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Milwaukee man charged with assaulting firefighter

VIDEO: A Milwaukee man is charged with assaulting a firefighter who was putting out a fire in the man's home. The fire broke out on Thanksgiving. Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski says the man wanted to go back inside the burning home. The criminal complaint says he did get back inside after punching a firefighter.
- PUB DATE: 11/28/2023 6:34:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

Grand Chute fire chief offer tips to be fire-safe this holiday season

VIDEO: Around this time of year, many people enjoy the holiday season and all that comes with it, like below-freezing temperatures, decorating the home, and cooking a massive dinner. With all of this energy consumption, it can sometimes lead to a fire. Northeast Wisconsin has seen numerous fires within the last week.
- PUB DATE: 11/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Ten people displaced following a fire in downtown Tomah

The Tomah Fire Department has released new details on a structure fire that displaced ten people on Sunday. According to a release, firefighters were dispatched to Superior Avenue in Tomah for a report of a fire in the apartments above the Peking Chinese Restaurant at 7:51 A.M. When firefighters arrived at the scene, they reported seeing fire coming out of an exterior window.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2023 3:29:00 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

Waukesha apartment fire leaves victim with life-threatening injuries

PHOTO: A fire on Arcadian and Oakland avenues on Thursday afternoon left a man with life-threatening injuries, according to a press release from Waukesha Fire Department Battalion Chief Scott Purdy. At approximately 4:30 p.m., the Waukesha Communications Center heard from a caller who was driving by Arcadian and Oakland and saw smoke coming from the house on the corner.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today

Fire Strikes Superior Apartment Building, Lower-Level Bar

VIDEO: An apartment building fire broke out in Superior Thanksgiving morning, displacing tenants from all eight units. The call for help came in around 10 a.m. on the 1500 block of North 5th Street near the Hammond Steakhouse. When firefighters arrived, they found smoke and flames coming from the rear of the building.
- PUB DATE: 11/27/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KQDS-TV FOX 21 Duluth

Wausau Fire Station hosts a Thanksgiving of their own for on call staff

PHOTO: The crew at Wausau Fire Department Station 2 wanted to feel right at home, despite working on Thanksgiving. So they brought in the turkey, the carving knife, and all the fixings for a proper feast. The fire department hosted a Thanksgiving meal for over ten years now, and say its important to sit down as a family and enjoy moments like these.
- PUB DATE: 11/24/2023 12:40:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

Fleet Farm, Green Bay Metro Fire donate winter essentials to aid women at St. John's Ministries shelter

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Green Bay Metro Fire Department and Fleet Farm are teaming up to help provide safety and warmth this holiday season with essential winter clothes for women in need. GBMFD and Fleet Farm in Bellevue each donated roughly $1,500 worth of coats, gloves and hats for women staying at the St.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay

Stevens Point Fire Department to conduct live-fire exercise

On Saturday, Nov. 25, the Stevens Point Fire Department will be conducting a live-fire training in a single-family residential structure, located at 5278 Highway HH, in the City of Stevens Point. The Stevens Point Fire Department said in a statement that burning an acquired structure is a practice performed far less frequently than in prior years, due to the very involved process to be within all regulations.
- PUB DATE: 11/22/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

Window washer hurt in downtown Madison fall

A window washer fell through a rooftop grate Monday morning while working in downtown Madison, according to the fire department. In a statement, the Madison Fire Department indicated the grate was dislodged, and the worker dropped about 15 feet before hitting the floor below. Firefighters and a medical team responded to the scene, in the 300 block of W.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2023 5:36:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

Follow Up: Veterans Memorial Dedicated in Stevens Point

PHOTO: A new Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Stevens Point on Monday. The Guns N’ Hoses of Portage County helped commission the $90,000 stone memorial which features logos of five of the six branches of the armed forces. The center stone is flanked by two smaller stones that feature a kneeling firefighter and police officer, which organizer Traci Tauferner says is designed to extend the Guns N’ Hoses message of first responders supporting Vets beyond their annual September softball game.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2023 12:44:42 AM - SOURCE: WSAU-AM 550/FM 95.1/FM 99.9 Wausau

