The Shelby Fire Department held a waffle breakfast with a firefighter challenge at their station on Sunday.
Guest could take their food outside and watch firefighters compete to hook up hoses, carry a ladder, use a sledge hammer and tie a clove-hitch knot the fastest.
Shelby's assistant chief, Tony Holinka, said firefighting takes more than fitness. - PUB DATE: 9/8/2019 6:21:01 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
No one was injured after a fire at a single family home on St. George St.
Green Bay Metro Fire Department responded to the fire around 1:53 p.m. Sunday and found a fire in the back of a home and in the attic.
The fire was knocked down within five minutes and no one was inside the home at the time.
Two adults and two children were displaced from the home and estimated damage is worth $50,000. - PUB DATE: 9/8/2019 2:39:47 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
For seven years running firefighters and their families, from across the nation, have been visiting Lambeau Field to honor their brothers and sisters who lost their lives on 9/11.
On 09/11/01 343 firefighters lost their lives trying to save others before the twin towers fell. Today at Lambeau Field folks from across the country, tried to honor their sacrifice. - PUB DATE: 9/7/2019 4:42:45 PM - SOURCE: NBC26
For 25 years, when Fire Chief Jerry Minor needed a place for firefighters and emergency medical service workers to train, one person's name always came to his mind first.
Peter Petersen wasn't a firefighter or a paramedic, but the man who grew up on a farm on Wood County A and State 73 played an important role for the Pittsville Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 9/6/2019 8:43:11 PM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Farmer
Firefighters with Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue took time on their days off to create a piece in remembrance of 9/11.
The piece, coming in at 10 feet by 5 feet, replaces a 17-year-old display that hung in the stairwell of Station 32. “The display was given to us after 9/11. It had pictures of the event and the saying ‘never forget’,” says Firefighter Scott Harding. - PUB DATE: 9/6/2019 4:57:02 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
An overnight fire at a manufacturing building has caused an estimated $100,000 in damages.
The Kaukauna Fire Department responded to a report of a fire at Roloff Manufacturing on 400 Gertrude Street at 12:36 a.m. Friday morning. The witness who called in the fire could reportedly see flames through the facility’s windows. - PUB DATE: 9/6/2019 5:43:56 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
The Town of Wheaton in Chippewa County held a public hearing Thursday, Sept. 5 to discuss potentially leaving the Chippewa Fire District.
The fire district currently serves four towns and the Village of Lake Hallie.
Last year, the Town of Wheaton paid just more than $200,000 to be a part of the Chippewa Fire District. - PUB DATE: 9/5/2019 8:21:20 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News
Milwaukee Firefighters were called to 1 Stop Tire and Battery near N. Sherman Blvd. and W. Capitol Dr. at 2:30 a.m. Thursday morning for reports of fire in a flatbed truck next to the business.
According to Milwaukee Fire, crews responded with four engines and two trucks, and battled the fire inside the truck for just under an hour before the it was contained
The business next to the truck did not sustain any damage. - PUB DATE: 9/5/2019 6:15:12 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
A series of public information meetings to get feedback on revised plans for a new firehouse in Wheatland continue today.
“The goal is to get accurate information out there to the public and get their feedback,” Fire Chief Lou Denko said. “There is still a rumor out there that this is a $5.5 million project. - PUB DATE: 9/5/2019 4:28:56 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
Firefighters in La Crosse continued a long-standing tradition on Wednesday, helping raise money for those with Muscular Dystrophy in Southern Wisconsin.
For over 10 years, members of the La Crosse Area Professional Firefighters Local 127 Fire Department have teamed up with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to hold boots in their hands and collect spare change. - PUB DATE: 9/4/2019 8:14:41 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
In his 30 years as Fall River fire chief – including 47 total on staff – Gene Adam has seen ups and downs when it comes to staffing.
As a small town, volunteer-based organization, the Fall River Fire Department has never had an over-abundance of personnel, but in recent years, numbers have been especially low. - PUB DATE: 9/4/2019 2:08:41 PM - SOURCE: Columbus Journal
The Suring Village Board has appointed Mark Zahn as chief of the Suring Volunteer Fire Department.
Zahn had been a captain prior to his appointment. He followed in his father’s footsteps by joining the fire department in January 1980.
A lifelong resident of the community and graduate of Suring High School, Zahn succeeds David “Chummy” Wagner, who retired from the department this spring. - PUB DATE: 9/3/2019 11:26:19 PM - SOURCE: Shawano Leader
A fire that started in a shed where a person was living spread to a nearby garage, destroying both buildings, authorities confirmed.
Firefighters responded around 9 p.m. Monday to a report of a shed on fire on North Lincoln Avenue. The fire started in an 8-by-8-foot shed where a person had been staying for four to five years and spread to a nearby garage filled with manicure and pedicure supplies, Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue Division Chief Troy Haase said. - PUB DATE: 9/3/2019 10:45:48 AM - SOURCE: Fond du Lac Reporter
Most people didn't have to work on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2, and got to enjoy some time with family and friends, but for first responders, it was another day working to keep our community safe.
To say, "Thank you," Olive Garden officials delivered a complimentary lunch, including fresh pasta, salad, and bread sticks at fire stations and police departments. - PUB DATE: 9/2/2019 3:46:02 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
A structure fire at a Chippewa Falls home leaves behind thousands of dollars in damages on Labor Day.
The Chippewa Falls Fire and Emergency Services Department says it happened around 2:30am on Beaver Street.
Upon arrival, firefighters found heavy fire and smoke coming from the second floor of a single family home. - PUB DATE: 9/2/2019 11:52:46 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News
The Milwaukee Police Department has arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with a playground fire that took place at Butterfly Park Sunday.
Firefighters responded to the area about 1:25 p.m. Sunday for reports of a slide on fire near the playground equipment. Investigators arrested a 14-year-old boy Monday in connection with the blaze, police said. - PUB DATE: 9/2/2019 9:52:47 AM - SOURCE: Today's TMJ4
Hazmat crews evacuated people who live near Kern Park area Sunday afternoon.
The Milwaukee Fire Department said neighbors called them about a van that they thought had something suspicious inside. Officers arrested a person accused of possession of narcotics.
"I saw a young man being pulled off, being arrested, being put into the back seat of a police car and driven away," said John Hughes, who lives in the area. - PUB DATE: 9/1/2019 3:47:50 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
Seven people are homeless after an apartment fire Saturday night on Milwaukee's east side.
The two-alarm fire broke out on the third floor of the building, which housed three apartments near Downer Avenue and Park Place about 7:40 p.m. According to the Milwaukee Fire Department, nobody was hurt, but the landlord had to jump onto the balcony to escape. - PUB DATE: 8/31/2019 7:41:57 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
The Stevens Point Fire Department is kicking off its annual fill the boot campaign to raise awareness and money for muscular dystrophy.
The disease causes progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass and eventually death. There is currently no cure. Jack and Jennie Kapral said the fundraising event means the world to those affected by this disease. - PUB DATE: 8/29/2019 1:59:35 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
A family of four escaped unharmed from a house fire in Somers early Thursday.
The Somers Fire Department was called to the home, 908 Sheridan Road, at about 2:08 a.m. When firefighters arrived, the family, including two children, was already out of the house and smoke was pouring from inside.
An adult man from the family was taken to a local hospital for treatment for smoke inhalation. - PUB DATE: 8/29/2019 1:06:35 PM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
