A 36-year-old man was transported to a hospital in critical condition following a lake rescue in the area of the dam between Fowler Lake and Lac LaBelle in Oconomowoc around 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10. The Western Lakes Fire District responded for a possible drowning in the 500 block of Lake Road at 9:18 p.
- PUB DATE: 10/11/2020 9:37:37 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

While battling an intentionally set fire Friday afternoon inside a city-owned abandoned building at 1801 Mead St., one Racine firefighter fell through rotten floorboards but reported they were uninjured, according to a report from the Racine Fire Department. In a release, the Racine Fire Department said “Owners of vacant properties are reminded to take appropriate safeguards to prevent trespassers from entering.
- PUB DATE: 10/10/2020 6:43:58 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times

This is Fire Prevention Week, and that usually means firefighters are in the middle of a big campaign in schools and day cares to teach fire safety to young kids. That’s not possible this year with most schools going virtual, so firefighters are getting creative. The Green Bay Metro Fire Department is still trying to interact with kids and teach fire safety but -- just like everything else in 2020 -- it’s being done over a computer.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2020 3:37:23 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

For more than half a century Richard Hale served Mauston residents as a member and leader of the fire department. When Hale passed away on June 26, 2019, the city lost one of its longest serving and impactful public servants and community leaders. In conjunction with National Fire Prevention Week Oct.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2020 11:16:36 AM - SOURCE: WISC News - Metered Site

Authorities in Green County are identifying the man killed in a farming accident this week. Green County Sheriff Jeff Skatrud says 62-year-old John P. Marty of rural Monticello died after being pinned under a combine on Little Sugar Lane Wednesday. The Sheriff’s Office investigation found Marty was laying in front of one of the combine’s tires while working on a piece of equipment when the combine rolled forward, pinning him underneath.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2020 8:03:50 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

The first informational session on a shared ambulance contract referendum allowed fire chiefs the chance to garner community support for a vote that they say would improve emergency response times. Sharon Fire Chief Bruce VanderVeen and Darien Fire Chief Justin Schuenke gave a presentation Oct. 1 in the Sharon Fire and Rescue Department about a shared emergency services contract that would staff two full-time firefighters with paramedic training shared among the villages and towns of Walworth, Darien and Sharon.
- PUB DATE: 10/8/2020 1:06:36 AM - SOURCE: Lake Geneva News

Fire officials say no one was injured during a garage fire Wednesday evening in Fond du Lac. According to Fire Chief Peter O’Leary, crews were called to the 700 block of Forest Avenue at 7:41 p.m. When they arrived, smoke and flames were found coming out of a two car detached garage, and was quickly extinguished.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2020 7:39:48 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Four people have been displaced after a duplex fire in Janesville on Tuesday afternoon. A news release said firefighters were sent to 828 Benton Ave. at 3:35 p.m. in response to a residential fire. Dispatchers had reported flames and smoke that were visible from the back of the building. Officials said the first and second floors of the residence had fires in the interior that extended to the attic.
- PUB DATE: 10/6/2020 8:56:54 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Two city of Beloit employees, including one firefighter in the Beloit Fire Department, tested positive for COVID-19. The city completed contact tracing for the firefighter, a release said. The individual did not have any public exposures through his position. He wore full personal protective equipment on his last shift.
- PUB DATE: 10/6/2020 8:59:42 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Village leaders have walked back a decision they made in early summer to leave their current fire district. Back in June the Village of Weston Board of Trustees voted to leave the SAFER fire district. Trustees voted to leave the district due to concerns about management and personnel. But on Monday afternoon the board voted to rescind their June decision and continue their contract with SAFER.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2020 8:20:18 PM - SOURCE: WRIG-AM Fox Sports 1390

We all know the basics.. stop, drop and roll, but there are a different set of rules when it comes to kitchen fires. This week, the La Crosse Fire Department is teaching fire safety on the stove. The La Crosse Fire Department is serving up fire safety, in the kitchen. “Kitchen fires are the leading cause of fires in the home and fire related injuries,” said Pat Corran, of the La Crosse Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2020 3:52:27 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

It is the end of an era for the Milwaukee Fire Department. Fire Chief Mark Rohlfing will retire at the end of October -- and he sat down with FOX6 News to talk about his tenure in Brew City. This is not the first time Rohlfing has retired. But the outgoing fire chief is confident it will be the last.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2020 9:27:21 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

PHOTO: Fire destroyed a detached garage shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday on Janesville’s near east side. Firefighters were called at 1:08 p.m. to 460 Glen St. Battalion Chief Ryan Murphy said no one was injured, and a cause was not immediately determined. The garage, with two cars inside, was engulfed in flames when Janesville firefighters arrived.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2020 5:17:44 PM - SOURCE: Janesville Gazette

The Janesville Fire Department says an estimated $420,000 in damage was caused by a corn dryer fire at the Metcafe Brothers Farm Saturday. The JFD and Milton Fire Department were dispatched to 5300 block of E. County Trunk MM for a corn dryer fire. Additional resources were requested and the JFD worked with farm personnel to extinguish the fire and unload remaining corn from the dryer.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2020 11:40:18 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Multiple fire crews responded to a large fire at an egg farm near Palmyra early Saturday morning, Oct. 3. According to a Facebook post from Palmyra Public Safety, it happened in the W200 block of State Highway 59. Officials say the building is a complete loss. There were no injuries to citizens, firefighters, and animals.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2020 10:15:10 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

The Milwaukee office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is offering a $5,000 reward for information about persons of interest in the Kenosha arson investigations. Several Kenosha businesses and vehicles were set ablaze between Aug. 23 and Aug. 25. A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for the positive identification of individuals in videos and photos who could further the investigation.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2020 3:07:17 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Two flight teams from the Wisconsin Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, 64th Troop Command traveled from Madison to Sacramento, California to help with the recent wildfire outbreak. According a release, the teams traveled in early September more than 1,700 miles and it took almost four days.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2020 7:36:12 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

The Riverside Fire District will soon have a new station. A groundbreaking was held Thursday afternoon for the new building. All the vehicles and equipment from their current station on Schofield Avenue will be moved into one central location in the new building. The current station two on Alexander Avenue in Rothschild was built back in 1959.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2020 6:10:54 AM - SOURCE: WRIG-AM Fox Sports 1390

Firefighters are crediting an apartment sprinkler system with saving multiple lives at an apartment complex in the 2400 block of Winnebago Street. Crews were dispatched to the Carbon Apartments at Union Corners just before 5 p.m. Thursday night for a report of thick black smoke coming from under the door of a second-floor apartment.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2020 6:04:04 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Two people were displaced from their home after a fire in Bellevue Thursday night. At about 9:30 p.m., firefighters responded to a fire at 2219 Moonrise Ct. Flames were showing from a home at that address. Crews put out the fire, which started in the chimney area, according to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2020 5:37:46 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay