A fire struck a Platteville bowling alley Saturday night while bowlers were occupying half of the facility’s 24 lanes.
“We actually had the glow bowling going on, so we had fog machines going — we didn’t really see (smoke),” said Joe Haack, owner of Pioneer Lanes Bar, Grill & Banquet Center.
The Platteville Fire Department received the call at 10:45 p. - PUB DATE: 11/16/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Telegraph Herald
The Kaukauna Fire Department is urging residents to help slow the spread of COVID-19 after an increase in coronavirus cases throughout the community is said to be putting a strain on the fire department’s effectiveness.
On Friday afternoon, Kaukauna Fire Chief Jake Carrel shared on Facebook the following statement:
“We all want nothing more than to get back to ‘normal’ but I urge all Kaukauna residents to please do everything in your power to help slow the spread of COVID-19. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2020 1:29:34 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Two out of three public safety referendum questions to provide funding for the Elkhorn Fire Department to hire more firefighters and emergency medical services workers have been approved.
The town of Geneva, town of Sugar Creek and city of Elkhorn each placed a referendum question on the Nov. 3 ballot to provide funding to the Elkhorn Fire Department to hire 13 additional full-time full-time firefighters and emergency medical personnel. - PUB DATE: 11/14/2020 1:46:08 PM - SOURCE: Lake Geneva News
Milwaukee firefighters fought two large blazes that broke out within minutes of each other Friday afternoon.
On the east side, it took firefighters about 45 minutes to get a fire at the popular Hooligan's Super Bar, 2017 E. North Ave., under control.
And as of 5 p.m., crews were still working to put out a fire at ReCommunity Recycling, a large recycling complex at 1401 West Mount Vernon Avenue in the Menomonee Valley. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2020 11:50:11 PM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Creating a better life for her family - that's the reason why Sakura Xiong joined the Milwaukee Fire Department Cadet Program.
“I just want to have a good successful future,” said Sakura.
She has been in the program for more than a year, and said it has its changes, but every day she feeling inspired and empowered to be a part a male-dominated field. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2020 7:32:49 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
Firefighters on Thursday night, Nov. 12 responded to the scene of a house fire near Harvey and College in Waukesha. The call came in around 9:30 p.m.
Upon arrival, crews were able to make an aggressive interior attack and extinguish the fire on the second floor of the home. Damage to the home is estimated to be $100,000. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2020 6:56:06 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 Milwaukee
Three mobile homes are damaged - two a total loss - following a fire in Chippewa County Thursday.
The fire broke out around 3:30 p.m. at the Cindy Lake Mobile Home Park on Stillson Road in the Town of Lafayette.
The Chippewa Fire District says the fire started in one home, then spread to two adjacent homes. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire
A resident and their pet have been displaced after a senior living apartment building fire in Sun Prairie Thursday that caused $5,000 in damage.
Sun Prairie Fire and Rescue responded to the apartment building on the 600 block of Thomas Drive at around 5:55 p.m. for a reported fire, Assistant Fire Chief Bill Sullivan said. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Journal
Two dogs were killed early Wednesday afternoon as a fire swept through a home on Madison’s north side.
According to the Madison Fire Dept., multiple people reported seeing smoke and flames coming from the house, on Arizona Circle. Neighbors added they didn’t think anyone was home, but there were multiple pets inside. - PUB DATE: 11/12/2020 1:36:36 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
The Rock Co. Medical Examiner has released the name of the 58-year-old man who died early Monday morning in a Janesville house fire.
The Medical Examiner’s Office identified him as Steven J. Stephenson. Its preliminary results indicate the Janesville man died from injuries sustained in the blaze.
According to the Janesville Fire Dept. - PUB DATE: 11/12/2020 1:36:24 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
Racine firefighters found an unconscious man when they responded to a call that smoke was coming from a home Wednesday morning on the 1700 block of Franklin Street.
The neighbor making the call indicated that an adult male was at the stairs and possibly deceased.
Racine Fire Department Engine 6 arrived at 9:07 a. - PUB DATE: 11/12/2020 7:56:51 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
For nine hours on Monday, the Port Washington ambulance service didn’t have enough emergency medical technicians to staff its ambulance, Fire Chief Mark Mitchell told the Police and Fire Commission Monday.
The calls that came in to the department instead had to be handled by the Grafton ambulance crew, Mitchell said. - PUB DATE: 11/12/2020 1:09:03 AM - SOURCE: Ozaukee Press
VIDEO: It played a pivotal role in helping firefighters contain the fire at "the cheel" restaurant in Thiensville Sunday, Nov. 8, and on Wednesday, FOX6 News got a behind-the-scenes look at the Ozaukee County Division of Emergency Management's drone program.
The building "the cheel" sat in was originally built in the 19th Century and remodeled several times. - PUB DATE: 11/11/2020 11:23:43 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox 6 Milwaukee
A Winnebago County fire department wants to add to its fleet of vehicles. The Town of Winchester is hoping to purchase a UTV or utility terrain vehicle to better serve its community.
Two dozen volunteer firefighters and EMS make up the Town of Winchester Fire Department. The deputy chief tells Action 2 News the department is looking to grow both in manpower and in machinery. - PUB DATE: 11/11/2020 2:45:07 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Two Brown County Sheriff’s Deputies are being hailed as heroes for pulling a man out of a SUV after it erupted in flames in a crash.
Investigators say the driver deputies saved early Wednesday morning was drunk, and Action 2 News has obtained dash cam video of the moments officers jumped into action to save the man’s life. - PUB DATE: 11/11/2020 2:45:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
It's been 11 months since a building on Martin Luther King and Wright Street was heavily damaged by an arson fire. There's now a reward of up to $5,000 for information about two suspects.
The building housed a Metro PCS store and a hair salon.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Milwaukee Field Office and the Milwaukee, Wisconsin Police Department released video showing the suspects they're looking for. - PUB DATE: 11/10/2020 1:19:35 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
When few others had an interest in restoring the historic Victorian building at the corner of Main Street and Buntrock Avenue in Thiensville, Barka and Jesse Daily stepped forward with a vision and a fierce work ethic.
With her history growing up in Kathmandu, his engineering background and their shared love of cooking, the couple started the cheel restaurant featuring food from the Himalayas to the Rockies and grew it into a destination for people throughout southeastern Wisconsin. - PUB DATE: 11/10/2020 5:37:22 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today
Since the start of the pandemic, the Superior Fire Department has tallied three firefighters testing positive for COVID-19 and none have experienced significant health issues as a result.
Chief Scott Gordon says those cases were contained and not spread to other members of the department.
“We now know we cannot keep COVID-19 out of our department now we come at it from a different way how can we keep COVID-19 from shutting down our department,” says Gordon. - PUB DATE: 11/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX 21 Online
One person is dead after a house fire in Janesville overnight.
The Janesville Fire Department says they were called to 1062 South Pearl Street in Janesville just after midnight Monday morning. Once they got there, firefighters reported a heavy fire with the person who lives there being unaccounted for. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2020 6:06:23 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
A man pulled a gun on two Milwaukee firefighters near 50th and Fiebrantz around 9:10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7.
Milwaukee police say the two firefighters were seated in their fire engine waiting on traffic to pass when a man pulled beside them, pointed a gun at them, then immediately drove away.
There are no current suspects. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2020 7:37:58 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
