The Waupun Fire Department responded to a duplex fire at 540 E. Jefferson Street at 12:33 a.m. Saturday morning. A person visiting the downstairs tenant noticed the building was on fire. Everyone had safely evacuated before the fire department arrived. When the department did arrive, fire was venting out the second story windows. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2020 3:14:55 PM - SOURCE: Daily Citizen
One man was rescued Sunday from a pre-dawn fire that destroyed at least two buildings in downtown Tomah.
Tomah Police Chief Tim Adler said every building on the east side of the 1100 block of Superior Avenue likely sustained some kind of damage. “We have smoke and water extension into pretty much everything on the block,” Adler said. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2020 1:20:20 PM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune
Lawrence firefighters are extending their “deepest sympathy” to the family of an Appleton woman who died after colliding with a parked fire truck earlier this week.
At around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Hobart Lawrence police and fire units were working to clear a crash that happened on I-41 southbound near County Highway S in the Town of Lawrence. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2020 5:16:05 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
A Janesville man was arrested Thursday after arming himself with a knife, damaging property and setting a house on fire, police say.
Around 2 p.m., Janesville officers responded to reports of a disturbance at a house along the 3600 block of Birdsong Lane. On the way, officers learned that a man was armed with a knife and breaking things inside the house, according to a social media post by the Janesville Police Department. - PUB DATE: 11/27/2020 9:52:40 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
An overnight fire caused $200,000 damage to a business on Appleton’s S. Schaefer St, just off E. Calumet. The Appleton Fire Department describes it as an oil change and vehicle repair shop.
The fire was reported shortly after 2 A.M. The fire department says flames were coming from the building. They quickly had the fire under control and there were no injuries. - PUB DATE: 11/25/2020 7:41:47 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
For more than 20 years, Wood County firefighters have been asking people to "Keep the Wreath Green" by paying attention to fire safety during the holidays.
Each year since 1994, Wood County fire departments hang wreaths filled with green lights on their buildings. For each structure fire in the county from Thanksgiving Day through New Year's Eve, a green bulb is changed to a red one. - PUB DATE: 11/25/2020 6:57:09 AM - SOURCE: Marshfield News-Herald
Kenosha police and fire were busy with several crashes Tuesday night, including one at Sheridan Road northwest of Seventh Avenue where a vehicle crashed into the side of the La Fogata restaurant. No one appeared to be injured in the 4:34 p.m. crash in which an SUV struck the southeast side of La Fogata, 3300 Sheridan Road. - PUB DATE: 11/24/2020 6:46:29 PM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times - Metered Site
Kenosha Fire Chief Guy Santelli shared a powerful plea to the community after revealing he tested positive for COVID-19 but didn't experience any symptoms at all.
In a video shared to the Kenosha County Government Facebook page, Chief Santelli -- who is 49 -- said he and his 56-year-old brother went hiking together a few weeks ago. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2020 6:47:31 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
It has been a tragic year for gun violence in Milwaukee County. Local leaders are looking for answers. On Monday, Nov. 23, they announced one plan: free gun locks.
Fire Chief Aaron Lipski demonstrated one of the gun locks that his firefighters will hand out free to anyone at Milwaukee fire stations, no questions asked. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2020 4:02:14 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
The Green Bay Metro Fire Department was dispatched to a fire aboard a ship in port Monday morning.
A generator caught fire on the top floor of a ship at the LaFarge dock off 9th Street shortly before 6 A.M.
The ship’s crew put the fire out before Green Bay firefighters were on the scene. The firefighters helped with ventilating the smoke and made sure the fire didn’t extend anywhere else, confirming the fire was confined to the generator room at the ship’s port bow. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2020 9:54:21 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
A fire destroyed a garage and its contents Sunday night in Sheboygan County’s Town of Rhine.
The sheriff’s office says 911 received a call from Little Elkhart Lake Rd. a little after 10 P.M. Fire departments from Ada, Elkhart Lake, Haven, Howards Grove, Johnsonville, Glenbeulah, Greenbush, Kiel, New Holstein, Plymouth, St. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2020 5:39:31 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
A kitchen fire caused an estimated $50,000 worth of damage on the city's west side Sunday.
The Green Bay Metro Fire Department responded to a report around noon of a fire with visible smoke and flames in the 700 block of Winford Avenue.
Firefighters saw smoke and flames coming from a window when they arrived. - PUB DATE: 11/22/2020 5:15:18 PM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
A fire that is believed to be started by a battery-operated LED candle occurred in the 2800 block of Blaine Avenue Saturday morning.
There were no injuries to civilians or firefighters associated with this incident, according to a news release from the Fire Department.
The Racine Fire Department was dispatched just after 10 a. - PUB DATE: 11/21/2020 11:25:10 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
VIDEO: A $5,000 reward is being offered to help catch two people of interest believed to be connected to a severe fire that tore through a building in Milwaukee last year.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Milwaukee police are seeking to identify two people they believe were involved in the arson incident. - PUB DATE: 11/19/2020 8:50:55 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
A Waukesha boy had to be rescued by firefighters after getting his head stuck in a cat scratching post.
Cynthia Olson posted photos of her son's rescue to the Catspotting Society group on Facebook. Olson said her son had to be removed from the post by the Waukesha Fire Department. "Our son is absolutely fine," Olson wrote on the post. - PUB DATE: 11/19/2020 4:18:35 PM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
Firefighters on Thursday, Nov. 19 responded to the scene of a structure fire on Arndt Street near Military Road in Fond du Lac. The call came in around 1:30 a.m.
Upon arrival, crews encountered heavy fire conditions in the front of the two-story, multiple tenant structure. One victim was rescued by first arriving crews and was treated and transported to the hospital. - PUB DATE: 11/19/2020 4:52:02 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 Milwaukee
The Wisconsin Rapids Fire Department is celebrating 100 years of full-time service to the community.
The city of Wisconsin Rapids was developed as a consolidation of Grand Rapids, which sat on the east side of the Wisconsin River and Centralia, which was situated in the west side. The two municipalities combined in the spring of 1900 and bore the name of Grand Rapids, until the name was changed to Wisconsin Rapids to correct and freight/mail confusion with Grand Rapids, MI. - PUB DATE: 11/19/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Rapids City Times
The Oconto Fire Rescue Department’s first female full-time firefighter/EMT is now its first female ranking officer.
Tabitha Vande Voort was promoted to lieutenant, Fire Chief Josh Bostedt announced Tuesday.
She has twice served as a paid on-call member of the department, in 2006 and then again starting in January 2017, before being hired full-time in February 2019. - PUB DATE: 11/18/2020 11:12:03 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
The City of Sturgeon Bay took action Tuesday evening to protect part-time firefighters from lost wages in case they would contract the coronavirus working for the fire department. The Personnel Committee recommended to the city council to approve the coordination of compensation for the firefighters for qualifying COVID-19 conditions. - PUB DATE: 11/17/2020 10:31:29 PM - SOURCE: Door County Daily News
Two people were injured Tuesday evening in a house fire.
Firefighters responded around 5 p.m. Tuesday to a home in the 2900 block of West Point Road for a report of smoke coming from the residence and a person still inside, according to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department.
When firefighters arrived, smoke was coming from the door. - PUB DATE: 11/17/2020 6:19:56 PM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
