Snowmobile safety was on the minds of a group of volunteers in Waushara County.
The Metz Ridge Runners snowmobile club held a snowmobile crash simulation to help firefighters, the sheriff’s office and EMTs practice on the trails which helps them respond quicker if a real emergency happens.
“You never know the situation that you’re going to be put in front of. - PUB DATE: 1/12/2020 1:38:37 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
A dryer fire broke out in the basement of the Outagamie County Administration Building on Walnut Street Saturday night.
The Appleton Fire Department said it happened around 8 p.m. and when crews arrived to the fire, they found the basement and first floor filled with smoke. Smoke was traveling through the building through the elevator shaft. - PUB DATE: 1/12/2020 12:37:51 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Ten people were displaced by a fire at an apartment building near 79th Street and Hampton Avenue Saturday, Jan. 11.
It happened just after 3 p.m.
Officials with the Milwaukee Fire Department said five adults and five children were displaced.
No one was hurt.
Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire fairly quickly, officials said. - PUB DATE: 1/11/2020 3:25:26 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
Nearly a year after the more than 130-car pileup on I-41 in Winnebago County, the incident and its response is being featured on a nationally broadcast television show. "Hearts of Heroes," hosted by meteorologist Ginger Zee, airs on WBAY at noon on Sunday. The episode showcases the stories of local first responders braving natural disasters while rescuing victims. - PUB DATE: 1/10/2020 4:35:27 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
An adult died in a house fire Thursday afternoon near Richards and Locust streets.
The Milwaukee Fire Department said light smoke was showing when firefighters arrived. When they entered the second floor they found a kitchen fire.
After searching the building, they found an adult deceased. That person has not been identified. - PUB DATE: 1/9/2020 2:40:58 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
A 73-year-old Mequon man is accused of arson at the Motel 6 located in Glendale.
The fire broke out in a maintenance closet on Dec. 17. Authorities believed the fire was intentionally started and took a suspect -- identified as the Motel 6 General Manager Edward Callison -- into custody. According to a criminal complaint, at 10:14 a. - PUB DATE: 1/9/2020 9:42:49 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
A garage is considered a total loss following a fire Wednesday night.
According to the Kaukauna Fire Department, crews responded to the fire on 811 DeLanglade Street at 9:11 p.m. Firefighters who reported to the scene say the detached garage was engulfed in flames. The roof had also collapsed into the garage before they arrived, but the property owners were able to remove a vehicle and tractor beforehand. - PUB DATE: 1/9/2020 3:59:13 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
The Town of Freedom will move forward with building a new Fire and EMS Department. The town clerk says 337 people voted in favor of building the new fire station, while 265 voted against it.
Votes were cast at a special town board meeting Wednesday night.
Before casting their vote, people had one last chance to view the plans for the $3. - PUB DATE: 1/8/2020 8:38:37 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
A torch that started an apartment fire caused $35,000 in damage Wednesday morning, officials said.
According to an incident report from the Madison Fire Department, firefighters were sent to the 500 block of Northport Drive at around 9:30 a.m. after reports of a structure fire.
Officials said maintenance workers were using a torch to work on bathroom plumbing and called 911 after seeing smoke within a wall. - PUB DATE: 1/8/2020 6:37:47 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
Republicans in the state Senate advanced a bill Wednesday to restrict the use of firefighting foam containing certain PFAS compounds but rejected a Democratic proposal to expand regulation of the synthetic chemicals that have been found in drinking water throughout the state.
The Senate’s GOP-led natural resources committee voted 3-2 along party lines to approve the bill, authored by Sen. - PUB DATE: 1/8/2020 1:03:01 PM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
Multiple crews with the Madison Fire Department are responding to a structure fire at 509 Northport Drive, according to Dane County Dispatch.
Officials said the call came in at 9:32 a.m. One medic was dispatched to the scene, but injuries are unknown. Two ladder units and three engines were also dispatched to the fire. - PUB DATE: 1/8/2020 8:44:48 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
Ten people in Janesville are now receiving assistance from the Red Cross after their duplex caught fire early Wednesday morning.
A passerby reported smoke was coming from a structure in the area of Harvard Drive and N. Crosby Avenue at 3:40 a.m., according to the Janesville Fire Department.
When firefighters arrived to the scene, a two-unit side-by-side duplex had smoke coming from the attic and residents were evacuating 2604 Harvard Dr. - PUB DATE: 1/8/2020 7:40:37 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
One person is dead after a fire broke out Tuesday in a residence attached to the Victoria Motel in Oak Creek.
According to Oak Creek Fire Chief Mike Kressuk, a call came in at 11:50 a.m. and responders encountered "light smoke conditions" at the motel. Crews entered a unit and found a small fire near a closet. - PUB DATE: 1/8/2020 3:09:51 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Superior Fire Department rung in 2020 with a new building, a new chief, a new fire truck and new technology that will take their work into the digital cloud.
It’s a young crew heading into the new year. Half the department has been there five years or less. Firefighters in their 20s outnumber firefighters in their 50s by 10-to-1. - PUB DATE: 1/8/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Superior Telegram
A leaking heating and cooling unit prompted authorities to evacuate Edgerton High School on Tuesday afternoon. Kindergarten students, who have been using the high school building were also evacuated.
At 1:20 p.m., the fire department was called to the school after a staff member smelled natural gas in the library, said Fire Division Chief Brandon Whitmore. - PUB DATE: 1/7/2020 2:29:48 PM - SOURCE: Janesville Gazette
VIDEO: As winter continues, the risk of an accident while out on the ice remains.
FOX 11's Maggie LaMere spends the morning with members of the De Pere City Fire Department and learns the practices they use to ensure safety while out on the ice! The department shares ice safety basics, steps used when making a rescue and a demonstration of a rescue using a portable rescue boat. - PUB DATE: 1/7/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fox 11 Online
Fire destroyed a home Saturday night just north of Algoma, but all its inhabitants managed to escape.
The house, on the 600 block of Lower Lasalle Road, off of Door County U, ignited just after the family went to bed, Southern Door Fire Department Chief Gary Vandertie said. Firefighters responded about 9:15 p. - PUB DATE: 1/6/2020 11:23:50 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
A woman sustained "significant injuries" after a house fire broke out in a Mount Pleasant home.
At 11:31 p.m. Sunday, the South Shore Fire Department was dispatched to 1119 N. Summerset Drive for a report of a possible structure fire, according to a South Shore Fire Department news release.
Mount Pleasant police officers arrived on scene and confirmed smoke was visible from a single family home. - PUB DATE: 1/6/2020 9:00:35 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
Authorities have identified the two snowmobile riders who died and a third who survived when their machines plunged into a lake in northern Wisconsin early Sunday morning.
Killed were David N. Erdman, 31, of Hubertus, and Kurtis W. Shernell, 27, of Hustisford, the Oneida County Sheriff's Office reported on Monday morning. - PUB DATE: 1/6/2020 7:42:12 AM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune
Nine people lost their home after a fire on the city’s east side early Monday morning.
Fire crews responded to the blaze after 1 a.m. in the 300 block of South Quincy Street and found smoke coming from a first-floor window of a two-story home, according to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department.
Officials said firefighters extinguished the blaze in less than 10 minutes. - PUB DATE: 1/6/2020 3:49:34 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
