Firefighters responded to a garage fire in Madison on Monday morning.
A caller first reported “lots of smoke” in the area of Lakeside Drive near Colby Street at about 9:50 a.m. An incident report said the smoke was coming from a garage fire about a block away on West Lakeside Street.
Officials got inside the garage through a side door and quickly located the fire. - PUB DATE: 2/23/2021 8:28:41 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
Firefighters on Tuesday, Feb. 23 responded to the scene of a house fire in the Town of Addison. The call came in around 1:05 a.m.
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a house fire at a single-family residence in the area of Alpine Drive and Highway 33. The fire was reported by one of the homeowners. - PUB DATE: 2/23/2021 2:03:50 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 Milwaukee
Kids from Kenosha scouting troops spent hours over the weekend digging out fire hydrants buried in snow.
Members of 10 troops, including younger kids from Cub Scout troops, dug out more than 230 buried hydrants around the community. Three additional troops plan to continue the work this week, with organizers estimating they will have freed more than 300 hydrants from the snow when they are done. - PUB DATE: 2/23/2021 1:47:26 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News - Metered Site
Multiple Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue (FDLFR) staff members went before the Commission on Fire Accreditation International to try to regain accreditation.
FDLFR says, the commission voted unanimously to again grant accredited status to FDLFR.
“I am so proud of our entire organization and extremely happy for the community of Fond du Lac,” says Fire/Rescue Chief Peter O’Leary. - PUB DATE: 2/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Sharon Purifoy can remember her scariest day as a Milwaukee firefighter.
It was her first day on the job in 2003. Nothing particular happened that day. But it was frightening for her to be starting a career in which life and death are separated by a very thin line.
"The most scared I’ve ever been on the job? It had to be just walking in here. - PUB DATE: 2/22/2021 7:41:51 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 Milwaukee
Just over a year ago, the now-famous 12-year-old English Bulldog named 'Tuff' fell through the ice, but was saved thanks to a quick response from the South Milwaukee Fire Department.
Following Tuff's rescue, the fire department launched a fundraiser by selling t-shirts of Tuff, with the goal being to raise money to purchase water rescue equipment and to make a donation to the K9 for Warriors organization. - PUB DATE: 2/22/2021 6:48:38 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
Two children are dead following an early Saturday morning fire in Northwestern Wisconsin.
The fire broke out around 4 A.M. at W Semrad Road in Minong.
It wasn’t immediately clear the ages of the deceased children. Authorities have yet to comment.
According to a GoFundMe page, the family does not have insurance and has a goal to raise $25,000 to help with funeral costs and other expenses. - PUB DATE: 2/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KBJR-TV NBC 6 Superior
A fire in Fond du Lac responded to a reported garage fire with an explosion on Feb. 21, that left a home uninhabitable.
Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue says they responded around 9:20 p.m. on Feb. 21 at the 50 block of W. Bank Street for a reported detached garage on fire with an explosion. When arriving the garage was fully involved on fire. - PUB DATE: 2/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
The Kenosha Fire Department’s plans for a new station and training facility moved one step closer to reality after a mostly favorable review from city officials Thursday.
Interim Fire Chief Christopher Bigley and other staffers within the department discussed plans for Fire Station No. 4, 4810 60th St. - PUB DATE: 2/21/2021 1:02:39 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News - Metered Site
Jen’s Sweet Treats in Cudahy decided to do something sweet for a couple of first responders on Saturday, Feb. 20.
The First Responders Women's Weekend Fundraiser allowed the community to give back through their appetites. The bakery is treating two families of first responders.
Rochester Assistant Fire Chief Cathy Wagner passed away earlier this month. - PUB DATE: 2/20/2021 11:08:35 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 Milwaukee
When you think of firefighters.. most of the time you’d think of an adult…
But the Onalaska Fire Department is looking to change that. Some high school students will soon have the opportunity to become certified firefighters.
“I know when I was in high school I wasn’t thinking too much about what I wanted to be when I grow up, but I think this is an amazing career,” said Onalaska Fire Chief Troy Gudie. - PUB DATE: 2/20/2021 10:29:06 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
The Waunakee Fire Department will take part in live fire training this weekend.
Officials said firefighters will train in structures owned by Dane County Parks. The buildings are on the northeast corner of the Highway 19 and River Road roundabout. Firefighters will be doing a few live burns Saturday and will burn down four of the structures, including the house and one of the barns. - PUB DATE: 2/19/2021 1:42:37 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
The Green Bay Metro Fire Department responded to a building fire near Cluster Ct. in Allouez Thursday.
When firefighters arrived around 6 p.m., a release says they saw smoke coming from a single-family basement.
The fire department says they were able to control the fire and extinguished it within 10 minutes of arriving at the scene. - PUB DATE: 2/19/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
A local family has been displaced after a structure fire Thursday afternoon in the Putnam Heights neighborhood.
Eau Claire firefighters responded at 12:41 p.m. to the fire at 1013 Bradley Ave., according to a news release from the Fire Department. Two fire engines, two ladder trucks, one medic unit and two chief officers responded to the call. - PUB DATE: 2/18/2021 8:27:15 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
With snowbanks reaching head-height along Kenosha’s streets, the Kenosha Fire Department is asking residents’ help in digging out fire hydrants on the parkway. Guy Santelli, fire prevention division chief at the department, said there are nearly 3,300 fire hydrants in the city. City residents are asked to dig out the hydrants on their parkway as they clear sidewalks in front of their homes. - PUB DATE: 2/18/2021 1:16:35 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News - Metered Site
The snow squeeze on city streets is making it difficult for first responders trying to keep people safe.
Driving through some city streets can be a game of inches for drivers. In some cases, fire trucks, which are about 8 feet wide, only have a few inches spare as they try to respond to an emergency. - PUB DATE: 2/17/2021 10:31:35 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
A Kenosha, Wis. man died Wednesday morning after suffering a medical emergency just after exiting a structure fire in Fountain City.
The man, who was not identified, was one of two occupants of a multi-family structure located on South Main Street in Fountain City, according to the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Department. - PUB DATE: 2/17/2021 1:20:19 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
Federal investigators are expected to begin their work Wednesday at the site of a fatal plane crash in southern Wisconsin.
Two people died Tuesday when a small plane crashed shortly after takeoff from the Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport in Janesville. Authorities say the plane went down in a swampy area and was partially submerged in ice and mud. - PUB DATE: 2/17/2021 6:40:59 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 Milwaukee
UpNorthLive News has received the fire report involving the M/V Roger Blough while at its winter storage dock in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
According to investigators, the freighter caught fire during the early morning hours of Monday, February 1 at Fincantieri Bay Shipbuilding.
Lieutenant Matt Austad with the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department said responding personnel was able to enter the area by using the stairs of the neighboring freighter, James Barker, before moving across its deck to the Roger Blough. - PUB DATE: 2/17/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Up North Live
A roof collapse at a gas station in Racine County leaves damage but no injuries, according to the Union Grove Fire Department.
The fire chief said they’re investigating the cause of the roof collapse at Racine Petro at 717 S Sylvania Ave., but they aren’t ruling out whether heavy snow or construction inside was to blame. - PUB DATE: 2/16/2021 2:59:41 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
