Embers that were leftover from a weekend controlled burn led to a grass fire Monday that burned several acres near Mount Horeb.
The fire was reported around 1 p.m. along County F in the Town of Blue Mounds.
Mount Horeb Fire Chief Jenny Minter says there was a controlled burn in this area on Sunday. - PUB DATE: 3/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
Sun Prairie Fire crews and EMS responded to a fire Saturday night.
According to a news release, a fire was reported in a home on the 700 block of Edgemore Drive near Effingham Way around 7:40 p.m.
Battalion Chief Christopher Reese says the first crews reported smoke on the 2nd floor, and confirmed no one was in the house. - PUB DATE: 3/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
At 8:58 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2024, the Iron Ridge Fire Department and First Responders and automatic mutual aid partners Hustisford and Neosho Fire Departments were paged for smoke coming out of a building at N5003 County Road WS at Mardi Gras Bar in Woodland, WI.
Iron Ridge Chief went enroute at 9:03 p. - PUB DATE: 3/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Washington County Insider
Dianne Lynne Post, 69, resident of Racine, passed away at her residence on Feb. 24, 2024, after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis.
She was born in Kenosha, on July 23, 1954, the daughter of Richard and Dolores (née Fryckman) Froemming. Diane was a graduate of Mary D. Bradford High School “Class of 1972. - PUB DATE: 3/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Racine County Eye
VIDEO/PHOTOS: It takes both physical fitness and skill to be a first responder, and a good one at that.
A firefighter paramedic in Wisconsin Rapids is excelling, not only on the job, but also in the world of power lifting.
Dylan West is now back in Wisconsin after competing in the World's Strongest Firefighter Contest. - PUB DATE: 3/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
With a new paid internship the Madison Fire Department is hoping to fuel the fire young people have for emergency response, while also diversifying their workforce.
The 40 hour-a-week paid internship is targeted at Madison College students getting their Associates Degree in Paramedicine or Fire Science. - PUB DATE: 3/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 3 Madison
Rains might not always be welcomed – especially when affecting weekend plans, but recent rains along with more in the forecast are having a big effect when it comes to wildfire danger.
This week began with all of southeastern Wisconsin at high risk for fire, but a round of thunderstorms on Monday evening took a big bite out of that risk. - PUB DATE: 3/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHBL-AM 1330/FM 101.5 Sheboygan
Fire officials are investigating after a former horse betting facility, which has been vacant for several years, caught on fire in Waukegan early Wednesday morning.
The Waukegan Fire Department responded at 4:44 a.m. Wednesday to 630 South Green Bay Road in Waukegan for a report of a structure fire. - PUB DATE: 3/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lake & McHenry County Scanner
VIDEO: A Fitchburg family is feeling unbelievably grateful after teens driving by their house helped them escape and prevented a fire from destroying their home on Friday.
19-year-old Oregon resident Mike Wells was driving to Farm and Fleet with two friends when they saw smoke at a home off of County Highway M in Fitchburg. - PUB DATE: 3/6/2024 4:20:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison
VIDEO: A winter without much snow is now putting the Wisconsin fire danger a lot higher than usual for this time of year.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources fire crews were busy in southern Waukesha County in burning dry brush at the end of February to prevent even bigger fires, fires that could get out of control. - PUB DATE: 3/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
VIDEO: As workforce struggles continue to plague Wisconsin, Gov. Tony Evers is making his rounds across the state to highlight needs in various career paths.
The Wausau Fire Department is proposing an apprenticeship program that will give people the opportunity to network with staff and see if it’s a career path they want to take. - PUB DATE: 3/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 7 Wausau
According to a study from the National Institutes of Health, nearly half of falls that happen in homes of people 65 and older are due to throw rugs.
To help prevent these types of falls, Gundersen Health System, the La Crosse Fire Department, and local coffee shops are teaming up to host the 'Mugs for Rugs' campaign. - PUB DATE: 3/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse
VIDEO: Nearly 50 years after the Rhinelander Fire Department moved into their current building, the cracks are starting to show. Coupled with sinking floors, and parts of the building that firefighters aren't able to access, and Chief Brian Tonnancour says you've got a recipe for disaster.
Tonnancour said, "We've had structural engineers come in, look at it, we've done a lot of testing. - PUB DATE: 3/5/2024 1:53:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
The Beaver Dam Fire Department is highlighting the promotion of one of their own. Firefighter Dave Schoenberger was promoted to the rank of lieutenant and began his new role on February 21st.
Schoenberger began his fire service career serving alongside his father as a paid-on-call firefighter with the Department in 1995. - PUB DATE: 3/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-FM 95.3 Beaver Dam
Madison firefighters were called to a McDonald's restaurant for a possible fire, but it was put out by a suppression system before they arrived.
Spokesperson Cynthia Schuster said firefighters were called to McDonald's at 6910 Odana Road.
Upon arrival, the crew noted no one evacuating and no signs of distress from outside. - PUB DATE: 3/4/2024 9:40:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
VIDEO: Madison Fire Department ambulances, community paramedics and the Community Alternative Response Emergency Services (CARES) team began to carry new medicine on Friday that helps individuals struggling with opioid addiction.
The medicine is called buprenorphine. MFD hopes carrying this will prevent opioid use and opioid-related deaths. - PUB DATE: 3/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison
The Beaver Dam Fire Department estimates about 30 to 50 gallons of chemical leaked from a delivery truck on Friday.
On Friday, March 1 at about 3:05 p.m., the Beaver Dam Fire Department was dispatched by the Dodge County Sheriff’s Office to the intersection of South Center Street and West Mill Street in the City of Beaver Dam. - PUB DATE: 3/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 7 Wausau
VIDEO: After 28 years of service, Assistant Chief of Operations Jeff Murphy is retiring.
Chief Murphy began his career in the fire industry volunteering at the age of 15. He was hooked and knew he had to do it full time.
He joined the La Crosse Fire Department in 1996 and worked his way up the ranks. - PUB DATE: 3/2/2024 5:35:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
VIDEO: At the Kenosha Fire Department, fire crews have been training on how to handle electric vehicle fires.
During traditional car fires powered by gasoline, fire crews would put out the fire with water quickly, usually within 2 to 3 minutes.
However, with an electric vehicles, fire crews must take a different approach because electric vehicle fires pose different safety risks compared to gas-powered vehicles. - PUB DATE: 3/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
PHOTOS: The Fond du Lac area has many landmarks of which to be proud, but how many have been lost to tragedy?
One of the city's most famous fires occurred in 1908, known as "the night the churches burned," although it had started in an old opera house.
The Crescent Opera House opened in 1887 on Second and Marr streets with Shakespeare’s classic, “As You Like It,” starring Helena Modjeska. - PUB DATE: 3/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Fond du Lac Reporter - Metered Site
