A statistic released by the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs says in 2017 more than 1.3 million fires killed 3,400 and hurt 14,000 more. According to the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin Charitable Foundation, fire departments in the U.S. respond to more than 1,000 home fires each day, about one every 86 seconds.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2019 5:47:47 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News

Firefighters with the Milwaukee Fire Department are investigating after a car crashes into a Goodwill Monday evening. Police say they responded to a crash at 3900 N Palmer Street around 5:15 p.m. A car slammed into the front entrance of the Goodwill, injuring the driver. The severity of the injury is not known at this time, but the driver declined medical attention.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2019 4:40:21 PM - SOURCE: Today's TMJ4

A car caught fire after a collision with a deer in Waupaca County Sunday night. This comes as the state reminds drivers to be alert for an increase in deer activity. The crash happened Sunday, Oct. 6., on Highway 22 south of Stratton Lake Rd in the Township of Dayton. The Waupaca County Sheriff's Office received a call at 8:47 p.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2019 12:48:32 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

City leaders and students met Monday at the Milwaukee Fire Department's Survive Alive House to kick off National Fire Prevention Week. Students from the Milwaukee Spanish Immersion School practiced an escape plan and learned about fire safety. At the Survive Alive House, students went through a simulated house fire and practiced how to get out safely.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2019 11:44:07 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

A fire destroys a pub in Tustin, in Waushara County, on the northwest corner of Lake Poygan. The pub is on the corner of County Highway H and Center Street. Fire crews were called about 10:20 Sunday night to the Pony Creek Pub. A Poy Sippi Fire Department deputy chief tells Action 2 News the building was already filled with fire when they arrived.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2019 5:56:39 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

A Sun Prairie volunteer firefighter is remembered at a national memorial service in Maryland. Thousands paid tribute to 119 firefighters killed in the line of duty. It was a solemn tribute to volunteer firefighter Cory Barr. Barr’s name is now etched on the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
- PUB DATE: 10/7/2019 5:51:47 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

The Appleton Fire Department says no one is hurt after an eight-unit apartment building caught fire Saturday afternoon. Officials say they were dispatched to the 2300 block of E. Peter Street in Appleton around 4:30 p.m. for the report of smoke detectors sounding in an apartment unit. Arriving crews say one apartment was full of smoke.
- PUB DATE: 10/5/2019 5:44:11 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

It started as a normal call last Friday for Dan Ravenhorst. "After I had started getting everything set up. Dan arrived on scene, so it was basically him and I for probably the first five minutes," said Township Fire Department Battalion Chief Randy Schenk. While responding to a mobile home fire in the town of Seymour, Ravenhorst did the same job he's done numerous times.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2019 7:32:58 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News

The Janesville Fire Department’s improved insurance rating could draw businesses to town and make residents feel safer, Fire Chief Ernie Rhodes said. The national Insurance Services Office last week bumped Janesville’s fire services rating from Class 3 to Class 2, which Rhodes said is a significant change.
- PUB DATE: 10/4/2019 2:07:41 AM - SOURCE: Janesville Gazette

This weekend, thousands will attend the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, Maryland to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Fallen Sun Prairie Fire Capt. Cory Barr will be one of the 119 recognized in a ceremony on Sunday. Capt. Barr’s widow, Abby Barr, their twin daughters, family, Sun Prairie Fire Chief Christopher Garrison and more will attend.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2019 4:46:35 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

The Marathon-Oneida County Sheriff Bomb Squad is on the scene at an apartment complex where firefighters put out a fire in a garage earlier Thursday morning. An Everest Metro police officer told the Wausau Daily Herald that he could not release any information about the incident, but added that the Wausau Police Department, which is investigating a shooting at Pine Grove Cemetery, will be releasing further information about the fire and response by the bomb squad.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2019 9:57:41 AM - SOURCE: Wausau Daily Herald

A car burst into flames outside a home in Little Chute Thursday morning. Fox Valley Metro Police say the vehicle was "fully engulfed in flames" when they arrived on scene. Little Chute firefighters put out the fire before it could spread to nearby homes or cars. Fox Valley Metro Police say no one was hurt.
- PUB DATE: 10/3/2019 7:37:29 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Timm Holt makes sure his house is safe and secure. "What I have in my home I have three floors and they all interact with each other," Holt said. But having working smoke and carbon monoxide alarms doesn't necessarily mean you're safe. Sites including Amazon have been selling these alarms not tested and certified by nationally recognized testing centers.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2019 5:01:44 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

On the heels of news surrounding staffing issues at the Menomonee Falls, Hales Corners and North Shore fire departments, another municipality is facing similar issues. The international Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) Local 4724 posted on Facebook on Sept. 28 alleging ongoing staffing problems at the town of Brookfield Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2019 2:25:58 PM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The Sun Prairie Fire Department has accepted a grant of about $470,000.00, which it will use to hire five additional firefighters next year. Sun Prairie Fire Chief Christopher Garrison shared the news with state leaders and other emergency responders on Wednesday. Gov. Tony Evers, Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary-Designee Dawn Crim, Sen.
- PUB DATE: 10/2/2019 1:35:31 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Firefighters responded to a gas leak in Belleville Tuesday night. According to Dane County dispatch, We Energies called at 10:04 p.m. to report a gas main break underground at the intersection of River Street and 3rd Avenue. Officials said an uprooted tree caused the leak as storms started to move through the area at around 9 p.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2019 9:44:00 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

Four people are displaced after a fire in Janesville. According to the Janesville Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched to a single-family home on the 200 block of Rutledge Avenue around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Initial dispatch information reported a clothes dryer on fire in the basement of the residence.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2019 8:11:06 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

After much talk, the Beaver Dam Fire Department is now officially moving forward with a study that will look at staffing needs and a possible second fire station on the north side. The city’s police and fire commission approved spending $9,500 to have a firm conduct the study, linking up with a study underway for Dodge County to look at its needs in an era of growing concern about the future of emergency services in the area.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2019 4:59:36 PM - SOURCE: Daily Citizen

A device found outside the Superior Fire Department's new headquarters has shut down Tower Avenue. Superior Fire Chief Scott Gordon confirmed the threat to the News Tribune, but said the department was safe inside its building at 3025 Tower Ave. Nearby Tower Avenue has been shut down out of precaution and the device and area have been "isolated," Gordon said.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Duluth News Tribune

Eight years ago, the Verona Joint Fire District had a part-time chief, four full-time firefighters and a 35-year-old fire station with no room to put up interns or volunteers overnight. If there was a call in the evening or on the weekends, people would drive to the station, wait for a four-person crew to arrive, get into their gear, then start heading to the incident, all of which could take 10 to 20 minutes.
- PUB DATE: 10/1/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: ConnectVerona.com