A Racine woman was killed and her husband was seriously injured after a tree fell on their moving vehicle Saturday morning in Franksville. The tree came down while 51-year old William Martin and 52-year old Michelle Martin were driving by, investigators said. The accident occurred on 4 Mile Rd. near Nicholson Rd. - PUB DATE: 10/22/2018 11:14:35 AM - SOURCE: Today's TMJ4
Firefighters in Howard say strong winds pushed an attached garage fire into a home. Howard Fire responded to the incident around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. Everyone in the home had escaped, but there may have been a cat still inside. Howard Fire said wind conditions combined with the type of construction of the building made this a difficult fire to put out. - PUB DATE: 10/22/2018 10:22:06 AM - SOURCE: NBC26
A garage has been severely damaged following a fire on Sunday. The Town of Buchanan Fire and Rescue say it happened just after noon. Once fire crews arrived, fire was coming out of the roof of the entire house. Although the fire had already spread to the attic above the house, firefighters were able to extinguish the flames before it spread any further. - PUB DATE: 10/22/2018 5:56:42 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
A car crashed through the front of a building early Sunday morning setting the business on fire. According to the Sheboygan Police, around 2:25 AM the car driven by a 27-year-old man blew through a stop sign at S 24th Street and Union Avenue, crashing through the front entrance of Watson’s Vending and Foodservice. - PUB DATE: 10/22/2018 4:32:59 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
On Saturday, the Eagle Point Volunteer Fire Department in Chippewa Falls held an open house to show their support for their community. The Eagle Point Volunteer Fire Department is comprised of 22 individuals consisting of EMRs, EMTs, first responders and volunteer fire fighters. Most fire departments located in less populated areas are staffed by mostly volunteers and many of the staffers are on call 24/7. - PUB DATE: 10/21/2018 4:45:18 PM - SOURCE: Chippewa Herald
VIDEO: The Onalaska Fire Department responded to two house fires shortly after 7 p.m., Saturday. Firefighters were called to 203 14th Avenue in Onalaska for a garage that was on fire. The fire spread from the garage to the house, extending to a second house next door. No one was hurt but both houses are now uninhabitable. - PUB DATE: 10/20/2018 8:01:52 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
Although it might not arrive for almost a year, a new fire truck is in the works for the Village of Osceola. The village’s board of trustees approved the purchase Tuesday, Oct. 9. The combined pumper and aerial truck, which will replace the fire department’s 1972 truck, will be built to specifications by Osceola-based Custom Fire Apparatus and finished within 300 days, according to the contract. - PUB DATE: 10/20/2018 3:12:52 PM - SOURCE: Osceola Sun
A dozen new volunteers are aiding in staffing issues at the DeForest Windsor Fire and EMS Department. After losing several volunteers over the past few months, including senior members – and with more turnover expected – the 12 additional volunteers will help bring the department’s numbers closer to comfortable levels. - PUB DATE: 10/19/2018 1:00:20 PM - SOURCE: DeForest Times
A home in Fond du Lac County sustained significant damage after a fire broke out Thursday afternoon. Crews were called to N828 Fond du Lac County V just before 1:15 p.m. after a passerby observed dark smoke and flames coming from the back of the home, according to a statement from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office. - PUB DATE: 10/19/2018 4:45:36 AM - SOURCE: Fond du Lac Reporter
Clare Wolf, a firefighter from Rubicon, has won a national award for the hearing impaired. She was a finalist in the adult category for the Oticon Focus on People Awards and won the most votes of three contenders. Oticon, a hearing aid manufacturer, honors individuals for their contributions to the hearing impaired community with the awards. - PUB DATE: 10/18/2018 5:03:25 PM - SOURCE: wisc news
The Gateway Technical College Fire Program is partnering with fire departments throughout Kenosha, Racine, and Walworth counties to recruit new firefighters and emergency medical technicians. Gateway will host a recruitment event on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the HERO Center, 380 McCanna Parkway, Burlington. - PUB DATE: 10/18/2018 1:10:51 PM - SOURCE: My Kenosha County
The Poynette-Dekorra-Lowville EMS District narrowly avoided the shuttering of its volunteer EMT program, thanks to an experienced firefighter and paramedic stepping forward to assume director duties. Amber Hahn, who has worked with the EMS District since 2012, and was a firefighter before then, volunteered to assume the reins of the district beginning Jan. - PUB DATE: 10/18/2018 1:41:07 AM - SOURCE: Poynette Press
A chimney fire causes significant damage to a Jackson County home, according to the Black River Falls Fire Department. It happened just after 12 p.m. Wednesday, October 17 on Beaver Lane in the Town of Adams. The Black River Falls Fire Department says a tree service spotted the fire while in the yard cutting down a tree. - PUB DATE: 10/17/2018 9:08:39 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News
Green Bay firefighters responding to a fire in a wall at Green Bay Packaging on Wednesday afternoon. Green Bay Metro Fire Department units arrived and found Green Bay Packaging personnel trying to find and put out a fire in an exterior wall. A spark from maintenance work caught fire on the insulation in the wall. - PUB DATE: 10/17/2018 7:02:44 PM - SOURCE: NBC26
New Holstein firefighters Nick Kaat, Brian Burg, and Corey Bratz hold the pieces of the new Hurst jaws-of-life equipment purchased recently by the department. The NHFD held a gun raffle in July during its annual picnic to raise funds for the purchase of the equipment, and other donations helped as well. - PUB DATE: 10/17/2018 1:05:37 PM - SOURCE: Tri-County News: Chilton
More than 20 people are displaced following an apartment building fire in Waukesha early Wednesday morning, Oct. 17. More than eight people, many with mobility challenges, were rescued from the interior of the building. Two were transported to the hospital. Crews were called to the scene shortly after midnight. - PUB DATE: 10/17/2018 7:12:38 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
The Appleton Fire Department is investigating a fire at Lawrence University from Tuesday night. Fire crews responded to a report of heavy smoke and fire coming from the campus at around 6:30 p.m. The building that caught fire is a three-story Victorian home that was under remodeling. nobody was in the building at the time of the incident. - PUB DATE: 10/17/2018 5:27:22 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
The Chippewa Fire District board is working to hammer out a 2019 budget that will satisfy the five municipalities included in the fire district. The board voted 4-1 to adopt a proposed budget for the EMS service that calls for a 4 percent increase. Town of Lafayette Chairman David Staber said they should consider increasing a per capita rate throughout the district, saying it has been too low for too long. - PUB DATE: 10/17/2018 3:31:56 AM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
VIDEO: Milwaukee firefighters responded to a fire at Cimco Recycling on the city's south side on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 16. The fire near Chase and Oklahoma was visible from multiple FOX6 News tower cameras in the city. "It was heavy, thick smoke. Really black -- and the wind was crazy too with it. That's what we were saying -- 'look at how fast the wind was blowing. - PUB DATE: 10/16/2018 1:22:20 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
Fire in a field near the St. Croix-Pierce county line was extinguished Tuesday after a combine caught fire.
United Fire Chief Gary Newton said fire crews responded to a minor fire Oct. 16 in a field on County Road Y in the town of Rush River. A small fire began near a bearing on the combine's corn head, which threw sparks that ignited some corn stalks, Newton said. - PUB DATE: 10/16/2018 10:15:20 AM - SOURCE: Rivertowns
