PHOTO: A house fire in the Town of Green Lake early Sunday morning left a man dead after fire fully engulfed the home, the Green Lake County Sheriff's Department said. Green Lake County dispatch received a call of of a house fire on Tuleta Hill Road at about 1:14 a.m. from a citizen on the south side of Big Green Lake. - PUB DATE: 2/10/2019 1:04:08 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
At 2:18 a.m. on Dec. 30, the Racine County Dispatch Center received a 911 phone call from a local man as a tragic series of events began to unfold. The caller said his girlfriend, 40-year-old Valencia Days, was suicidal and had driven her vehicle into Lake Michigan. The caller said Days told him her green SUV was floating somewhere along the city’s shore, naming the oasis or North Beach as potential locations. - PUB DATE: 2/10/2019 4:35:34 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
A recent event in Phelps helped bring in money for area fire departments. The Blast Off event was held January 26th as part of the Blizzard Blast events. But Phelps Chamber Director Celeste Hendrickson says the hightlight of the day was a competition called the Bob Off.. "...We took four volunteer firefighters and we got them into their cold water rescue gear, we cut a hole in the ice on North Twin(lake) and they competed to see how long they could last. - PUB DATE: 2/8/2019 7:43:23 AM - SOURCE: WXPR-FM 91.7 Public Radio
A body found inside a burned vehicle located north of Chicago has been identified as that of a missing Milwaukee woman. Lake County Coroner Dr. Howard Cooper announced Thursday dental records confirmed the body found late Saturday is that of 56-year-old teacher Kathleen Ryan. Cooper says additional testing is needed before he releases the preliminary cause of Ryan's death. - PUB DATE: 2/8/2019 6:54:37 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Appleton firefighters saw a five percent increase in the number of calls last year, with just over 5,000. There were nearly 3,400 EMS calls, and they were also up five percent. Battalion Chief Joe Strauss says there was an 18 percent drop in the number of fires, to 100. Strauss says over the past 10 years, the number of overall calls has more than doubled. - PUB DATE: 2/8/2019 3:39:22 AM - SOURCE: WHBY-AM 1150 News Talk
VIDEO: In March, the Milwaukee Police and Fire Departments will compete in two hockey games to raise money for charities. A spirited photo shoot to promote the games pit a Milwaukee Admirals hockey player in firefighter gear against another Admirals player in police gear. "It's heavy. My neck's getting a workout right now," said Admirals right wing Zach Magwood. - PUB DATE: 2/7/2019 7:12:37 PM - SOURCE: Today's TMJ4
VIDEO: Law enforcement officers, emergency responders and residents lined the route of a procession for a fallen Milwaukee police officer on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 6. Officer Matthew Rittner was shot while serving a search warrant with the Milwaukee Police Department’s Tactical Enforcement Unit near 12th and Manitoba around 9:15 a. - PUB DATE: 2/7/2019 9:19:12 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
Port Washington Mayor Marty Becker announced Tuesday he has formed a task force to look at the need for a new fire station — a firehouse that potentially could be shared with the Village of Saukville. The focus, Becker said, is to meet Port’s needs for a new firehouse, but if the task force finds a location and design that would allow for a joint facility, that would be ideal. - PUB DATE: 2/7/2019 7:26:04 AM - SOURCE: Ozaukee Press
VIDEO: A 60-year-old Oshkosh man has died after a two-vehicle crash involving a front-loader Tuesday evening. Both the front-loader and an unspecified vehicle were heading north on South Washburn Street just before 5:30 p.m. when the vehicle failed to stop and rear-ended the front-loader, according to Oshkosh police. - PUB DATE: 2/7/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Oshkosh Northwestern
Police are assessing the damage of an early Wednesday morning crash into a cake shop on Milwaukee's south side. Firefighters say just after 1:30 a.m. a driver lost control of their vehicle and crashed into Gloria's Cake Shop & Cafe on 26th and National Avenue causing significant damage. The vehicle appears to have been going too fast for icy road conditions, police say. - PUB DATE: 2/6/2019 6:49:45 AM - SOURCE: Today's TMJ4
Police are assessing the damage of an early Wednesday morning crash into a cake shop on Milwaukee's south side. Firefighters say just after 1:30 a.m. a driver lost control of their vehicle and crashed into Gloria's Cake Shop & Cafe on 26th and National Avenue causing significant damage. The vehicle appears to have been going too fast for icy road conditions, police say. - PUB DATE: 2/6/2019 6:49:45 AM - SOURCE: Today's TMJ4
VIDEO: Watching a boy who's become a good friend deliver a thank you speech left Rhinelander Fire Chief Terry Williams struggling to find his own words on Tuesday afternoon. "It's pretty tough," Williams said, pausing to compose himself. "It means a lot." Isaac King stood in the fire house that's become like a second home to him with a message and a gift: 20 particle barrier hoods -- one for each firefighter -- which go under a helmet and protect firefighters from cancer-causing materials while on the job. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2019 5:31:46 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau
VIDEO: Watching a boy who's become a good friend deliver a thank you speech left Rhinelander Fire Chief Terry Williams struggling to find his own words on Tuesday afternoon. "It's pretty tough," Williams said, pausing to compose himself. "It means a lot." Isaac King stood in the fire house that's become like a second home to him with a message and a gift: 20 particle barrier hoods -- one for each firefighter -- which go under a helmet and protect firefighters from cancer-causing materials while on the job. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2019 5:31:46 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau
VIDEO: On Friday, Platteville Fire Chief Ryan Simmons got a phone call he wasn't expecting. "It felt like a shock to us," Simmons said. Volunteer firefighter Tim Ebert died by suicide last week. "He was a student at UW-Platteville. So, between being a student working part time and being a volunteer on the Fire Department, he was a pretty busy guy," Simmons said. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2019 6:33:47 AM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
VIDEO: On Friday, Platteville Fire Chief Ryan Simmons got a phone call he wasn't expecting. "It felt like a shock to us," Simmons said. Volunteer firefighter Tim Ebert died by suicide last week. "He was a student at UW-Platteville. So, between being a student working part time and being a volunteer on the Fire Department, he was a pretty busy guy," Simmons said. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2019 6:33:47 AM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
The Lake Mills Police Department will be starting a K-9 program, and they will be naming the K-9 “Truman” after Lake Mills Fire Captain Chris Truman. Volunteer firefighter Christopher P. Truman died after he stopped to help a driver on the Beltline on New Year’s Eve. The City of Lake Mills Police Department made the announcement on their Facebook page on Monday. - PUB DATE: 2/4/2019 4:35:09 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
The Lake Mills Police Department will be starting a K-9 program, and they will be naming the K-9 “Truman” after Lake Mills Fire Captain Chris Truman. Volunteer firefighter Christopher P. Truman died after he stopped to help a driver on the Beltline on New Year’s Eve. The City of Lake Mills Police Department made the announcement on their Facebook page on Monday. - PUB DATE: 2/4/2019 4:35:09 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
A man suffered severe burns and six have been displaced from their home after a fire broke out in a Green Bay home Sunday night. The fire broke out just after 5:50 p.m. in the 500 block of Pine Terrace, according to a press release from the Green Bay Metro Fire Department. When crews arrived at the scene, they said heavy fire was coming from the rear of the home on the second floor. - PUB DATE: 2/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press Gazette
A man suffered severe burns and six have been displaced from their home after a fire broke out in a Green Bay home Sunday night. The fire broke out just after 5:50 p.m. in the 500 block of Pine Terrace, according to a press release from the Green Bay Metro Fire Department. When crews arrived at the scene, they said heavy fire was coming from the rear of the home on the second floor. - PUB DATE: 2/4/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press Gazette
VIDEO: After a deep freeze and quick thaw, firefighters in Racine County Sunday, Feb. 3 prepared for more calls related to the ice. "Extremes in the weather create more unique situations and we see greater call volume during those time frames," said Jon Keiser, battalion chief with the South Shore Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 2/3/2019 8:45:04 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
