Multiple crews were called to fight a structure fire in Outagamie County. Firefighters responded to reports of a burning shed around 6:30 Thursday morning. The fire took place off Wick Road in Black Creek. The fire department says firefighters saw the flames when they arrived on the scene and immediately called for additional help from surrounding communities. - PUB DATE: 12/27/2018 6:33:15 PM - SOURCE: NBC26
Firefighters were called to a fire about 11:30 a.m. Thursday at a home in the 300 block of West 10th Street. No one was home, and a passerby reported the fire, Kaukauna Fire Department Lt. Joe Resch told USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin. The fire appears to have started in a first-floor closet, and the home is likely a total loss. - PUB DATE: 12/27/2018 1:05:03 PM - SOURCE: Appleton Post-Gazette & Post Crescent.com
VIDEO: Firefighters on Thursday morning, Dec. 27 responded to the scene of a fire at Dejno's Trucking -- located on Green Bay Road near 60th Street in Somers. The call came in around 3:15 a.m. The fire has been extinguished -- but the cause of the fire is still under investigation. Green Bay Road will be closed between STH 158 (52nd Street) and County Truck Highway K (60th Street), until further notice. - PUB DATE: 12/27/2018 5:49:24 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
VIDEO: In the case of an emergency, seconds matter. For years, people living on Madison's southeast side had to wait between 10 to 15 minutes for emergency crews to respond. That response time will be cut drastically starting today, with the official opening of Fire Station 14. Fire officials call the opening of the new station a big deal for the department in many ways. - PUB DATE: 12/27/2018 3:17:21 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
No injuries were reported in connection with a fire in the Town of Sun Prairie that caused $200,000 worth of damage on Dec. 26.Sun Prairie Fire Chief Chris Garrison said at 12:08 p.m., department personnel responded to a reported structure fire in the 2000 block of Manley Drive in the Town of Sun Prairie. - PUB DATE: 12/27/2018 2:42:54 AM - SOURCE: Sun Prairie Star
VIDEO: A pair of holiday fires in Sparta strained families and emergency responders. The first, near the intersection of Montgomery and Black River streets, was reported in the early morning of Christmas Eve. A fire broke out in an apartment complex but was mostly contained within a single apartment. - PUB DATE: 12/26/2018 8:33:53 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
The La Crosse Fire Department responded to more than 6,000 incidents in 2018. That number, however, is only a slight increase from 2017. This year was kind to the La Crosse Fire Department under first-year Chief Ken Gilliam. He said there's still a lot to catch up on, but that there are plenty things to be proud of. - PUB DATE: 12/26/2018 5:16:08 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
A Christmas afternoon house fire ended in one death in the town of Rose, just west of Wild Rose. Waushara County dispatch received a call of a house fire at about noon on Tuesday at 17th Drive in Rose, which firefighters discovered to be fully engulfed in flames when they arrived. Extinguishing the fire required additional backup from other nearby fire departments, according to a news release. - PUB DATE: 12/26/2018 2:04:31 AM - SOURCE: Appleton Post-Gazette & Post Crescent.com
A Christmas Day fire destroyed an apartment in North Fond du Lac. At 4:33, North Fond du Lac firefighters arrived at the building located at 396 Harrison Street. Crews started to attack the fire that started in one of the units. At 4:49 a.m., they called for mutual aid from other departments. At 6:20 a. - PUB DATE: 12/25/2018 9:56:39 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
VIDEO: For first responders, Christmas can mean spending time away from family to help serve the community. In Mount Pleasant, there were 15 South Shore firefighters working Christmas Day. "It can be difficult. I’m recently married so spending time away from my wife and her family and my family it can be tough, but we got into the fire service for a reason, we’re here to help people, we came into it with the understanding that we don’t get days off, we don’t get holidays off," said firefighter Alex Szewczyk. - PUB DATE: 12/25/2018 8:57:40 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Columbia County officials are investigating an arson attempt over the weekend in the Town of Arlington, according to a release. Columbia County sheriff’s officials responded just before 10 p.m. on Saturday to a 911 call for a residential fire, officials said. The residence was damaged in the fire, but officials did not release a damage estimate. - PUB DATE: 12/25/2018 8:26:39 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
An Oconto man who rescued a drowning woman last year has been named a Carnegie Hero. Eugene Stamsta called his selection for the honor — which has recognized more than 10,000 people over nearly 115 years for risking their lives for others in life-threatening situations — as “overwhelming.” “I thought, I got my (award) from the city and that was nice, but I didn’t expect this at all,” he said. - PUB DATE: 12/21/2018 9:06:08 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
Ripping off car doors. Rescuing fallen firefighters. Climbing stories high on a ladder. For some local teenagers, the experiences have shown what it'd be like to become a firefighter - before even graduating high school. The students have participated in hours of training sessions as a part of the Town of Beloit Fire Department's "Youth Explorer Program," founded by firefighter/paramedic Casey Bellard about three years ago. - PUB DATE: 12/21/2018 7:55:06 AM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News
The proposed South Shore Fire Department ambulance fee increase that was set to take effect on Jan. 1 has been postponed after it failed to pass the Sturtevant Village Board Tuesday. The Sturtevant Board reached a 3-3 tie, with trustees asking for more information before approving the ambulance fee increase. - PUB DATE: 12/21/2018 5:28:02 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
Three people have sued contractors involved in the Sun Prairie explosion from July 10, according to court records. Abigail Barr, wife of deceased Capt. Cory Barr, filed a wrongful death and a construction negligence lawsuit Thursday - on the same day authorities said no one would face charges, court documents show. - PUB DATE: 12/21/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NBC 15 news
A police chief says there will be no criminal charges against anyone related to an explosion in southern Wisconsin that killed a firefighter and leveled several buildings. Sun Prairie Police Chief Patrick Anhalt said Thursday "There is not probable cause to believe a crime was committed." Sun Prairie firefighter Cory Barr was killed in the July 10 explosion that destroyed a bar he owned, five other businesses and a home. - PUB DATE: 12/20/2018 9:31:07 AM - SOURCE: Today's TMJ4
Town of Richmond Chairman Jeff Karbash says the town's remote location likely contributed to how long it took to control a fire that destroyed a residential home Tuesday night. The town, which has a population just over 2,000, sits between several fire districts in Walworth County. Karbash says without a fire station of its own, fires can go on for an extended length of time before a unit arrives. - PUB DATE: 12/20/2018 3:28:22 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
Ten veterans will be fully funded to participate in an upcoming Stars and Stripes Honor Flight, thanks to the Kenosha Area Pipes and Drums Association. Association members Scott Laack and Matt Martin, who both work for the Kenosha Fire Department, presented Stars and Stripes Honor Flight Board of Directors member Kent Rice with a $5,000 check at the Kenosha Fire Department Station No. - PUB DATE: 12/20/2018 1:49:57 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
A onetime Baraboo destination will burn Saturday as the fire department conducts a training exercise at the Farm Kitchen Restaurant. Entrepreneur Randy Scott is working to establish Tumbled Rock Brewery inside the footprint of the Farm Kitchen, a vacant eatery once known for its Sunday brunches, dinner theater plays and civic club meetings. - PUB DATE: 12/19/2018 4:05:29 PM - SOURCE: wisc news
Fire Chief John Reed has decided not to retire in the wake of what he considered a breakdown in the relationship among the city’s top officials. “I’m really proud to be part of this city,” he said. “Once in a while a train gets derailed, and it’s got to be fixed.” Reed was on the verge of resigning after being excluded by Mayor Lloyd Heier from a closed session on Nov. - PUB DATE: 12/19/2018 8:58:13 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
