VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Cottage Grove Fire Department is honoring the life of a firefighter Friday who was killed in a motorcycle crash last year.
The agency explained in a Facebook post that it proclaimed April 5, 2024, as Firefighter Gavin Wendricks Day. The date marks the two-year anniversary of when he joined the department. - PUB DATE: 4/5/2024 8:38:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison
VIDEO: The Superior Fire Department hosted a swearing in and awards ceremony Thursday afternoon.
The event was all about welcoming aboard new firefighters, celebrating promotions, and learning about the accomplishments firefighters have done this last year. It is a chance for fire crews to be in the spotlight and for the community to support the work that they do. - PUB DATE: 4/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KQDS-TV FOX 21 Duluth
VIDEO: Some Green Bay students are taking on the role of hydro helpers this winter.
First-grade students at St. Bernard Catholic School spent their recess on Thursday inspecting a fire hydrant around the corner from the school.
They checked to make sure snow was not covering or blocking the hydrant, there were no leaks, and no litter had been left behind. - PUB DATE: 4/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Eight people were displaced by a fire at a Green Bay apartment on Thursday morning.
The Green Bay Metro Fire Department responded to an apartment on Imperial Lane around 10 a.m. for a report of a fire. On scene, crews found smoke coming from the roof and eaves of the building.
Firefighters entered the apartment and extinguished the fire in under 20 minutes. - PUB DATE: 4/4/2024 2:26:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
VIDEO: A house in the town of Seymour is considered a total loss following a fire Wednesday.
The home is on Indian Hills Drive near North Shore Drive/County Highway QQ. Multiple fire departments were on scene.
According to a News 18 reporter on scene, flames and smoke could be seen around 2:45 p. - PUB DATE: 4/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire
The Milwaukee Fire Department says they rescued two people from a burning duplex on the city's northwest side Tuesday night.
According to Milwaukee Fire, the fire broke out a little before 10 p.m., and crews initially received calls for help for one person trapped inside the home. When crews arrived, they found two people were trapped inside the burning building. - PUB DATE: 4/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
VIDEO: They work together to protect their communities. But all bets are off once police officers and firefighters hit the basketball court.
"Our adrenaline gets going a little higher because we get there first usually," said New Berlin Police Sergeant Ryan Straus, who shared a subtle burn as he practiced on the court. - PUB DATE: 4/3/2024 9:12:45 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
PHOTOS: "It's basically a firefighter in a can."
That's how John Holland, public information officer for the Oshkosh Fire Department (OFD), describes the Stovetop Firestop.
OFD partnered with the Oshkosh Area Community Food Pantry to distribute the gadgets Tuesday, free of charge, to pantry visitors 60 years old and above. - PUB DATE: 4/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay
PHOTO: A late morning fire has heavily damaged Advanced Automotive in Minocqua Tuesday. Nine fire departments along with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources were on the scene on Frank Drive for several hours.
Minocqua Fire Chief Rich Carani said they were dispatched out at 10:45 a.m. returning to quarters at about 2:30 p. - PUB DATE: 4/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXPR-FM 91.7 Rhinelander
The City of Janesville announced Friday that it has moved forward with three finalists for the position of Fire Chief of the Janesville Fire Department.
The finalists are as follows:
John Kolarik - His most recent position includes the Deputy Fire Chief for the Glenside Fire Protection District (2021-2022). - PUB DATE: 4/2/2024 9:54:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison
PHOTO: On any given day, residents across Portage Co. might see Assistant EMS Chief Joe Gemza from the Stevens Point Fire Department on the front lines of local emergencies.
But they also might recognize him from a popular Wendy’s commercial.
Under the moniker “Tyler” of the goofy pitchmen pair Tyler and Toby, Gemza has been selling junior bacon cheeseburgers and chocolate Frostys to anyone who’ll listen for over a year. - PUB DATE: 4/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Point-Plover Metro Wire
VIDEO: A Neenah-Menasha firefighter is asking for the community's help to bring a piece of fire department history home.
Antique fire truck enthusiast — and Neenah-Menasha firefighter — Amos Mikkelson came across a hidden treasure on Facebook.
"It's a 1965 [Peter Pirsch & Sons truck], which was built in Kenosha, Wisconsin, originally for the Neenah Fire Department," the shift commander said. - PUB DATE: 4/1/2024 7:21:00 PM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
PHOTOS: Firefighters returned to a Little Chute house fire early Friday morning after the fire from earlier in the day rekindled in the roof and attic area.
The Little Chute Fire Department was originally called out about 4:20 p.m. Thursday to the 1300 Block of Miami Circle for reports of a structure fire in a detached garage that was quickly spreading to the adjacent two story home. - PUB DATE: 4/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kaukauna Community News
VIDEO: The Portage Fire Department has found a potential solution to an immense staffing shortage in emergency medical services (EMS) thanks to a recent referendum in the community and a grant from the state.
The department purchased two new ambulances to begin offering its own medical transport services in January 2025. - PUB DATE: 3/30/2024 1:14:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Every year the Wisconsin Academy of Rural Medicine (WARM) works with first responders to train for disasters. That training took place Thursday at Central High School.
La Crosse law enforcement agencies, medical professionals, Western Technical College EMS students, and La Crosse Area students and staff all participated in the staged active shooter drill. - PUB DATE: 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse
VIDEO: The first public health vending machine in Outagamie County was unveiled Wednesday. The initiative was spurred primarily due to opioid overdose deaths, which the county saw 95 from 2019-22.
“Almost every single death has fentanyl in it. It’s, in the majority of the deaths that we see, causing these fatalities,” Outagamie County Public Health community health educator Cassy Stefl said. - PUB DATE: 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
VIDEO: Tragedy in Whitewater is prompting change a year after a newborn was found dead in a field.
Two municipalities are getting Safe Haven Baby Boxes. Both communities hope this will help parents in distress.
An anonymous climate-controlled Safe Haven Baby Box will soon be placed on a wall on the side of the Whitewater Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) visited La Crosse Tuesday to sign a bill legalizing xylazine testing strips into law.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, there was a 19% increase in opioid related deaths between 2020 and 2022. In recent years, health officials have found the animal tranquilizer xylazine mixed with other opiates. - PUB DATE: 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse
A garage fire in Green Bay Wednesday required assistance from a HAZMAT team after two propane tanks were damaged in the blaze.
Green Bay Metro Fire Department responded to 1321 Argonne Drive on the city's west side at 10:45 a.m. for a fully-involved two-stall garage fire. Crews arrived on scene to find flames coming through the roof and heavy black smoke. - PUB DATE: 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay
Numerous first responders, including police, fire, and EMS, might surround Oconto Middle School Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Oconto Fire & Rescue is letting residents know about training at the school at 400 Michigan Ave. from 3:30 p.m. until about 8 p.m.
Neighbors can expect to see a lot of people vehicles, fire trucks, and ambulances from numerous jurisdictions. - PUB DATE: 3/27/2024 4:39:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
