Monona firefighters and law enforcement rescued a hiker from Yahara River marshes Saturday afternoon.
The Monona Fire Department assistant fire chief told 27 News, a hiker got stuck in the mud. MFD crews shut down two lanes of the Beltline to station a firetruck on the bridge. They extended the ladder over the bridge and two firefighters and one Dane County deputy were able to rescue the hiker. - PUB DATE: 11/6/2021 5:19:20 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
According to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, at approximately 12:25 a.m. on Saturday they were called to a report of a structure fire on 920 S. Oneida Street.
When fire crews arrived, they found a single family residence with smoke showing from the attic area.
They quickly extinguished the fire located in the attic space around the fireplace chimney, with the fire deemed under control within 15 minutes. - PUB DATE: 11/6/2021 9:42:19 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
Two pets are dead and a home is a total loss after a fire northeast of Poynette.
Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire Thursday. Columbia County dispatchers said the call came in around 11:45 a.m. Authorities said the fire happened near Dunning Road and County Highway B.
Crews reported that a single-family home was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. - PUB DATE: 11/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
Hunting season is in full swing in Wisconsin, and we are just weeks away from one of the biggest annual traditions in the state, the gun deer season.
Fond du Lac Fire Rescue is teaming up with Hoppers Silk Screening and All-Star Trophy to bring awareness to the hunting season, and promote safety during the hunt. - PUB DATE: 11/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFIZ-AM 1450 Fond du Lac
Crews from the Milwaukee Fire Department responded to a fire on Milwaukee's north side Thursday morning, Nov. 4.
When they arrived to the area of Fond du Lac and Villard around 3:30 a.m., they found flames coming through the roof of a business.
It was eventually updated to a 2-alarm fire as it spread to the building next to it. - PUB DATE: 11/4/2021 5:15:53 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
The City of Jefferson continues to actively pursue its goal of becoming what Mayor Dale Oppermann in 2020 called a “solar city” with the recent installation of high-tech, sun-absorbing panels on the roof of its fire and EMS facility.
The fire and EMS home base on East Racine Street is the new home of the panels as a result of some help from the community’s locally owned, not-for-profit utility, Jefferson Utilities. - PUB DATE: 11/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Union
A vehicle caught fire and spread to a garage during the early hours of Wednesday morning in Two Rivers.
According to the Two Rivers Fire Department, On Nov. 3 around 3:30 a.m., a call came in for a fire on the 2700 block of 12th Street in Two Rivers. A vehicle was on fire in the driveway between two homes. - PUB DATE: 11/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Crews responded to a fire in Chippewa Falls Wednesday afternoon.
According to a release from the Chippewa Falls Fire Department, Wednesday at 4:29 p.m., Chippewa Falls Fire & Emergency Services was dispatched to smoke coming from a home at 12 W Birch Street.
First arriving units noted moderate smoke coming from the rear, upstairs corner of the two-story home. - PUB DATE: 11/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison
VIDEO: The Chippewa Valley Technical College is getting a new training experience in virtual reality for its firefighting program
“The FLAIM system is a virtual reality or immersive learning system,” Mark Schwartz, CVTC Fire, and EMS continuing education coordinator said.
Schwartz says CVTC is the first technical college in Wisconsin to have a VR firefighter simulator. - PUB DATE: 11/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison
One person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after falling approximately 8 feet into a maintenance tunnel typically covered by a grate around noon on Monday. The City of Madison Fire Department said Medic 5 and Engine Co. 9 responded to the 3800 block of Regent Street and located the person lying on their back in the opening just inside the building entrance. - PUB DATE: 11/3/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
Firefighters from more than a dozen fire departments battled a corn dryer fire at the Country Visions Co-op in Kiel, Wisconsin on Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Emergency crews were dispatched to the fire around 1:30 p.m. Arriving crews immediately deployed hose lines and began suppression efforts. Due to the height of the dryer, Kiel and New Holstein ladder trucks were deployed. - PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 4:36:59 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
The Sun Prairie Fire and Rescue Company reports a fire caused $150,000 in damage to a home in the Town of Burke Tuesday morning.
According to a news release from SPFRC, crews responded to the 6000 block of Rattman Road at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, finding smoke and flames spilling out of a second-story window upon arrival. - PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 3:19:59 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC Madison
A retired Wisconsin firefighter is being featured in a calendar for the American Lung Association for his heroic efforts.
Chuck Roberts, a retired firefighter from the Eagle Fire Department has managed to raise over $50,000 for the American Lung Association while participating in climbs over the years. - PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1
Sixteen-year-old Makayla Green said she forgave the homeless man that set her house on fire.
After Manitowoc police arrested 56-year-old Charles Cantrell III for the fire that destroyed a home on the 330-block of Mero Street last Monday, Makayla was able to talk with him on the phone.
Green was in the process of buying that vacant home. - PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Deputies from the Racine County Sheriff’s Offices on Sunday, Oct. 31 responded to the area of 11th Avenue and West Street in the Village of Union Grove for a mobile home that was on fire.
Upon arrival, deputies observed the mobile home to be fully engulfed with flames. All occupants of the residence and adjacent mobile homes were moved to safety. - PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 4:23:10 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
The Holmen Area Fire Department’s emergency response times are improving to levels not seen in a while.
The La Crosse and Holmen Area fire departments are in a partnership. “We’re very pleased with how this new cooperation is going,” Holmen Area Fire Board president Patrick Barlow said.
In July, the La Crosse Common Council approved an agreement between both fire departments. - PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-DT CBS 8 LaCrosse
More than 100 local firefighters and a team of emergency technicians gathered recently at Heiman Holsteins outside Chili for a training exercise tailored to the unique challenges of farm-site rescues.
Organizers described the goal of the training exercise as twofold. The first was to prepare emergency workers for situations that only occur on private farm properties. - PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Leader-Telegram - Metered Site
No one was injured after a dryer caught fire in an apartment building in Fond du Lac on Sunday night.
According to the Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue, on Oct. 31 around 7:50 p.m., crews responded to Glacier Valley Estates for a reported fire in the third-floor laundry room. When crews arrived they saw smoke coming from a dryer in the laundry room. - PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
The Western Lakes Fire District announced last week that they are using new technology — donated drones — which will provide potentially life-saving services when responding to various emergencies in the community.
Since receiving the technology in March, Deputy Fire Chief & Lead Pilot Brad Ingersoll said they’ve already used them in a variety of situations, including flying one for approximately six hours during the Roundy’s warehouse shooting in Oconomowoc in March. - PUB DATE: 10/29/2021 5:26:07 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today
A new study shows Fire and EMS agencies across the state are struggling to maintain appropriate service levels in the face of numerous challenges.
A local fire department says those findings ring true here in the Chippewa Valley.
The Wisconsin Policy Forum studied 30 Fire and EMS providers throughout the state. - PUB DATE: 10/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire
