VIDEO: Beginning Saturday, a service to help residents with mental health related issues is now being offered seven days a week. The Madison CARES (Community Alternative Response Emergency Services) program is extending its service to weekends. The program consists of Madison Fire Department community paramedics and a Journey mental health crisis workers.
- PUB DATE: 9/18/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

VIDEO: The Pulaski fire chief confirms a fire that destroyed two downtown businesses and several apartments was caused by a tree falling on a power line. Pulaski Tri-County Fire Chief James Styczynski says a crew was cutting down the tree when it fell on the wires, sparking the fire. At least 20 departments responded to the fire, including Pulaski, Green Bay, Howard, Seymour, and Suamico.
- PUB DATE: 9/15/2023 12:44:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A Greenfield man almost died earlier this year from cardiac arrest; now, he's thanking the men who saved him. Nick Bourantas said he will never take another day for granted. A Greenfield man almost died earlier this year from cardiac arrest; now, he's thanking the men who saved him. Nick Bourantas said he will never take another day for granted.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2023 7:31:14 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

The Merrill Fire Department has announced that we are recipients of a 2023 Rewarding Responder Grant offered through the Wisconsin Public Service Foundation. The $2,000 grant will be used to purchase an Automated External Defibrillator, or AED, for one of the department’s command vehicles. Having an AED on emergency vehicles is quite common and the Merrill Fire Department’s command vehicles are out on the road often and can respond to any sort of call for service in the community.
- PUB DATE: 9/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

Richard "Dick" A. Carlson, age 95, of Delavan passed away on Monday, September 11, 2023 at Ridgestone Village in Delavan. He was born in Elgin, IL on February 15, 1928 to Ernest and Evelyn (Beyer) Carlson. Dick proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1947-1949. He did the Honor Flight to Washington D.C.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2023 11:17:20 PM - SOURCE: GazetteXtra

The Dane County Sheriff’s Office is calling a Cottage Grove home a total loss after a fire on Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters from multiple agencies and Dane Co. deputies responded around 2:25 p.m. to the 4700 block of County Road N after multiple people told officials they saw a fire coming from the home.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2023 5:25:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

VIDEO: Chetek Fire and Rescue recently received a big donation to help with water rescues. In a time of emergency, you’d want those responding to call for help to be as prepared as possible, but part of being prepared is having the right tools. One community member in Chetek is making sure their fire department is ready for its next water rescue.
- PUB DATE: 9/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Each year, Merrill and Antigo High School Football compete for a ‘War on 64’ trophy but the rivalry goes far deeper. Merrill Fire Department Chief Josh Klug grew up in Merrill, but has connections in the Antigo Fire Department. Prior to this year’s game Chief Klug called up one of his friends and former colleagues, Antigo Fire Chief Corey Smith.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2023 12:48:00 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau

VIDEO: Departments across the country begging for help so they can help their community. According to the Badger Institute, there are many reasons, the main among them, a lack of available workers. While Wausau fire is currently staffed comfortably many nearby smaller and more rural departments are feeling the pressure.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2023 12:03:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

The South Milwaukee Fire Dept. has initiated a "Fire Safety for Seniors" program. According to a press release on Tuesday, Sept. 12, the program aims to provide senior citizens with free, lighter-weight fire extinguishers. The initiative was launched in response to a kitchen fire involving an elderly resident who had difficulty using a standard fire extinguisher.
- PUB DATE: 9/12/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

VIDEO: A pickup truck crashed into a house in Outagamie County early Monday morning. The Buchanan Fire Department was dispatched for a report of an explosion at 4:30 a.m. When firefighters found the scene on County Road Z they found the driver of the pickup truck unresponsive. They started life-saving efforts but he was pronounced dead at a hospital.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2023 3:53:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

VIDEO: The Milwaukee Fire Department responded to a large apartment fire this morning on Milwaukee's south side. Firefighters responded to a building at 21st Street and Mitchell Avenue for a two-alarm fire. Residents told 12 News the fire started around 3:00 a.m. Residents said they all got out of the apartment and were safe, and the Red Cross arrived at the scene to assist the resident.
- PUB DATE: 9/11/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

PHOTO: Fire crews in Onalaska have two new pieces of equipment to use at fire scenes, thanks to a charitable donation from the community. Masonic Lodge 214 from Onalaska raised money to buy two more Fire Suppression Tools (FST) for the department, like one they previously donated to the firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2023 9:13:44 PM - SOURCE: WIZM-AM 1410 La Crosse

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The Madison Fire Department's Firefighter Fun Day came back to the city for the first time since 2017. The event encourages the community to meet the Madison Fire Department in a fun, relaxed environment. The family-friendly event has not been held in past years due to funding and short staffing.
- PUB DATE: 9/10/2023 3:26:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

Members from the Beaver Dam Fire Department recently took part in a program to help improve firefighter health and fitness. It is called Fit To Thrive and is designed to get those in the firefighting industry be more active, more often so they can experience the benefits of regular exercise. Beaver Dam Fire Chief Michael Wesle says this opportunity was available to them through grant funding.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2023 7:15:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-FM 95.3 Beaver Dam

Fond du Lac County is making use of new, clever technology to get first responders to the right location. The technology, called “what3words,” converts numeric GPS coordinates into words. The words are then decoded by first responders using the what3words app in the field. Fond du Lac County Communications Director Amy Haase says this eliminates the risk of typing in a wrong number for GPS coordinates in degrees, minutes and seconds or decimal degrees.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

VIDEO: The We Energies Foundation awarded $100,000 to help first responders across Wisconsin purchase life-saving equipment. Officials joined the North Shore Fire Department and several other police and fire departments on Thursday, Sept. 7 to show off their newly acquired safety tools. Those include hazardous gas detectors, AEDs, an electric vehicle emergency response plug, and a speed detection radar device.
- PUB DATE: 9/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

The kitchen of a nursing home on Madison’s east side is shut down after a stovetop fire, the city’s fire department explained Wednesday. The kitchen fire was reported to Madison Fire Department around 5:10 a.m. Wednesday. Firefighters were told that the fire had already been put out while they were on their way to the 100 block of Belmont Road.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2023 4:53:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

VIDEO: This weekend, Sun Prairie Fire & Rescue is set to join a powerful event to remember September 11 and the sacrifices of first responders. The 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb will be at Lambeau Field in Green Bay Saturday. Participants are invited to walk the equivalent of the 110 stories of the World Trade Center, a way to honor more than 300 firefighters who died in the line of duty.
- PUB DATE: 9/7/2023 12:55:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

PHOTO: Wisconsin’s Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) stopped by the Southern Door Volunteer Fire Department station on Wednesday to recognize the importance of volunteer fire services. During the visit, DSPS Secretary-designee Dan Hereth presented Chief Rich Olson of the fully-volunteer fire department with a check worth nearly $23,000.
- PUB DATE: 9/6/2023 7:50:27 PM - SOURCE: WNFL-AM 1440 Green Bay