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
An apartment building partially collapsed on Madison's west side Monday afternoon, a fire official said.
Madison Fire Department spokeswoman Cynthia Schuster said that during the deconstruction process for a remodeling project in the basement of the building located at 1202 McKenna Blvd, a load-bearing wall was removed, which caused a partial structure collapse. - PUB DATE: 4/9/2019 6:18:57 AM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
A firefighter was injured and seven residents were displaced after an apartment fire in Waunakee, said Waunakee Fire Chief Dave Kopp.
Crews responded to reports of black smoke in the 400 block of O'Malley Street at 7:25 p.m. Monday. Firefighters had the fire put out within the first couple of minutes. - PUB DATE: 4/9/2019 2:55:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
PHOTOS: Firefighters battled a semi tractor trailer fire on Monday, April 8 that temporarily shut down the northbound lanes of I-41 near Highway 15. The trailer contained 41,000 pounds of meat. Officials say the cause of the fire is under investigation -- and there is no dollar loss amount yet.
The driver of the truck was able to get out of the vehicle prior to Grand Chute firefighters arriving on the scene. - PUB DATE: 4/8/2019 10:17:06 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
The City Waupun is a place very different from New York City. However, this small city in eastern Wisconsin wants to bring a bit of New York history to town this summer as a way of honoring those who lost their lives on 9/11.
Fire Chief B.J. DeMaa is working to bring the 9/11 Never Forget mobile exhibit to town during the city’s Celebrate Waupun festival in June. - PUB DATE: 4/8/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1
Madison firefighters responded to fire at an east side deli Sunday night.
Around 8:30 p.m., crews responded to Stalzy's Deli on the 2700 block of Atwood Avenue.
Dane County Communications told News 3 Now there was a report of smoke coming from the ceiling.
According to Madison fire chief Steve Daivs, the first was mostly contained to the kitchen. - PUB DATE: 4/7/2019 10:05:28 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
A relatively new team within the South Shore Fire Department has proven to be quite busy. The "Technical Rescue Team" was called out twice on Tuesday, April 2, helping to keep two very different structures from collapsing.
Members of the team are specially trained to keep buildings with structural issues from falling, and their biggest challenge yet came Tuesday night at the former Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha. - PUB DATE: 4/7/2019 8:54:41 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
The Marshfield Fire Department is looking to get creative when it comes to filling their staff.
The proposed "School to Work" program will be launching in the near future, aimed at getting more young adults interested in a career in public service.
“About 12 years ago it wasn’t uncommon to be on the list with potential firefighters that reached numbers in the 100’s,” Marshfield Fire Department Lieutenant Erik Jonas tells WAOW TV. - PUB DATE: 4/7/2019 8:00:13 PM - SOURCE: WRIG-AM Fox Sports 1390
A Janesville home on Henke Road caught on fire Thursday night around 8:58 p.m., a fire department release said.
When the Janesville Fire Department unit arrived at the scene, firefighters found heavy fire conditions on the first-floor interior and the north exterior wall extending to the second-floor exterior and attic. - PUB DATE: 4/5/2019 8:12:58 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
An east Madison restaurant sustained significant damage in an early morning fire Friday, officials said.
The Madison Fire Department said the fire at Sumo Steakhouse and Sushi Bar on Parkside Drive was kept in check overnight by an automatic fire sprinkler.
According to the report, it's unknown how long the fire had been burning before a passerby called 911 at 2:30 a. - PUB DATE: 4/5/2019 7:53:03 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
Two people sustained minor injuries and 12 people were displaced Thursday afternoon in an apartment building fire in Monroe that caused heavy damage to one apartment and smoke damage to the other apartments.
The fire was reported at about 3:40 p.m. at the Monroe Village Apartments, 1078 Fourth Avenue West, the Monroe Fire Department said. - PUB DATE: 4/5/2019 6:45:41 AM - SOURCE: Chippewa Herald
Brown County law enforcement and first responders are training so they're all on the same page in a potentially dangerous situation like an active shooter, fire, or explosion.
Thursday, they trained at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon, working through different scenarios that may occur.
"What the attempt is, is to bring all the different disciplines together, fire, EMS, and police, and really look at a coordinated response where we communicate the same way," said Fire Chief Alan Matzke with the City of De Pere. - PUB DATE: 4/4/2019 7:31:42 PM - SOURCE: NBC26
Four Beloit Turner School District students are transported to the hospital following a school bus crash Thursday morning.
The Town of Beloit Fire Department says first responders were dispatched to the single-vehicle crash in the parking lot of the police station shortly before 7:00 a.m.
Fire Chief Gene Wright says the bus left the the roadway, went across a lane of traffic, hit a tree and a fire hydrant and came to rest in the parking lot of the police station. - PUB DATE: 4/4/2019 8:37:50 AM - SOURCE: WCLO-AM 1230
After 17 years in emergency medical services and 10 years as a paramedic, Maribeth Barbuch has pretty much seen it all when it comes to being a first responder.
But there’s always room for more tools in her proverbial toolbox, the assistant EMS chief for the Saukville Fire Department and assistant coroner for Ozaukee County said. - PUB DATE: 4/4/2019 1:48:25 AM - SOURCE: Ozaukee Press
A porch fire in Fond du Lac was started by careless use of smoking materials.
The fire happened around 3:22 p.m. on Wednesday.
Crews were called to a home on 5th Street for a report of fire on the front porch of the house.
Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire with no damage to the main structure. - PUB DATE: 4/3/2019 3:56:16 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
