A program bringing together fire departments, high schools, and Madison College is working to target future firefighters, as departments across the country face challenges in recruiting and retaining volunteer firefighters.
The program, called Start College Now, brings together area high schools and fire departments with Madison College to provide training using firefighting equipment to certify students in firefighting, as well as get them college credits. - PUB DATE: 9/30/2019 5:36:31 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Several people are without a home after a fire at a local apartment complex, according to firefighters, 12 units are damaged.
A building at the Northern Meadows apartment complex in Menomonie went up in flames Sunday afternoon.
Firefighters say no one was hurt and Menomonie Fire Chief, Jack Baus, credits a bystander with helping to get everyone out safely. - PUB DATE: 9/30/2019 5:00:55 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News
A barn on the Biadasz family farm in the Town of Buena Vista is a total loss after hay caught fire and spread through the building Monday morning.
Firefighters from nine fire departments responded to the fire off County Road EE, just south of County Road D in Portage County.
"We're all working together and it takes us all to work on a big fire like this, especially with the hot conditions," Village of Plover Fire Chief Mark Deaver said. - PUB DATE: 9/30/2019 1:42:54 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
The fire at Uncle Mike’s Bake Shoppe in De Pere residents called in Friday night, turned out to be a false alarm.
The bakery posted on their Facebook saying there was no damage to the building and no one was inside. An owner from the bakery also posted a video explaining how an overheated dishwasher caused the commotion. - PUB DATE: 9/28/2019 6:43:49 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
One local fire department opened their station doors to the community on Sunday.
The De Pere Fire Department held their annual Open House at Fire Station #1 located at 400 Lewis St. from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
Visitors were able to come hang out with Sparky the dog. In addition, children of all ages were able to explore the “Safety Town” interactive trailer in conjunction with the the station’s health department. - PUB DATE: 9/28/2019 4:38:29 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
Donna Opperman is delivering homemade hearts and stars to police, fire and EMS departments across Wisconsin to show appreciation for first responders.
"To honor 9/11 and 911. We will never forget. These are not very pretty stars or hearts. A little frayed around the edges, like the USA right now. Like the USA we will bend a little, but we will not break," Opperman wrote in a letter she delivers with the gifts. - PUB DATE: 9/27/2019 9:00:53 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
Medical students got out of the clinic and got a taste of what it's like to be a first responder. Second year medical students at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Green Bay Campus, learned how firefighters and paramedics treat patients in the field before they get to the hospital.
Members of the De Pere and Howard fire departments showed the students how to rescue a patient from a burning building and how to free someone stuck inside a car. - PUB DATE: 9/27/2019 7:37:27 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Tichigan Volunteer Fire Co. officials said Tuesday that the company is ready to take on the challenge of picking up coverage of the entire Town of Waterford when the current fire and emergency medical services contract between the town and Village of Waterford expires at the end of this year.
In a more than hour-long interview with The Journal Times, Assistant Fire Chief Bill Miller and EMS Lt. - PUB DATE: 9/27/2019 4:49:52 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
The Milton Fire Department has never had full-time employees, but that would change if the budget recommended by the joint fire commission is approved.
The proposed 2020 budget for the fire department operated by the city of Milton and town of Milton includes wages and benefits for three full-time paramedics and the option of retirement benefits for eligible employees. - PUB DATE: 9/27/2019 3:00:59 AM - SOURCE: Janesville Gazette
For Adam Blaskowski of the Wheaton Fire Department, Tuesday night was a long one.
He got the tornado warning alert on his phone, posted to the fire department's Facebook page, and then quickly took his dogs and went into his basement.
"I have a storm shelter in my basement closed that up and no later than closing the doors on that I heard the loudest banging, thumping, popping, you name it. - PUB DATE: 9/26/2019 8:33:50 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News
Two people were injured from a garage fire Thursday evening, according to Green Bay Metro Fire Department.
Firefighters responded to report of smoke and fire in a garage on Green Bay's west side at around 6:17 p.m. Thursday on Nelson Street. The crews quickly extinguished the fire in under 5 minutes. - PUB DATE: 9/26/2019 7:44:53 PM - SOURCE: NBC 26 Green Bay
An Armenia firefighter and first responder volunteer is on life support as a result of severe injuries sustained in a Wood County ATV crash.
Josh Doherty, 27, of Nekoosa was ejected from his ATV in a crash Sept. 22. Doherty, an organ donor, will remain on life support while waiting for the recipients of his organs to be ready. - PUB DATE: 9/26/2019 5:50:20 PM - SOURCE: Juneau County Star-TImes
A driver crashed a car into a senior apartment complex in Kaukauna Thursday morning, At about 6:05 a.m., police and firefighters were called to a crash at Canal Place Senior Apartments, 137 E Wisconsin Av.
Emergency responders found the car well inside the apartment unit and the driver trapped.
"When we arrived on scene we noticed that a Ford Taurus had driven about 20 feet inside an apartment building and the patient was still trapped and injured in the car. - PUB DATE: 9/26/2019 1:15:35 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
Waukesha police have confirmed one person has died following a house fire.
Firefighters were called to the home located at 619 S. University Drive around 5:05 Thursday a.m.
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The fire is believed to have started in a back bedroom.
The medical examiner and police are still on the scene. - PUB DATE: 9/26/2019 7:41:19 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
A De Pere couple escapes a house fire early Thursday morning. De Pere Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Eric Johnson spoke with Action 2 News on the scene.
He says neighbors spotted the fire at the house on the corner Talbot Avenue and Ridgeway Boulevard just before 1:00 a.m.
The neighbors pounding on the door and the home's ringing smoke detectors alerted the couple in the home and they got out safely before fire crews arrived. - PUB DATE: 9/26/2019 5:54:44 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
After fighting the massive fire on Broadway April 24, the De Pere Fire Chief is looking to install a firefighting tool which rural communities have been using for years.
Fire Chief Matzke says firefighters lost control of the blaze until rural fire crews assisting in the effort started drawing water from the Fox River for much need ammunition
“We pumped over 8,000 gallons a minute out of the river that night,” Fire Chief Matzke told Local 5. - PUB DATE: 9/25/2019 3:50:19 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
A person is accused of attacking a firefighter Wednesday morning, according to a media release from Green Bay Metro Fire Department.
At around 10:40 a.m., the release said a Green Bay Metro Fire Department Lieutenant saw a person walking in the intersection of Broadway and Dousman streets. Out of concern for his safety, the Lieutenant approached the person and tried to convince him to move to the sidewalk. - PUB DATE: 9/25/2019 12:45:22 PM - SOURCE: NBC 26 Green Bay
Authorities say a fire that killed three residents of a Wisconsin group home was likely accidental and caused by smoking materials that were improperly discarded.
The Fond du Lac Fire Department released the preliminary findings of its fire investigation on Tuesday. Three people died in last Thursday's fire at a home for intellectually disabled people in the eastern Wisconsin city of Fond du Lac. - PUB DATE: 9/24/2019 5:49:47 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Madison firefighters at Station 5 were paid a special visit by a furry friend named Buddy, who is training as a service dog to help children in need.
The Madison Fire Department posted to Twitter saying that “it was time for him to learn what a firefighter looks like in gear.” Buddy is being trained through a program called Dogs In Vests. - PUB DATE: 9/24/2019 5:43:42 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Investigators have not determined what caused the fire that destroyed a storage shed in the Town of Hewitt in Marathon County early Tuesday morning.
Firefighters were paged to Pine Haven Road, east of County Highway J, just after 5 a.m.
Hewitt Fire Chief Robin Siikarla tells NewsChannel 7 the shed was used to store hay bales and machinery. - PUB DATE: 9/24/2019 11:48:25 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
