Multiple fire departments responded to a large brush fire near Tichigan Lake Tuesday afternoon. Smoke could be seen from Highway 83, more than a mile away.
A Mutual Aid Box Alarm System alert was reportedly called, bringing in aid from Waukesha and Kenosha counties, as well as from eastern Racine County, to help fight the blaze near the intersection of Bridge Drive and Marsh Road, which is north of the Tichigan Wildlife Area and northwest of Tichigan Lake. - PUB DATE: 12/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Journal Times - Metered Site
The 20th annual Greater Beloit Shop With A Hero event has been cancelled this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to Town of Beloit Police Chief Ron Northrop.
“The committee decided to cancel it this year, but we are looking at all options going forward,” Northrop said.
For nearly two decades, City of Beloit and Town of Beloit first responders, both police and fire staff, have come together for a day of Christmas shopping for families in need. - PUB DATE: 12/2/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News
A structure fire early Monday morning in the city caused about $10,000 in damage but no injuries.
According to a news release from the Chippewa Falls Fire Department:
Firefighters and the EMS Department responded to the blaze at 210 E. Willow St. at about 1:40 a.m. They found smoke and flames coming from the attic area and all occupants evacuated. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2020 6:11:50 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
PHOTO: Fond du Lac firefighters responded to a dumpster fire inside a building on Monday, Nov. 30.
Crews were dispatched to Milk Specialties near Hickory Street and Tompkins around 1:14 p.m.
Upon arrival, first responders discovered that the dumpster was located inside the building and eventually pulled it outside where the fire was extinguished. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2020 3:39:45 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
The New Berlin mayor and Police and Fire Commission are announcing the appointment of Mark Polzin as fire chief.
According to a press release, Polzin comes to New Berlin after working in the Racine Fire Department for 26 years.
He most recently held the position of Division Chief of Fire Prevention. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2020 12:36:35 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Investigators are looking for the cause of a weekend fire that killed a man in Appleton.
Officials say the man’s house was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived Saturday. A next-door neighbor spotted the flames and called 911.
Firefighters were able to bring the blaze under control in about 30 minutes and found the victim once the fire was extinguished. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2020 8:24:15 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
The Waupun Fire Department responded to a duplex fire at 540 E. Jefferson Street at 12:33 a.m. Saturday morning. A person visiting the downstairs tenant noticed the building was on fire. Everyone had safely evacuated before the fire department arrived. When the department did arrive, fire was venting out the second story windows. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2020 3:14:55 PM - SOURCE: Daily Citizen
One man was rescued Sunday from a pre-dawn fire that destroyed at least two buildings in downtown Tomah.
Tomah Police Chief Tim Adler said every building on the east side of the 1100 block of Superior Avenue likely sustained some kind of damage. “We have smoke and water extension into pretty much everything on the block,” Adler said. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2020 1:20:20 PM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune
Lawrence firefighters are extending their “deepest sympathy” to the family of an Appleton woman who died after colliding with a parked fire truck earlier this week.
At around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Hobart Lawrence police and fire units were working to clear a crash that happened on I-41 southbound near County Highway S in the Town of Lawrence. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2020 5:16:05 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
A Janesville man was arrested Thursday after arming himself with a knife, damaging property and setting a house on fire, police say.
Around 2 p.m., Janesville officers responded to reports of a disturbance at a house along the 3600 block of Birdsong Lane. On the way, officers learned that a man was armed with a knife and breaking things inside the house, according to a social media post by the Janesville Police Department. - PUB DATE: 11/27/2020 9:52:40 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
An overnight fire caused $200,000 damage to a business on Appleton’s S. Schaefer St, just off E. Calumet. The Appleton Fire Department describes it as an oil change and vehicle repair shop.
The fire was reported shortly after 2 A.M. The fire department says flames were coming from the building. They quickly had the fire under control and there were no injuries. - PUB DATE: 11/25/2020 7:41:47 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
For more than 20 years, Wood County firefighters have been asking people to "Keep the Wreath Green" by paying attention to fire safety during the holidays.
Each year since 1994, Wood County fire departments hang wreaths filled with green lights on their buildings. For each structure fire in the county from Thanksgiving Day through New Year's Eve, a green bulb is changed to a red one. - PUB DATE: 11/25/2020 6:57:09 AM - SOURCE: Marshfield News-Herald
Kenosha police and fire were busy with several crashes Tuesday night, including one at Sheridan Road northwest of Seventh Avenue where a vehicle crashed into the side of the La Fogata restaurant. No one appeared to be injured in the 4:34 p.m. crash in which an SUV struck the southeast side of La Fogata, 3300 Sheridan Road. - PUB DATE: 11/24/2020 6:46:29 PM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times - Metered Site
Kenosha Fire Chief Guy Santelli shared a powerful plea to the community after revealing he tested positive for COVID-19 but didn't experience any symptoms at all.
In a video shared to the Kenosha County Government Facebook page, Chief Santelli -- who is 49 -- said he and his 56-year-old brother went hiking together a few weeks ago. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2020 6:47:31 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
It has been a tragic year for gun violence in Milwaukee County. Local leaders are looking for answers. On Monday, Nov. 23, they announced one plan: free gun locks.
Fire Chief Aaron Lipski demonstrated one of the gun locks that his firefighters will hand out free to anyone at Milwaukee fire stations, no questions asked. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2020 4:02:14 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
The Green Bay Metro Fire Department was dispatched to a fire aboard a ship in port Monday morning.
A generator caught fire on the top floor of a ship at the LaFarge dock off 9th Street shortly before 6 A.M.
The ship’s crew put the fire out before Green Bay firefighters were on the scene. The firefighters helped with ventilating the smoke and made sure the fire didn’t extend anywhere else, confirming the fire was confined to the generator room at the ship’s port bow. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2020 9:54:21 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
A fire destroyed a garage and its contents Sunday night in Sheboygan County’s Town of Rhine.
The sheriff’s office says 911 received a call from Little Elkhart Lake Rd. a little after 10 P.M. Fire departments from Ada, Elkhart Lake, Haven, Howards Grove, Johnsonville, Glenbeulah, Greenbush, Kiel, New Holstein, Plymouth, St. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2020 5:39:31 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
A kitchen fire caused an estimated $50,000 worth of damage on the city's west side Sunday.
The Green Bay Metro Fire Department responded to a report around noon of a fire with visible smoke and flames in the 700 block of Winford Avenue.
Firefighters saw smoke and flames coming from a window when they arrived. - PUB DATE: 11/22/2020 5:15:18 PM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
A fire that is believed to be started by a battery-operated LED candle occurred in the 2800 block of Blaine Avenue Saturday morning.
There were no injuries to civilians or firefighters associated with this incident, according to a news release from the Fire Department.
The Racine Fire Department was dispatched just after 10 a. - PUB DATE: 11/21/2020 11:25:10 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
VIDEO: A $5,000 reward is being offered to help catch two people of interest believed to be connected to a severe fire that tore through a building in Milwaukee last year.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and Milwaukee police are seeking to identify two people they believe were involved in the arson incident. - PUB DATE: 11/19/2020 8:50:55 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
