An automatic fire sprinkler system in a downtown Madison apartment complex is being credited with helping protect the complex. However, the Thursday morning blaze did drive one resident from his home.
According to the Madison Fire Dept., the individual was cooking shortly in his apartment shortly before 1 a. - PUB DATE: 9/17/2020 3:14:12 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Seven people are displaced following an early morning fire in Racine.
The Racine Fire Department says it was called to a home shortly before 3 a.m. Thursday, September 17 near 17th and Franklin.
Authorities say firefighters found smoke coming from the first floor and were able to quickly put out the fire. - PUB DATE: 9/17/2020 4:50:07 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Waukesha County will be in the spotlight when a new series debuts featuring Waukesha County Communication dispatchers.
The ABC unscripted series is called "Emergency Call." The new 10-episode series, hosted by actor Luke Wilson, will document the first few crucial minutes of emergencies told through the lens of America's heroic 911 call takers. - PUB DATE: 9/17/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Waukesha Patch
Authorities in Oak Creek managed to revive a Wisconsin man with quick thinking and the use of Narcan following an apparent drug overdose.
According to police, officers and first responders were sent to an apartment unit in The Courts, 195 W. Puetz Road just before noon on Aug. 26 on a report of a drug overdose. - PUB DATE: 9/17/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Oak Creek Patch
The civil unrest following the shooting of Jacob Blake by a Kenosha Police officer last month has kept the city of Kenosha on edge the last several weeks.
And the official damage reports are just starting to be known.
Fire Chief Charles Leipzig told the Police and Fire Commission on Tuesday that the total fire loss in the days immediately after the Sunday, Aug. - PUB DATE: 9/16/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News - Metered Site
A car crashed into a four-stall garage at a Madison apartment complex Monday night.
The Madison Fire Department and its Heavy Urban Rescue Team were sent to a home on the 3700 block of Morning Road at about 7:30 p.m., according to the incident report.
Officials said the crash took out a garage door, interior wall and corner structure of the garage. - PUB DATE: 9/15/2020 9:38:06 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
The Town of Beloit Fire Department may become part of a collection of fire departments lead by Janesville Fire Chief Ernie Rhodes.
The Town of Beloit Fire Chief Hiring Committee interviewed Rhodes Tuesday morning as it seeks to address the vacancy to be left by retiring Town of Beloit Fire Chief Gene Wright. - PUB DATE: 9/15/2020 9:16:32 PM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News - Metered Site
Two people in a car that hit a Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue Ambulance have life threatening injuries.
Fire Chief Peter O’Leary says one of the people was thrown from the car and the other was “severely” pinned inside.
He says the ambulance was driving with traffic, without lights or sirens, taking a patient to St. - PUB DATE: 9/15/2020 6:43:03 AM - SOURCE: WHBY-AM 1150 News Talk
The Milwaukee Brotherhood of Firefighters (MBFF) on Monday, Sept. 14 unveiled t-shirts for sale to members of the Milwaukee Fire Department and the public. In a news release, the MBFF indicated it works to promote diversity in the Milwaukee Fire Department -- to educate the community in fair and just practices and provides mentoring to disenfranchised youth. - PUB DATE: 9/14/2020 3:07:23 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
The City of Appleton will participate in a week-long vigil before America’s tribute to fallen firefighters.
Every October, fallen fire service heroes are honored at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park, located on the campus of the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend is the official national tribute to those firefighters who died in the line of duty during the previous year. - PUB DATE: 9/14/2020 1:08:22 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
The town of Delafield Fire Department will consolidate with Lake Country Fire and Rescue.
The town board approved the move Sept. 1; the change is effective Jan. 1, 2021.
"It was never a question of if the town was going to consolidate, it was always a question of when," said Town Supervisor Edward Kranick. - PUB DATE: 9/14/2020 11:10:20 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Metered Site
The La Crosse Fire Department, with assistance from Technical Rescue Team members, successfully rescued someone from the bluffs early Monday morning.
At approximately 12:08 a.m., the fire department was dispatched to 4499 Grandad Bluff Road for a person that had fallen from the bluff.
La Crosse Fire made contact with the patient along with La Crosse Police Department personnel that were on scene, and were able to safely evacuate the person. - PUB DATE: 9/14/2020 6:45:58 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
The City of Oshkosh just got an exciting new addition to its already scenic area.
On Saturday, the Oshkosh Fire Department held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to welcome its department’s new training tower. The tower was built on the site of their future training facility located on 221 N. Sawyer Street in Oshkosh. - PUB DATE: 9/13/2020 7:45:36 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Thoughts of the first responders who died on 9/11 weigh heavy on one Wisconsin man attempting to break a world record in honor of fallen police officers and firefighters.
Nate Carroll is attempting to break the record of most push-ups done in a 12-month period by completing 1.5 million.
On Saturday, Carroll put a good dent in his challenge by doing nine sets of 414 push-ups in honor of the 343 firefighters and 71 police officers who died on 9/11. - PUB DATE: 9/12/2020 2:27:12 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
Police suspect a woman was driving drunk when she crashed her vehicle into a home early Saturday morning on the city's east side.
According to Green Bay police, a 36-year-old Green Bay woman drove into a home on the corner of East Mason Street and South Webster Avenue around 1 a.m. and injured a person inside. - PUB DATE: 9/12/2020 7:39:52 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
In what has become a yearly tradition, the Marathon City Fire Department, joined by surrounding agencies, took to the Main Street and marched up the downtown hill, many in full uniform, to honor those lost 19 years ago in the September 11 terrorist attacks.
Now, nearly two decades later, a frequently asked question is “Where were you on 9/11?”
NewsChannel 7 asked several of the firefighters and first responders participating in the Silent March, as well as those watching from the sidewalks as a way to pay their respects. - PUB DATE: 9/12/2020 4:23:31 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
Six people were displaced from a house fire just after 7:30 a.m. Friday, according to firefighters. The Appleton Fire Department said the fire happened at a home on the 700 block of E. Brewster St.
The Department reported residents had noticed a haze and the smell of smoke on the main floor before discovering the fire and calling 911. - PUB DATE: 9/11/2020 10:46:48 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
Nearly two out of three Wisconsin fire departments are storing foam containing hazardous PFAS chemicals that could cost millions of dollars to safely dispose of, according to a state Department of Natural Resources survey.
Based on the survey conducted this spring, the DNR estimates there are between 63,200 and 96,300 gallons of foam on hand, including more than 30,000 gallons of expired or unwanted foam. - PUB DATE: 9/11/2020 5:22:39 AM - SOURCE: Chippewa Herald
A longtime Deerfield resident with professional fire and EMS ties to the Madison Fire Department, Dane County EMS and Deer-Grove EMS will be Monona’s new fire chief.
Jeremy “Jerry” McMullen, who accepted the post at a virtual Monona City Council meeting Tuesday night, is also a longtime member of the Deerfield Village Board. - PUB DATE: 9/10/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hometown News
The construction of Suamico’s new public safety building is well underway at the corner of West Deerfield Ave. and Riverside Drive.
The $5.5 million project is on track to be complete by March 2021 and there’s one aspect the fire department is looking forward to the most.
“The space, the current building we’re in right now is 55 years old, and we’re crammed,” said Suamico Fire Chief, Joe Bertler. - PUB DATE: 9/9/2020 9:18:49 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
