VIDEO: Milwaukee firefighters have been dispatched to a fire at Miller Compressing on the city’s south side. Black smoke could be seen billowing from the facility — via FOX6 News tower cameras. FOX6 News has a crew headed to the scene — and we will update this post when more information is available. - PUB DATE: 8/22/2019 3:13:57 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
A man fleeing police at high speed on city streets following an apparent domestic disturbance crashed into Beaver Dam Middle School, where his car caught fire Wednesday, police said. The 22-year-old driver, who was believed to be under the influence of alcohol, sustained non-life threatening injuries in the crash and was arrested for domestic disorderly conduct, fleeing an officer, drunken driving with a suspended driver's license and driving without insurance, according to a press release from the Beaver Dam Police Department. - PUB DATE: 8/22/2019 5:55:38 AM - SOURCE: Wisc News
On the morning of June 19, Kenneth Rogers, a 40-year-old truck driver from Milwaukee, was on his normal route headed south on Interstate 94 through Racine County. A truck driver for five years, Rogers loved his job and knew his route well, his sister Christina Rogers said. As Kenneth Rogers passed over Kraut Road/50th Road about a mile north of Highway 20, he began to make a lane change. - PUB DATE: 8/22/2019 4:52:19 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
VIDEO: The newest member of a fire department in Lincoln County trained for years to help the community but his experience doesn't include fighting fires. Instead, David Szeto's years as a pastor qualified him for the newly created role of chaplain with the Merrill Fire Department. "To have that privilege and the blessing to do that is just nerve wracking but on the other hand I'm very honored that they selected me to be the very first one," said Szeto. - PUB DATE: 8/21/2019 5:22:03 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau
PHOTO: Sometimes, a cow just needs to take a dip. Firefighters with the Ettrick Fire Department responded to an unusual rescue Tuesday. They were needed to help get a cow safely out of a pool. Thankfully, their hard work paid off and the cow was returned home safely. Ettrick is a village of around 500 people located in Trempealeau County. - PUB DATE: 8/21/2019 6:41:06 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
Firefighters battled a shed fire despite multiple explosions near Vesper in Wood County Tuesday night. First responders were dispatched around 11:20 p.m. to the structure fire at 4535 County C in the town of Sigel, according to the Vesper Fire Department. Firefighters arrived to find a shed on fire with many pieces of farming equipment and a large fuel tank inside. - PUB DATE: 8/21/2019 5:21:49 AM - SOURCE: Marshfield News-Herald
A couple of things stick out for Mazomanie Fire Chief Mark Geisler when he thinks back to Aug. 20, 2018. The station started empty with everyone out for sandbagging operations. It was quickly filled with evacuees from about 100 homes, along with volunteers who wanted to help. “A lot of people you know on a first name basis, so to see those people with all of their belongings scattered across their front yard and trying to air-dry or salvage what they can, just the loss and devastation was pretty hard to see," Geisler said. - PUB DATE: 8/20/2019 9:00:00 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
VIDEO: Jim Olson moved into his home on Hudson Street in 1965. In the 54 years since, he’s seen a lot of flooding in his backyard. That will happen when the property borders moving water. “It was just getting better until last year,” Olson said. “Then, everything went wrong then.” When it started raining, Olson and some others posted up in his garage to watch the storm roll in. - PUB DATE: 8/20/2019 7:47:02 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
A couple gunshots rang through Prairie View Elementary School on Tuesday and soon after emergency workers dragged a limp body through the cafeteria. The body belonged to a volunteer actor and the guns used blanks as Beaver Dam police and fire personnel staged an active shooter training at the school. - PUB DATE: 8/20/2019 3:47:29 PM - SOURCE: wisc news
Madison firefighters say an 8-year-old girl called 911 Monday night after her uncle became unresponsive behind the wheel. The car was headed westbound on the Interstate near the Beltline, according to Cynthia Schuster, a spokesperson for the Madison Fire Department. The little girl called 911 after her uncle swiped a guardrail and came to a stop on an off-ramp. - PUB DATE: 8/20/2019 11:40:36 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
Lee Douglas has built a career as a firefighter and emergency service worker, joining the Chippewa Falls Fire Department a year after graduating from high school. He’s been promoted through the ranks, and now he’s eager for his biggest challenge yet — being the department’s fire chief. “I’m excited. We’ve got a lot of good things going on in our department,” he said. - PUB DATE: 8/20/2019 6:54:26 AM - SOURCE: Chippewa Herald
A town of Oconomowoc family is safe, thanks to a passerby who spotted a fire before the family was aware of it. The passerby's report also greatly limited the amount of damage at the home, according to Western Lakes Fire District Chief Brad Bowen. "We found smoke and flames coming from the rear of the house," Bowen said. - PUB DATE: 8/20/2019 4:20:29 AM - SOURCE: Lake Country News
Officials responded to Viroqua Municipal Airport Monday after a phone call indicated an airplane crash that officials later found to be fatal.
