Firefighters on Tuesday morning, June 11, responded to the scene of a structure fire near 71st and National in West Allis. The call came in shortly before 2 a.m.
The property is a two-story structure with a tavern on the bottom with two apartments above that business space. The fire was mostly contained to the tavern, but smoke spread throughout the structure, according to the West Allis Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 6/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
Firefighters in Rhinelander spent Monday night performing a fire training procedure at a house in Pine Lake.
Members of Pine Lake Fire Rescue and the Rhinelander Fire Department trained on a house that was donated to them.
The fire crews set up multiple scenarios for search and rescue inside the house while using their smoke machine, giving zero visibility. - PUB DATE: 6/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander
VIDEO: Crews rescued a dog last night that had fallen into a dry well in Menomonie.
According to the Menomonie Fire Department, the dog’s owners called the Dunn County Sheriff’s Office at 8:50 p.m. to report that Rip had fallen into a well near their home on County Road BB. The sheriff’s office then called the fire department for help. - PUB DATE: 6/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire
Camping, cookouts and outdoor recreation are part of "How We Live" in Wisconsin. But in some Fox Valley communities, those campfires can't happen without a permit.
From Appleton to Oshkosh, Neenah and Menasha -- those four Fox Valley communities all require recreational burn permits.
"I had no idea that we need to get that. - PUB DATE: 6/11/2024 2:56:00 PM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay
Two kayakers were saved this weekend by first responders and by the life jackets they were wearing.
Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald said a 911 call came in at 12:30 p.m. Sunday for two people whose kayaks overturned on the Red Cedar River below the Mikana Dam.
A Barron County Recreation Deputy and a Wisconsin DNR Warden were the first to arrive on scene, Fitzgerald said. - PUB DATE: 6/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire
An overnight fire caused significant damage to a Racine garage on Monday, June 10.
According to the Racine Fire Department, just after 12:30 a.m., firefighters were called to the area of Yout and Green for a report of a garage fire.
Crews arrived within four minutes and found the garage completely engulfed in flames. - PUB DATE: 6/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
The Beaver Dam Fire Department recently received a grant award from the Beaver Dam Community Hospital Foundation. The Foundation awarded the department $50-thousand-dollars that will go towards the purchase of four new, state-of-the-art cardiac monitors. Fire Chief Michael Wesle explains what a cardiac monitor does. - PUB DATE: 6/10/2024 7:10:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-AM 1430/FM 95.3 Beaver Dam
VIDEOS: Green Bay fire crews responded to a garage fire at an apartment complex in the 1700 block of Western Avenue on Saturday evening.
The fire appears to have started in a garage at an apartment complex.
A battalion chief says firefighters found the 16-unit garage fully engulfed when they got there at about 7:30 p. - PUB DATE: 6/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
PHOTOS: A large fire, potentially caused by candles on a patio, spread to multiple units at the Lazy Cloud Lodge in Lake Geneva off Highway 50.
The Lake Geneva and the Town of Linn Fire Departments responded to the fire early Friday night. The Town of Delavan, Town of Lyons and Elkhorn Fire Departments were also sent to the scene. - PUB DATE: 6/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
Two people were taken to a hospital following a fire near Layton Boulevard and Evergreen Lane by the Mitchell Park Domes, according to the Milwaukee Fire Department.
The fire department was dispatched around 5:30 p.m.
The fire department said the scene of the fire appeared to be some type of homeless encampment. - PUB DATE: 6/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
Three people were rescued from the Glen Loch Dam in Chippewa Falls Wednesday.
According to Chippewa Falls Fire and Emergency Services, crews were dispatched to Erickson Park for reports of a boat stuck on the dam.
Responders found two firefighters and one street department worker in the boat. They were working on repairing safety buoys above the dam when they were overcome by the current, according to the release. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
It’s time to update your driver’s license.
A new initiative from Wisconsin’s Division of Motor Vehicles gives you the option to add emergency contact information. This will be accessible as part of your DMV record.
The emergency contact law was passed to give you peace of mind. If you’re in a crash or have a medical emergency, officials can call your loved ones much quicker with your identification. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
The Madison Fire Department is crediting a fire suppression system for preventing the spread of a fire outside of an aluminum die casting company on Wednesday.
Spokesperson Cynthia Schuster said firefighters were called to Kipp Corporation, 166 S. Fair Oaks Ave., for an alarm investigation. The call was upgraded to a full structure fire response when eyewitnesses confirmed the presence of smoke and flames. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
A fire at a Fond du Lac High School building that started in the maintenance room and men’s restroom caused significant smoke and soot damage.
At 3:42 p.m. on Wednesday, Fond du Lac Fire Rescue responded to the new concession stand at Fond du Lac High School for a report of smoke coming from the restroom. - PUB DATE: 6/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Madison Fire Department’s hazmat team contained a spill following a rollover crash Tuesday morning, authorities report.
MFD says firefighters and EMS responded just before 8:30 a.m. to westbound Highway 151 near the exit onto westbound I-90 on reports of a vehicle rollover involving a box truck. - PUB DATE: 6/5/2024 1:43:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison
VIDEO: A vehicle fire caused traffic backups along I-39/90 north of Highway 51. All lanes reopened at around 7:45 p.m.
Wisconsin Department of Transportation cameras near the scene show that southbound traffic was stopped due to smoke pluming across the road.
Dane County dispatchers said the fire was reported just before 3:43 p. - PUB DATE: 6/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 3 Madison
The Beaver Dam Fire Department is conducting a multi-jurisdictional training exercise Wednesday evening. The exercise will begin at 6:15pm and is expected to run for two hours. It is being held at the Bayshore Apartments located at 116 Lakecrest Drive in the city.
Fire Chief Michael Wesle says the exercise will simulate a mutual aid response to a target hazard, specifically focusing on a large-scale fire in a multifamily residential occupancy. - PUB DATE: 6/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-AM 1430/FM 95.3 Beaver Dam
When a fire breaks out in your home, you only have minutes to get to safety, and the family in a home off of Townline Road in Merrill learned that after a fire broke out in the front of the house.
The fire first started in the bedroom of the family's three-month old daughter, but thankfully, the Pine River Volunteer Fire Department says her parents moved her into their bedroom on the other side of the house, so everyone made it out safely. - PUB DATE: 6/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
A carbon monoxide problem forced a downtown Madison apartment building to evacuate early Tuesday morning, Madison Fire Department reports.
MFD says just after midnight crews responded to Lake Towne Apartments for a carbon monoxide alarm that was going off.
When firefighters arrived on scene, they found elevated carbon monoxide levels on all three floors. - PUB DATE: 6/4/2024 2:51:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison
PHOTO: In the Village of Almond, they're celebrating nearly 50 years of service as their Fire Chief retires after over 40 years at the helm.
Dan Folan received a standing ovation as he addressed his community and crew one more time as Fire Chief of the Almond Fire Department.
Born and raised in Almond, he said being a firefighter wasn't always on his radar. - PUB DATE: 6/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
