VIDEO: The Milwaukee Fire Department is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a new t-shirt.
Carlos Velazquez-Sanchez, a veteran firefighter, has donned MFD uniforms and gear for more than a decade.
This month, he’s wearing something new: a shirt he designed himself after seeing Chief Aaron Lipski’s display of other culturally-themed department tees. - PUB DATE: 10/7/2021 5:34:31 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
Milwaukee firefighters canvassed a neighborhood Thursday, Oct. 7, checking for working smoke alarms during Fire Prevention Week.
Walking in the rain, firefighters with the Milwaukee Fire Department heard the faint chirp of an alarm’s battery dying and didn't waste any time working to fix it.
"We just heard a chirp," firefighters said. - PUB DATE: 10/7/2021 3:15:28 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
Firefighters from across the state will travel to the Wisconsin State Firefighters and EMS Memorial on Saturday to honor six firefighters who died in the line of duty, including three who died from COVID-19.
The 16th annual Final Alarm and Roll Call Ceremony will take place at 3:33 p.m. Saturday at the memorial in Ben Hansen Park, 2031 Second Ave. - PUB DATE: 10/7/2021 2:59:12 PM - SOURCE: Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
The Merton Town Board has agreed to extend its contract for fire and emergency medical services by six months with the privately operated Merton Community Fire Department.
According to Merton Chairman Tim Klink, the contract extension will expire June 30. Klink said the goal for the town is to have a single-carrier system for fire and EMS at some point. - PUB DATE: 10/7/2021 1:05:21 AM - SOURCE: Lake Country News
VIDEO: Teaching kids about the importance of fire safety is one of the many jobs a firefighter does. For the City of Onalaska's Fire Department (OFD), any opportunity to give children a firefighter experience is welcome.
October is National Fire Safety Month and Oct 3-9 is Fire Prevention Week. So this week OFD gave some preschoolers a tour of their fire station. - PUB DATE: 10/6/2021 11:34:37 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse
One person was rescued from a fire at a temporary men’s shelter Tuesday night, according to the Madison Fire Department.
Firefighters responded to the blaze at 200 North First Street in Madison at about 10:12 p.m.
The crew entered the building to investigate and found gray smoke in a room and a mattress inside that was on fire. - PUB DATE: 10/6/2021 10:15:49 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
PHOTOS/VIDEO: Milwaukee honored firefighters that have died in the line of duty on Wednesday, Oct. 6.
"Over the last 146 years, a lot has changed. Technology has improved, training has improved, clearly, the equipment that firefighters use has improved," said Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett. "But the one thing that has not changed is the courage; the courage that's needed to be an effective firefighter, the courage to put oneself in harm's way when others are running away or avoiding a problem. - PUB DATE: 10/6/2021 10:00:17 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
Both Wisconsin Dells area fire departments stress there is always room for more firefighters to assist when the pager goes off and firefighters must rush to the scene to assist those in need.
Delton Fire Department currently has 27 out of 35 spots filled while Kilbourn Fire Department has 30 out of 36 spots filled on its roster. - PUB DATE: 10/5/2021 10:29:23 PM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Dells Events
Emergency responders face many dangers while working along our roads and highways.
In 2020, 69 emergency responders were hurt and 2 were killed while responding to an emergency alongside the roadway. With the recent amount of injuries and fatalities, it is crucial that drivers understand the laws in place. - PUB DATE: 10/5/2021 7:39:09 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse
The Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department held a groundbreaking ceremony at Station 1 for their new renovation and addition on Tuesday.
The project has been in the works since 2018. It will cost 2.7 million dollars to complete. Fire Chief Scott Young says it well worth it.
“We’ve outgrown the station, said Scott Young, Fire Chief with the department. - PUB DATE: 10/5/2021 7:10:52 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire
A Menasha man was sentenced to 7 years in prison for setting a gas station in Neenah on fire in January.
The Ridgeway VP Phillips 66 station was heavily damaged by fire early in the morning on Friday, January 21 (see related story). Investigators determined cash, cigarettes and liquor were stolen before the fire was set. - PUB DATE: 10/5/2021 6:45:45 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
three-box alarm fire in Neenah sent fire crews from across the Fox Valley to the Neenah Foundry.
“The first thing was the sirens and all the fire departments coming in and there was a bunch of black smoke on top of the foundry,” says Jacob Lucas who lives across from the foundry and says he saw the fire as it was burning. - PUB DATE: 10/5/2021 3:37:59 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
It is Fire Prevention Week – and the Milwaukee Fire Department is taking its message of fire safety to the kids.
"It’s extremely important. I think we tend to think that, 'They’re just second graders what could they possibly know or contribute?’ These are sharp kids," said Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski. - PUB DATE: 10/4/2021 4:26:24 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
VIDEO: A special moment on Monday for a Green Bay Metro firefighter and dozens of his fellow firemen and women.
“We pulled up and saw some of the firetrucks and he was like, I wonder if they’re training?” said Alisha Kreiter, who was in on a major surprise for her husband, Tyler.
In fact, Tyler had no idea what was about to happen. - PUB DATE: 10/4/2021 2:43:00 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
One woman from Fond du Lac County is facing charges of arson for the alleged destruction of a deer stand.
If convicted, Patricia Lemasa could face a fine of at most $10,000, jail time up to 3 years and 6 months, or both.
Fond du Lac Sheriffs responded to a call of a fire on Saturday, September 18, near the Town of Waupun. - PUB DATE: 10/4/2021 2:42:59 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
The Germantown Fire Department thanked 15 area fire departments for helping put out a blaze at an industrial building Monday, Oct. 4.
Multiple patients were treated by EMS and fire personnel on the scene. A total of five people were treated for smoke inhalation, but they all refused transport.
No fire personnel were injured. - PUB DATE: 10/4/2021 7:06:52 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Victims of a home fire themselves, a Salem Lakes family wants to make sure others have what they would need when they need it the most.
Care bags for people who are displaced following a house fire were recently distributed to western Kenosha County fire departments by the Wagner Family Fire Fund, a new non-profit started by the family who lost their home to a fire in April 2020. - PUB DATE: 10/4/2021 1:01:42 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
VIDEO/PHOTOS: The three-bedroom, two-bath house on this city’s east side blends into the neighborhood.
The front door of 150 S. Beebe Ave. is adorned with a Green Bay Packers welcome sign. The walkway is framed by a pair of maple trees.
There has been remodeling and additions over the years, but the history, while not visible, remains. - PUB DATE: 10/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Journal
A Milwaukee man is asking the community for help after losing his party bus business to an act of arson.
Milwaukee police said they are investigating the arson and searching for the person or persons responsible, but the buses are a total loss.
The owner, Ricky Grandberry, told FOX6 News he does not know who would do this to him. - PUB DATE: 10/2/2021 8:51:02 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
Fire Prevention Week is October 3-9, 2021 and this year’s fire prevention theme: is “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety”.
The Grand Chute Fire Department is hosting a fire safety poster contest that is open to all 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade students who are residents of Grand Chute attending any school.
Posters are to be related to this year’s fire prevention theme: “Learn the Sounds of Fire Safety”. - PUB DATE: 10/2/2021 11:20:36 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
