A new training center in the Fox Valley will help future firefighters learn specialized skills. Fox Valley Technical College's Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Training Center opened Thursday.
It's the only training center of its kind in the Midwest.
It will have two complete airplane props, including a Boeing 777, designed to be used over and over for training. - PUB DATE: 10/17/2019 6:42:52 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
A bill to rename a post office in Sun Prairie in honor of fallen firefighter Capt. Cory Barr has passed the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Senate passed bipartisan legislation earlier this summer to make the change.
Barr died when a gas leak caused an explosion in downtown Sun Prairie in July 2018. - PUB DATE: 10/17/2019 8:05:36 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
A Shawano County home is destroyed following a fire Wednesday afternoon.
Fire crews say it happened at just before 3 p.m. on Oak Lane in the Town of Navarino. It took firefighters about an hour to fully extinguish the flames. However, the house was deemed a total loss. Nobody was home at the time of the fire. - PUB DATE: 10/17/2019 6:54:37 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
The Burlington Rescue Squad will dissolve at the end of the year due to difficulties keeping up with increased call volume and a decline in volunteerism, Mayor Jeannie Hefty has announced.
The dissolution will leave the City of Burlington Fire Department to pick up rescue services for city residents, and the Town of Burlington — at this point in time — without a clear rescue and EMS service provider after Dec. - PUB DATE: 10/17/2019 4:44:34 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
After more than 100 years, the Stone Bank Fire Department will close.
The fire chief says the move took them completely by surprise.
This comes after the Town of Merton Board decided not to renew its contract with the Stone Bank Fire Department for 2020.
"They're not eliminating them, they're just becoming a bigger group, incorporating into a bigger group," said chairman of the town of Merton board, Tim Klink. - PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 5:47:42 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
A family member of fallen Appleton Fire Department Driver-Engineer Mitch Lundgaard is working on a sculpture to honor Lundgaard, other Appleton Fire Department members killed in the line of duty, and firefighters in general.
“The Final Alarm” will take shape out of a block of limestone placed outside Appleton Fire Station One, 700 N. - PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 4:47:51 PM - SOURCE: NBC26
Governor Tony Evers has signed a bill into law that ensures continuing healthcare coverage for the families of fallen state and local law enforcement officers, firefighters, and EMS first responders.
Earlier this month, the State Assembly approved a bill requiring the state, municipalities, and universities to continue paying health insurance premiums for immediate survivors of those killed in the line of duty. - PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 1:46:39 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
An Edgerton family and its pets were able to safely escape a house fire.
The fire broke out around 10 p.m. Tuesday in the family's laundry room, according to Randall Pickering, the chief of the Edgerton Fire Protection District.
Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the laundry room, but other rooms experienced extensive smoke damage, Pickering said. - PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 7:46:15 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
VIDEO/PHOTOS: All lanes on northbound I-94 were temporarily closed at County G Wednesday morning, Oct. 16 due to a semi fire near Oakwood Road. Additionally, two lanes were closed on southbound I-94 at Oakwood Road. The southbound ramp to Ryan Road was also closed.
At 10:15 a.m., the interstate reopened at County Highway G in Racine County. - PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 6:42:04 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
In an emergency, a quicker response can save lives. Fox Crossing Fire Department will soon be ready to act immediately if something happens, specifically on the weekend.
"Our response time is quite a bit different than if someone were staffed here at the station ready to go when the call came in," Fox Crossing Fire Chief Brian Harbison said. - PUB DATE: 10/16/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fox 11 News
A New Auburn woman has been charged in Barron County court after her house was fully engulfed.
A criminal complaint shows 45-year-old Tonia Morrison has been charged with arson of a building.
Barron County Sheriff’s Department responded to a fire on Aug. 12 around 2:25 a.m. where they found smoke coming from the residence as they arrived. - PUB DATE: 10/14/2019 5:12:25 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News
Firefighters responded to a structure fire at a Madison assisted living facility Monday afternoon.
Dane County dispatch said nine units were sent to the Sebring Assisted Care Residence in the 7700 block of Brookline Drive at 3:07 p.m. after receiving a report of a fire alarm.
Madison Fire said the lower level was filled with smoke when they arrived, but the fire was put out at 3:21 p. - PUB DATE: 10/14/2019 4:46:42 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
A new scholarship is being offered at Fox Valley Technical College in honor of fallen Appleton firefighter Mitch Lundgaard.
As we reported last May, driver-engineer Lundgaard was fatally shot by a man who had a drug overdose on an out-of-town bus at the Valley Transit Center.
Lundgaard left behind a wife and three young sons. - PUB DATE: 10/14/2019 2:54:42 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
There’s something you don’t see every day: Police say a pick up truck launched into the air and landed on the roof of a house in Beloit on Saturday.
At approximately 4:26pm on October 12, 2019 the Town of Beloit Fire Department and Town of Beloit Police Department were dispatched to 2919 S Park Ave in the Town of Beloit for a car vs house. - PUB DATE: 10/14/2019 7:35:49 AM - SOURCE: WLAX & WEUX-TV Fox 25 & 48
New information about a boy who was struck and killed by a Sheboygan city garbage truck this week reveal previous tragedies in his family.
Roman Martin, 9, woke up late for school Wednesday. He grabbed his bike to ride the two miles to St. Paul's Lutheran School and was halfway there when he was hit. - PUB DATE: 10/12/2019 9:01:42 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
Two people died in a duplex fire Saturday morning near 14th Street and Capitol Drive.
Milwaukee police said a 52-year-old man and a 53-year-old woman were trapped in the building and were pronounced dead on the scene. Fire crews responded to an electrical call about 6:15 a.m., but noticed heavy smoke when they moved up to the second floor. - PUB DATE: 10/12/2019 7:35:56 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
Madison Fire has the first father-son active lieutenant duo in the department’s history. Friday afternoon, the department honored and promoted 41 people who served in various roles at the Monona Terrace.
Lt. Jered Tennant received a pin for his promotion. His father, Lt. Steve Tennant has been a firefighter since 1981 and a fire lieutenant, he says, for about 9 years. - PUB DATE: 10/11/2019 7:31:36 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Some students got a chance to check out a Milwaukee fire station Friday.
The firefighters at Station 6 on the east side hosted the winners of the department's Poster to Billboard contest. Students from various Milwaukee area schools created artwork depicting this year's theme -- "Not Every Hero Wears A Cape, Plan and Practice Your Escape!"
It was one of many events that took place during Fire Prevention Week. - PUB DATE: 10/11/2019 2:59:04 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Fire departments from four different counties battled a barn fire in Kiel Thursday night that also impacted a large machinery shed and two adjoining garages.
Kiel Fire Department said in a news release Friday morning that no one was hurt in the fire at 10106 Rabe Road and no animals were inside the structures, which were used for the storage of vehicles and machinery. - PUB DATE: 10/11/2019 8:15:31 AM - SOURCE: Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
The Wisconsin State Assembly recognized city of Fond du Lac Police Detective Camille Vandermolen and Knowles Fire Chief Bob Belling as First Responder of the Year in their respective districts Thursday.
The award is given to first responders who have gone beyond the call of duty to keep local communities safe, according to a news release from state. - PUB DATE: 10/11/2019 5:05:09 AM - SOURCE: Fond du Lac Reporter
