VIDEO: Firefighters are battling a fire at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding in Sturgeon Bay.
Fire Chief Tim Dietman tells Action 2 News that crews are having trouble finding the source of the fire. Smoke can be seen on our Sturgeon Bay Skycam.
Dietman says the fire is on a ship called the Roger Blough. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Multiple northwest Wisconsin fire departments responded to battle a garage fire in Bayfield County on Sunday afternoon.
The Ashland Fire Department responded to the fire at 30465 Chapek Road in the Township of Eileen around noon. The garage was "fully involved" and 7000 gallons of water was used to extinguish the fire. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIO-DT ABC 10 Duluth
The Westby-Christiana Fire Department was dispatched to a house fire in Westby off of County X on Landis Road around 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
Joe Devine with the Westby-Christiana Fire Department says the home belongs to one of the department’s firefighters.
The firefighter, his wife and children were all in the house at the time the fire started. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2021 1:37:47 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
Firefighters in Beaver Dam were on the scene of two separate factory fires on Friday morning.
The first happened at Metalcraft of Mayville, and the second happened at the Kirsh Foundry facility less than two hours later. Fire Chief Alan Mannel said employees were evacuated at both facilities and no injuries were reported. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2021 5:36:06 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
Oak Creek firefighter Jerry Biggart, who is part of the of the Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin, wants legislators to know how critical it is to keep the mask requirement in place. First responders encounter people every day, in small, confined spaces, who need help and are not wearing masks.
“Firefighters and EMS workers are dealing with the outcome of the COVID virus and with the amount of sick people that we are seeing, we’re very concerned should anything be done to decrease the amount of masks being worn by the citizens in our state,” Biggart said in a news conference Tuesday, adding that many firefighters and EMS workers in Wisconsin have contracted COVID. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Examiner
A 72-year-old man who just returned home from the hospital after battling COVID-19 died in a fire at the Burnham Hill Apartments near 29th and Mitchell in Milwaukee early Thursday, Jan. 28. More than 80 were displaced.
FOX6 News spoke with the devastated family of Nathaniel Beal, found dead in a third-floor unit where the fire started. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
Fifteen families have been affected by a Beaver Dam apartment fire Thursday night.
Dodge County dispatchers received multiple reports of a structure fire on 108 Lakecrest Drive at about 6:20 p.m., according to a news release. The residence was a two-story apartment building with 16 units.
Police first arrived to help evacuate tenants and prevent anyone from re-entering. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2021 9:23:05 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
One person is dead and another was injured following a fire Thursday morning, Jan. 28 at the Burnham Hill Apartments -- located near 29th and Mitchell in Milwaukee. The fire broke out just after midnight.
The fire started on the third floor in a single apartment. A 72-year-old man from Milwaukee was found deceased inside the unit where the fire originated. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2021 6:37:56 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
Aresidential home was severely damaged but nobody was injured after a fire on Hwy. 27 north of Sparta Tuesday.
According to Sparta Area Fire District chief Mike Arnold, a child who lives at the residence returned from school shortly after 4 p.m. and saw the home full of smoke. She got two dogs out of the home and called her father, who called 911. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2021 1:03:30 AM - SOURCE: Tomah Journal
A Wisconsin firefighter has been a trailblazer of sorts for more than two decades now. But her unique claim to fame isn't as unique anymore.
And she is just fine with that.
Back in 1999, Jamie Lenzner took an oath: an oath to protect and serve the community of Antigo. If you take a closer look at some pictures from back then, it won't be hard to pick her out because she was the only woman in her class. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News
A family of four escaped a fire at home thanks to a working smoke alarm on Wednesday, Jan. 27.
The Racine Fire Department responded to a reported stove fire in the 1600 block of Prospect Street shortly before 1:30 p.m.
Upon arrival, fire crews noticed light smoke showing from a second floor window and were directed to a fire located in the kitchen. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2021 3:24:39 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Fire Department Administration Building downtown will bear the name of Alonzo Robinson, the first Black architect in the city and state, under a resolution a committee of the Common Council approved Wednesday.
Robinson designed the Administration Building at 711 W. Wells Street, in addition to hundreds of other buildings in the Milwaukee area. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2021 1:47:43 PM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
On Millers Bay Tuesday afternoon, Oshkosh firefighters are prepared for a call they never want to get.
“This is one of those low volume calls, but it’s very high risk,” Public Information Officer John Holland told Local 5. “So for us, the more training we do, the better.”
When that call does come in, Holland says the department needs to be ready. - PUB DATE: 1/26/2021 11:18:38 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
The Wausau Fire Department’s Fire Chief Tracey Kujawa has announced her retirement effective April 1st of 2021. Chief Kujawa’s contributions to the Wausau and Stevens Point communities through her selfless service have been trailblazing and have made permanent positive impacts within both communities. - PUB DATE: 1/26/2021 5:43:45 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
The Egg Harbor Fire Department will have to reorganize as a non-profit organization if it wants to continue fundraising to help pay for their operations.
Attorney Randy Nesbitt notified Egg Harbor Fire Chief Andy Staats on Monday that the Egg Harbor Firefighters, Inc. had its corporation administratively dissolved by the State of Wisconsin back on May 29th, 2017. - PUB DATE: 1/26/2021 8:38:11 AM - SOURCE: Door County Daily News
Five people died this weekend after three fatal fires Saturday, Jan. 23, in Wisconsin.
They were in Fort Atkinson, Grant County and Washington County. Five people died, and three of the victims were children.
“It’s unfortunate that somebody does lose their life in these fires but we have to make sure that their deaths aren’t in vain," West Bend Fire Captain of Fire Safety Kenny Asselin said. - PUB DATE: 1/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Miwaukee
A Grant county family has lost another child after a house fire over the weekend.
With the death of 14-year-old Barbara Hurley, the house fire in Blue River is now the deadliest in Grant county, in Sheriff Nate Dreckman's memory.
"I don't know if we've ever had this many, we've had a few over the years that I've been here but not with three," he said. - PUB DATE: 1/26/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
The Merrill Fire Department said a driver was rescued after crashing their vehicle onto the ice of Wisconsin River Monday morning.
Around 8:30 a.m., the Merrill Fire Department responded to the crash on the Wisconsin River near the 2000 block of W. Main Street in Merrill.
Merrill Fire Chief Josh Klug said Lincoln County Dispatchers were able to keep the driver calm and advised him to not move around in the vehicle. - PUB DATE: 1/25/2021 1:31:46 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
One person is in the hospital after La Crosse emergency crews rescued the person near Grandad Bluff. The incident happened around 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon. La Crosse police asked La Crosse fire crews for help finding the person on the bluff, according to the La Crosse fire department.
Fire crews performed a technical slope evacuation to bring the person to safety. - PUB DATE: 1/24/2021 8:35:43 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
Firefighters said they were called to a garage fire Sunday just before 4:30 p.m.
The Green Bay Metro Fire Department said the fire happened on the 500 block of N Maple Avenue.
Crews said when they first arrived they saw smoke coming from a two stall detached garage that was in a back alley behind the home. - PUB DATE: 1/24/2021 5:32:14 PM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
