PHOTO: Firefighters in Greendale on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 31 responded to a fire at a home on Greenmeadow Lane, southeast of 92nd and Grange. Fire officials said it was called in as a fireplace fire, and found to be a chimney fire that spread to the outside of the home and to the home’s attic area. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 7:03:02 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
PHOTO: Firefighters in Greendale on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 31 responded to a fire at a home on Greenmeadow Lane, southeast of 92nd and Grange. Fire officials said it was called in as a fireplace fire, and found to be a chimney fire that spread to the outside of the home and to the home’s attic area. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 7:03:02 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
One is dead and two are injured after a vehicle left the road and hit a utility pole before driving into a home in Shawano County. The incident happened about 10:45 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Shawano County G and Geider Road in the Town of Red Springs, according to the Stockbridge-Munsee Police Department. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 6:15:48 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
One is dead and two are injured after a vehicle left the road and hit a utility pole before driving into a home in Shawano County. The incident happened about 10:45 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Shawano County G and Geider Road in the Town of Red Springs, according to the Stockbridge-Munsee Police Department. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 6:15:48 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
VIDEO: One person is dead following a mobile home fire early Friday morning, Feb. 1 on Milwaukee's south side. It happened near 6th and Waterford shortly before 6 a.m. When crews arrived on scene they observed smoke coming from the trailer. Upon entry, they found fire in the kitchen area of the residence. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 5:44:14 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
VIDEO: One person is dead following a mobile home fire early Friday morning, Feb. 1 on Milwaukee's south side. It happened near 6th and Waterford shortly before 6 a.m. When crews arrived on scene they observed smoke coming from the trailer. Upon entry, they found fire in the kitchen area of the residence. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 5:44:14 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
A garage was destroyed in a fire Thursday afternoon in the town of Oconto. Oconto Fire Rescue, dispatched to 6152 Cream City Road about 12:47 p.m., found a single-story garage fully involved in fire. The garage’s roof had already collapsed, and vinyl siding on the house 15 feet away and on another garage about 30 feet away was melted. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 12:09:12 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
A garage was destroyed in a fire Thursday afternoon in the town of Oconto. Oconto Fire Rescue, dispatched to 6152 Cream City Road about 12:47 p.m., found a single-story garage fully involved in fire. The garage’s roof had already collapsed, and vinyl siding on the house 15 feet away and on another garage about 30 feet away was melted. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 12:09:12 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
Using hot charcoal under your car to get it warm enough to start isn't the best idea, as a Madison man can attest to. Firefighters were called to the 3700 block of Karstens Drive Thursday afternoon for a vehicle in flames, after the owner of the vehicle put a baking sheet full of hot charcoal under the car. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal Times
Using hot charcoal under your car to get it warm enough to start isn't the best idea, as a Madison man can attest to. Firefighters were called to the 3700 block of Karstens Drive Thursday afternoon for a vehicle in flames, after the owner of the vehicle put a baking sheet full of hot charcoal under the car. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal Times
A photo of a Wisconsin fire chief is getting a lot of traction online, as crews continued to fight fires in subzero temperatures. Wednesday, one of the firefighters on scene of a house fire in the Village of Cameron Fire snapped a photo of Chief Mitch Hansen, covered in ice from fighting the fire in the frigid wind chills. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 9:53:35 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
A photo of a Wisconsin fire chief is getting a lot of traction online, as crews continued to fight fires in subzero temperatures. Wednesday, one of the firefighters on scene of a house fire in the Village of Cameron Fire snapped a photo of Chief Mitch Hansen, covered in ice from fighting the fire in the frigid wind chills. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 9:53:35 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
A basement wall caught fire Wednesday night after a resident used a heat gun on some pipes that were frozen, according to a release from the Madison Fire Department. Firefighters were called around 6:05 p.m. to a house in the 4100 block of Mineral Point Road for reports of a basement fire, officials said. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 7:42:58 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
A basement wall caught fire Wednesday night after a resident used a heat gun on some pipes that were frozen, according to a release from the Madison Fire Department. Firefighters were called around 6:05 p.m. to a house in the 4100 block of Mineral Point Road for reports of a basement fire, officials said. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 7:42:58 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
PHOTO: The Crivitz Fire Department has shared several pictures on their Facebook page following Tuesday's fire at Crivitz Lumber and Rental. The pictures show everything from frozen water hoses, firefighters putting the blaze out, the community supplying food for the crews, to the aftermath of the damage done. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 6:54:49 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
PHOTO: The Crivitz Fire Department has shared several pictures on their Facebook page following Tuesday's fire at Crivitz Lumber and Rental. The pictures show everything from frozen water hoses, firefighters putting the blaze out, the community supplying food for the crews, to the aftermath of the damage done. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 6:54:49 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
For nearly the past two years, a small but dedicated group of local leaders and public safety professionals have been studying fire and emergency medical services (EMS) in Walworth County. Several years ago, a number of municipalities and towns requested the county’s help in organizing an effort to improve emergency services. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 1:43:38 AM - SOURCE: Lake Geneva News
For nearly the past two years, a small but dedicated group of local leaders and public safety professionals have been studying fire and emergency medical services (EMS) in Walworth County. Several years ago, a number of municipalities and towns requested the county’s help in organizing an effort to improve emergency services. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 1:43:38 AM - SOURCE: Lake Geneva News
VIDEO: Almost a dozen fire departments responded to a fire on Ridgeline Trail on Wednesday afternoon. The bitter winds and extreme cold made it hard for crews to combat the fire. "The weather is making it very difficult to conduct firefighting operations. We were lucky all the hydrants worked, but the smaller hand lines are still very hard to keep flowing water," Menomonee Falls Battalion Chief Kurt Harthun said. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 10:22:24 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-AM 620 Milwaukee
VIDEO: Almost a dozen fire departments responded to a fire on Ridgeline Trail on Wednesday afternoon. The bitter winds and extreme cold made it hard for crews to combat the fire. "The weather is making it very difficult to conduct firefighting operations. We were lucky all the hydrants worked, but the smaller hand lines are still very hard to keep flowing water," Menomonee Falls Battalion Chief Kurt Harthun said. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 10:22:24 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-AM 620 Milwaukee
