Fire crews say the historic Crivitz Lumber Company building is a total loss after the fire. Luckily, no one was hurt. 11 crews were out at the scene taking shifts as they battled and fire and the bitter cold. Officials say they were impressed with the community response. The doors to the elementary school were opened and offered a warm place for firefighters as well as food and hot coffee. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2019 7:00:21 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
A winter snowstorm made it difficult for fire crews battling a house fire in Sullivan Monday morning.
The fire department was called to the home at county roads CI and E just before 2:30 a.m. No one was home at the time, but crews had to use an excavator to extinguish the flames. The home had to be torn down and is a total loss. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2019 10:25:30 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
A winter snowstorm made it difficult for fire crews battling a house fire in Sullivan Monday morning.
The fire department was called to the home at county roads CI and E just before 2:30 a.m. No one was home at the time, but crews had to use an excavator to extinguish the flames. The home had to be torn down and is a total loss. - PUB DATE: 1/29/2019 10:25:30 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
A fire Sunday night destroyed a barn in the Eau Claire County town of Lincoln. The fire, at S6951 Morning Crest Drive just west of Fall Creek, was reported around 9:30 p.m. by property owner Jim Sadler. “Around 9:30 or so I looked out and saw an orange glow out there,” said Sadler, who immediately called 911 to report the blaze. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 11:28:28 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
A fire Sunday night destroyed a barn in the Eau Claire County town of Lincoln. The fire, at S6951 Morning Crest Drive just west of Fall Creek, was reported around 9:30 p.m. by property owner Jim Sadler. “Around 9:30 or so I looked out and saw an orange glow out there,” said Sadler, who immediately called 911 to report the blaze. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 11:28:28 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
From the city’s perspective, it is all hands on deck going into this winter storm. Sunday afternoon, multiple city departments gave a rundown of what to expect in the next 24 to 48 hours and what they want residents to keep in mind. “This could possibly be the third worst storm that we’ve had since 1990,” Mayor Paul Soglin said. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 3:03:42 AM - SOURCE: WIBA-AM 1310 News Talk
From the city’s perspective, it is all hands on deck going into this winter storm. Sunday afternoon, multiple city departments gave a rundown of what to expect in the next 24 to 48 hours and what they want residents to keep in mind. “This could possibly be the third worst storm that we’ve had since 1990,” Mayor Paul Soglin said. - PUB DATE: 1/28/2019 3:03:42 AM - SOURCE: WIBA-AM 1310 News Talk
For almost two decades, Tom Czerniak has been chief of the Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department, but those days are winding down. Czerniak, 71, will step down from his position as soon as the Joint Union Grove and Yorkville Fire Commission decides on his successor. He has been with the department for 41 years and has been chief for 17. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2019 11:57:37 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
For almost two decades, Tom Czerniak has been chief of the Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department, but those days are winding down. Czerniak, 71, will step down from his position as soon as the Joint Union Grove and Yorkville Fire Commission decides on his successor. He has been with the department for 41 years and has been chief for 17. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2019 11:57:37 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
VIDEO: When they need to get out the door, firefighters have enough to worry about. But sometimes winter gets in the way. "It's harder on everybody and everything," said Rich Annen, Assistant Fire Chief for De Pere. A firefighter's greatest ally can shapeshift into a nightmare. "When you play with water, you're going to get wet," he said. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2019 9:51:05 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
VIDEO: When they need to get out the door, firefighters have enough to worry about. But sometimes winter gets in the way. "It's harder on everybody and everything," said Rich Annen, Assistant Fire Chief for De Pere. A firefighter's greatest ally can shapeshift into a nightmare. "When you play with water, you're going to get wet," he said. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2019 9:51:05 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
An east Madison fire caused residents to evacuate a building Sunday morning, leaving 19 residents displaced. A resident in an apartment buildling on the 4700 block of Cottage Grove Road called authorities just after 6 a.m., reporting smoke inside of the building. When crews arrived, alarms were sounding inside the building and residents were evacuating, officials said. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2019 11:49:33 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
An east Madison fire caused residents to evacuate a building Sunday morning, leaving 19 residents displaced. A resident in an apartment buildling on the 4700 block of Cottage Grove Road called authorities just after 6 a.m., reporting smoke inside of the building. When crews arrived, alarms were sounding inside the building and residents were evacuating, officials said. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2019 11:49:33 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
The Prentice Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire with a person still inside Saturday morning at 7:48 a.m. After a firefighter that lived nearby arrived first, the person inside the house was able to get out. As the first firetruck arrived, heavy flames were coming out of the kitchen area of the house. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2019 8:25:41 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau
The Prentice Volunteer Fire Department responded to a house fire with a person still inside Saturday morning at 7:48 a.m. After a firefighter that lived nearby arrived first, the person inside the house was able to get out. As the first firetruck arrived, heavy flames were coming out of the kitchen area of the house. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2019 8:25:41 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau
River Falls firefighters battled blazes at two houses that went up in flames immediately behind Ezekiel Lutheran Church in River Falls early Saturday. River Falls Fire Department was dispatched at 1 a.m. Jan. 26 to a structure fire at 222 E. Walnut St., an older two-story home just across the alley from the entrance to Jacob's Ladder Preschool. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2019 6:38:38 AM - SOURCE: Rivertowns
River Falls firefighters battled blazes at two houses that went up in flames immediately behind Ezekiel Lutheran Church in River Falls early Saturday. River Falls Fire Department was dispatched at 1 a.m. Jan. 26 to a structure fire at 222 E. Walnut St., an older two-story home just across the alley from the entrance to Jacob's Ladder Preschool. - PUB DATE: 1/27/2019 6:38:38 AM - SOURCE: Rivertowns
PHOTO: The Mequon Fire Department was a pup’s best friend after they saved a dog that fell through the ice on the Milwaukee River. The department shared pictures of the rescue on its Facebook page Thursday. Firefighters remind everyone not to travel out onto ice unless you are 100 percent sure of its thickness. - PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 7:46:11 PM - SOURCE: Today's TMJ4
PHOTO: The Mequon Fire Department was a pup’s best friend after they saved a dog that fell through the ice on the Milwaukee River. The department shared pictures of the rescue on its Facebook page Thursday. Firefighters remind everyone not to travel out onto ice unless you are 100 percent sure of its thickness. - PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 7:46:11 PM - SOURCE: Today's TMJ4
VIDEO: The Lafayette County Sheriff's Office is trying to determine what caused a fatal fire Wednesday in Fayette Township, near Argyle. The family is mourning the loss of the man, as Melvin Leroy Narveson, known to them as "Leroy." Narveson would have turned 90 in February. "He was very independent. - PUB DATE: 1/24/2019 5:38:39 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
