Helping save lives is a passion for Beloit Fire Department Capt. Mike Rosario, but he was in jeopardy of having to give up that dream as he battled chronic kidney disease.
That's when his brother and fellow firefighters stepped up to help him receive a transplant. And now he's becoming a statewide advocate for others, in coordination with a University of Wisconsin Health system program. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2019 7:42:36 AM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News
The Madison Fire Department will not be getting a ninth ambulance after the City Council voted the proposal down at a Tuesday night meeting.
The proposed amendments to the city’s operating budget called the city to:
1. Purchase another ambulance
2. Create 10 new positions to operate that ambulance
3. - PUB DATE: 11/12/2019 8:29:27 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
The La Crosse Fire Department has picked out an ideal location for a new South Side fire station, but fire chief Ken Gilliam says there are still some hurdles to leap before finalizing a plan.
The city has filed a request to rezone 5248 S. 33rd St., located at 33rd Street and Mormon Coulee Road, to allow for a fire station. - PUB DATE: 11/12/2019 1:56:26 PM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune - Metered Site
The Menomonee Falls Police and Fire Commission has taken the first step toward hiring a fire chief, agreeing Nov. 11 to use an executive search firm to conduct the search.
Commissioners will choose one of two regional search firms: Public Administration Associates LLC of Osh Kosh or GovHRUSA of Northbrook, Illinois. - PUB DATE: 11/12/2019 11:00:56 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Milwaukee police released new information on Tuesday, Nov. 12 about the 25-year-old man sought in connection with the shooting of an off-duty firefighter near 105th Street and Cameron Avenue on Monday.
The shooter was described as black, standing between 5'9" and 5'11" tall, with light skin. Officials said he was wearing a ski mask. - PUB DATE: 11/12/2019 9:21:06 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
An off-duty Milwaukee firefighter was shot at a home near North 105th Street and West Cameron Avenue around 5:35 p.m. Monday.
The 35-year-old firefighter was shot in the thigh, and is expected to be okay. Police have not confirmed what led to the shooting.
Sources said the suspect was trying to steal the victim's car at the time of the shooting. - PUB DATE: 11/11/2019 7:49:40 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
Madison’s fire chief is hoping the Common Council approves a budget amendment for a ninth ambulance to lower the response time for the city’s Southeast Side.
Madison Fire Chief Steven Davis wrote in his blog on Monday that the city falls short in providing “prompt ambulance transport” to the Southeast side, despite there being a newly built Fire Station 14 in the area. - PUB DATE: 11/11/2019 10:43:26 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Madison firefighters used dog treats to help a dog stuck on the rooftop of a three-story multi-family home Friday night.
According to Madison Fire Department Public Information Officer Cynthia Schuster, firefighters were called to the building on the 100 block of North Butler Street around 11:30 a.m. - PUB DATE: 11/11/2019 9:48:41 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Firefighters on Monday morning, Nov. 11 responded to the scene of a fire at a vacant building near Appleton Avenue and Burleigh Street in Milwaukee. The call came in just after 1 a.m.
The battalion chief said there were several fires happening at the same time. Firefighters used forced entry to get in -- and were able to get the fire under control in 30 minutes. - PUB DATE: 11/11/2019 6:09:18 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
A family was able to evacuate their Bangor home Saturday morning after they were alerted by a smoke detector to a fire.
The incident happened at a home on Wolf Road. Bangor-Burns Fire Department Chief Bob Rueckheim said firefighters were paged to the house fire around 1 a.m.
A husband and wife were inside at the time. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2019 2:41:49 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
No one was hurt after a house fire in Horicon Thursday night. According to the Horicon Fire Department, crews were called to 7063 East St. around 7:30 p.m. for a chimney fire.
Crews found heavy smoke coming from the attic and upstairs. They discovered the fire was coming from the floor on the second story of the home. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2019 6:49:09 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
A pickup truck fire in the Town of Burke caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage Thursday when flames reached nearby structures, the Sun Prairie Volunteer Fire Dept. said.
The truck was already fully engulfed in flames and heavy black smoke was pouring out when firefighters arrived in the 3000 block of Seminary Spring Road, the fire dept. - PUB DATE: 11/7/2019 2:29:58 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Fire destroyed a home on County Highway Z, just east of Aniwa in Shawano County.
Birnamwood Fire Chief Randy Berger told NewsChannel 7 the fire started around 1:30 Thursday afternoon. He said there were no injuries but an unknown number of pets may have died in the fire.
The home is a total loss. An excavator was called in to break down the home and help put out the flaming structure. - PUB DATE: 11/7/2019 1:49:51 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
After months of debate, the Port Washington Common Council on Tuesday agreed to seek proposals from architectural firms to design a new fire station and renovate the existing firehouse.
Aldermen voted 6-1, with Ald. Mike Gasper dissenting, to send out a request for proposals after Mayor Marty Becker, a former member of the Police and Fire Commission and a proponent of the new fire station, said he would not accept any more delays. - PUB DATE: 11/7/2019 1:41:59 AM - SOURCE: Ozaukee Press
A lack of fire hydrants made for an hourslong fire fight at a corn drying silo in Fitchburg Tuesday night, officials said.
Dane County dispatch said it received a report of a fire on Irish Lane at 9:45 p.m.
The Fitchburg Fire Department said the first arriving units, including a Fitchburg police officer, reported seeing smoke coming from the silo, indicating there was active fire, but flames were not visible outside of the silo. - PUB DATE: 11/6/2019 4:39:29 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
VIDEO: An explosion in the town of Westport drew first responders from multiple departments Wednesday morning.
Crews from Cross Plains, Middleton, Verona and Waunakee were sent to a home at 4723 Sumac Road around 8:30 a.m.
Dispatchers with Dane County said they received a call about windows being blown out of a garage. - PUB DATE: 11/6/2019 11:09:49 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
Firefighters on Wednesday morning, Nov. 6 responded to the scene of an apartment fire in South Milwaukee. It happened near Drexel Boulevard and Pennsylvania Avenue around 5:11 a.m.
Officials say the fire started inside an exterior wall — and moved up inside the rear wall space into the attic.
No additional details have been released — including the cause of the fire or if any injuries were sustained. - PUB DATE: 11/6/2019 6:21:25 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
Most of us have one—a “junk drawer” for all the miscellaneous items that do not belong anywhere else in our homes. One Wisconsin family’s junk drawer, however, turned out to be a fire hazard.
Last Friday, homeowners in Madison noticed smoke coming from a drawer in their kitchen, according to the Madison Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 11/6/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMSP-TV FOX 9 Minneapolis
First responders across the state are remembering a local firefighter who died over the weekend.
Brian Serdynski leaves behind a wife and three kids.
"He was one of the first ones to come down and be at the firehouse and one of the last ones to leave," said Assistant Fire Chief Ryan Johnson.
Johnson says Brian was with the Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department for 18 years. - PUB DATE: 11/5/2019 7:47:33 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
The students of the Union Grove High School chapter of the National Honor Society went into the community to raise $10,000 to help purchase protective gear for the Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department Tactical Response Team.
Each year, members of the Union Grove High School National Honor Society select group projects, in addition to individual service opportunities, that allow the members to positively impact their community. - PUB DATE: 11/5/2019 3:37:35 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
