PHOTO: Anyone who knows Mukwonago Fire Chief Jeff Stien probably knows he is a die-hard Dallas Cowboys fan. On Monday morning when Stien got to work he found his new uniform for the day, a Green Bay Packers jersey. Stien insisted that the Green Bay Packers would lose to his favorite team on Sunday night. - PUB DATE: 1/18/2024 2:00:00 PM - SOURCE: The Waukesha Freeman
22 assisted living residents are without a home after a fire broke out at North Crest Assisted Living Wednesday night. Fire officials say the call came out at around 10:45 p.m. They arrived on scene to see smoke coming from the roof of the building.
Stevens Point Fire Department Battalion Chief Jared Hopfensperger told NewsChannel 7 that he was the first to arrive on scene, and decided to update the call because he could see and smell smoke. - PUB DATE: 1/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
PHOTOS: The dairy barn of a family farm in central Wisconsin is considered a total loss following an early morning fire where one calf died during the incident.
A release from the Lyndon Station Fire Department states that firefighters received reports of a fully involved barn fire in the Town of Lemonweir, near Mauston, around 4:20 a. - PUB DATE: 1/17/2024 11:59:40 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
VIDEO: A new, all-terrain vehicle could help save countless lives during ice and water rescues in our area.
The Boom Bay Volunteer Fire Department gave our Action 2 News team a first look.
The vehicle is called a ‘Sherp,’ and it can travel through almost anything to rescue people.
Boom Bay Fire Chief Dave Platta said it can tackle nearly everything from lakes to ice to swampy marshes. - PUB DATE: 1/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
VIDEO: The Madison Area Fire Fighters Ice Ball is taking over the Overture Center on January 27.
This is the 8th Charity Ball for Fire Fighters Local 311.
The mission of Fire Fighters Local 311 Charities is to not only support members during their own tragic and unforeseen circumstances, but also support those in the community through donations, events, fundraisers and hands-on assistance. - PUB DATE: 1/17/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
PHOTOS: Firefighters in northern Wisconsin say they have recently seen an increase of “unusual calls to service” involving wildlife.
According to Facebook posts from the Pine Lake Fire Rescue, on January 7, firefighters were called upon to respond to a deer that had fallen through the ice on the Wisconsin River near Nature Road. - PUB DATE: 1/16/2024 7:04:50 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Columbia County officials rescued a snowmobiler who fell through ice over the weekend on Lake Wisconsin.
A caller reported to Columbia County dispatch around 11 a.m. Sunday that two snowmobiles fell through the lake in Sunset Bay, noting one person was in the water and another person was still on the ice. - PUB DATE: 1/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison
VIDEO: One person is dead in a house fire in Milwaukee on Monday.
Crews were called to the home near 9th Street and Burleigh Street around 3:30 a.m.
Milwaukee Fire Department says a 62-year-old woman died, and an elderly man was hospitalized.
According to MFD, the fire started in a bedroom on the second floor of the duplex, extending to the attic of the house. - PUB DATE: 1/15/2024 4:56:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
After 36 years in the Waukesha Fire Department, Chief Steve Howard has decided to retire. Waukesha Mayor Shawn Reilly made the announcement in an email that Howard will retire effective May 1.
"While it saddens us to see Chief Howard leave the organization, we acknowledge that his well-deserved retirement marks the culmination of nearly 36 years of exemplary service to the city of Waukesha," Reilly said. - PUB DATE: 1/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today
VIDEO: Flames broke out early Friday morning at a business near the intersection of Yates and Copeland avenues in Beloit forcing the evacuation of several homes in the area.
Around 12:45 a.m., fire crews from around the region were called to 1515 Yates Avenue. City officials say the blaze will be difficult to extinguish because of current weather conditions and a large number of tires stored in the area. - PUB DATE: 1/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIFR-TV CBS 23 Rockford
VIDEO: Winter is here. With another snowstorm hitting our area on Friday along with bitter cold temperatures forecasted for this weekend, Gundersen Tri-State Ambulance is ready.
"We have two full time fleet technicians making sure our vehicles are roadworthy," director Darin Wendel says.
The way they handle calls will change. - PUB DATE: 1/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
Thanks to the quick action of the homeowners, damage caused by an electrical fire in the Town of Brussels was limited to just the basement. The Brussels-Union-Gardner Fire Department was called to a home on Misere Road at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday after the homeowners heard a loud noise from the basement and noticed it slowly filling up with smoke. - PUB DATE: 1/11/2024 10:14:11 AM - SOURCE: Door County Daily News
VIDEO: Waukesha first responders had to use a saw to free a man's hand stuck in a snowblower. It happened at a home near Greenfield and Racine avenues at the height of Tuesday's storm.
"He's 34 years of age. Got his hand stuck in a snowblower," someone can be heard saying over the dispatch radio. "Three fingers are definitely stuck in there. - PUB DATE: 1/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
PHOTO: The Little Rice Fire Department received vital funding for new automated external defibrillators. The department received the funding from Marshfield Clinic Health System, Community engagement, CoVantage Cares Foundation, and the Sacred Heart Hospital Foundation. The department hopes these new AED's will help save someone’s life in the event of cardiovascular emergency. - PUB DATE: 1/10/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander
PHOTO: A garage fire in Cedarburg last week was all but extinguished before any fire trucks and hoses arrived thanks to a simple fire suppression tool that can frankly be used by anyone.
According to Fire Chief Jeff Vahsholtz, a man on Willowbrooke Drive left his home around 7:45 a.m. Thursday, but forgot something at home and turned around to go back. - PUB DATE: 1/9/2024 2:00:00 PM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today
The Kenosha City Council Public Safety and Welfare Committee voted unanimously Monday evening to approve renovations for a fire station.
Members of the committee voted to recommend the City Council award a contract to Rasch Construction & Engineering, of Kenosha, for work on Fire Station No. 7, 9700 52nd St. - PUB DATE: 1/9/2024 1:00:00 PM - SOURCE: Kenosha News - Metered Site
The Beaver Dam Fire Department has announced that the city and the Beaver Dam Community Fire and Rescue Association have amended their agreement for fire, rescue, and emergency medical services. The city and Associatoin have a long history of working together to provide essential emergency services to the townships of Beaver Dam, Calamus, Lowell, Trenton, and Westford. - PUB DATE: 1/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-FM 95.3 Beaver Dam
VIDEO/PHOTOS: A truck drove through a wall at the Regency Inn & Suites in Eau Claire Monday night. The driver was injured and taken to the hospital.
A reporter on scene captured the image of a Ford F-150 pickup truck with its front end inside the building. City police and fire crews are also on scene. - PUB DATE: 1/9/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire
VIDEO: Milwaukee's fire department has ignited a new paramedic unit and reopened a firehouse.
Officials say southside Fire Station 17, along with its engine company, was closed in 2020 because of budget cuts.
Fire Chief Aaron Lipski has said in the past that his department is stretched thin. He says reopening the fire station is a step in the right direction. - PUB DATE: 1/8/2024 6:41:49 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Authorities say one cat was rescued Sunday Morning from a De Pere apartment fire that caused an estimated $50,000 in damages and sent six people to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.
According to a release from the De Pere Fire Rescue, crews from the De Pere Fire Rescue and the Fox River Fire District responded at about 6:15 a. - PUB DATE: 1/8/2024 3:35:22 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
