On an overcast and cold February afternoon, Kim Robinson stepped inside Milwaukee Fire Station No. 2. The station, which also serves as the fire administration building, nearing its 60th anniversary next month since its dedication in 1961.
The connections between present, and past, are not lost on Robinson as he walked through the large first-floor garage, climbed the steps and walked the third-floor halls with Chief Aaron Lipski. - PUB DATE: 2/9/2021 11:10:37 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox 6 Milwaukee
Crews battled a fire at a multi-unit apartment complex in Wisconsin Rapids overnight Monday into Tuesday.
According to officials at the Wood County Dispatch Center, crews spent several hours dealing with a fire on 1st Street North. The buildings sustained 'significant,' damage and will likely be ruled a total loss. - PUB DATE: 2/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
Aworker was hospitalized with second-degree burns caused by a flash fire at an East Side oil change facility on Friday morning, the Madison Fire Department reported.
Ladder Co. 1 and Medic 8 were dispatched at 9:04 a.m. to Woodman’s Gas & Lube Center, 3805 Milwaukee St., arrived at 9:09 a.m. and were directed to an injured worker, who reported removing the oil plug from a vehicle when the engine oil, which was pressurized, caught fire, Fire Department spokeswoman Cynthia Schuster said in a report. - PUB DATE: 2/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Journal
Fireplace ashes that were thrown away were found to be the cause of a fire Sunday afternoon.
Monona Fire and EMS Department was called around 1:30 p.m. to the 6200 block of Winnequah Road for a building fire and arrived about four minutes later, according to a news release.
Monona Police Department noted that there was smoke and flames on the side of a house. - PUB DATE: 2/8/2021 5:36:24 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Right after a snow storm fire officials say it’s extremely important we not only clear off sidewalks but also clear our street’s fire hydrant.
“So it’s really important to have a fire hydrant shoveled out especially in the winter when there’s a lot of snow and it can easily get piled up because we need those fire hydrants due to a fire happening”, said Lieutenant Shauna Walesh with the Green Bay Metro Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 2/8/2021 3:06:52 PM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
The Neillsville Fire Department responded to a barn fire early this morning.
According to Neillsville’s Fire Chief, they received a call around 4:18am this morning about a barn fire at W3433 Ridge Road in the Township of Grant. When they arrived, the barn was fully engulfed.
They worked jointly with the Granton Fire Department as the fire was on the border of Neillsville and Granton’s service area, but Neillsville got paged to the fire as well. - PUB DATE: 2/8/2021 11:50:57 AM - SOURCE: WCCN-FM Central Wisconsin Broadcasting
Two families were displaced after a fire damaged their home in Sheboygan on Saturday.
The Sheboygan Fire Department responded around noon to smoke coming from the second floor of the home in the 1500 block of Oakland Avenue Saturday.
The fire started in the basement and spread to the first and second floors, according to the fire department. - PUB DATE: 2/7/2021 5:44:32 PM - SOURCE: Sheboygan Press
A Sunday morning fire in a garage in the city of Rice Lake has caused an estimated $80,000 in damage.
According to a news release from the Rice Lake Fire Department:
At about 7 a.m. Sunday, firefighters were sent to the structure fire at 1515 Haugen Ave. All occupants were reported to be out of the residence. - PUB DATE: 2/7/2021 2:56:49 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
A home, garage and vehicles are considered a total loss by law enformcemet after a residential fire in the Town of Beloit Saturday evening.
The Town of Beloit and City of Beloit Fire Departments, as well as an Aerial Truck from the City of Janesville Fire Department, responded to a home on E. Valley Road for an attached garage fire just before 4 p. - PUB DATE: 2/7/2021 11:46:24 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Smoke could be seen for miles around as a large fire blazed at a Waukesha County business company on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 6.
From Delafield to Milwaukee, the smoke was spotted as it poured from Innovative Signs near Springdale and Doral in the Town of Brookfield. A manager of Innovative Signs said no one was working in the building Saturday and, thankfully, they are not aware of any injuries to employees. - PUB DATE: 2/6/2021 5:13:01 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 Milwaukee
Fire crews were called to an apartment fire near 25th and Wells shortly before 4 a.m. Saturday.
An apartment inside a multi-unit apartment building was on fire, according to police. A 22-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to the hospital.
One firefighter was also transported to the hospital with minor injuries, according to MFD Fire Chief Lipski. - PUB DATE: 2/6/2021 4:37:54 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 Milwaukee
Four people were hospitalized — two of which with critical injuries — after a fire on Milwaukee’s south side early Friday morning.
Fire crews were called to the 1900 block of West Burnham Street, in the Muskego Way neighborhood, shortly before 2 a.m. They spent about 40 minutes battling a heavy fire that spread to two residential structures as temperatures fell into the teens and wind gusts reached nearly 30 miles an hour. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
First responders worked to rescue dozens of stranded ice fishermen from three different spots near Sturgeon Bay.
A total of 66 people were retrieved after the ice floes detached Thursday morning, according to Lt. j.g. Phillip Gurtler of the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard received a call about the stranded fishermen at about 9 a. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Public Radio
A rash of apartment fires in Milwaukee and across the state displaced more than 500 people in January alone, leaving the American Red Cross of Wisconsin in dire need of additional resources to help them.
Officials with the Red Cross and the city of Milwaukee held a news conference Thursday to appeal to the public for help after 68 fires displaced 519 people in the region last month. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A Town of Washington home is considered a total loss after a fire Thursday afternoon.
According to a news release, the Sauk County Sheriff’s Office and Hillpoint and Loganville fire departments responded to a possible chimeny fire on West Hillpoint Road around 4:10 p.m.
The release said a caller reported smoke visible near the roof of the home. - PUB DATE: 2/4/2021 11:04:35 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
A La Crosse kindergartener is being hailed a hero for helping his family safely escape a house fire.
There is no shortage of super heroes in the Cochrane family home, but Liam Cochrane’s super power saved his family’s life. “I just used my sense of smell.”, says the 6 year old.
Liam was the first to smell the smoke coming from his basement. - PUB DATE: 2/4/2021 5:50:11 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
A 35-year-old woman is accused of setting to fire at a Beloit home early Thursday morning; while another 35-year-old was also taken into custody and is facing domestic violence allegations.
According to the Beloit Fire Dept., firefighters could see smoke and flames coming from the home, in the 1700 block of Hemlock St. - PUB DATE: 2/4/2021 11:24:17 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office says everyone in safe following a car fire Wednesday, Feb. 3, thanks in part to a good Samaritan.
It happened Wednesday evening on Highway 175 near American Family Field.
That person was able to get the driver of a burning car off of the freeway.
The Wauwatosa and Milwaukee fire departments were able to get the fire under control. - PUB DATE: 2/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Miwaukee
The owner of a Pearl Street tavern impacted by a Monday fire in downtown La Crosse credited firefighters with staving off a major disaster.
Eric Fortney, who owns Brother's Bar and several other properties on the block, said the quick action of the La Crosse Fire Department likely saved an entire half block of buildings. - PUB DATE: 2/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Chippewa Herald
Two Coulee Region tenants who lost their apartments in a fire on Monday night are getting some extra help. First News at Nine’s David LaClair shares how helping a friend in need inspired the start of a generous community fundraiser.
Christine Kahlow has owned buildings on Pearl Street for more than 25 years and was shocked to hear about a fire that badly damaged the Casino Bar and Brothers Bar Monday night. - PUB DATE: 2/4/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLAX-Tv Fox 25 La Crosse