Fire damages Fond du Lac home

PHOTO: At 12:53 AM Sunday, November 19, 2023, the Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue and City of Fond du Lac Police were dispatched to a house on fire at 120 east 2nd Street. Upon arrival, smoke and flames could be seen coming from the back of the house. Fire crews made a quick knock down of the flames and made entry to check for any extension to the attic space.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFIZ-AM 1450 Fond du Lac

None injured in Merrill house fire

A house fire broke out in Merrill. At around 12:29 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19, the Merrill Fire Department (FD) responded to a fire at 500 East St. Merrill Police arrived first on the scene and had blocked the road, accompanied by the residents of the house who escaped the fire. Merrill FD trucks immediately noticed visible smoke coming from the area while leaving the station.
- PUB DATE: 11/21/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander

VIDEO: Lawrence house fire victim says house was insured, family and pets are safe

PHOTO: The owner of a home damaged by a fire in Lawrence Sunday night says the house was insured, and prayers for her cat that was trapped in the basement were answered. Lawrence Fire-Rescue Chief Craig Wagner told Action 2 News that the fire at a house near Lawrence Drive and Little Rapids Road near Lawrence has been extinguished and everybody in the house got out safely.
- PUB DATE: 11/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

9-year-old dies, elderly woman critically injured in Milwaukee apartment fire

A 9-year-old girl is dead and an elderly woman is in critical condition following an apartment fire in Milwaukee on Sunday, Nov. 19. Authorities were called to Servite Drive and Wabash Court around 11:30 a.m. Upon arrival, they found smoke from the second floor of a two-story apartment building. Fire crews had to deal with extreme hoarding conditions.
- PUB DATE: 11/20/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Driver in West Allis heads to fire station with pet snake hiding in car, flat tire simultaneously

PHOTOS: Don’t you just hate it when you get a flat tire while your pet snake gets loose and is hiding somewhere in your car? Oh, that’s never happened to you? Well, that is exactly what happened to a driver in Wisconsin on Saturday, so he headed to the nearest fire station for help. A Facebook post from the West Allis Fire Department states that on November 11, a man showed up at the station saying his tire was low on air and that his pet ball python was hiding somewhere in his car.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2023 10:27:55 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Portage County firefighters and law enforcement officers honor veterans with new monument

Since 2014, firefighters and law enforcement officers from the city and across the county have gotten together to raise money to help veterans from all branches of the service. On Monday, they will reveal a veterans' memorial purchased through their fundraising efforts. At noon Monday, officials will unveil the $90,000 memorial, paid for by nine local sponsors, according to a news release sent by Portage County Sheriff Mike Lukas.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2023 9:36:00 AM - SOURCE: Stevens Point Journal - Metered Site

Farming equipment to blame after fire burns four acres in Schleswig

Authorities in Manitowoc County are blaming farming equipment as the cause of a four-acre fire on Thursday afternoon. According to Kiel Fire & Rescue, firefighters were sent to the intersection of County Road X and Wilke Lake Road in the Town of Schleswig for a half-acre of cornfield on fire. Upon arrival, fire crews found three acres of cornfield and a wooded area on fire.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2023 1:56:19 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Madison Fire Department: Ambulance damaged after driver backs into it on I-90

A driver damaged an ambulance Thursday morning after reversing and hitting the emergency vehicle while they were both pulled over on the interstate, Madison Fire Department reported. MFD explained the ambulance pulled up behind the vehicle stopped on I-90 eastbound around 5:15 a.m., noting it had its emergency lights on.
- PUB DATE: 11/17/2023 12:24:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

'I feel loved': Brookfield firefighter goes home nearly two months after car crash

VIDEO: For nearly two months, Adam Yaresh, a Brookfield firefighter has been in the hospital after a scary car crash. On Wednesday, he made a major milestone with his loved ones right by his side. The doors at Froedtert Bluemound Rehabilitation Hospital opened and a new chapter of Yaresh's life began.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

Sparta firefighters had busy day with three separate fires

Members of the Sparta Area Fire District spent a good part of the day responding to three fires on Tuesday. Fire Chief Mike Arnold said the first call came in at 11:31 a.m. for a report of a forest fire on Airedale Avenue. He said that a landowner was using a torch while working on some farm machinery when he accidentally started some dry vegetation on fire.
- PUB DATE: 11/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

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