There are only two Hmong firefighters in Wisconsin. One of them lives right here in La Crosse.
“Everybody wants to live the American dream,” Batallion Chief Bee Xiong said. “I think that’s what my family and I are doing right now.”
Xiong built 19 years and counting with the La Crosse Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 3/29/2021 5:14:43 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
The Suamico Fire Department cut the ribbon on its new fire station on Sunday.
The ceremony was private, for firefighters, families, and village staff.
The new building replaces the old building right down Riverside Drive, which is about 60 years old.
The new station has several upgrades, such as a decontamination hallway for firefighters to use to clean themselves after responding to fires. - PUB DATE: 3/29/2021 1:57:49 AM - SOURCE: WNFL SPORTS RADIO
Six people are displaced after their home caught fire Sunday due to improperly discarded smoking materials, according to the Madison Fire Department.
Around 2:30 p.m., Madison firefighters responded to the 1100 block of Starlight Drive for a structure fire. A resident of the home reported visible smoke and flames on an outside wall of the home. - PUB DATE: 3/28/2021 10:06:56 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Ten residents of a Racine apartment building have been displaced by a Saturday morning fire. The Red Cross is providing assistance to those in need.
The Racine Fire Department was called to the fire, near 8th and College, around 9 a.m. A total of 25 firefighters responded to the two-story, six-unit building. - PUB DATE: 3/27/2021 2:55:58 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 Milwaukee
The Fire Department quickly extinguished a fire in a three-apartment residence Friday, March 26, 2021.
Dispatched at 6:55 p.m. to the 700 block of West Third Street, firefighters arrived in approximately two minutes and had the second-floor fire under control five minutes later, according to a new release. - PUB DATE: 3/27/2021 9:44:31 AM - SOURCE: RiverTowns
VIDEO: A new, expanded EMS coordination team at Marshfield Clinic Medical Center in Marshfield is working to make all of the people involved in responding to medical emergencies better.
The center always had an EMS coordinator, but when she retired and Marshfield Clinic looked to fill the position, the emergency department medical director, Dr. - PUB DATE: 3/26/2021 5:41:37 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
The City of Sun Prairie’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department, Police Department, and Fire Department are the recipients of a Homeland Security Exercise grant for $8,500.
In partnership with Dane County Emergency Management and awarded through Wisconsin Emergency Management, the grant allows the city’s public safety teams to continue to build upon their emergency preparedness efforts. - PUB DATE: 3/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sun Prairie Star
One man was injured and a pet cat was killed after a fire broke out at a Baraboo home Thursday afternoon.
Firefighters with the Baraboo Fire Department responded to 420 West Maple Street around 3:15 p.m. for an active structure fire.
Authorities said in a Facebook post that crews found fire and heavy smoke coming from the rear of the house when they arrived. - PUB DATE: 3/25/2021 11:09:25 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
The project to demolish the 80-year-old Fire Station No. 4 on Gillette Street has been a waiting game.
“We’ve been talking about replacing the old Station 4,” La Crosse Fire Department chief Ken Gilliam said.
Those plans have been in the works since 2018. “I’m adjusting strategy now to try and get something done in 2021,” Gilliam said. - PUB DATE: 3/25/2021 5:36:53 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
Millions in funding to build a new fire station on the north side could be transferred to another station project in La Crosse.
After seeing an open-records request from someone on city council about Station 4, Fire Chief Ken Gilliam sent a video message to the council Wednesday seeking to make some changes. - PUB DATE: 3/25/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIZM News Talk 1410 AM
As we inch closer to the summer, many people will be going on vacations, even staying at summer homes and cabins. But what happens if there’s an emergency?
One community in Door County is hoping others follow its lead by creating a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
“We have a lot of visitors,” said De Pere Fire Chief Alan Matzke. - PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 3:02:17 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding residents that fire danger remains high across the state.
On Saturday, there were 36 fires burning over 100 acres. Five structures were burned and several more were threatened.
Fire danger is expected to remain high to very high across the state. - PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 1:02:35 PM - SOURCE: Peshtigo Times
Fire destroyed a detached garage and a vehicle inside it in the 12100 block of 222nd Avenue southwest of Lake Shangri-La Tuesday night.
A resident who lives behind the structure called 911 at about 7 p.m. after hearing a bang and noticing light smoke coming from the eves, according to Salem Lakes Fire Chief Mike Slover. - PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 1:03:37 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News - Metered Site
Dry conditions continue to play a role in grass fires around the area.
Crews spent Tuesday at a fire south of Eau Claire, just off Priory Road.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has Eau Claire County and La Crosse County listed at a “high level” for wildfires.
The DNR reports around 100 wildfires have broken out across the state during the past two weeks, burning more than 183 acres. - PUB DATE: 3/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLAX-TV Fox 25 La Crosse
Portage firefighters put out a fire in a motel room Monday evening before it was able to spread to any of the adjacent rooms.
First responders were dispatched to the Sunset Motel at 2617 New Pinery Rd. shortly before 6:30 p.m. for a report of a fire in one of the rooms.
When they arrived, crews found smoke coming from room 4. - PUB DATE: 3/23/2021 7:39:17 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
Efforts remain ongoing to recruit more people of color to the Beloit police and fire departments, as both chiefs gave an update to the Police and Fire Commission on Monday.
Commissioner Dennis Murphy requested an update from both departments on their recruiting efforts to make both departments representative of Beloit’s diversity. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 8:28:36 PM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News
Kaukauna firefighters now have a new life-saving device at their disposal. It’s called the LUCAS CPR device and it will help provide higher quality CPR.
The department now has two thanks to three area organizations.
The device can be the difference during a life or death situation if someone is under cardiac arrest. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 7:08:44 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
With the exception of four north central counties in the moderate category, the Wisconsin DNR lists fire danger across the entire state as high. Conditions are ripe for wildfires.
Dry, dead brush, low humidity, with very little rain and high winds, are exactly the conditions that increase the risk of wildfire danger across our area each spring. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 5:37:23 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
An open door helped fan the flames of a large house fire that destroyed a Reedsburg home.
According to the fire department, firefighters responded to the home, along Dessa Rain Drive, around midnight to try to contain the blaze. As they arrived, crews could see flames shooting through the roof.
Reedsburg Asst. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 11:43:59 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
The Stevens Point Fire Department is now using augmented reality to show the importance of fire safety in a way previously not possible. Augmented reality is an interactive experience where real-world environments are enhanced by computer-generated content.
The new augmented reality fire extinguisher training allows users to see what it would be like to extinguish a fire without the presence of actual flames. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2021 11:31:11 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
