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
Fire officials are grateful that the fire hydrants near a garage fire were shoveled before they arrived. At least five fire departments from three counties worked to put out a garage fire in Brooklyn, officials said. The fire was reported just before 1 p.m. in the 200 block of Church Street, according to Dane County dispatch. - PUB DATE: 2/3/2019 2:43:07 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
Fire officials are grateful that the fire hydrants near a garage fire were shoveled before they arrived. At least five fire departments from three counties worked to put out a garage fire in Brooklyn, officials said. The fire was reported just before 1 p.m. in the 200 block of Church Street, according to Dane County dispatch. - PUB DATE: 2/3/2019 2:43:07 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
Firefighters responded Saturday night to a Montrose barn fire that housed pheasant chicks, 3000 of which died in the fire, according to a representative from Wolff's Bellefontaine Farms. Firefighters from Verona, Fitchburg and Belleville responded to reports of a structure fire on the 6600 block of Henry Road at about 8:40 p. - PUB DATE: 2/3/2019 1:57:54 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
Firefighters responded Saturday night to a Montrose barn fire that housed pheasant chicks, 3000 of which died in the fire, according to a representative from Wolff's Bellefontaine Farms. Firefighters from Verona, Fitchburg and Belleville responded to reports of a structure fire on the 6600 block of Henry Road at about 8:40 p. - PUB DATE: 2/3/2019 1:57:54 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
Platteville Fire Chief Ryan Simmons emphasized the importance of mental health resources for first responders Friday as firefighters mourned the loss of a colleague who took his own life. Simmons said in a Facebook post that a young Platteville firefighter took his life Friday. "It does not matter why he chose this path, as no matter the reason, it is a heart breaking tragedy," he wrote in the post. - PUB DATE: 2/3/2019 11:50:14 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
Platteville Fire Chief Ryan Simmons emphasized the importance of mental health resources for first responders Friday as firefighters mourned the loss of a colleague who took his own life. Simmons said in a Facebook post that a young Platteville firefighter took his life Friday. "It does not matter why he chose this path, as no matter the reason, it is a heart breaking tragedy," he wrote in the post. - PUB DATE: 2/3/2019 11:50:14 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
PHOTO: Firefighters in Greendale on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 31 responded to a fire at a home on Greenmeadow Lane, southeast of 92nd and Grange. Fire officials said it was called in as a fireplace fire, and found to be a chimney fire that spread to the outside of the home and to the home’s attic area. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 7:03:02 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
PHOTO: Firefighters in Greendale on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 31 responded to a fire at a home on Greenmeadow Lane, southeast of 92nd and Grange. Fire officials said it was called in as a fireplace fire, and found to be a chimney fire that spread to the outside of the home and to the home’s attic area. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 7:03:02 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
One is dead and two are injured after a vehicle left the road and hit a utility pole before driving into a home in Shawano County. The incident happened about 10:45 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Shawano County G and Geider Road in the Town of Red Springs, according to the Stockbridge-Munsee Police Department. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 6:15:48 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
One is dead and two are injured after a vehicle left the road and hit a utility pole before driving into a home in Shawano County. The incident happened about 10:45 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Shawano County G and Geider Road in the Town of Red Springs, according to the Stockbridge-Munsee Police Department. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 6:15:48 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
VIDEO: One person is dead following a mobile home fire early Friday morning, Feb. 1 on Milwaukee's south side. It happened near 6th and Waterford shortly before 6 a.m. When crews arrived on scene they observed smoke coming from the trailer. Upon entry, they found fire in the kitchen area of the residence. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 5:44:14 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
VIDEO: One person is dead following a mobile home fire early Friday morning, Feb. 1 on Milwaukee's south side. It happened near 6th and Waterford shortly before 6 a.m. When crews arrived on scene they observed smoke coming from the trailer. Upon entry, they found fire in the kitchen area of the residence. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 5:44:14 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
A garage was destroyed in a fire Thursday afternoon in the town of Oconto. Oconto Fire Rescue, dispatched to 6152 Cream City Road about 12:47 p.m., found a single-story garage fully involved in fire. The garage’s roof had already collapsed, and vinyl siding on the house 15 feet away and on another garage about 30 feet away was melted. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 12:09:12 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
A garage was destroyed in a fire Thursday afternoon in the town of Oconto. Oconto Fire Rescue, dispatched to 6152 Cream City Road about 12:47 p.m., found a single-story garage fully involved in fire. The garage’s roof had already collapsed, and vinyl siding on the house 15 feet away and on another garage about 30 feet away was melted. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 12:09:12 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
Using hot charcoal under your car to get it warm enough to start isn't the best idea, as a Madison man can attest to. Firefighters were called to the 3700 block of Karstens Drive Thursday afternoon for a vehicle in flames, after the owner of the vehicle put a baking sheet full of hot charcoal under the car. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal Times
Using hot charcoal under your car to get it warm enough to start isn't the best idea, as a Madison man can attest to. Firefighters were called to the 3700 block of Karstens Drive Thursday afternoon for a vehicle in flames, after the owner of the vehicle put a baking sheet full of hot charcoal under the car. - PUB DATE: 2/1/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Journal Times
A photo of a Wisconsin fire chief is getting a lot of traction online, as crews continued to fight fires in subzero temperatures. Wednesday, one of the firefighters on scene of a house fire in the Village of Cameron Fire snapped a photo of Chief Mitch Hansen, covered in ice from fighting the fire in the frigid wind chills. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 9:53:35 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
A photo of a Wisconsin fire chief is getting a lot of traction online, as crews continued to fight fires in subzero temperatures. Wednesday, one of the firefighters on scene of a house fire in the Village of Cameron Fire snapped a photo of Chief Mitch Hansen, covered in ice from fighting the fire in the frigid wind chills. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 9:53:35 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
A basement wall caught fire Wednesday night after a resident used a heat gun on some pipes that were frozen, according to a release from the Madison Fire Department. Firefighters were called around 6:05 p.m. to a house in the 4100 block of Mineral Point Road for reports of a basement fire, officials said. - PUB DATE: 1/31/2019 7:42:58 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
