Crews were called to the report of a fire at a 16-unit apartment building on Anthony Lane in Racine around 10:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25.
First arriving companies encountered heavy smoke and fire conditions in the basement that were rapidly spreading to the first and second floors. The search for victims was carried out in very challenging conditions. - PUB DATE: 2/27/2022 7:55:48 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters battled a fire at Karthauser & Sons Wholesale Florist in Germantown on Thursday morning, Feb. 24.
Officials say a 911 call about the fire came into the Germantown Police Department around 6:45 a.m. Arriving officers saw the fire was contained to a detached shed where a wood-burning stove to heat boilers for the business was located. - PUB DATE: 2/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
Fire departments across the state of Wisconsin and the country are having to respond to an increased number of calls while many are dealing with staffing shortages.
The five-year stretch between 2016 and 2020 saw a call volume increase of just over 12% for the West Bend Fire Department. In 2021, department members say units from the three stations in the city responded to roughly 4,800 calls. - PUB DATE: 2/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
The Lake Rescue Team was called for a person who fell through the ice early Wednesday morning, according to the City of Madison Fire Department.
Around 2 a.m. Wednesday, rescue teams were called to the area of John Nolen Dr. and S. Broom St.
Paramedics spotted the victim, East of Law Park several hundred feet from shore. - PUB DATE: 2/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
The Sturgeon Bay Police Department says a second body was recovered from the burned-out rubble of Butch’s Bar Thursday afternoon. This follows the recovery of a body earlier in the day.
Both victims were male, and both remains are being taken to Madison for positive identification.
No names will be made public until the identities are confirmed and their families have been notified, police said. - PUB DATE: 2/24/2022 4:31:15 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
One person was injured Wednesday in a house fire on the city’s east side.
Fire crews responded around 11 p.m. to a house fire in the 1400 block of Eliza Street, according to Green Bay Metro Fire Department.
Fire officials said crews arrived to smoke and flames coming from the first and second floor of the home. - PUB DATE: 2/24/2022 5:26:00 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
One person is in serious condition following a crash in Grafton.
It happened around 8:57 p.m. near Green Bay Rd. and Hickory St in the town of Grafton.
According to the fire department, firefighters found one vehicle off the roadway with heavy damage. Two citizen were rendering aid to a semi-conscious patient. - PUB DATE: 2/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
The Racine Police Department said on Wednesday, Feb. 23 that a suspect who was identified in the homicide of Racine Firefighter Christopher Lalor is dead.
A Florida sheriff's office found the suspect, identified as 51-year-old Peter Lui, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Racine Police Chief Maurice Robinson on Tuesday offered few details on the investigation – hoping to protect it. - PUB DATE: 2/23/2022 1:59:16 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
There is only one woman with the title Deputy Chief within the Milwaukee Fire Department. She's also the first and only Black woman to hold such a prestigious position. Now, she has a passion for helping others who look like her rise, too.
Deputy Chief Sharon Purifoy-Smoots was promoted to Deputy Chief of EMS in December 2020. - PUB DATE: 2/23/2022 4:17:04 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
The Beloit Fire Department says it will receive increased grant funding this year to support training and equipment upgrades following a state allocation of federal pandemic aid to support first responders across Wisconsin.
In his State of the State address, Democratic Governor Tony Evers announced a plan that would allocate a portion from $20 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding towards the state’s Funding Assistance Program (FAP) that provides annual grants to all public ambulance service providers. - PUB DATE: 2/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News
Two ambulances in Washington County were not able to get to an emergency call after they got stuck, and had to be freed by using salt.
According to the Jackson Fire Department, both ambulances tried to respond to a call, but were not able to get to the person because of the roads. Thankfully, a Washington County Sheriff’s deputy was able to get to the person and bring them to the hospital. - PUB DATE: 2/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Rescue crews from several departments responded to a house fire near Bangor Tuesday afternoon.
It was north of Bangor just off Highway 162. West Salem was among those called in for assistance.
The damage though was too extensive which led fire officials to call the home a total loss.
The homeowner was at work when the fire broke out. - PUB DATE: 2/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse
On Tuesday, member of the Racine Fire Department came together to remember Firefighter Chris Lalor who was killed over the weekend in what police are calling a homicide.
Police said the 911 call came from Lalor's mom when she found him at a home. Officials haven't named a suspect, but say they have identified a person of interest. - PUB DATE: 2/22/2022 3:04:59 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
A body has been found in the rubble of a Sturgeon Bay bar that burned early Tuesday, police said.
Investigators were still trying to determine the whereabouts of one other individual who was still unaccounted for after a blaze broke out at Butch's Bar, Assistant Police Chief Dan Brinkman said in a statement. - PUB DATE: 2/22/2022 1:32:09 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
Two renters are unaccounted for after a fire at a bar in downtown Sturgeon Bay.
The scene is located at Butch’s Bar at 112 S 3rd Ave. The call came in about 3:37 a.m. The Sturgeon Bay Fire Department is asking people to stay away from the scene.
One renter was transported to a burn center for injuries. - PUB DATE: 2/22/2022 3:38:48 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
A fire early Sunday morning at an apartment complex in Rhinelander displaced 26 residents and sent one person to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
The Rhinelander Fire Department says the fire started in a room on the second floor of the Phoenix Villa Apartments on Mason Street in Rhinelander.
It was contained and put out by firefighters. - PUB DATE: 2/21/2022 1:24:27 PM - SOURCE: WXPR-FM 91.7 Rhinelander
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters on Monday, Feb. 21 responded to the scene of a house fire near 52nd and Mill in Milwaukee. The call came in around 5:15 a.m.
Those who live off 52nd Street on Milwaukee’s north side had a story to tell as they headed to work Monday morning. "I got out of the shower and came out and couldn’t get out for work. - PUB DATE: 2/21/2022 4:53:21 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
Madison Fire and Police Departments have completed ventilating a building on Madison’s east side following a weekend gas leak.
A man first knocked on Fire Station #8's door just after 3 p.m. Saturday to alert firefighters of the smell of natural gas, MFD said.
Crews were dispatched to a building on the 1700 block of Eagan Road, near the Princeton Club east location. - PUB DATE: 2/19/2022 6:53:42 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Area firefighters donated $5,000 to the Jackie Nitschke Center in Green Bay.
The Nitschke Center provides treatment, education and support to people affected by drug and alcohol addiction.
The Green Bay Area Professional Firefighters Charity says some calls rescue units respond to involve a person struggling with addiction. - PUB DATE: 2/19/2022 3:19:25 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
When Highland’s first responders planned a fundraiser to honor the two fallen Mineral Point firefighters, they expected the community of southwest Wisconsin to step up. They didn’t expect them to step up this much.
Last month, Fire Captain Brian Busch and Firefighter James Ludlum were killed while responding to another crash. - PUB DATE: 2/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV FOX 47 Madison
