Nearly two months after a massive, historic pileup on Interstate 41, emergency workers who responded to the chaotic situation were recognized for their sterling efforts.
Police and firefighters rushed to the scene of the 131-car pileup on Feb. 24. Paramedics pulled patients away from their vehicles and tow trucks cleared disabled cars from the road. - PUB DATE: 4/17/2019 1:00:36 PM - SOURCE: Appleton Post-Gazette & Post Crescent.com
Wisconsin's Congressional delegation is introducing a bill to rename the Sun Prairie Post Office building for the late Fire Captian Cory Barr.
Barr is credited with evacuating more than 100 people from a downtown Sun Prairie building in July 2018 after it exploded from a natural gas leak. The blast leveled most of a city block, including the Barr House restaurant which Cory and his wife Abby owned. - PUB DATE: 4/17/2019 9:31:09 AM - SOURCE: WRIG-AM Fox Sports 1390
They may remember the voice, but they may never know the face. Community members around the world rely on the voice behind a 9-1-1 call every time they pick up the phone to dial for an emergency. Dispatchers on the other end of the 9-1-1 call are a vital piece of the puzzle that could save a person's life, either a community member or an emergency serviceman or woman, in a matter of moments. - PUB DATE: 4/16/2019 6:54:45 AM - SOURCE: Rivertowns
Dozens of people were evacuated from a downtown Madison apartment building early Monday morning, fire officials said. The Madison Fire Department said one person is displaced from The Frances apartments following a fire at about 2:30 a.m. in the 200 block of North Frances Street. An occupant told firefighters that the fire was in his second-floor unit. - PUB DATE: 4/16/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Channel 3000
Milwaukee Fire Department has an education program to teach young people about the dangers of fire and fire safety. The Mobile Survive Alive House is an integral part of this program. “The job of firefighting has evolved over the years, educating children on fire safety has become an important part of our community efforts,” stated Lieutenant Michael Ball, Community Relations Director for the Milwaukee Fire Department, “The Survive Alive House is a key component of how we demonstrate fire safety to children. - PUB DATE: 4/16/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Hastings Tribune
VIDEO: Newborn safety boxes could be installed at medical centers and law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin, under a new proposal at the state Capitol. Sen. Dale Kooyenga is drafting a bill, along with first responders and hospitals, that would add the boxes as an option for parents in Wisconsin who wish to safely surrender a newborn baby. - PUB DATE: 4/15/2019 5:16:16 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
A 30-year-old Monroe man died early Monday morning after a crash in Green County. The Green County Sheriff's Department says just after 1 a.m., they got a call about a single-vehicle crash on County Highway P. When first responders got there, the one man in the vehicle was reported to be unresponsive and the vehicle was engulfed in flames. - PUB DATE: 4/15/2019 6:16:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Multiple departments were called out to a warehouse fire at Millipore Sigma near County Highway V and County Highway A in the Town of Wilson in Sheboygan County Sunday, April 14. It happened just after 1 p.m. The Town of Wilson fire chief said the fire broke out in a storage facility for production chemicals at the plant. - PUB DATE: 4/15/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6
VIDEO: Firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at an apartment building near 23rd and Layton in Milwaukee Sunday afternoon, April 14. It happened around 3:15 p.m. Residents of the Willow Terrace Apartments building were out of their homes while firefighters investigated and worked to extinguish the flames. - PUB DATE: 4/14/2019 3:38:02 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6
VIDEO: Fire tore through Furniture Depot near 25th and Lincoln on Milwaukee's south side Saturday night, April 14. Residents scurried as the building went up in flames, fearing it was going to spread. It required a three-alarm response. "The whole store was engulfed," said Robert Bailey. Bailey said the blaze two doors down from him was intense. - PUB DATE: 4/14/2019 2:48:00 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6
High winds in Grafton knocked down part of a homeowner's tree onto power lines Thursday morning, causing sparks and flames to fly out.
It happened in the 1100 block of Sunset Court in Grafton, just before 5 a.m. Thursday.
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Jack O'Neal lives next door and caught the electrical fire on camera. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2019 10:44:00 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
VIDEO: The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) released new video on Thursday, April 11, showing a large fire at the White Oaks apartment complex in Bayside. The blaze happened early Saturday, March 30.
The video shows flames in the distance, above the treeline. North Shore Fire Department Chief Robert Whitaker says if the timestamp on this video matches the time of their first emergency call, the fire was already rolling over the rooftop before they dispatched emergency responders. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2019 8:50:28 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
Madison Mayor-elect Satya Rhodes-Conway, who is set to be sworn in Tuesday, is responding to questions about some of her plans, including for the Judge Doyle Square project and funding for the police and fire departments.
Rhodes-Conway previously told News 3 Now that if she were elected as mayor, she would likely cut ties with Beitler Real Estate, the vendor in the troubled Judge Doyle Square project downtown Madison. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2019 4:43:33 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
The fire department on Madeline Island in northern Wisconsin is getting a new tanker truck, courtesy of the Port Washington Fire Department.
It’s a much-needed donation approved last week by the Port Washington Common Council.
The Madeline Island department suffered a “catastrophic loss” when an explosion and subsequent fire in early March destroyed the fire station and all the equipment stored there, Port Washington Fire Chief Mark Mitchell said. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2019 3:56:30 AM - SOURCE: Ozaukee Press
The Port Washington Fire Station Task Force on Tuesday narrowed its preferred sites for a new firehouse to two locations along Highway 33 west of Highway LL.
Task Force Chairman Jim Biever said the group’s first choice would be on the north side of the intersection of the highways near the site of the proposed Casey’s convenience store and gas station. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2019 3:19:24 AM - SOURCE: Ozaukee Press
Two trailers are considered complete losses following a fire in Brothertown today.
According to the Calumet Fire Chief, officials were dispatched to the trailer park around 2:40 this afternoon.
Upon arrival, one trailer was completely engulfed in flames, which spread to two other units.
As a result, six people have been displaced from their homes. - PUB DATE: 4/10/2019 8:32:55 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
Construction of the town's new 22,000-square-foot fire station will begin early next week and last eight months.
Bids for the project totaled $6.2 million. The budget approved by voters in an August 2018 referendum was $6.5 million.
Town Administrator Joel Gregozeski said officials had been concerned with the bidding environment because of a large amount of work in the construction industry. - PUB DATE: 4/10/2019 1:03:39 PM - SOURCE: Appleton Post-Gazette & Post Crescent.com
A controlled burn by a property owner in the village of Summit jumped into a corn field and resulted in about 40 burnt acres.
According to Western Lakes Fire District Chief Brad Bowen, the incident took place in the afternoon of April 6 on Highway 67 between Genesee Lake Road and Summit Moors Drive. - PUB DATE: 4/10/2019 5:51:47 AM - SOURCE: Journal Sentinel
No one was injured after a fire broke out at a duplex in Ashwaubenon early Wednesday morning.
Just after 1 a.m., fire crews were called to a two story duplex located in the 1700 block of Cormier Road for a fire in the back of the residence, a press release from the Ashwaubenon Department of Public Safety said. - PUB DATE: 4/10/2019 4:53:45 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
One person was killed in a single-vehicle accident early Tuesday morning in Chippewa County.
According to a release from the Lake Hallie Police Department, a 911 call was received reporting that a single vehicle crashed and was on fire near the intersection of 25th Avenue and County Highway P. After the Chippewa Fire District extinguished the fire, the driver's body was discovered inside the vehicle. - PUB DATE: 4/9/2019 1:49:40 PM - SOURCE: Chippewa Herald