The name of aircraft operator is not being released at this time.
According to the Sheriff’s office, emergency crews located a downed aircraft in the field off of Miller Road in the town of Jefferson around 6:30 p. - PUB DATE: 8/19/2019 10:58:42 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News
VIDEO: They are the ones who answer the call in the middle of the night, putting their lives on the line to help the community at a moment’s notice. However, since 2015, there's been a 16 percent drop in volunteer first responders nationwide, according to the National Fire Protection Association. In Kewaunee County, local leaders are set to vote Tuesday to support a state bill that would give volunteer first responders some money back. - PUB DATE: 8/19/2019 8:55:26 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
Police say a Milwaukee man is facing charges after allegedly stabbing a taxi driver in the neck, stealing his car and setting it on fire. Scott Perez, 34, is charged with attempted first degree intentional homicide, armed robbery, and arson of property. According to a criminal complaint, the victim was driving a private taxi on August 9 when he received a phone call from a man later identified as Perez, who claimed that his friend had recommended the driver's taxi service. - PUB DATE: 8/19/2019 6:38:38 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Over a dozen fire departments from Wisconsin and Illinois helped battle a garage fire Saturday evening in the 7400 block of County Road P in Turtle Township, according to the Turtle Fire Department. The garage was fully engulfed in flames when fire crews arrived. Additional units from Town of Beloit, City of Beloit, Edgerton, Harlem-Roscoe, Juda and Stoughton EMS responded, but due to the "demanding" fire suppression effort, the mutual aid also was requested from Delavan, Footville, Janesville, Milton, North Boone, Orfordville, Rockton, Shirland and South Beloit, according to a Turtle Fire Department news release. - PUB DATE: 8/19/2019 7:51:38 AM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News
Wind gusts accompanying a blustery thunderstorm blew through the Kenosha area early Sunday morning, leaving authorities and residents picking up the pieces. A number trees were felled by micro-bursts of high winds as the storm front blew past, including some blocking intersections and others on porches or homes in the Kenosha community. - PUB DATE: 8/19/2019 1:43:54 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
PHOTO: A portable fire pit led to a house fire in Madison on Sunday morning. The Madison Fire Department said dispatchers received a call at 8:23 a.m. for reports of a structure fire at 625 Emerson St. near John Nolen Drive. Firefighters arrived about two minutes later. Firefighters said the family left their portable fire pit on overnight in the back deck outside. - PUB DATE: 8/18/2019 1:35:51 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
A teen male was killed when a tree fell on him in Prairie Lake Township, according to Barron County Sheriff Chris Fitzgerald. A 911 call around 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16, said a male was injured in the 600 block of 19th Street. Chetek Ambulance Service, Chetek Fire Department, Chetek First Responders and Barron County sheriff's deputies responded to the scene. - PUB DATE: 8/18/2019 1:03:45 PM - SOURCE: Chetek Alert
The start of school is just around the corner. But before class is back in session at Fox Valley Technical College, teachers took some time to study up Thursday.
"One of the experiences that we're doing is wildlife habitat management utilizing fire," said Wildland Fire Instructor Jon Kellermann.
Teachers from different departments were able to watch controlled burns up close, and even got some hands-on experience starting and managing the burns. - PUB DATE: 8/15/2019 3:45:08 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
