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
Janesville firefighters and police officers continue to patrol the streets despite the record-setting low temperatures. Glen Hageman, who has spent close to two decades of winters as a police officer, says working through the cold is part of the job. "We still have crimes being committed," he said. "Criminals still think like criminals. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 9:24:14 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
Janesville firefighters and police officers continue to patrol the streets despite the record-setting low temperatures. Glen Hageman, who has spent close to two decades of winters as a police officer, says working through the cold is part of the job. "We still have crimes being committed," he said. "Criminals still think like criminals. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 9:24:14 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
PHOTO: Crews from the La Crosse Fire Department spent at least an hour battling a fire on the 600 block of Winnebago Street on Wednesday night. The department's Facebook page posted several photos from the blaze. According to fire officials, everyone got out of the house safely. Temperatures in La Crosse late Wednesday night hovered around 18 degrees below zero, which a wind chill factor of minus 30. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 9:03:20 PM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune
PHOTO: Crews from the La Crosse Fire Department spent at least an hour battling a fire on the 600 block of Winnebago Street on Wednesday night. The department's Facebook page posted several photos from the blaze. According to fire officials, everyone got out of the house safely. Temperatures in La Crosse late Wednesday night hovered around 18 degrees below zero, which a wind chill factor of minus 30. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 9:03:20 PM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune
VIDEO: One person was taken to the hospital Wednesday morning following a house fire in Franklin. There’s no word on the extent of the person’s injuries. Authorities say the fire started at a home near 116th St. and W. Ryan Rd. around 1 a.m. The Franklin Fire Department said crews had problems with engines freezing. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 6:18:41 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
VIDEO: One person was taken to the hospital Wednesday morning following a house fire in Franklin. There’s no word on the extent of the person’s injuries. Authorities say the fire started at a home near 116th St. and W. Ryan Rd. around 1 a.m. The Franklin Fire Department said crews had problems with engines freezing. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 6:18:41 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
One person was taken to the hospital early Wednesday morning, Jan. 30 following a house fire in Racine. The fire broke out around 1:22 a.m. at a home on Saxony Drive. The owner and lone occupant of the home called 911 to report the fire. He later reported that he was alerted to the fire by his dog. Fire Department Paramedics treated and transported the owner to Ascension All Saints Racine for his injuries sustained due to the fire. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 4:35:35 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
One person was taken to the hospital early Wednesday morning, Jan. 30 following a house fire in Racine. The fire broke out around 1:22 a.m. at a home on Saxony Drive. The owner and lone occupant of the home called 911 to report the fire. He later reported that he was alerted to the fire by his dog. Fire Department Paramedics treated and transported the owner to Ascension All Saints Racine for his injuries sustained due to the fire. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 4:35:35 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
An 86-year-old man is in critical conditional following a house fire in the Township of Lisbon Tuesday night, Jan. 29. One deputy was also treated and released from the hospital for smoke inhalation. Firefighters were called out to a home on Good Hope Road around 9:20 p.m. Upon arrival, the home was fully engulfed in flames. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 4:35:33 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
An 86-year-old man is in critical conditional following a house fire in the Township of Lisbon Tuesday night, Jan. 29. One deputy was also treated and released from the hospital for smoke inhalation. Firefighters were called out to a home on Good Hope Road around 9:20 p.m. Upon arrival, the home was fully engulfed in flames. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 4:35:33 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
At least 10 fire crews battled both heat and dangerous cold Wednesday morning for a fire on Madison’s far east side. Dane County dispatchers say the call came in just before 3 a.m. for a fire at a home in the 4800 block of Buckeye Road. Crews said the single-family house was fully engulfed. Neighbors noticed flames coming from the roof of a home. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 2:08:26 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
At least 10 fire crews battled both heat and dangerous cold Wednesday morning for a fire on Madison’s far east side. Dane County dispatchers say the call came in just before 3 a.m. for a fire at a home in the 4800 block of Buckeye Road. Crews said the single-family house was fully engulfed. Neighbors noticed flames coming from the roof of a home. - PUB DATE: 1/30/2019 2:08:26 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
Fire crews say the historic Crivitz Lumber Company building is a total loss after the fire. Luckily, no one was hurt. 11 crews were out at the scene taking shifts as they battled and fire and the bitter cold. Officials say they were impressed with the community response. The doors to the elementary school were opened and offered a warm place for firefighters as well as food and hot coffee. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2019 7:00:21 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
Fire crews say the historic Crivitz Lumber Company building is a total loss after the fire. Luckily, no one was hurt. 11 crews were out at the scene taking shifts as they battled and fire and the bitter cold. Officials say they were impressed with the community response. The doors to the elementary school were opened and offered a warm place for firefighters as well as food and hot coffee. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2019 7:00:21 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
A winter snowstorm made it difficult for fire crews battling a house fire in Sullivan Monday morning.
The fire department was called to the home at county roads CI and E just before 2:30 a.m. No one was home at the time, but crews had to use an excavator to extinguish the flames. The home had to be torn down and is a total loss. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2019 10:25:30 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
A winter snowstorm made it difficult for fire crews battling a house fire in Sullivan Monday morning.
The fire department was called to the home at county roads CI and E just before 2:30 a.m. No one was home at the time, but crews had to use an excavator to extinguish the flames. The home had to be torn down and is a total loss. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2019 10:25:30 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
A fire Sunday night destroyed a barn in the Eau Claire County town of Lincoln. The fire, at S6951 Morning Crest Drive just west of Fall Creek, was reported around 9:30 p.m. by property owner Jim Sadler. “Around 9:30 or so I looked out and saw an orange glow out there,” said Sadler, who immediately called 911 to report the blaze. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 11:28:28 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
