The funeral for fire Capt. Chris Truman who was killed in a New Year's Eve crash on the Beltline will be this weekend in Lake Mills. Visitation will be at Lake Mills High School from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday. At 5 p.m., there will be an Emergency Services Fly-By. On Sunday, visitation will be from 2 to 3 p. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2019 8:23:20 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
The funeral for fire Capt. Chris Truman who was killed in a New Year's Eve crash on the Beltline will be this weekend in Lake Mills. Visitation will be at Lake Mills High School from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday. At 5 p.m., there will be an Emergency Services Fly-By. On Sunday, visitation will be from 2 to 3 p. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2019 8:23:20 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
A Lake Mills Fire Department captain was killed Monday after he stopped at the scene of a crash on the Beltline and was struck by another vehicle, Monona police said. A vehicle crashed on eastbound Highway 12 near the Yahara River bridge at 6:51 p.m., police said. A second car stopped to assist at the scene, and the driver of the second car was struck by a third vehicle before officers arrived to help with the initial crash. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2019 6:05:41 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Journal
A Lake Mills Fire Department captain was killed Monday after he stopped at the scene of a crash on the Beltline and was struck by another vehicle, Monona police said. A vehicle crashed on eastbound Highway 12 near the Yahara River bridge at 6:51 p.m., police said. A second car stopped to assist at the scene, and the driver of the second car was struck by a third vehicle before officers arrived to help with the initial crash. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2019 6:05:41 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Journal
Four people are without a home after an apartment fire in Menasha. It happened Tuesday night on the 300 block of Nicolet Boulevard. When firefighters arrived on scene they found three people in the lower apartment and one in the upper apartment. They were all evacuated safely. The person who lived in the upper apartment was brought to the hospital for cold exposure. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2019 5:37:02 AM - SOURCE: NBC26
Four people are without a home after an apartment fire in Menasha. It happened Tuesday night on the 300 block of Nicolet Boulevard. When firefighters arrived on scene they found three people in the lower apartment and one in the upper apartment. They were all evacuated safely. The person who lived in the upper apartment was brought to the hospital for cold exposure. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2019 5:37:02 AM - SOURCE: NBC26
The South Shore Fire Department is preparing for some big changes in 2019. Later this month, department officials plan to start recruiting candidates for the department’s new emergency medical services station. The new EMS station, near the intersection of Spring Street and Emmertson Road, is under construction. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2019 4:43:34 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
The South Shore Fire Department is preparing for some big changes in 2019. Later this month, department officials plan to start recruiting candidates for the department’s new emergency medical services station. The new EMS station, near the intersection of Spring Street and Emmertson Road, is under construction. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2019 4:43:34 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
VIDEO: Five people escaped a house fire on New Year’s Day in Racine that started because of unattended candles. Authorities say they were called to a two family home near Grange Ave. and 17th St. shortly before noon on Tuesday. An elderly woman and her adult son escaped from the first floor while a young couple got to safety from the second floor with their 2-year-old son. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2019 3:54:13 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
VIDEO: Five people escaped a house fire on New Year’s Day in Racine that started because of unattended candles. Authorities say they were called to a two family home near Grange Ave. and 17th St. shortly before noon on Tuesday. An elderly woman and her adult son escaped from the first floor while a young couple got to safety from the second floor with their 2-year-old son. - PUB DATE: 1/2/2019 3:54:13 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Above him, the sky was dark. Below him, the water murky and waist deep. Russ Cornford estimates the weight of his soaked turnout gear topped 150 pounds as he trudged through flooded streets and homes, hoisting frightened residents and shivering pets over his shoulders. For some 26 hours straight, the Coon Valley fire chief powered through the most devastating flood the village had ever seen last August and September, thinking not of hunger, not of fatigue, not of pain, but of people — the 700 men, women and children in the community he loves, the village he calls home. - PUB DATE: 1/1/2019 12:02:41 PM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune
Above him, the sky was dark. Below him, the water murky and waist deep. Russ Cornford estimates the weight of his soaked turnout gear topped 150 pounds as he trudged through flooded streets and homes, hoisting frightened residents and shivering pets over his shoulders. For some 26 hours straight, the Coon Valley fire chief powered through the most devastating flood the village had ever seen last August and September, thinking not of hunger, not of fatigue, not of pain, but of people — the 700 men, women and children in the community he loves, the village he calls home. - PUB DATE: 1/1/2019 12:02:41 PM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune
VIDEO: The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office says a shed caught fire at N7339 State Highway 57 Monday night in the Town of Rhine. The shed contained tractors and vehicles. Capt. Keith Fischer with the Elkhart Lake Fire Department says 12 different fire companies responded to the scene. Nobody was injured except for one firefighter who slipped on the ice and suffered a minor foot injury. - PUB DATE: 1/1/2019 9:30:09 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
VIDEO: The Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office says a shed caught fire at N7339 State Highway 57 Monday night in the Town of Rhine. The shed contained tractors and vehicles. Capt. Keith Fischer with the Elkhart Lake Fire Department says 12 different fire companies responded to the scene. Nobody was injured except for one firefighter who slipped on the ice and suffered a minor foot injury. - PUB DATE: 1/1/2019 9:30:09 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
An estimated $2.3 million Westside Community Service Building (WCSB) expansion project will go out to bid with a $100,000 option for an antique fire truck display. The remodel will accommodate 24/7 fire department service at the building with sleeping quarters and also add garage, kitchen, office and training space. - PUB DATE: 12/31/2018 9:21:33 AM - SOURCE: Sun Prairie Star
An estimated $2.3 million Westside Community Service Building (WCSB) expansion project will go out to bid with a $100,000 option for an antique fire truck display. The remodel will accommodate 24/7 fire department service at the building with sleeping quarters and also add garage, kitchen, office and training space. - PUB DATE: 12/31/2018 9:21:33 AM - SOURCE: Sun Prairie Star
According to a press release from the Langlade County Sheriff's Office, human remains were found after a fire was extinguished in the Town of Elcho. On Sunday at about 5:20 a.m., officials responded to a report of a fully engulfed structure fire at N11570 County Highway Z in Elcho. After the fire was extinguished, human remains were found. - PUB DATE: 12/31/2018 4:01:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
According to a press release from the Langlade County Sheriff's Office, human remains were found after a fire was extinguished in the Town of Elcho. On Sunday at about 5:20 a.m., officials responded to a report of a fully engulfed structure fire at N11570 County Highway Z in Elcho. After the fire was extinguished, human remains were found. - PUB DATE: 12/31/2018 4:01:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
VIDEO: The Sparta Area Fire District fire chief, Mike Arnold, said a suspected arsonist set fire to a single story home in northern Sparta on Friday night. He said the fire was near the intersection of Kroeger Dr. and Meadowview Ln., about a block away from Sparta Meadowview Middle School. Responders were called to the scene at 9:13 p. - PUB DATE: 12/29/2018 3:32:14 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
VIDEO: The Sparta Area Fire District fire chief, Mike Arnold, said a suspected arsonist set fire to a single story home in northern Sparta on Friday night. He said the fire was near the intersection of Kroeger Dr. and Meadowview Ln., about a block away from Sparta Meadowview Middle School. Responders were called to the scene at 9:13 p. - PUB DATE: 12/29/2018 3:32:14 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
