Video: Members of the Milwaukee Fire Department are being praised for their actions in helping a man threatening to end his life by jumping off a bridge on North Teutonia Avenue.
It happened Thursday, June 24 as officials were responding to a crash on the Teutonia Avenue overpass, which goes over West Silver Spring Drive. - PUB DATE: 6/30/2021 11:27:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Firefighters contained damage to a machine at an Appleton plant Wednesday morning.
At 3:30 a.m., the Appleton Fire Department was called to a fire at a facility in the 2600 block of W. Second St. They didn’t name the facility, but Pellet America is located on that block.
Firefighters arrived to find a large amount of smoke coming from an overhead door. - PUB DATE: 6/30/2021 10:15:01 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Emergency crews responded to Warner Park on Monday after a vehicle hit a propane tank, causing it to spew hazardous vapors into the air.
Firefighters were first dispatched to the Warner Park Boat Launch shortly after 2:15 p.m. to help at the scene. When they arrived, crews smelled propane in the air and saw pressurized white vapor spewing from the 1000-gallon tank. - PUB DATE: 6/30/2021 6:37:06 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
A café in Augusta is destroyed after a fire broke out Sunday afternoon.
Firefighters were still on the scene early Monday morning nearly 10 hours after the fire started.
Tuggar’s Cafe and Catering on Lincoln Street caught fire Sunday afternoon.
Crews shut down Highway 12 as dozens of firefighters worked to get the flames under control. - PUB DATE: 6/29/2021 5:10:47 PM - SOURCE: WLAX-TV FOX 25 La Crosse
VIDEO: With the 4th of July only a few days away, the Fond du Lac Fire Rescue team is urging people to be careful with fireworks this holiday weekend.
To show the dangers of fireworks, the team blew up various fruits with legal and illegal fireworks that can be purchased in town. The experiment is designed to show what could happen if you’re careless around fireworks. - PUB DATE: 6/29/2021 2:46:22 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Milwaukee firefighters responded to a house fire at South 5th and Becher Tuesday, June 29. Officials say equipment was stolen from one of their responding vehicles.
Smoke was coming from the roof of the home when crews arrived. Fire officials say the blaze was quickly moving toward damaging another home. - PUB DATE: 6/29/2021 12:52:32 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
The Madison Fire Department helped rescue a tree trimmer that found themselves stuck dozens of feet in their air when their hydraulic lift stopped working Monday morning.
The fire department says the man was working to take down a tree on Van Hise Avenue — just a few blocks from Camp Randall Stadium — after recent storm damage when the lift stopped working, stranding him 40 feet above the ground. - PUB DATE: 6/29/2021 10:39:37 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
Four people have been displaced following a house fire Monday afternoon in Appleton.
Firefighters say they were dispatched shortly after 3:30 p.m. for a report of a fire in the 2400 block of S. Eric Drive. Dispatchers reported that everyone was out of the house and smoke and flames could be seen.
Upon arrival, crews found flames through the roof of the home. - PUB DATE: 6/29/2021 5:53:46 AM - SOURCE: WNFL-AM 1440 Green Bay
The Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department is an outlier among its peers in its continued exclusive use of part-time responders. And as call volumes continue to grow, any desire to improve its response times and service levels will likely require greater use of full-time staffing.
This and other conclusions come from a recent Wisconsin Policy Forum report commissioned by the Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Commission and the villages of Union Grove and Yorkville. - PUB DATE: 6/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Cambridge News
An area man reportedly started a fire at an Athens home while deputies were inside.
The Marathon Co. Sheriff's Dept. says they were called to a home in Athens on reports of a house fire. When they got there, they say they didn't see a fire but saw 35-year-old Steven Mattfield on the second floor of the home breaking windows. - PUB DATE: 6/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
Ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend Green Bay Metro Fire is stressing safety.
“One of the best ways to stay safe is to watch the community fireworks shows run by the professionals,” said Lt. Shauna Walesh. “Whether it be in downtown Green Bay or one of the other local shows.”
If you do choose to buy and set off your own fireworks, Walesh says you should use common sense. - PUB DATE: 6/28/2021 2:21:22 PM - SOURCE: WNFL-AM 1440 Green Bay
It's a noble sound of honor, and the Great Highland bagpipes have been around for hundreds of years. That unique sound is known all over the world.
"It takes quite a bit of time to practice and stay good at it," says Kevin Lynch, president of the Greater Milwaukee Police and Fire Pipes and Drums.
Kevin and his band use that skill for an important purpose. - PUB DATE: 6/28/2021 9:21:09 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
A 7-year-old girl drowned Saturday night in the Pecatonica River in Lafayette County.
According to Sheriff Reg Gill, the girl and two other young children went into the river near the County M boat landing just west of Woodford. The river’s current swept the girl under the water and the other children could not reach her in time. - PUB DATE: 6/27/2021 7:35:46 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski almost never became a firefighter at all.
His great-grandfather, grandfather and father all served as City of Milwaukee firefighters, but Lipski said he never felt pressured to follow in their footsteps.
“They said to do something that doesn’t beat your body up so much,” said Lipski about his father and grandfather. - PUB DATE: 6/26/2021 1:56:25 PM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Courier Newspaper
The building just east of the city of De Pere on Dickinson Road was all too familiar to Ledgeview firefighters.
A formerly flat roof had been modified multiple times. A single business,The Swan Club, replaced by two other tenants about 15 years ago: New Hope United Methodist Church and the Chicago Street Pub, Grill & Banquets. - PUB DATE: 6/26/2021 4:34:15 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
Some serious damage was done to a building that once housed a family video store in Waukesha.
It happened around noon on Friday, June 25, near Barney and Broadway Streets.
The Waukesha Fire Department says they're still not sure what happened. The building is flanked by a Marco's Pizza and a Dollar General. - PUB DATE: 6/25/2021 1:32:54 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
With dry conditions persisting in the Beloit area and across Wisconsin, the Beloit Fire Department wants to remind residents to use legal fireworks safely and take the the drought into consideration.
Beloit is down around 3.25 inches of rain this year compared to normal years, according to data from the the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA). - PUB DATE: 6/25/2021 1:32:28 AM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News
Two barns in the town of Belgium were deemed a total loss after they caught fire late June 23, according to the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Office.
Sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a barn fire at 5800 Six Mile Road at 11:21 p.m., according to a news release. In an email, Lt. Justin Kaas said property owner George Bush, 60, reported the fire. - PUB DATE: 6/24/2021 5:26:38 PM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Fire crews responded to a house fire near Wentworth and Texas in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood Thursday afternoon, June 24. The call came in shortly before 1 p.m. The fire was located in the attic space of an occupied home, however, no injuries were reported.
Multiple witnesses say lightning struck then home, but the fire chief says they are still investigating whether the cause of the fire was from lightning. - PUB DATE: 6/24/2021 2:28:14 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Public Safety and Health Committee got the chance to review Mayor Tom Barrett's three picks and make their recommendations. All three nominees were approved for the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission at City Hall Thursday, June 24.
The nominees are LaNelle Ramey, Ed Fallone and Joan Kessler. - PUB DATE: 6/24/2021 12:43:31 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
