An area girl used her own money to help families in the North Central Wisconsin area. Maci Courtright decided to use her birthday money to purchase 40 teddy bears. She then donated them to the SAFER Fire Department and the Everest Metro Police Department to give to children and families in need. "Maci and her family are amazing for doing this, especially in this time of need.
- PUB DATE: 1/15/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

The recently formed Rock County Advisory Committee will ask the Rock County Board for $250,000 in funding during a regularly scheduled meeting Thursday night. The committee, made up of 30 members including emergency managers, fire chiefs, healthcare partners and the county health department, would use the money to help further equip the county for widescale vaccination efforts.
- PUB DATE: 1/14/2021 10:20:36 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison

The inside of a City of Madison recycling truck caught fire Thursday morning, according to an incident report. Officials responded to the intersection of Lucia Crest and North Blackhawk Avenue shortly after 10 a.m. regarding an active fire in the truck’s collection compartment. The report said flames could be seen rising from the open top of the truck as firefighters arrived.
- PUB DATE: 1/14/2021 9:43:03 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Karla Creuziger, a firefighter/paramedic with the city of Brookfield Fire Department, has responded to several calls that put her in close proximity to individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19. The thought of bringing the virus home to her family has crossed her mind numerous times in the last 10 months.
- PUB DATE: 1/14/2021 3:07:01 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

PHOTOS: Crews have responded to a house fire in Green County on Wednesday night. Officials received a call at 7:43 p.m. for a report of a structure fire at 16th Avenue and 8th Street in Monroe. Monroe police said firefighters called a box alarm, meaning departments from several municipalities have been sent to assist.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2021 7:38:50 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

The Milwaukee Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is asking for the public's help to identify a person of interest who may be able to advance an arson investigation of the probation and parole building in Kenosha. The arson happened on Monday, Aug. 24 -- one day after Jacob Blake was shot in the back several times by a Kenosha police officer.
- PUB DATE: 1/13/2021 1:30:32 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Two dogs perished in a house fire reported shortly after 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Onalaska Fire Department. Onalaska firefighters responded to a report of smoke coming from a neighbor’s house in the 400 block of Fifth Avenue North, according to a department news release. Smoke was coming from the eaves, and windows were charred and cracking, the report says.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2021 6:38:29 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

New parents in Wisconsin who don’t feel ready or able to raise their newborn child can still give those infants a chance at a new life without the fear of legal repercussions. The state’s Safe Haven, or infant relinquishment, law allows parents to turn over a baby to certain qualified individuals within 72 hours of them being born, with limited exceptions and without legal consequences.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2021 6:29:04 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

The Menasha Health Department announced on Tuesday that they have vaccinated Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue Emergency Medical Responders (EMR) personnel. Health officials reported that EMR personnel are included in phase 1A vaccination plans prompting their vaccination on Tuesday. Nancy McKenney, Menasha Public Health Director shared, “Neenah-Menasha firefighters are designated as certified emergency medical responders or higher.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2021 1:58:37 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

Cheers filled the halls at Theda Care Hospital in Neenah on Monday as Ripon fire chief Tim Saul said goodbye after 34 days of fighting COVID-19. “A lot of people didn’t think I was going to make it.” Saul tells FOX 11 there was a point where he was hours away from death. “And I kept battling myself, I didn’t want to lose the battle so I did what I needed to do and did what they told me to.
- PUB DATE: 1/12/2021 2:07:09 AM - SOURCE: WTAQ-WLUK 97.5 AM

VIDEO: Three people were rescued from a large piece of ice that broke loose in the Bay of Green Bay Monday. It happened shortly before noon in the Town of Scott. The Brown County Sheriff’s Office says the three people were fishing when a large chunk of ice, more than a mile long, broke off from the shore and stranded the anglers.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2021 5:17:49 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A group of long-term care residents can now see their families thanks to an iPad donated by Whitehall firefighters. It’s used by residents to video chat with friends and families as they can’t have in-person contact during the pandemic. First News at Nine’s Max Cotton spoke with firefighters and has more on what this donation means.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2021 4:59:55 PM - SOURCE: WLAX-TV Fox 25 LaCrosse

First responders will be next up for the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine in Wisconsin. That announced Monday by state health officials who expect all 30,000 eligible police and firefighters will be able to get the vaccine if they so choose. This comes ahead of any formal announcement on who will receive phase 1B of the vaccine distribution.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2021 1:30:58 PM - SOURCE: WTAQ-WLUK 97.5 AM

Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue says the cause of a Monday morning duplex fire is under investigation, but doesn’t appear to be suspicious. At 7:12 a.m., crews were called to 220 6th St. They found fire in a second floor ceiling. The fire was contained and crews continued with salvage and overhaul. Fond du Lac Fire Chief Peter O’Leary says the fire caused “moderate damage” to the unit.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2021 7:10:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Eight people were displaced from their home after a fire in Appleton early Monday. At about 3 a.m., the Appleton Fire Department was called to 1415 West Summer St. The fire departments says heavy flames were coming from the back of the house. It took crews about 30 minutes to get the fire under control.
- PUB DATE: 1/11/2021 3:46:09 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Officials say no one was injured after a chimney fire spread to the attic of an Allouez home Saturday evening. According to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, crews were called to the 100 block of Gwynn Street at 7:20 p.m. for a report of a chimney fire. When they arrived, they found heavy smoke coming from the attic of the home, and fire coming out around the chimney and the side of the house.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2021 1:26:35 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

One person was injured early Sunday morning in a house fire on the south side of La Crosse. The La Crosse Fire Dept. was called to the home at 5203 Mormon Coulee Road around 1:50 a.m. When firefighters got there, heavy smoke and fire was coming from the single-story home. One person was injured early Sunday morning in a house fire on the south side of La Crosse.
- PUB DATE: 1/10/2021 11:24:38 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

Abusiness fire and two residential fires have kept Madison area fire departments busy to start 2021. At 1:18 a.m. on Thursday, Sun Prairie Fire and Rescue units were dispatched to the 4600 block of Dovetail Drive in the town of Burke on a report of smoke and fire in the area and a building on fire, Assistant Chief Bill Sullivan said in a report.
- PUB DATE: 1/8/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Journal

A duplex caught fire Thursday and the Green Bay Metro Fire Department says damages range up to $75,000. According to a release, firefighters had to fight heavy smoke and flames before finding the source in the first-floor bedroom of a duplex home near S. Quincy St. Officials say the fire extended from the first-floor bedroom to the ceiling, crawling up to the second floor and adjoining bathroom.
- PUB DATE: 1/7/2021 11:41:31 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

A fire on Wednesday afternoon caused about $75,000 to a north side home. According to a news release from the Eau Claire Fire Department: Firefighters responded at about 3:45 p.m. Wednesday to the blaze at 2944 Mars Ave. First arriving units found smoke showing from the roof of the structure and quickly determined all occupants and pets were out of the house.
- PUB DATE: 1/6/2021 6:40:45 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram