An Oconto man was injured after a fire broke out Wednesday at his residence in the city of Oconto. The Oconto Fire and Rescue Department was dispatched at about 11:52 a.m. to 445 Jefferson St., for a report of a burning structure with smoke and flames visible. Crews found smoke coming from the eaves and gable vents and a visible fire in a window of the one-story, wood-frame home.
- PUB DATE: 2/14/2019 8:17:14 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette

VIDEO: It's been almost one year to the day since crews broke ground on Fire Station 14, Madison's newest facility. Now, the station is preparing for its first celebration. Friday, Feb. 15, Fire Chief Steve Davis, Mayor Paul Soglin, District 16 Alder Michael Tierney, and former District 16 Alder Denise DeMarb will attend the official grand opening of Station 14 on the city's southeast side.
- PUB DATE: 2/14/2019 4:54:29 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

John Andersen, deputy chief of fire prevention, has served in the Chippewa Fire District since it was formed in 1978, and he’s seen plenty of challenging fires. Andersen says the blaze at The View tavern on Lake Wissota on Tuesday might be the most challenging in his four decades of service. “This is probably the worst weather conditions I’ve been in,” Andersen said Wednesday morning, noting he was at the scene for 12 hours on Tuesday, then returned overnight to assist in extinguishing more small fires that kept popping up.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2019 9:30:17 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

A 12-year member of the Eau Claire Fire Department was fired Wednesday by the city’s Police and Fire Commission. Brian Mero was terminated based on charges made by Fire Chief Chris Bell of misconduct, dishonesty, false reporting and using improper means to report alleged misconduct by his supervisors.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2019 8:22:41 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

Overpasses along I-794 were lined with firefighters, community members and locals who paid their final respects to Officer Matthew Rittner. Along the Whitnall overpass, firefighters with Milwaukee County Fire Department arrived two hours before the procession started waiting for the moment that the hearse would pass underneath them.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2019 6:49:00 PM - SOURCE: Today's TMJ4

We Energies plans to build a massive windscreen to address a coal dust issue plaguing residents living near their Oak Creek power plant. The city's plan commission unanimously approved plans Tuesday, Feb. 12, for a vertical windscreen, in excess of 4.5 acres, which will surround the southern and eastern portions of the large coal pile at 10770 and 11060 S.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2019 1:05:31 PM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

A fire that caused $12,500 worth of damage to a Madison home was the result of improperly discarded cigarettes, according to a news release from the Madison Fire Department. Fire crews responded to a home in the 10 block of North Franklin Avenue around 2:55 p.m. Tuesday. When first responders arrived on the scene, the homeowner told them the fire was already put out.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2019 12:27:58 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

PHOTO: After the last few weeks of insane winter weather in southeast Wisconsin, many fire hydrants have been buried. Finn, the grandson of the South Milwaukee Fire Department fire chief, decided to clear a path to a hydrant. Having these hydrants blocked can be dangerous, in case of a fire. The South Milwaukee Fire Department is asking people to follow Finn's lead and clear the hydrants in front of their homes and businesses.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2019 7:35:19 AM - SOURCE: Today's TMJ4

If ever a project should speed along, it’s the construction of two new communication towers in Kenosha and Silver Lake Park. At issue are fire and police emergency communications that are inadequate or not even possible now in so many spots that include along Lake Michigan in Somers and Pleasant Prairie and along the state line to the far reaches of Kenosha County.
- PUB DATE: 2/13/2019 2:01:33 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

The Coon Creek Fire Commission has provided rescue services to the towns of Coon, Washington and Hamburg, and village Chaseburg, since 1947, with Coon Valley joining in 1989. Originally it was known as the Coon Creek Fire Fighting Association before changing the name in 2015. “In 1971, the four municipalities signed an agreement to officially become the Coon Creek Fire Fighting Association,” Orlan Bakkum, president of the Coon Creek Fire Commission, said.
- PUB DATE: 2/12/2019 1:34:19 PM - SOURCE: Westby Times

Crews have been battling a fire at a restaurant on Lake Wissota for hours. The fire at The View was called in around 6 a.m. by the owner’s dad, who was plowing the parking lot and noticed flames. Chippewa County Fire Chief Scott Bernette told WEAU 13 News, just before noon that the weather has been making fighting the fire difficult.
- PUB DATE: 2/12/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News

Authorities have identified the man killed in a house fire in east-central Wisconsin. Green Lake County sheriff's officials say crews were called to the fire at W2081 Tuleta Road north of Markesan near the south shore of Green Lake around 1:30 a.m. Sunday and found the house engulfed in flames. A search team found 29-year-old Justin Lewis in the home.
- PUB DATE: 2/12/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WiscNews

Madison firefighters are on scene to put out a structure fire on Monday afternoon. Dane County Dispatch said the call came in just after 2:30 p.m. for a report of structure fire in the 2100 block of Luann Lane. Madison fire spokesperson Cynthia Schuster confirmed that 13 people and their pets have been displaced by the fire.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2019 2:01:05 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Four people were taken to the hospital, including one person whose injuries were believed life-threatening, following a three-vehicle crash that occurred at the intersection of 54th Street and Sheridan Road Sunday night. The accident, which was reported around 5:50 p.m., forced a smaller vehicle to crash into the Kenosha County parking garage structure west of the scene and east of the nearby Metra train station.
- PUB DATE: 2/11/2019 2:01:46 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

A chicken feed fundraiser took place Sunday for the Fall Creek Area Fire District. Besides lunch, the event also included paddle raffles and an open house. Firefighters say the money raised is used to purchase equipment, including a UTV and ice rescue suits. The open house gives community members a chance to see the newest equipment and learn more about what the fire district has done the last year.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2019 3:04:28 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News

The snowy weather didn't keep community members from supporting a local fire department Sunday morning. The Rock Creek Fire Department held its annual pancake feed fundraiser. It took place at the Rock Falls Town Hall. The menu included pancakes, sausage, and biscuits and gravy. Firefighters served around 100 people during Sunday's breakfast.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2019 3:04:28 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News

PHOTO: A house fire in the Town of Green Lake early Sunday morning left a man dead after fire fully engulfed the home, the Green Lake County Sheriff's Department said. Green Lake County dispatch received a call of of a house fire on Tuleta Hill Road at about 1:14 a.m. from a citizen on the south side of Big Green Lake.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2019 1:04:08 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison

At 2:18 a.m. on Dec. 30, the Racine County Dispatch Center received a 911 phone call from a local man as a tragic series of events began to unfold. The caller said his girlfriend, 40-year-old Valencia Days, was suicidal and had driven her vehicle into Lake Michigan. The caller said Days told him her green SUV was floating somewhere along the city’s shore, naming the oasis or North Beach as potential locations.
- PUB DATE: 2/10/2019 4:35:34 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times

A recent event in Phelps helped bring in money for area fire departments. The Blast Off event was held January 26th as part of the Blizzard Blast events. But Phelps Chamber Director Celeste Hendrickson says the hightlight of the day was a competition called the Bob Off.. "...We took four volunteer firefighters and we got them into their cold water rescue gear, we cut a hole in the ice on North Twin(lake) and they competed to see how long they could last.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2019 7:43:23 AM - SOURCE: WXPR-FM 91.7 Public Radio

A body found inside a burned vehicle located north of Chicago has been identified as that of a missing Milwaukee woman. Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper announced Thursday dental records confirmed the body found late Saturday is that of 56-year-old teacher Kathleen Ryan. Cooper says additional testing is needed before he releases the preliminary cause of Ryan's death.
- PUB DATE: 2/8/2019 6:54:37 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison