Firefighters with muscles, and puppies, in a calendar.
This is how Milwaukee Fire Department members are raising tens of thousands of dollars to help firefighters during times of need.
Two years ago Ignite the Spirit-Milwaukee launched as a nonprofit organization that supports firefighters when they can't be at work for family or personal health reasons. - PUB DATE: 10/30/2019 4:57:45 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Firefighters from seven central Wisconsin municipalities got the chance this week to practice rescuing people in a real-life agricultural setting and not just with a simulator.
The Pittsville Fire Department regularly uses a simulator to train firefighters on how to rescue someone caught in a grain bin. - PUB DATE: 10/29/2019 5:56:57 PM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Farmer
A man is facing criminal charges, accused of taking a fire chief's all-terrain vehicle during a festival in Big Bend.
Surveillance images show the fire department's six-wheel ATV just outside the station in July during the Big Bend Rumble by the River. The chief was using it to deliver water and snacks to police and firefighters. - PUB DATE: 10/29/2019 3:38:16 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
Kent Gilles has been responding to 911 calls in one fashion or another for more than three decades.
Wisconsin State Assembly recently awarded the lifelong Plum City resident with the 93rd Assembly District First Responder Award. The Wisconsin Assembly honors first responders from each district.
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Officers with the Madison Police Department are investigating a house fire Monday night as a possible arson.
Officers were sent to a home along the 100 block of North First Street around 8:30 p.m., according to Sgt. Benjamin Schwarz with MPD.
No one was hurt in the fire, Schwarz said.
If anyone has information about the fire call the Madison Police Department or Madison Area Crime Stoppers at 608-266-6014. - PUB DATE: 10/29/2019 7:57:59 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
A fire that the Black River Falls Fire Department believes is "suspicious in nature" likely destroyed a garage Monday in Jackson County.
The fire, reported shortly before noon, occurred in an unattached garage at N9193 Wren Lane in the town of Adams. Upon arrival, firefighters from the Black River Falls and Hatfield fire departments saw flames and found heavy smoke coming from the 40-by-40-foot building. - PUB DATE: 10/28/2019 5:09:48 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
A Janesville home damaged by fire months ago caught on fire again early Sunday morning.
The home is located at 121 South Academy Drive, according to a release by the Janesville Fire Department.
Firefighters arrived at the home around 3:15 a.m. Sunday, to see flames coming from a boarded-up house.
The owner of the property told firefighters the home had been unoccupied since a fire back in April. - PUB DATE: 10/28/2019 6:48:38 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
Madison Fire Chief Steve Davis confirmed two firefighters suffered minor injuries in two fires on the east side of Madison on Saturday night.
Officials received a call around 7:30 p.m. for a report of a building on fire on the corner of Mifflin Street and Few Street. When the first engine company arrived, Davis said there were fires on both Mifflin and Few, that he said started on Mifflin Street. - PUB DATE: 10/27/2019 3:37:19 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office says a garage fire left the total loss of a house and two vehicles, along with leaving one person injured Sunday morning.
Fire crews say around 10:30 a.m., they responded to the report of a fire at a residence located at W726 Birchwood Dr. in the Town of Osceola. - PUB DATE: 10/27/2019 1:58:21 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
An Oshkosh firefighter was injured while extinguishing a fire Saturday afternoon.
Firefighters say around 4:38 p.m., they responded to the report of a house on fire at 143 Arthur Ave. in Oshkosh.
The Oshkosh Fire Department said the firefighter suffered minor injuries, but will be okay.
No other injuries were reported. - PUB DATE: 10/26/2019 7:43:14 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
At the Village of Bellevue’s Village Board meeting this week a unanimous vote was made for a major change, at the Village of Bellevue’s Fire and Rescue Department.
The board approved a three-year contract with Bellevue firefighters to staff the department at all times with personnel. The Fire Chief, Jack Mlnarik says the move will significantly cut response times for firefighters arriving to emergencies. - PUB DATE: 10/25/2019 4:37:43 PM - SOURCE: NBC 26 Green Bay
According to Fond du Lac Fire Rescue, the September 19 deadly fire was accidental. Preliminary findings of the investigation show the fire was consistent with, ‘improperly discarded smoking materials’. The home has been turned over to the property owner and their insurance carrier. Authorities have identified the three people that died in the fire: Taylor J. - PUB DATE: 10/25/2019 6:05:43 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
Firefighters extinguished a house fire Wednesday night in Wood County. Fire crews responded to the blaze around 8:40 p.m. on Park Lane in the village of Arpin, according to Arpin Volunteer Fire and Rescue. Officials said there was smoke showing when firefighters arrived, and the kitchen was fully engulfed in flames. - PUB DATE: 10/25/2019 3:51:46 AM - SOURCE: Wausau Daily Herald
An alarming reminder from the Oshkosh Fire Department to make sure you have enough smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in your home -- and if you do, make sure they're working. Oshkosh firefighters went into south-side neighborhoods on their "Detector Trek" over 3 days earlier this month. They installed 130 new smoke detectors and replaced 35 batteries in existing detectors. - PUB DATE: 10/24/2019 9:49:18 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
PHOTO: There is now a $5,000 reward for information in an arson at a Madison baseball stadium last week. Firefighters were called out to the Madison Mallards stadium. They arrived to find the gift shop at the stadium on fire. The building suffered significant damage, including a collapsed roof. No one was injured in the fire. - PUB DATE: 10/24/2019 7:39:36 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Nobody was injured when a fire destroyed a home Wednesday night. The Marshall Assistant Fire Chief says nobody was home when the fire started. It’s still under investigation. Firefighters are battling a fire at a mobile home in Marshall. The home is on the 100 Block of Blue Spruce Lane. The call came in to Dane County 911 dispatchers just after 9:00 p. - PUB DATE: 10/24/2019 2:56:29 AM - SOURCE: WIBA-AM 1310 News Talk
A small grease fire at Smith Bros. Coffee House Monday morning left two downtown businesses closed early this week. Duluth Trading Co. sustained some water damage but was expected to reopen Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 23, or early Thursday, Oct. 24, Assistant Manager Bill Connolly said. “We’re good to go,” he said Tuesday afternoon. - PUB DATE: 10/24/2019 2:26:17 AM - SOURCE: Ozaukee Press
PHOTO: First responders were able to pull two people out of an SUV after the vehicle rolled over in Mount Pleasant. Police and firefighters were dispatched to the intersection of State Highway 31 and Timber Drive at around 5:15 p.m. Wednesday. Authorities found a Ford Escape rolled onto its passenger side after colliding with another vehicle. - PUB DATE: 10/23/2019 7:41:59 PM - SOURCE: Today's TMJ4
“Ever since I was adopted, the first toy we actually got taught us how to walk, and it was a firetruck,” said Elijah Iselin. Elijah, now 18 years old, knew as a young child that being a first responder was what he wanted to do with his life. It's a career path he's on with his twin brother, Eli. Both are now probationary firefighters with the Sun Prairie Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 10/23/2019 7:48:53 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
No one was injured, but Gehl Foods in Germantown was evacuated during an electrical box fire on Oct. 18. The Germantown Fire Department responded to a call at Gehl, at Fond du Lac and Church avenues, at about 4:50 a.m. While firefighters were still en route, dispatch notified them that the fire was out. - PUB DATE: 10/23/2019 5:59:34 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
