VIDEO/PHOTOS: Crews responded to a fire at St. John the Baptist Church in Jefferson County on Monday night.
A firefighter with the Jefferson County Fire Department told TMJ4 that the fire was started by a lightning strike.
The fire department blocked off several streets surrounding the church with the steeple severely damaged and at risk of toppling over. - PUB DATE: 6/25/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
With more than 20 years of firefighting and serving as an emergency medical technician/ paramedic, Daniel "Dan" Nottling will be sworn in as the new part-time fire chief of the Kettle Moraine Fire District on June 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the North Prairie Village Hall.
He and his wife, Liz, are sponsoring a "pizza with the chief" community celebration at Knucklehead in Eagle following his swearing in. - PUB DATE: 6/24/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today
PHOTO: The Platteville Fire Department marked its 150th anniversary with a series of festivities on Saturday.
Surrounding the main event, a fire truck parade, attendees enjoyed various activities including a fire truck pull, cornhole tournaments, kids' water fights, and firefighter water fights. Local vendors offered food and drinks, complemented by live music featuring headliner Ashle Barron. - PUB DATE: 6/22/2024 7:56:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
One person has died following a Thursday morning house fire.
A news release from the Dane County Sheriff's Office stated the fire was at a home on County Highway Y. Fire crews from Mazomanie and Black Earth were called to put it out around 6:40 a.m.
A neighbor discovered the fire and reported it after power went out in the area. - PUB DATE: 6/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
PHOTOS: In a touching reunion, local first responders were honored to reunite with Mark, a resilient cardiac arrest survivor, whose life they helped save.
Mark visited the fire station to express his gratitude to the heroes who provided crucial aid during his medical emergency.
Mark's journey back to health began when Slavi, an East High School teacher and bystander, discovered him collapsed while mowing his lawn. - PUB DATE: 6/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WREX-TV NBC 13 Rockford
Fire and police leaders across Southeast Wisconsin are searching for information about a string of 16 different fires that broke out during a two-and-a-half-to three-hour period on Tuesday in what appears to be a case of arson.
Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski, the newly appointed Head of the Wisconsin Fire Chiefs Association, confirmed that the fires spanned from approx. - PUB DATE: 6/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
Madison Fire Department and Madison Gas and Electric are working to figure out the cause of Wednesday morning's explosion, that shook homes and local businesses in the downtown area.
Firefighters were called to 301 N. Broom St. at 7:52 a.m. for reports of a possible fire and several manhole covers in the area showing smoke, according to MFD Spokesperson Cynthia Schuster. - PUB DATE: 6/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
Some high school students are one step closer to a career as a firefighter.
The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services is presenting a check of more than $15,000 to Fox Valley Technical College today to give teenagers hands-on training.
“It’s an opportunity for them to actually take a look at this as a career or a way to help out their local communities if it’s something they thought of but never had the opportunity to try out, but now they have the opportunity to try it out,” Jim Austad, one of the fire protection faculty, said. - PUB DATE: 6/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
You can be part of serving a new addition to Door County’s public safety when the unthinkable happens. The Gibraltar Fire Department is spearheading a Community Emergency Response Team that takes action when a natural disaster occurs in Door County. Fire Chief Andy Bertges says the course is hosted by the Door County Emergency Management and is called “Neighbors Helping Neighbors. - PUB DATE: 6/19/2024 6:07:34 PM - SOURCE: Door County Daily News
VIDEO: A Madison nonprofit is hosting its annual summer camp to introduce girls to the male-dominated fields of police, fire and EMS.
Following a tragedy, Brittany Diaz became a firefighter and EMT.
“I had my own apartment fire when I graduated college,” she said. “I was only 22 years old and seeing how the firefighters worked that day tirelessly. - PUB DATE: 6/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison
VIDEO: Milwaukee firefighters responded to a large building fire overnight on Milwaukee's south side.
Crews were called to the area of Muskego Avenue and Mitchell Street just before 3 a.m.
When firefighters arrived, flames could be seen shooting from the roof and windows of the building.
"Upon initial company's arrival they found heavy smoke and fire coming from the second floor," said Deputy Chief Robert Hartung with the Milwaukee Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 6/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
Authorities in southern Wisconsin rescued two people after a boat reportedly started sinking on a lake.
According to the Lake Geneva Fire Department, on June 16 around 5 p.m., crews were sent to the north shore of Lake Como for a report of a sinking boat with people in the water. Multiple agencies, vehicles and responders got to the scene. - PUB DATE: 6/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
VIDEO/PHOTO: A fire early Monday, June 17 at a building near Muskego and Mitchell led to a quick response from the Milwaukee Fire Department.
Fire crews tell CBS 58 that the entire building was engulfed in flames, prompting a defensive approach to combat the fire. They say it took MFD around 45 minutes to get the flames under control. - PUB DATE: 6/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
PHOTOS: A fire at Appleton's Pellet America caused more than $100,000 in damage to the building and its contents early Sunday morning.
Smoke from the building on West 2nd Street on the city's westside could be seen for miles just after 8 a.m. Sunday. A section of that street was blocked off while emergency crews worked the scene. - PUB DATE: 6/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay
VIDEO/PHOTO: Authorities from Calumet and Winnebago counties teamed up on Saturday afternoon after a boat on Lake Winnebago started taking on water.
At about 4 p.m., authorities responded to the Brothertown Boat Launch for a boat with eight passengers, six adults and two children, that was taking on water a few miles away from shore. - PUB DATE: 6/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
VIDEO: The City of Milwaukee has earned a top rating for its emergency services from the Insurance Services Office.
Through the cooperative efforts of the City of Milwaukee Department of Neighborhood Services, Department of Emergency Communications, Milwaukee Water Works, and the Milwaukee Fire Department (MFD), the city earned a score of ONE, the highest possible rating, from the Insurance Services Office (ISO). - PUB DATE: 6/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
The Wrightstown Fire Department is advising people not to leave an oven unattended in self-cleaning mode.
Smoke and the smell of burning plastic were reported in an apartment building on the 600-block of County Rd. U in Wrightstown just before 10:30 Wednesday night. Multiple first responders answered the call, including Wrightstown and Greenleaf fire departments, Wrightstown police and County Rescue. - PUB DATE: 6/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
PHOTO: The Green Bay Police Department and the Green Bay Metro Fire Department held a public safety night with the city hall academy on Thursday.
Together, the two agencies showed how they would respond to a mock crash of someone driving while intoxicated as part of an eight-week program that gives the people who live in the community a better understanding of the city’s processes. - PUB DATE: 6/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
A Milwaukee apartment is a total loss after an early afternoon fire on the city’s northwest side.
Firefighters arrived at a condo on 72nd and Brown Deer around 1:30 pm on Wednesday afternoon to flames that engulfed the first-floor unit and had spread to the second floor.
Crews worked quickly to contain the blaze, calling in a second unit to help. - PUB DATE: 6/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
PHOTO: Gary Beastrom is celebrating 5 decades of service with the Athens Area Ambulance Service.
He's actually one of the original members of the EMS staff that was first trained in 1974.
"They wanted to start an ambulance service in Athens, they were gonna order it and it would be here in July of 1974. - PUB DATE: 6/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
