence following a procession for a firefighter shot and killed while responding to a medical call at the Valley Transit Center moves along College Avenue Thursday, May 16, 2019, in downtown Appleton, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Dan Powers, Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wis
Beth Jasiak, assistant to the Appleton Police Department chief, wipes tears from her eyes during a procession for a firefighter shot and killed while responding to a medical call at the Valley Transit Center moves along College Avenue Thursday, May 16, 2019, in downtown Appleton, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Dan Powers, Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wis
A procession for a firefighter shot and killed while responding to a medical call at the Valley Transit Center moves along College Avenue Thursday, May 16, 2019, in downtown Appleton, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wis
Citizens show their support during a procession for a firefighter shot and killed while responding to a medical call at the Valley Transit Center moves along College Avenue Thursday, May 16, 2019, in downtown Appleton, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wis
A Neenah-Menasha firefighter salutes during a procession for a firefighter shot and killed while responding to a medical call at the Valley Transit Center moves along College Avenue Thursday, May 16, 2019, in downtown Appleton, Wis. Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wis
Milwaukee firefighters return to their trucks after being part of an honor guard for an Appleton firefighter Thursday, May 16, 2019 outside the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office, 933 W. Highland Ave. in Milwaukee, Wis. The firefighter was shot, along with three other people, while at the scene of a medical emergency, according to an Appleton Fire Department news release early Thursday morning. The firefighter, a 14-year veteran whose name was not released, died at an Appletom area hospital. MARK HOFFMAN/MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL Mark Hoffman, Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal S
A St. Francis firefighter embraces a colleague after being part of an honor guard for an Appleton firefighter Thursday, May 16, 2019 outside the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office, 933 W. Highland Ave. in Milwaukee, Wis. The firefighter was shot, along with three other people, while at the scene of a medical emergency, according to an Appleton Fire Department news release early Thursday morning. The firefighter, a 14-year veteran whose name was not released, died at an Appletom area hospital. MARK HOFFMAN/MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL Mark Hoffman, Mark Hoffman/Milwaukee Journal S
Members of the Eldorado and Rosendale Fire Departments pay respect to a fallen Appleton firefighter Thursday, May 16, 2019 on the Interstate 41 Lincoln Road overpass as his procession from the Milwaukee Medical Examiner's office to Brettschneider-Trettin-Nickel Funeral Chapel in Appleton passes by. The firefighter was killed when he was shot, along with three other people at a medical emergency call at the Valley Transit Center in downtown Appleton. Doug Raflik/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
Members of the Eldorado and Rosendale Fire Departments pay respect to a fallen Appleton firefighter Thursday, May 16, 2019 on the Interstate 41 Lincoln Road overpass as his procession from the Milwaukee Medical Examiner's office to Brettschneider-Trettin-Nickel Funeral Chapel in Appleton passes by. The firefighter was killed when he was shot, along with three other people at a medical emergency call at the Valley Transit Center in downtown Appleton. Doug Raflik/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Doug Raflik, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
A procession for a fallen Appleton firefighter passes through Fond du Lac County Thursday, May 16, 2019 on Interstate 41 near the Lincoln Road overpass on his way from the Milwaukee Medical Examiner's office to Brettschneider-Trettin-Nickel Funeral Chapel in Appleton. The firefighter was killed when he was shot, along with three other people at a medical emergency call at the Valley Transit Center in downtown Appleton. Doug Raflik/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
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