Evansville firefighter and emergency medical responder Christopher Augustin died unexpectedly over the weekend, the police department reported Monday morning.
Its statement described Augustin’s death on Sunday as “untimely and unexpected,” adding that “he served honorably until his passing.”
Augustin served with the Evansville Community Fire District and Evansville Medical Services since 2013, the statement indicated, noting that prior to him joining those departments, he was previously part of the Bellville Fire Dept. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2021 8:22:58 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
For the past eight weeks, City of Racine employees who are unvaccinated against COVID-19 have been required to be tested weekly for the novel coronavirus. Via an open records request, The Journal Times obtained testing data from the past eight weeks. No individual employee’s vaccination status was included, but the numbers of employees tested weekly by city department was provided. - PUB DATE: 11/14/2021 5:35:16 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
One person sustained minor injuries in a Sheboygan house fire Saturday, Nov. 13.
According to the Sheboygan Fire Department, the fire happened near 14th and Union around 12:30 p.m. Upon arrival, firefighters spotted smoke and flames coming from the home's second floor. Two cats and were saved, and paramedics treated one person for minor injuries at the scene. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2021 5:42:54 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
One person was injured and removed from their home following a basement fire on Saturday morning in Green Bay.
According to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, at around 11:40 a.m., crews responded to a home located in the 500 block Skyline Boulevard for reports of a fire.
Upon arrival, crews say saw heavy smoke coming from the front and back of the home. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2021 2:48:59 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Madison Common Council approved the 2022 city budget Thursday night, including increased spending to improve ambulance services in the southeast portion of the city.
The plan is to hire ten new paramedic positions in the fire department to staff an ambulance at Station 14 in order to decrease response times. - PUB DATE: 11/12/2021 3:49:48 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
The fire departments of La Crosse and Holmen have a new prevention tool in their arsenal.
On Friday, the departments unveiled a state of the art safety simulator for public education campaigns.
The 26’ trailer features several different rooms and teaches tactics like how to escape from a bedroom and safety techniques in the kitchen. - PUB DATE: 11/12/2021 3:22:27 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse
A 67-year-old man is injured after a house explosion in Langlade County.
The Langlade County Sheriff's Office tells News 9 that emergency crews were called to the house on Kennedy Lane shortly after 11 a.m.
They were on scene close to two hours.
The exact cause of the explosion is still under investigation, but it's believed to have started in the basement area of the home. - PUB DATE: 11/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
The Riverside Fire District shared between the Village of Rothschild and City of Schofield is now operational with a few finishing touches left for the building.
The two municipalities have served central Wisconsin as one, joint fire district since 2017. The new building allows the volunteer firefighters operate in the same space. - PUB DATE: 11/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
Brookfield Fire Chief David Mason has only been on the job for about four months. But in that time, he's already won the First Responder of the Year award for the 14th Assembly District.
It's an award he's happy to receive but never expected.
"There's no expectation for this kind of recognition," Mason said. - PUB DATE: 11/11/2021 1:03:37 PM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Eau Claire Fire Department says a text message received by people across the Chippewa Valley is not from them.
The text message says there is a limited edition T-shirt representing the fire department, and encourages people to click the link to make the purchase.
Deputy Fire Chief Allyn Bertrang said he first learned about this text around 10:30 Thursday morning. - PUB DATE: 11/11/2021 12:35:47 PM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire
As flames reaching as high as 20 feet into the air, firefighters outside of Amherst battled to contain the fire raging inside a semi-trailer that was hauling ammunition among other items.
Amherst Fire District Chief Victor Voss recounted that the ammunition was exploding as his teams fought to get the blaze under control. - PUB DATE: 11/10/2021 8:51:48 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced Tuesday he is nominating Dana World-Patterson to serve on the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission.
World-Patterson is a prominent advocate for the victims of human trafficking. She is the founder and chief executive of Foundations for Freedom, Inc., a local organization that works to prevent human trafficking and support women and girls who have been trafficked. - PUB DATE: 11/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
The City of Nekoosa will lose its ambulance service next year, after a vote from the city council.
Angry residents filled the council chambers at the municipal building Tuesday night, begging city leaders not to sign a contract with the Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department.
In the meeting, members of the Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department said the contract would allow for two paramedics on each call to Nekoosa, and that response times would be around 10 to 15 minutes. - PUB DATE: 11/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is asking drivers to protect those who protect us by taking steps to ensure safe driving conditions while workers respond to a crash.
The WisDOT reported 115,694 crashes in 2020 throughout the state. Of those, 703 were secondary crashes, happening after an initial incident. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2021 10:29:12 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
The Neillsville Fire Department responded to a shed fire yesterday afternoon.
According to Neillsville Fire Chief Matt Meyer, around 4:16pm, they received a report of a shed fire at W5745 Strobel Road in the Township of Pine Valley. The resident had used a lawn mower prior to the fire and parked it in the shed when done. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2021 8:17:42 AM - SOURCE: WCCN-FM 107.5 Neillsville
An Oxford woman was sound asleep early Monday morning when her 16-year-old nephew burst into her bedroom to tell her the house was on fire. Awaking to the shocking news, she quickly got up and they both raced out of the home and to safety.
The pair made a beeline for the main home where they alerted their family to the burning structure nearby. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
Fire pit ashes are believed to have sparked a house fire in Appleton Sunday night.
At 11:30 p.m., Appleton firefighters were called to a report of a house fire in the 1000 block of S. Weimer St.
Crews learned the occupants had escaped the home without injury. Firefighters attacked flames at the rear of the home. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
The Pardeeville Fire Department is mourning the loss of a firefighter who died from COVID-19.
The department said in a Facebook post that 32-year-old Brandon Romo fought a difficult battle the last few weeks after being diagnosed with the virus.
Romo leaves behind a wife and three kids.
PFD said it plans to hold a bingo night fundraiser on November 17th to raise money for Romo's family. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2021 1:33:04 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
Nobody was hurt after a fire in a house on La Crosse’s east side Sunday afternoon.
According to the La Crosse Fire Department, at noon Sunday, a fire was reported at a house on the 2200 block of Barnabee Road, which is located east of La Crosse Central High School. The street runs parallel to Highway 33. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison
Two dozen fire departments from the Dodge County area responded to the marsh fire that occurred at the north end of Mud Lake, near Walton Road, on Saturday afternoon.
According to a press release from Dodge County Emergency Management Amy Haase, a call came into the Dodge County Central Dispatch at 2:39 p. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Citizen - Metered Site
