Two fire departments in western Racine County are the first in the county to embrace a re-emerging firefighting technology — ultra high-pressure — into their operations. On March 12, the Rochester Fire Company took possession of an ultra-high-pressure pump and retrofitted its 2010 grass fire unit to carry it. - PUB DATE: 7/9/2018 4:41:48 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
No one was injured in a house fire on Highway W near Juneau on Sunday afternoon that was battled by multiple area fire departments. Juneau Fire Chief Curt Ninmann said his department was called at 5 p.m. for a report of a house fire at W6477 Highway W, in the town of Oak Grove. "Reports from Dodge County Dispatch were confirmed that there were flames showing and heavy smoke from the house," Ninmann said. - PUB DATE: 7/8/2018 8:07:55 PM - SOURCE: wisc news
Two people were killed Sunday afternoon when a motorcycle passed a stop sign and slammed, broadside, into a car in southern Brown County. Brown County sheriff's officials said the westbound motorcycle, operated by a 38-year-old Green Bay-area man, passed a stop sign at Dickinson and Park roads. It struck a southbound car driven by a 60-year-old man from Mount Pleasant, in southeastern Wisconsin. - PUB DATE: 7/8/2018 4:57:47 PM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
The Madison Fire Department said improperly discarded fireworks caused a fire that happened at a residence on the 500 block of West Washington Avenue Saturday morning. Firefighters received a fire call at the residence at 4:06 a.m. The fire started on the first floor of the building. Crews had extinguished the fire by 4:18 a. - PUB DATE: 7/8/2018 3:16:48 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
New life-saving equipment is coming to the South Shore Fire Department. The Fire Department is planning to purchase 10 new defibrillators, including heart monitors and six AutoPulse units, which are automated CPR devices. South Shore Fire Chief Rob Stedman made presentations to the villages of Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant about the need for these devices. - PUB DATE: 7/6/2018 4:39:04 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
VIDEO: An Oregon firefighter injured his wrist after responding to calls of a car fire Thursday night. The Oregon Fire Department responded to a call shortly after 9:00 p.m. about a car fire that spread to a residence. Dane County Communications upgraded it to a full structure fire after reports indicated that the garage started to catch fire. - PUB DATE: 7/5/2018 9:11:01 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
A change in dispatching systems is forcing Appleton firefighters and Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue to tweak how they’re called to emergencies in each other’s communities. The departments have had an automatic aid deal in place for seven years sending the closest engine to a fire or medical call regardless of city borders. - PUB DATE: 7/5/2018 5:42:14 PM - SOURCE: WHBY-AM 1150 News Talk
A Green Bay man is thankful after police and fire crews came to the rescue of his pet. Wednesday afternoon, the man's macaw escaped from his home and flew to the top of a tree. The Green Bay Metro Fire Department brought in their ladder truck and allowed the bird owner to go up with one of the firefighters. - PUB DATE: 7/5/2018 5:32:03 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
A tragic turn to a family’s Fourth of July celebrations when a north side Milwaukee home catches fire. “I just heard them holler fire and we all came outside,” a neighbor who lives near Sheridan and 41st Street, where the fire started, said. Firefighters were called to the house around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. - PUB DATE: 7/5/2018 3:19:56 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
A fence was damaged Wednesday night after a garbage can full of discarded fireworks caught fire on Madison’s south side, officials said. Firefighters were sent just before 11 p.m. to the 400 block of Moorland Road for reports of a fire that damaged a garbage can and a nearby fence, according to a release. - PUB DATE: 7/5/2018 9:50:24 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
VIDEO: Unattended cooking was determined to be the cause of a house fire Wednesday in Fond du Lac. Just before 6 p.m., Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue responded to the 700 block of Ellis Street for reports of smoke in a house, with no current fire, as well as a kitchen stove left on, according to a press release from Fond du Lac Fire and Rescue. - PUB DATE: 7/5/2018 7:39:46 AM - SOURCE: Fond du Lac Reporter
VIDEO: Around 12:00pm, La Crescent Police and Fire responded to reports of an Amtrak passenger train crashing into a pick-up truck on Shore Acres Road between La Crescent and La Crosse. Police and fire responded along with Gundersen Tri-State and CP Rail. Two were inside the truck at the time of the collision. - PUB DATE: 7/5/2018 6:39:06 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire
A couple and their four children were assisted by the American Red Cross Wednesday after a fire did extensive damage to their home, according to the Vesper fire chief. A caller reported a fire at 55 block of Grant Road, Hansen, at 9:38 p.m. Wednesday, Vesper Fire Chief Dennis Dederich said in a news release. - PUB DATE: 7/5/2018 6:26:15 AM - SOURCE: Marshfield News-Herald
VIDEO: A police officer and a 5-year-old girl were among three people hospitalized and several others treated on the scene after an Independence Day fire on the city's north side. Firefighters called to a home near North 41st Street and West Sheridan Avenue shortly after 7:30 p.m. were met with heat and heavy smoke, Battalion Erich Roden said. - PUB DATE: 7/4/2018 9:53:06 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
Before moving forward with plans for a new fire station, a committee comprising Eau Claire Fire Department line personnel and management toured facilities in Wisconsin and Minnesota to pick out the best features of each. Battalion Chief Joe Kelly, the department’s lead on the project, is pleased with the end result. - PUB DATE: 7/4/2018 9:44:24 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
VIDEO: A Kenosha man who saved his daughter from a rip current in Lake Michigan has died. Police say the 28-year-old never recovered after he started struggling during the rescue. It is the second drowning to happen at Pennoyer Park this summer. The other happened on Memorial Day. Rescue crews say it's because of the strong rip current created by the Pike River which took the man's daughter far out into Lake Michigan. - PUB DATE: 7/3/2018 7:16:46 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Fire officials say employees evacuated the building before crews got to the scene. One person was transported to the hospital for an injury. There is no other information available on the fire or damage at this time. Fire crews were called to a fire near 33rd and Villard in Milwaukee Tuesday morning. - PUB DATE: 7/3/2018 6:39:25 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Fire officials as of Monday night did not have a cause of a massive fire at Johns Disposal Service and were expected to remain at the scene until 10 p.m., more than 24 hours after the call originally came in. The fire, the largest in Racine County since February 2013, started at about noon Sunday, engulfing the 1-ton bales of recyclable materials stored at the facility, 7311 Omega Circle. - PUB DATE: 7/2/2018 6:55:17 PM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
Crews are on the scene of a structure fire in Fitchburg on Tuesday afternoon.
Dane County Dispatch said firefighters are responding to a house fire in the 5800 block of Tree Line Drive. The fire is in the back of the home. The call came in at 11:15 a.m.
There are no reports of injuries. - PUB DATE: 7/2/2018 10:50:04 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
A garage fire at 2619 Ninth St. in Two Rivers Friday evening caused an estimated $120,000 in damages, Two Rivers Fire Department said in a press release. Firefighters were dispatched to the scene at 6 p.m. Friday and when they arrived, found a fully involved detached garage fire near the rear of the property. - PUB DATE: 7/2/2018 8:13:26 AM - SOURCE: Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
