Flags flying at half-staff Saturday will honor a Pardeeville firefighter who lost his life in the line of duty after contracting COVID-19. A celebration of life for Brandon R. Romo will be held the same day.
Gov. Tony Evers issued the order Friday morning, saying Romo “was incredibly beloved by those who knew him,” and extending his and First Lady Kathy Evers’ condolences to the 32-year-old’s family, friends, and the Pardeeville community. - PUB DATE: 12/3/2021 6:50:01 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
An old fire engine in the town of Dewey is going to be repaired.
The 1940's era truck had served the town for decades before being found last summer in Illinois.
Dewey's fire department had asked for someone to give the truck proper space so it can be fixed, and they've gotten their wish.
The department's captain, Brian Lepper, says it's important to keep a tradition like this one alive, for the sake of nostalgia. - PUB DATE: 12/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
Officials in Waukesha have evacuated a condo building that is in imminent danger of collapsing.
The fire chief ordered the Horizon West Condominium Building on North West Avenue evacuated immediately.
The order was issued about 7:25 p.m. Thursday.
Officials said the danger was caused by deteriorating structural conditions. - PUB DATE: 12/2/2021 10:09:14 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
Residents of a downtown Madison apartment complex were left without power early Thursday morning after a broken toilet would not stop flushing.
A Madison Fire Department report indicated firefighters were called to the 300 block of W. Washington Ave. shortly after 3 a.m. because, according to the resident, neither building maintenance nor local plumbers were coming. - PUB DATE: 12/2/2021 9:10:07 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Fire departments in the Coulee Region are participating in the Keep the Wreath Green campaign.
One of those participants, the Town of Campbell Fire Department, has displayed a large wreath outside their fire station.
The wreath is decorated with green lights. When there is a structure fire, one green bulb will be replaced with a red one. - PUB DATE: 12/1/2021 4:00:45 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse
The New Berlin Fire Department (NBFD) announced Wednesday, Dec. 1, that firefighters successfully put out a blaze inside a multi-family residential unit on Tuesday, Nov. 30.
Authorities report that at 8:35 p.m. the New Berlin Fire Department along with New Berlin Police Department were dispatched to a report of a structure fire near Heritage and Coachlight in New Berlin. - PUB DATE: 12/1/2021 9:47:14 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
PHOTO: A1954 fire truck that was used by the Chippewa Falls Fire Department until it was sold in 1987 is returning to the city, and when the public gets a chance to see it, the antique vehicle will look shiny new.
The fire truck has been restored and will be on display at the new Chippewa Area History Center that is under construction along Bridgewater Avenue. - PUB DATE: 12/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Chippewa Herald
A teen struck while marching in the Waukesha Christmas Parade is back home with his family.
Erick Tiegs, 16, returned home on Tuesday. The Waukesha South High School sophomore was playing trombone with the school marching band when a driver in an SUV drove through the parade, striking Tiegs and his bandmates. - PUB DATE: 12/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Fire Department Administration Building now carries the name of the man who designed it six decades ago.
The administration building in downtown Milwaukee was built in 1962. Alonzo Robinson was the lead architect, but that's difficult to tell from historical records.
"The groundbreaking, construction, dedication and grand opening of this key part of Milwaukee's infrastructure -- I find not one mention of lead architect Alonzo Robinson," said Fire Chief Aaron Lipski. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2021 4:48:12 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Area firefighters spent Monday morning working on their skills.
Around 30 members of the Wisconsin Rapids and Port Edwards Fire Departments came together to train.
They spent four hours putting out a controlled fire and learning how to solve different problems.
While firefighters train on-duty all the time, off-duty training like this happen four times a year. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
Merrill fire crews responded to a call at around 2:30 a.m. this morning to find the structure and the building next to it completely engulfed in flames.
An all call was put out to all personnel off-duty and other local fire departments, including Wausau, Pine River, and Corning Fire Departments, and Tomahawk EMS. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
A member of Dodge County’s volunteer emergency response team died of COVID-19 over the weekend, according to a Facebook post from the group.
Paul Kohlman, who worked with the Dodge County Emergency Response Team (DCERT) since 2008, died Saturday morning from COVID-19 complications. In a Facebook post shared Monday, DCERT officials said Kohlman’s family is in need of financial assistance for his funeral arrangements. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2021 2:37:24 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
VIDEO/PHOTO: Christmas came early for Superior's firefighters.
"If you would have asked me two years ago if I would have been working in a brand new fire station with two new ladders, I would have said you're kidding," said Battalion Chief Howard Huber.
The Superior Fire Department has not one, but two new aerial ladder trucks. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Superior Telegram - Metered Site
One week since the Christmas parade tragedy in Waukesha, the city is working to honor the victims throughout the holiday season. The memorial at Veterans Park continues to grow, and blue lights are now shining throughout Waukesha.
A moment of silence marked exactly one week from when Waukesha's Christmas parade turned into tragedy. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
The American Red Cross is helping two adults after their building caught fire in Sun Prairie Sunday morning, the communications director for the Red Cross of Wisconsin said.
Sun Prairie Fire officials say they received a call reporting smoke coming from a four-unit building on Broadway Drive around 8 a. - PUB DATE: 11/28/2021 6:05:33 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
A child using a lighter started a fire at a four-unit apartment on Main Street Sunday morning, according to the Dodge County Sheriff's Office.
The sheriff's office said it got a report of the fire at about 7:30 a.m. The building was evacuated and firefighters quickly put out the fire.
The apartment residents have been displaced because of smoke and water damage to at least two apartments, the sheriff's office said. - PUB DATE: 11/28/2021 11:14:37 AM - SOURCE: Fond du Lac Reporter
Tenants of a small apartment complex are safe after a fire rendered the building a total loss Tuesday night.
The Dewey Fire Department received a report of a fire on County Road DB, near Tiki Beach Bar & Grill at about 10 p.m. Tuesday, Dewey Fire Chief LeRoy Pukrop said.
Four people lived in the complex, Pukrop said, and they were all able to make it out of the building. - PUB DATE: 11/24/2021 8:09:11 AM - SOURCE: Stevens Point Journal
Area municipalities are updating their safety precautions for their holiday events and parades in the wake of the mass casualty event that took place at the Waukesha Christmas parade Sunday night.
Menomonee Falls has decided to cancel its parade scheduled for this weekend because of the tragedy in Waukesha, an alert said on the village website. - PUB DATE: 11/24/2021 5:50:42 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today
With the dust still settling after a red SUV mowed down Christmas parade marchers in a Milwaukee suburb Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring dozens – including children – law enforcement and witnesses at the scene are praising first responders’ handling of the chaos that unfolded. Brayden Kowalski, 19, one of the witnesses at the scene, described the first responders’ professionalism as "wonderful" in an interview with Fox News. - PUB DATE: 11/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News
Every year, the Green Bay Metro Fire Department teams up to spread holiday cheer to Brown County teens in need. The department's 'Gifts for Teens' program collects gifts and monetary donations for teenagers who have signed up for Christmas assistance through the Salvation Army.
“We started this program 10 years ago and it was just kind of a pass the hat program with the firefighters to raise donations for area teens who we found out just really weren’t supported in some of the other charitable giving drives here in town,” said engineer Chad Decker. - PUB DATE: 11/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
