The Madison Fire Department celebrated the grand opening of Fire Station 14 on Friday afternoon. It’s located on the southeast side of the city in the 3200 block of Dairy Drive.
Cynthia Schuster, a spokesperson with the Madison Fire Department, said the station will serve the Owl Creek Neighborhood, Dutch Mill Road, and the nearby vicinity. - PUB DATE: 2/16/2019 6:15:25 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Veteran Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department member Tim Allen has been selected as the department’s new chief, the joint Union Grove and Yorkville Fire Commission announced Friday.
Allen, a 30-year veteran of the department, has been assistant chief for 17 years. He will step into the role of chief March 1, replacing current Chief Tom Czerniak, who has been chief for 17 years. - PUB DATE: 2/15/2019 11:42:13 PM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
VIDEO: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health performed a multi-year study which found firefighters have a nine percent greater risk at being diagnosed with cancer and a 14 percent risk of a cancer related death.
The study was completed in late 2015 and included nearly 30,000 firefighters who were employed at any time between 1950 and 2009. - PUB DATE: 2/14/2019 2:56:16 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
VIDEO: The stretch of shops on Superior Street in the Three Lakes form a tight knit business community.
Wednesday night that community supported workers at 3 Lakes Diner, as they watched the place they work go up in flames.
Superior Street was filled with fire trucks as firefighters worked to contain the flames and save what little was left of the building. - PUB DATE: 2/14/2019 1:12:31 PM - SOURCE: News 12
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
