A two-alarm fire caused heavy damage to the Historic Hartland Inn on Saturday evening.
Crews were called to the restaurant, located at 110 Cottonwood Ave, around 10:30 p.m.
Upon arrival, fire crews saw smoke and flames showing from the northeast corner of the building.
Incident Command activated the MABAS system to the second-alarm level. - PUB DATE: 7/1/2019 10:56:55 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Extra firefighters were needed to help with a duplex fire Saturday in Janesville because of this weekend’s heat and humidity.
The duplex was located in the 300 block of North Chatham Street, said Janesville Fire Department Battalion Chief Ron Bomkamp.
Firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from the roof of the building. - PUB DATE: 7/1/2019 7:44:26 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
The Greenwood Fire Department responded to two reports of lightning striking structures over the weekend.
WEAU-TV reports a house was struck by lightning around 8:45 a.m. Sunday. There was minimal damage to the home.
A second call resulted in a barn being destroyed. The barn fire was reported around 11 a. - PUB DATE: 7/1/2019 5:59:13 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
History was erased after a fire gutted the decades-old Hartland Inn Saturday night, June 29.
It was just about closing time Saturday night at Beer Snobs' when owner, Steve Berger, started to see a swarm of fire trucks from the window.
"We looked over at the Hartland Inn and saw smoke. When that happened, our hearts all dropped here," said Steve Berger, Beer Snobs owner. - PUB DATE: 6/30/2019 12:04:26 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
Local firefighters and law enforcement officials rode their motorcycles across Southern Wisconsin Saturday to honor one of their own.
The second annual Richard Garner Memorial Ride kicked off in Madison on Saturday morning. The ride honors Madison firefighter Richard Garner, who passed away in April 2018 when he collapsed after finishing a shift. - PUB DATE: 6/29/2019 6:06:11 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Prying off a car door to save a car accident victim. Crawling to put out a fire in a room full of smoke. Rappelling down a 40-foot building.
These are just a few things that members of Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue train for in their day-to-day work.On Thursday, however, this reporter — along with a group of journalists — got to try her hand at being firefighters through simulated versions of these incidents. - PUB DATE: 6/28/2019 6:09:31 AM - SOURCE: Fond du Lac Reporter
The Coon Valley Fire Department responded to a house fire on Mathison Lane, Thursday afternoon.
When the department arrived the house was fully engulfed in flames, and the roof had already caved in.
The residents of the house were not home at the time, but multiple pets were inside. It is not clear if they're still alive, but they are presumed to be dead. - PUB DATE: 6/27/2019 9:28:44 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
One person is dead after a structure fire in Stevens Point Wednesday evening, according to the Stevens Point Police Department's assistant chief Tom Zenner.
Stevens Point Fire Department received the call about the fire on Sixth Avenue at 6:47 Wednesday evening. Plover Fire, Town of Hull Fire and the Stevens Point Police Department also assisted at the scene. - PUB DATE: 6/27/2019 6:44:57 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
The town of Pickerel is coming together after a devastating house fire claimed the lives of six community members including four children on Tuesday. Neighbors in the community tell NewsChannel 7 the victims were well-known residents in the area.
“It’s a really sad day for everyone in the community,” stated Gerri Adams, who lives in the neighborhood where the fire happened. - PUB DATE: 6/27/2019 6:44:48 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
VIDEO: When an emergency occurs, the public has little concern for whether the responders are employed by their municipality – they simply want help as soon as they can get it. Unfortunately, in the case of fire and emergency medical services in Milwaukee County, municipal boundaries used to get in the way of getting the closest most appropriate responder to a fire/rescue emergency. - PUB DATE: 6/27/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Policy Forum
A national organization says it will pay off the home mortgage of the family of Appleton firefighter Mitch Lundgaard.
Lundgaard was killed in a shooting last month at the transit center in downtown Appleton.
The Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation is paying off the Lundgaard family's mortgage. - PUB DATE: 6/26/2019 5:37:59 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
When 9-year old aspiring wildlife animal rescuer Zoe Adkins saw a bunch of ducklings and their mother squawking, squeaking and clearly in distress across from Sussex's Madeline Park, she said, “Mom, we have to stop.”
As Zoe and her mother, Kristina, watched, they saw one duckling fall through a storm sewer grate and pulled over to help. - PUB DATE: 6/26/2019 8:57:28 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A rolling exhibit highlighting the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center will visit Waupun June 29 and 30, as part of Celebrate Waupun.
The 911 Never Forget Mobile Exhibit is a tribute to the New York and New Jersey firefighters, police officers and port authority officers who lost their lives during the initial response when the towers fell. - PUB DATE: 6/26/2019 8:16:16 AM - SOURCE: Fond du Lac Reporter
Firefighters believe an improperly discarded cigarette likely caused an apartment fire on Madison's east side, according to a release by the city's fire department.
The third-story apartment is located along the 3300 block of Packers Avenue. On Tuesday evening, a neighbor called 911 after noticing a small fire on the deck of the apartment, said Cynthia Schuster a public information officer with the fire department. - PUB DATE: 6/26/2019 7:58:43 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
Six people are dead, including four children, in a house fire on County Highway DD in Pickerel.
A 34-year-old woman, a 32-year-old man, a 10-month-old girl, a 1 1/2-year-old girl, a 3-year-old boy and a 7-year-old boy.
Eight people were in the house when the fire started early Tuesday morning. Two people escaped. - PUB DATE: 6/25/2019 2:44:11 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Madison fire investigators are trying to determine if an electrical problem caused $75,000 worth of damage to a railroad car.
According to a release by the Madison Fire Department, firefighters noted heavy black smoke coming from the end of a passenger train car as they responded to the rail yard on Johnson Street Monday afternoon. - PUB DATE: 6/25/2019 11:47:26 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
First responders in Darlington responded to a fire on Sunday night and ended up saving the life of a pet guinea pig.
The Darlington Fire Department shared a photo on Facebook of firefighter Ben Conway bringing Gus the guinea pig out of the fire.
The fire broke out at a family’s home in the small unincorporated community of Calamine in Lafayette County. - PUB DATE: 6/24/2019 12:48:25 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News
Longtime Beloit Fire Chief Brad Liggett is moving on, and has accepted the chief's position at the Freeport Fire Department.
Liggett has served as Beloit Fire Department chief for 16 years, and has worked over 30 years with the department.
The career firefighter said his reason for leaving Beloit was to be closer to family. - PUB DATE: 6/24/2019 10:51:39 AM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News
A local sushi restaurant is assessing damages after a kitchen fire, which started around 8:50 p.m. Sunday.
Soon’s Sushi Cafe, 2100 54th St., will remain closed until further notice, according to a message posted on its Facebook page.
Kenosha Fire Department said smoke and flames were visible when the first of nine units arrived on the scene. - PUB DATE: 6/24/2019 8:26:06 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
Three people were displaced from their home Sunday night after discovering a small fire coming out of the wall.
On Sunday, June 23 around 6:39 p.m., Green Bay Metro Fire Department responded to a report of fire coming from the wall of a residence at 2315 Basten St. in Green Bay.
Firefighters say they arrived at the residence to find a smoldering fire in the front of the wall of a duplex at that address. - PUB DATE: 6/24/2019 2:48:42 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
