Two people are recovering from injuries Thursday morning after an apartment fire. The La Crosse Fire Department arrived just after 12:30 a.m. to heavy smoke coming from the rear of the apartment building on 2219 South Ave. All residents were able to make it out safely thanks to the smoke alarm system.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2022 3:46:31 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse

A house is heavily heavily damaged after a fire early Thursday morning in downtown Eau Claire. Crews were called to the fire at 618 East Grand Avenue at 12:36 a.m. Thursday, according to a release from the Eau Claire Fire Department. The two-story home is located across from University Park and down the street from the Eau Claire Area School District Office.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison

A firefighter in western Wisconsin was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer, and the community has helped raise over $14,000, and counting, to help cover medical expenses. The Shell Lake Fire Department says that Captain Tucker McCumber was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. He has been a member of the department for over ten years.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Wisconsin River Meats offered employees and customers an update Thursday morning after an overnight fire tore through a section of its meat processing plant in Mauston. According to Wisconsin River Meats’ Facebook post, “the old portion of the plant is a total loss.” It went on to thank all the fire departments who responded to help contain the blaze.
- PUB DATE: 2/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

A member of the Fremont- Wolf River Fire Department has died after a battle with COVID-19. 66 year old Robert Stevens, known as “Bob” passed away last Thursday January 27th. A visitation was held on Tuesday night. On the Facebook page of the Fremont- Wolf River Fire Department, a black line is now covering a badge to remember Bob Stevens, a 35 year veteran of the department.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2022 7:39:17 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

The Fire Department and Emergency Medical Services in Baraboo plan to consolidate so they can hire more long-term employees and respond quicker to emergencies. “As we continue to face staff shortages and struggles we’re looking for ways to see how we can improve that situation ultimately,” Baraboo District EMS Director Caleb Johnson said.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2022 7:35:57 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Across Wisconsin, firefighters have been particularly susceptible to dying of COVID-19–even moreso than their law enforcement first responder counterparts. In 2021, all six of Wisconsin’s line of duty deaths for firefighters and emergency medical service personnel were a result of COVID-19 complications, according to new data released to News 3 Now.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2022 4:52:11 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Gov. Evers is ordering flags to fly at half-staff on Wednesday in honor of a late firefighter from the Fremont-Wolf River Fire Department. According to a press release from Evers' office, Robert "Bob" Stevens died at the age of 66 in January as a result of complications of COVID-19 after contracting the virus in the line of duty.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2022 4:51:48 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse

Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski says the department will undergo both protocol changes and additional training as they seek to find out how firefighters did not see the body of a woman in a car that had been on fire last month. The burned remains of the woman were later discovered by a worker at a city tow lot.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2022 11:23:06 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

VIDEO: A family of six was forced to flee their duplex through a bedroom window due to a fire. The La Crosse Fire Department responded to the call just after 2:30 a.m. When they arrived, firefighters found heavy fire coming out of a window on one side of the duplex. The family was able to escape and were treated by arriving fire crews.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2022 4:56:19 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse

COVID-19 is now the leading cause of death for police officers and firefighters in Wisconsin. Last year, 308 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty due to COVID-19. Area first responders spoke on what they've been experiencing. When the pandemic hit two years ago, the Kronenwetter Police Department stocked up on PPE and went into work every day prepared for anything.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2022 1:10:08 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

Western Lakes Fire District Lt. Rik Krahn celebrated 50 years of serving the community in January — and he doesn't plan to retire quite yet. Krahn, the oldest member of the department at 72, started volunteering with the Oconomowoc Fire Department on Jan. 1, 1972, after meeting his future wife. Her father was a lieutenant with the department.
- PUB DATE: 2/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal and Courier - Metered Site

A 3-year-old who was badly injured in a house fire at 5th and Madison last week has died, according to a report from the medical examiner. A toddler and the child's mother were taken to the hospital for burns after a home caught fire Wednesday morning. A report from the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner's Office on Monday states 3-year-old Gideon Simos died from burn injuries suffered at that address.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2022 9:49:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

Flames engulfed a home in Two Rivers Saturday evening. On Jan. 29, at about 5:30 p.m., the Two Rivers Fire Department was called to a fire in the 1800 block of 29th Street. Crews encountered heavy smoke and fire conditions on the first floor, extending to the outside roof line. Firefighters attacked the fire with two hose lines and a deck gun.
- PUB DATE: 1/31/2022 4:42:05 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A Woodvale Drive resident was alerted to a fire outside their home Friday night after a neighbor stopped by to report it. A full fire response from Engine Co. 14 and others was made to the 1300 block of Woodvale Drive after a 911 call was made around 7 p.m., according to the City of Madison Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2022 3:41:02 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

The Rice Lake Fire Department responded to a garage fire Saturday morning. According to a release from the RLFD, on Jan. 29 at 11:40 a.m. the RLFD received a report of a structure fire at 936 Linden Avenue in the City of Rice Lake. When firefighters arrived, they found a garage engulfed in fire. The fire was contained to the garage, with some radiant heat damage to an exposure.
- PUB DATE: 1/30/2022 10:16:29 AM - SOURCE: WLAX & WEUX-TV FOX 25 & 48 La Crosse

A firefighter who died after battling COVID-19 was honored with the Dale Fire & Rescue Department leading a funeral procession on Saturday. A large crowd of family members, friends, and firefighters from many local departments packed the Dale Town Hall and somberly lit up the streets in the Town of Dale.
- PUB DATE: 1/29/2022 10:28:34 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

An Appleton woman recently credited a firefighter with saving her life. He responded to a fire in a duplex on Appleton’s north side Jan. 18. The identity of that man was unknown, until now. Mystery solved. Less than a day after FOX 11’s story aired, a viewer tip came into the FOX 11 inbox on social media.
- PUB DATE: 1/29/2022 2:29:24 AM - SOURCE: WNFL-AM 1440 Green Bay

The Stevens Point Fire Department along with Portage County Ambulance are working to bring awareness to a heart healthy lifestyle. February is American Heart Month, and now through March 8 a red heart will be on the side of Stevens Point Fire Station #1. The heart has red bulbs, and for every heart attack or cardiac arrest that's recorded by the fire departments in Stevens Point, Amherst, and Plover a black bulb will replace a red one.
- PUB DATE: 1/28/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

A fire at a Sun Prairie apartment complex Wednesday night caused $75,000 in damage, the city’s fire department said Thursday. In a news release, the Sun Prairie Fire Department said the fire broke out around 10 p.m. at an apartment building in the 2000 block of Wyoming Avenue. When firefighters arrived, they found smoke coming from a first-floor apartment and evacuated nearby residents.
- PUB DATE: 1/27/2022 11:00:28 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison