Two people were treated at the scene of an apartment fire near 23rd and Layton Sunday morning, March 3. Fire officials said it was upgraded to a second alarm.
It happened around 9:30 a.m. MFD Battalion Chief Todd VanRoo said firefighters with the first arriving engine unit found heavy smoke on the second floor after a call came in regarding smoke in the two-story brick apartment building. - PUB DATE: 3/3/2019 12:38:33 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
The Merrill Fire Department is asking the community to help dig out fire hydrants after a resident took it upon himself to dig out 15.
City officials say some fire hydrants are buried so far beneath the snow that firefighters had to use metal detectors to locate them.
“This amount of snow is twice the amount that we are used to,” stated Battalion Chief, Tadd Wegener, with the Merrill Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 3/3/2019 11:10:47 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News
Firefighters and police officers faced off on the ice Saturday for a good cause.
The Oshkosh fire and police departments went head to head during their annual charity hockey event called Guns 'N' Hoses.
The event held at the YMCA in Oshkosh helps raise money for a new local charity picked out by police and firefighters. - PUB DATE: 3/2/2019 6:52:23 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
Underneath the fluorescent lights of South Middle School’s pool, a firefighter, clad in more than 100 pounds of diving equipment, plunged into the water.
A group of about 20 seventh-graders looked on — eyes wide and mouths agape — as the diver sunk lower and lower until he looked like nothing more than a black shape at the bottom of the pool, his presence only noticeable because of a trail of bubbles that billowed to the top. - PUB DATE: 2/28/2019 8:22:41 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
A couple and their dog were able to escape a residence that caught fire Thursday morning in the town of Oakfield.
Firefighters were called out at about 9:20 a.m. to a home at W7256 Hunter Lane for a report that the structure was on fire.
The Fond du Lac Sheriff's Office said the fire was determined to be a result of electrical issues, and the residence sustained water and smoke damage. - PUB DATE: 2/28/2019 2:24:03 PM - SOURCE: Fond du Lac Reporter
A Town of Sun Prairie family is facing extensive damage to their home after an early-morning fire Thursday.
More than 10 fire and EMS departments fought the fire at 5332 Stark Road in the Town of Sun Prairie for more than three and a half hours early Thursday morning while overnight temperatures were in the single digits. - PUB DATE: 2/28/2019 5:13:40 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
A storage building in Pleasant Prairie was damaged by fire Wednesday afternoon.
Passers-by noticed smoke coming from the building in the 12700 block of Green Bay Road at about 1:35 p.m.
Assistant Chief David Wilkinson of the Pleasant Prairie Fire Department said the department received multiple 911 calls. - PUB DATE: 2/28/2019 2:44:35 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
Before Onalaska firefighters fought a house fire Tuesday night, they had to fight to get to the fire hydrant.
"We knew where it was because of our mapping system in our fire trucks. But it was buried under ice. It was one of the fire hydrants that didn't get cleared out yet," said Onalaska Fire Department Assistant Chief Troy Gudie. - PUB DATE: 2/27/2019 9:15:33 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
The emergency radio dispatches from Sunday's 131-car pileup on I-41 start out with a dispatcher sending units to the scene of what was initially thought to be a series of crashes involving 10 or so vehicles on the interstate.
But with 911 lines "ringing off the hook," as one dispatcher reported, emergency crews quickly realized they were dealing with a crash involving dozens of vehicles. - PUB DATE: 2/27/2019 6:56:40 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
Oconto firefighters battled a fire on Gale Street and Mineau around 7 o'clock last night.
A two-story home was fully engulfed when crews arrived.
Deputy Chief Josh Bostedt tells FOX 11 weather was a factor...
"With the cold temperatures, it does impact the safety with the firefighters with ice conditions. - PUB DATE: 2/27/2019 3:18:05 AM - SOURCE: WNFL SPORT REDIO
Crews are investigating multiple reports of people smelling natural gas on Madison's west side Tuesday, fire officials said.
The Madison Fire Department said its crews, along with Madison Gas and Electric crews, are in the area of Old Sauk and High Point roads.
The MFD crew was first dispatched to the intersection of North High Point Road and Wolf Street at 11:59 a. - PUB DATE: 2/26/2019 10:06:37 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
After months of being short-staffed, the Rice Lake Fire Department will continue to go without another full-time firefighter position.
In October, the Rice Lake City Council elected not to fill a vacant firefighter position due to a budget deficit.
During a meeting Tuesday, the city council was asked to re-consider that decision. - PUB DATE: 2/26/2019 8:18:36 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News
Two adults and eight children are without a home after a house fire in Neenah.
Crews were called around 4:15 p.m. Tuesday for smoke filling up a home. It happened near the intersection of Louise Street and Shannon Street. When crews arrived they found heavy smoke and flames.
According to Neenah-Menasha Fire Chief Kevin Kloehn, crews had a hard time putting out the fire because it had burned the first and second floors of the home. - PUB DATE: 2/26/2019 7:36:07 PM - SOURCE: WLUK TV Fox 11
Franklin and Greenfield are funding a study focusing on where the two fire departments might be able to share services, such as personnel training or vehicle maintenance.
It's the second time in seven years the two participated in such a study, and more communities may still participate.
During the week of Feb. - PUB DATE: 2/26/2019 1:13:22 PM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Ten people were displaced following an apartment building fire Monday, Feb. 26 in Mount Pleasant. The call came in around 12:15 a.m.
According to South Shore Fire Department, the fire broke out at a 16-unit apartment building near Kinzie Avenue and Oakes Road. When crews arrived on scene, there was heavy smoke and fire on the first floor. - PUB DATE: 2/26/2019 7:38:02 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
The good news: technology is making firefighter protective clothing more lightweight, breathable and effective.
The bad news: it's not cheap.
Consider a recent donation of 57 protective hoods to the Cottage Grove Fire Department by the city's public safety board. In an unusual move, the board footed the entire $5,800 cost. - PUB DATE: 2/26/2019 4:00:26 AM - SOURCE: RiverTowns.net
Plans for a new $3.8 million fire station were unveiled at the Wheatland Town Board meeting Monday.
The concept — which includes eight bays, a 64-seat training room, a kitchen, a locker room for turnout gear, showers, and a day room and sleeping quarters — is a scaled-down version of a plan presented last year. - PUB DATE: 2/26/2019 1:43:03 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
A new mural on the wall of fire station 1 in Sun Prairie is to honor fallen firefighter Capt. Cory Barr. He was killed while responding to a gas leak that triggered an explosion in downtown Sun Prairie in July 2018.
The assistant to the fire chief, Amy Klotz, told NBC15 it took three days to draw and paint. - PUB DATE: 2/25/2019 3:09:52 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
State utility regulators have opened a formal investigation into last summer’s fatal Sun Prairie natural gas explosion that killed a firefighter and leveled several buildings in the city’s downtown.
The Public Service Commission voted unanimously Thursday to investigate a complaint filed by USIC Locating Services, the company that was contracted to mark the locations of underground pipes. - PUB DATE: 2/25/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Journal
Lucas Voight scaled the rear ladder of Portage Fire Engine 3 on Friday morning, glancing back just long enough to see an infectious smile spread across his mother’s face.
Sarah Voight asked if her son was a monkey. The Fall River 6-year-old said he wanted to be a ninja, then climbed down the ladder and hoisted his body on the rear platform of the truck and swung his legs around, gleefully swinging them below. - PUB DATE: 2/24/2019 6:41:55 PM - SOURCE: wisc news
