Germantown fire officials on Tuesday morning, Sept. 1 rescued a horse that was apparently spooked by something and ended up becoming trapped in a trailer. According to a post on the Germantown Fire Department's Facebook page, the incident occurred shortly before 8 a.m. The horse, while attempting to break free, fell on its side between two of the permanent retaining dividers within the trailer -- becoming stuck.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2020 6:38:16 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 Milwaukee

A calendar honoring firefighters who participate in fundraising stair climbs across the country has plenty of Wisconsin representation, including four firefighters from the Milwaukee area. Three are on the cover. West Allis Fire Chief Mason Pooler, Retired Lt. Chuck Roberts of the Eagle Fire Department and Assistant Chief Aaron Lipski of the Milwaukee Fire Department grace the front of the American Lung Association’s inaugural Fight For Air Climb Calendar.
- PUB DATE: 9/1/2020 3:11:06 PM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

An overnight crash sent a speeding driver’s vehicle right into a Madison Fire Dept. firehouse early Tuesday morning. The firefighters were asleep in the back of the station, in the 1200 block of Williamson St., around 1 a.m. when the car skidded into one of the apparatus bay door, blocking in one of the fire trucks, the Madison Police Dept.
- PUB DATE: 8/31/2020 4:01:45 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

2019 Wisconsin Act 101, published on Feb. 6, 2020 and codified in Wisconsin Statutes section 299.48, implements measures that mitigate the discharge of PFAS-containing firefighting foam into the environment, and in doing so supports efforts by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and fire departments to protect the health and safety of Wisconsin residents and the firefighting community.
- PUB DATE: 8/31/2020 11:06:47 AM - SOURCE: Antigo Times

For the La Crosse Fire Department, today was a day for joy as well as remembrance. At Station 1, the fire department held a private dedication to a new vehicle, Engine 10. They also held a long-overdue memorial for fallen firefighter Assistant Chief Edward Sciborksi, who died in the line of duty in 1964.
- PUB DATE: 8/29/2020 5:43:48 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

Special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are working with local law enforcement to investigate over 30 arson cases in Kenosha. ATF said in a news release Friday that members of the National Response Team and special agents from the Chicago Field Division of ATF arrived in Kenosha on Tuesday.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2020 3:38:13 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

A badly burned body was found following an early morning house fire in Crawford County Friday, August 28. The Crawford County Sheriff’s Department received a call reporting a house fire on Spring Street in the Village of Lynxville at 2:07 a.m. Friday morning. A neighbor told law enforcement that the residence was fully engulfed in flames.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2020 12:38:07 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

Jim Mallardo and Billy Morrisey are part of a group of residents who have mobilized to help put out fires lit by rioters following protests that have increasingly transformed into violence in downtown Kenosha at night. What they want people to know is that they’re not against the protests. These fire stoppers don’t want their city to burn at the hands of those who are set on destroying it.
- PUB DATE: 8/28/2020 1:06:56 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

A coalition of environmental organizations is calling on Wisconsin’s natural resources policy board to approve temporary regulations on the use and storage of firefighting foam containing hazardous chemicals known as PFAS. The Natural Resources Board earlier this month voted to table a rule that would establish guidelines on containment and disposal of the chemicals, which have been linked to cancer and other illnesses and don’t break down in the environment, after industry groups and some Republican lawmakers objected to some of the proposed standards.
- PUB DATE: 8/27/2020 1:09:55 PM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

Far fewer people voted in Wheatland on a binding resolution to authorize funding for firehouse construction than voted in a non-binding referendum in February seeking support to build a new station. But, the result was the same. Their answer was “no.” This time, by a larger margin. In February, 426 residents, or 58%, voted against a plan to spend up to $3.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2020 1:04:13 PM - SOURCE: Lake Geneva News

Following a third straight night of violent protests in Kenosha, the most recent of which turned deadly, law enforcement officers in the city will be getting even more assistance from the National Guard as well as from federal agencies. On Wednesday, Gov. Tony Evers doubled the number of members of the National Guard who will be deployed to Kenosha, announcing 500 soldiers will be activated.
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2020 12:27:09 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Several Northwoods first responder groups have picked up grant money to help their agencies. The Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) is providing a total of $50,000 through its Rewarding Responders Grant to 27 emergency response agencies in this region. Among this year’s recipients is the Tomahawk Fire Department, which is purchasing two new automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
- PUB DATE: 8/26/2020 5:16:16 AM - SOURCE: WXPR-FM 91.7 Public Radio

As Madison police used chemicals and less lethal weapons to disperse crowds damaging downtown buildings Monday night, proposals moving through the city’s legislative process would seek to limit those tools. Madison Fire Department Chief Steven Davis said this equipment is needed, at times, to “protect life, protect property.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2020 7:56:33 PM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times - Metered Site

The Sparta Area Fire District responded to a house fire late Monday night in Sparta. On August 24 at 11:49 p.m., crews were dispatched to a fire at 114 South Thayer Street. The initial call reported everyone was out of the house, but when firefighters arrived at the scene, Sparta Police Officers were rescuing a resident from the roof.
- PUB DATE: 8/25/2020 1:00:46 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

Dozens of business owners are cleaning up after a night of unrest in Kenosha. Protesters broke windows and started fires after police shot Jacob Blake, 29, multiple times. Vandals torched dozens of vehicles at a car dealership. A former employee recorded video of the scene. "All cars are done for.
- PUB DATE: 8/24/2020 11:21:57 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Officials from the city and town of Milton on Wednesday took another step toward possibly consolidating fire services with Janesville by agreeing to drill down on the cost and what an agreement would look like. The two communities last met jointly in 2017 to discuss an intergovernmental agreement to expand shared services between their fire department and the Janesville Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 8/24/2020 9:02:05 AM - SOURCE: Janesville Gazette

Authorities are investigating a brush fire that closed down Riverside Drive in Allouez early Saturday morning. Green Bay Metro Fire says it was dispatched for a report of a brush fire near HWY 172 and Riverside Drive at around 5 a.m. On arrival, the first crews found a 25 x 50 foot shed on fire and spreading to surrounding brush and grass.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2020 5:43:19 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV CBS 5 Green Bay

The Stoddard Bergen Fire Department Firefighters Labor Day Picnic Fundraiser will not be held in the Stoddard Village Park this year. According to a letter that was sent to members of the community and published on the fire department’s website, the decision to cancel the 61st annual event was made “based on several factors, all of which could impact the health and safety of our community: Roadwork construction on Hwy.
- PUB DATE: 8/22/2020 1:04:01 AM - SOURCE: Vernon Broadcaster

The Superior fire department was given a big gift this week. Husky Refinery in Superior donated $50,000 dollars to the fire department to help buy a new tower truck for the station.Though talks about funding the truck came before the refinery explosion in 2018, Fire chief Scott Gordon says having a truck like this would have been helpful in an incident like the refinery's.
- PUB DATE: 8/21/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIO-TV ABC 10 Duluth

Firefighters responded to a vehicle fire on westbound I-90 Thursday around 2:30 a.m., a release said. According to the release, a vehicle crashed and one person was seen walking away with a head injury. The car was fully engulfed in flames when Engine Co. 8 arrived. The flames from the car extended to the grass and a nearby tree, the release said.
- PUB DATE: 8/21/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison