Two cats were rescued from a house fire that was put out in Eau Claire on Sunday.
According to Eau Claire Fire Department Battalion Chief Jamie Burkhardt, ECFD received a call at approximately 2:23 p.m. on Sunday of smoke coming from the garage attached to a house on Raedel Road, near 14th Street in Eau Claire. - PUB DATE: 9/3/2023 10:45:00 PM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire
PHOTOS: Members of the Beaver Dam Fire Department spent a few days in last week’s sweltering heat working on heavy lifting training. Fire Chief Michael Wesle says the Beaver Dam Raceway recently hosted a monster truck show that included a few school buses. He says they got in contact with the folks that run the Raceway to take advantage of this rare opportunity. - PUB DATE: 9/1/2023 7:20:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-FM 95.3 Beaver Dam
The City of Wausau and Wausau’s Police and Fire Commission have announced the appointment of Jeremy Kopp as Wausau’s next Fire Chief.
Kopp has been serving as a firefighter for 28 years since he joined to the Weston Fire Department at 18 years old. From there, he went on to join the Wausau Fire Department in 2004. - PUB DATE: 8/31/2023 11:27:00 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau
The Green Bay Metro and Appleton Fire Departments were on the receiving end of $2,000 each in grant money to assist in the purchase of new lifesaving equipment.
On Thursday, the charitable foundations of Wisconsin Public Service (WPS) and We Energies unveiled critical safety tools for use by the stations’ firefighters as part of the Rewarding Responders Grant Program. - PUB DATE: 8/31/2023 6:15:00 PM - SOURCE: WNFL-AM 1440 Green Bay
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Beaver Dam firefighters found themselves in a mess after a semi fire Wednesday morning, literally.
The Beaver Dam Fire Department responded to the northbound off ramp at Highway 151 and Madison Street after a fire in the trailer of the semi, which was hauling solid waste at the time.
To put out the fire, though, they needed to dump out all that waste onto the highway, leaving a trail of trash behind the semi. - PUB DATE: 8/31/2023 12:56:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
South Area Fire and Emergency Rescue was awarded a $2,000 grant from the Wisconsin Public Service Foundation on Wednesday to purchase new gas detectors.
Deputy Fire Chief Eric Lang calls the devices essential equipment for his crews. “Carbon monoxide kills people every year. We have to know what those levels are. - PUB DATE: 8/30/2023 3:52:01 PM - SOURCE: WOZZ-FM 94.7 Mosinee
VIDEO: The Madison Fire Department is investigating the cause of an apartment fire early Wednesday morning.
MFD says crews reported to a structure fire on the 2400 block of Brentwood Parkway just after 1 a.m. When they arrived, they confirmed that flames could be seen on the roof.
According to MFD, the responding crews fought the fire outside first and then inside. - PUB DATE: 8/30/2023 1:55:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
Milton and Edgerton’s newly combined Lakeside Fire Department is finding common ground for a new, central fire station.
It would be built in a fast-growing community that’s wedged right between Milton and Edgerton: Newville.
On Tuesday, officials from Milton, Edgerton and nine towns in northern Rock County got a first look at a hired consultant’s new designs for not one—but three new fire stations that Lakeside Fire-Rescue seeks to build over the next three years. - PUB DATE: 8/30/2023 1:29:37 AM - SOURCE: WCLO-AM 1230 Janesville
VIDEO: The Lincoln County Emergency Medical Service (EMS) is getting updated equipment. That’s thanks to a $421,000 donation from the Bierman Family Foundation to upgrade aging ambulance equipment. The Merrill Fire Department is contracted to provide services two thirds of the county while Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital provides for the remainder. - PUB DATE: 8/30/2023 12:22:00 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau
PHOTOS: One of the 12 buildings at the Trinity Freistadt Historical Site in Mequon burned down early Monday morning.
Shortly after 1 a.m., 10 fire departments responded to a report of a fire at the roughly 150year-old Mueller Shed located along North Church Place. No other buildings on the site were damaged. - PUB DATE: 8/29/2023 1:30:00 PM - SOURCE: Milwaukee News And Event
The Beaver Dam Fire Department recently hosted a number of area agencies for a confined space rescue training. Fire Chief Michael Wesle explains its importance.
“A confined space rescue is an event that doesn’t happen a lot but its very risky…normally when there’s an incident in a confined space there’s a reason for it…from time to time you might have a medical emergency or accident…but often times it’s because the atmosphere that the individual is in has something wrong with it,” says Wesle. - PUB DATE: 8/29/2023 7:10:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-FM 95.3 Beaver Dam
PHOTOS: Nearly a dozen departments responded to a fire at a two-story home in New Berlin on Monday, Aug. 28.
Just before 6:15 a.m., the New Berlin Fire Department was called to the home on Highland Drive -- located off Racine Avenue just north of I-43.
Officials say two adults, two children and two dogs safely escaped the burning home and were able to call 911. - PUB DATE: 8/28/2023 6:41:48 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
A late Sunday afternoon duplex fire in Appleton caused an estimated $15,000 in damages.
According to the Appleton Fire Department, on August 27 around 4:40 p.m., crews were sent to a reported fire in the 600 block of North Morrison Street. The initial call reportedly said there was smoke coming from the roof vents. - PUB DATE: 8/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Early Saturday morning, a fire broke out in a non-combustible warehouse.
The Eau Claire Fire Department responded to a report of a fire alarm sounding at 04:45AM Saturday.
The fire crew immediately requested for a full structure fire response after finding a live fire on the loading dock area of the warehouse. - PUB DATE: 8/28/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire
VIDEO: A piece of metal - from the World Trade Center in New York. The Grand Chute Fire Department was fortunate to receive this artifact as a gift.
The New York Deli in Appleton announced that it will close permanently on Friday, August 25, 2023. The owners said they knew all about the struggle and sacrifice firefighters go through and called them up to ask if they would accept the gift. - PUB DATE: 8/25/2023 4:40:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
VIDEO: Around 100 volunteers scattered themselves on the ground at Austin Straubel International Airport Thursday, acting as victims of a plane crash during a disaster drill from 7 a.m. to noon.
“We’re used to doing car accidents, fires, cats in a tree but we’re not as familiar with airline accidents and nuclear bombs,” Brown County Emergency Management Director Daniel Kane said. - PUB DATE: 8/24/2023 9:04:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Firefighter Riley Huiras died in the line of duty this time last year, suffering an aneurism while on a call.
That's why a chair now sits outside his fire house in Grand Rapids, making sure he's always got a place to call home.
His team tells News 9 Riley was a hard worker, a loving son and cared about his communit. - PUB DATE: 8/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
A commercial building in Brookfield sustained significant damage to its garage and smoke damage throughout after a fire broke out Tuesday evening, according to the Brookfield Fire Department.
Firefighters found the single-story, medium-sized building in the 12000 block of Townsend Street with smoke inside, so they started an aggressive attack on the fire, ventilated the blaze, and performed search and rescue of the building, according to a news release. - PUB DATE: 8/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Brookefield Patch
VIDEO: The Wausau Fire Department is asking the city’s finance committee to approve the purchase of an abandoned lot at 811 and 815 Grand Avenue in order to potentially build a new central station. The current station was built in 1962.
At one time, it was deemed the most modern in the country. But that’s simply not the case anymore. - PUB DATE: 8/24/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
VIDEO: A Tuesday morning fire at an apartment building in Green Bay has displaced four residents and has caused roughly $30,000 in estimated damages.
According to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department, crews were called to the 1500 block of Main Street around 11 a.m. on August 22 for reports of smoke in an upstairs apartment. - PUB DATE: 8/23/2023 2:52:11 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
