Students from St. Mark Lutheran School in Eau Claire took time to put care packages together for the Eau Claire Fire Department.
This was part of an annual Thanksgiving service project, but packing for firefighters was a first for the school.
All 90 students at St. Mark put the packages together.
"It's something we do a number of times per year, where we divide up the students into different teams - where we have preschools, kindergarten, first graders and so on all the way through the grades - just to get the kids working together in teams, so they can get a little bit of team-building and and get them working together," said St. - PUB DATE: 11/26/2019 8:09:49 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News
Freedom’s fire department is trying to convince the town that it needs a new building for its emergency responses. The town’s fire chief says the department is running out of space and safety has taken a backseat.
“We have guys getting dressed to leave on a call two feet away from a moving vehicle creating a safety concern,” said Mark Green, chief of the Freedom Fire Dept. - PUB DATE: 11/26/2019 6:41:55 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
The Milwaukee Fire Department is getting on board with an app saving lives all across the country.
The app, "PulsePoint," notifies people of medical emergencies around them.
The Milwaukee Fire Department says this is very helpful for medical emergencies in crowded areas, like Fiserv Forum. They can send an alert to everyone with the app, so they can perform CPR before first responders arrive. - PUB DATE: 11/26/2019 1:48:23 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
A candle is believed to have sparked a house fire in the Town of Neenah Monday night.
At 8 p.m., the Town of Neenah Fire Department was called to the 900 block of Terra Cotta Drive. They arrived to find smoke and flames coming from "multiple sides" of the second story of the home.
Town of Neenah and Fox Crossing firefighters fought the fire. - PUB DATE: 11/26/2019 3:38:08 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Just one week after Babes Grill & Bar shut its doors, the restaurant is open again for a unique opportunity. Before the building is completely torn down, Babes owner Lynn Haker allowed the Madison Fire Department to use the restaurant as a training ground for real-life scenarios.
“We've taught and taught and taught them for 10 weeks. - PUB DATE: 11/25/2019 4:46:23 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
A fire destroyed a building Sunday night in rural Jackson County.
Described as a wood-frame outbuilding, the structure at N4334 Cloverdale Road in the town of Irving was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived, according to the Black River Falls Fire Department. A man who had tried to recover property from the burning building suffered smoke inhalation and minor burns. - PUB DATE: 11/25/2019 2:03:54 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
Madison firefighters rescued a dog from icy water Saturday after it ran out onto an icy pond at Warner Park Dog Park, according to a news release.
Fire officials said two people tried rescuing the dog, but they fell through the ice in the process. When Engine Co. 10 arrived, the people had gotten out of the water. - PUB DATE: 11/25/2019 8:46:56 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
An update on a house fire in Sparta.
The fire happened just after 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 23 in the 300 block of Walrath Street.
As of Sunday, Fire Chief Mike Arnold says a mother and a daughter rescued from the fire suffered some burns and smoke inhalation.
They have since been released from the hospital. - PUB DATE: 11/24/2019 5:06:33 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News
So, which municipality is going to take the next step?
The Wisconsin Policy Forum and Center for Government Research presented a report on Wednesday to elected officials from east of Interstate 94 that included different options to provide more efficient services in the area of fire and EMS, and parks and recreation. - PUB DATE: 11/24/2019 4:40:41 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
The West Allis Fire Department responded to a call about a house fire near 110th and Madison streets. It happened early Friday morning.
Fire crews climbed up to the roof to battle the fire. There is little damage to the outside of the house, but restoration crews tell 12 News that there is significant smoke and water damage inside. - PUB DATE: 11/22/2019 5:38:39 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
Smoke detectors helped save a house from a fire even though no one was home.
Brown County dispatchers received a report of smoke alarms sounding off on the 1400-block of McRae Circle.
Firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the basement. They found their way through heavy smoke to a mechanical room in the basement to put out the fire. - PUB DATE: 11/21/2019 7:47:52 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
An off-duty Milwaukee firefighter who was shot by a would-be car thief is sharing his story for the first time.
Steven Budnowski, 35, was shot in the leg Nov. 11. "I hear one gunshot, and that's when I felt the pain and I fell to the ground," he said.
The shooting happened in the driveway of Budnowski's home after he confronted the shooter as the shooter was going through his car. - PUB DATE: 11/21/2019 5:55:17 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
A 2012 four-door maroon Dodge Ram 1500 belonging to an Oregon firefighter was stolen around 9 p.m. Wednesday, but then later located outside Oregon.
According to a Facebook post, the firefighter left home at 9 p.m. to respond to an auto collision with injuries on Highway 14. In the rush to help those in the collision, he left his keys inside the truck and took the car from the fire station's parking lot. - PUB DATE: 11/21/2019 10:51:25 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
Firefighters stopped a fire from breaking out in a downtown business at 4:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, in part because of early detection by a smoke alarm.
According to a release, a resident in the 300 block of North Randall Street woke up at 4:30 a.m. to the sound of an alarm and found the common area "very smoky. - PUB DATE: 11/21/2019 8:01:23 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
The Milton Joint Fire Commission is focusing on two local options for updating Milton’s aging fire station: rebuilding in the existing location or relocating to city-owned land near the post office.
The commission, made up of Milton City Council and Milton Town Board members, discussed the options but took no action Wednesday night. - PUB DATE: 11/21/2019 2:26:32 AM - SOURCE: Janesville Gazette - Metered Site
During an emergency situation like a house fire or medical crisis, most people don’t worry about which fire department is going to come to the rescue, just that a department responds — and as quickly as possible.
While that may seem obvious, in the eastern part of Racine County there are several areas that might be better serviced by fire and EMS if a different municipality responded. - PUB DATE: 11/20/2019 6:48:21 PM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
A bartender is being credited for extinguishing a fire at The Roundabout Bar & Grill late Tuesday night.
The Kaukauna Fire Department says smoke and fire could be seen coming from a wall, and the bartender used a fire extinguisher to control the spread of the fire.
Firefighters say smoke was still present in the building when they arrived. - PUB DATE: 11/20/2019 4:56:13 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
Some people swear by frying that turkey for the tastiest Thanksgiving dinner.
The Bellevue Fire Department demonstrated what not to do when using a turkey fryer.
Captain Andy Aschenbrenner with the Bellevue Fire Department said you can still use the fryer as an option, you just have to be smart.
Don't use the fryer inside any building. - PUB DATE: 11/20/2019 4:55:23 AM - SOURCE: NBC 26 News
A business that has been a part of Grafton for decades went up on flames early Wednesday morning, Nov. 20. Before the sun came up -- flames and flashing lights lit up downtown Grafton. This, as smoke poured out of Heinz & Sons Auto Shop -- located near Beech Street and Wisconsin Avenue.
"I felt nauseous. - PUB DATE: 11/20/2019 4:47:35 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
Seven people were displaced after a young woman used a lighter to burn loose strings on a box spring at a Racine home on Tuesday morning, Nov. 19.
It happened shortly before 11 a.m. on Frank Avenue near 6th Street.
Officials with the Racine Fire Department said the 19-year-old woman was using the lighter on the box spring in a bedroom on the second floor when fire got inside the box spring and quickly grew out of control. - PUB DATE: 11/19/2019 7:35:55 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
