A fire consumed a garage in the town of Fox Lake on Monday afternoon, causing an estimated $150,000 in damage to the structure, which was deemed a total loss. The Fox Lake Fire Department responded to W9880 Ireland Road at 1:10 p.m., and officials shut down County Highway 33 for a period of time because there was zero visibility due to smoke. - PUB DATE: 3/19/2018 7:00:34 PM - SOURCE: wisc news
VIDEO: A Deer Creek woman accused of starting a house fire that killed her developmentally disabled brother last week was charged Monday with first-degree reckless homicide, arson and bail jumping. Dana L. Nachtrab, 27, was ordered held on a $300,000 cash bond with conditions including that she not possess any devices capable of lighting a fire. - PUB DATE: 3/19/2018 5:28:18 PM - SOURCE: Appleton Post-Gazette & Post Crescent.com
Small fires in brush and grass on the city's Far East Side kept Madison firefighters busy Sunday, but none of the fires got big enough to threaten structures. Nobody was injured in the fires reported at 11:40 a.m. in the 5600 block of Fen Oak Drive, the Madison Fire Department said. When firefighters arrived they found two separate areas burning, and areas where the fires could have extinguished by themselves. - PUB DATE: 3/19/2018 9:06:23 AM - SOURCE: Madison.com-Wisconsin State Journal-Capital Times
A motorcycle is destroyed after it catches on fire in Eau Claire. It happened Saturday around 7 p.m. at the corner of Jeffers Road and North Crossing. The Eau Claire Police Department said the fire started because of a mechanical issues. It was fully engulfed by the time firefighters arrived. No one was hurt. - PUB DATE: 3/18/2018 8:00:27 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News
The Sheboygan Fire Department said that a home near 8th and Jackson is a total loss after a Saturday evening fire. The Sheboygan Fire Department Dispatch Center received multiple 911 calls around 5:30 p.m. reporting smoke and flames shooting from the home. A large amount of fire was coming from the back of the home when firefighters arrived on scene. - PUB DATE: 3/18/2018 10:28:59 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
A structure fire happened early Sunday morning at a single-family residence under construction, according to a news release. The City of Madison Fire Department responded to the 4200 block of Doncaster Drive around 3 a.m. after a neighbor reported visible flames and smoke from the front of the residence, the release said. - PUB DATE: 3/18/2018 7:22:42 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
Chase Hartl, 6, was over the moon Saturday when a Sturgeon Bay fire truck pulled up to his house and gave him and his dad a ride to the Frozen Spoon for a yogurt treat. While Chase was reveling in the ride with the firefighters, who allowed him to toot the horn, more than 40 friends and family members had congregated at the Frozen Spoon to surprise him. - PUB DATE: 3/16/2018 9:16:01 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
A man working inside an old boiler at a Near East Side power plant had to be rescued when the lift he was in stopped functioning, leaving him about five stories off the ground. The Madison Gas and Electric worker was lifted down by rope and harness about an hour after the emergency call came in to the Madison Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 3/16/2018 7:03:18 AM - SOURCE: Madison
VIDEO: Monroe Street is down to one lane in one directions as summer construction gets underway. The work is happening between Odana and Nakoma Road and Regent Street. Despite the narrow road, emergency service providers aren't too worried about the construction because they say they're prepared. Emergency Fire and EMS crews strive to respond in 5 minutes or less, and they're still going to push for that by adjusting which station is going to respond to certain areas. - PUB DATE: 3/16/2018 6:33:11 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC
VIDEO: The recovery of some residents’ belongings just before the controlled burn that destroyed their apartment building here Thursday offered the first piece of good news since an explosion in one of the apartments on March 5 killed a man who was allegedly making bombs. But it was hard to find anybody speaking in an optimistic tone. - PUB DATE: 3/16/2018 6:21:08 AM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune
VIDEO: Firefighters are burning a Beaver Dam apartment building where a fatal explosion took place last week. Authorities set a controlled fire Thursday to burn the chemicals that cannot be removed because of their volatility. Those who lived in the building were not been allowed to return to retrieve any belongings or keepsakes because of the danger of another explosion. - PUB DATE: 3/15/2018 9:48:41 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9-Wausau
Authorities have arrested a 27-year-old woman in connection to a Monday fire in the town of Deer Creek that killed a man.
Dana Nachtrab was arrested Wednesday, according to an Outagamie County Sheriff's Department release. She is expected to be charged with arson and first-degree reckless homicide for her suspected involvement in a fire that broke out at W10721 Pine Road in which 23-year-old Cody Nachtrab died. - PUB DATE: 3/15/2018 2:06:45 AM - SOURCE: Appleton Post-Gazette & Post Crescent.com
VIDEO: Madison firefighters are teaming up with Alt'n Bach's Town Tap to host a head-shaving fundraiser. They're raising money for childhood cancer research on Saturday, March 17. The event is from 3-6 p.m. at Alt'n Bach at 2602 Whalen Lane in Madison. Their goal is to raise $30,000 and there will be more than 20 local participants, including Madison firefighters, who will go bald to support the St. - PUB DATE: 3/14/2018 3:54:31 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC
The man killed in the Beaver Dam apartment building explosion last week was a 28-year-old quality control technician for a food manufacturer there who had a background in science, but his pastor said he “was not a bomb maker.” Benjamin D. Morrow, 28, of Beaver Dam, was killed in the apartment blast, according to Roman Ryan of Joyce-Ryan Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Madison, which is handling Morrow’s funeral arrangements. - PUB DATE: 3/13/2018 9:15:50 PM - SOURCE: Madison
Firefighters still don't know what caused a home to catch fire near Lake Tomahawk on Tuesday. A home on South Bluebird Road caught fire just before noon. The fire destroyed the home, but nobody was hurt. "It was a wooden frame structure with a metal roof, and it was fully involved when we got here," said Lake Tomahawk Fire Chief Doug Rehm. - PUB DATE: 3/13/2018 2:46:38 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau
VIDEO: Police are investigating after a 23-year-old man was found dead in a residence in the town of Deer Creek after a fire Monday night. Cody Nachtrab, an occupant of the home, was identified Tuesday afternoon as the victim in the fire. The fire was reported at about 11:20 p.m. on Pine Road, according to the Outagamie County Sheriff's Department. - PUB DATE: 3/13/2018 1:02:09 PM - SOURCE: Appleton Post-Gazette & Post Crescent.com
More than 10 million acres burned across the country during the 2017 U.S. wildfire season at a cost of more than $2 billion — the largest bill ever. And while many factors affect the risk for wildfires, new research out of the University of Wisconsin–Madison shows that a flurry of homebuilding near wild areas since 1990 has greatly increased the number of homes at risk from wildfires while increasing the costs associated with fighting those fires in increasingly dense developments. - PUB DATE: 3/13/2018 6:23:51 AM - SOURCE: News.wisc
A fire that started on a deck and later spread to a kitchen wall displaced residents of a home in the village of Somers Monday. Somers firefighters were called shortly after 4 p.m. to the home at 11022 Seventh St. where a tenant had tried to put out a fire on the deck, according to Fire Chief Carson Wilkinson. - PUB DATE: 3/13/2018 2:05:05 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
VIDEO: Firefighters in Stoddard will be a little bit safer the next time they head out on a call thanks to a generous donation. While touring the station, community member Paula Johnson heard about the dangers that firefighters face. To help the department, she bought a navigation system for each of the 25 firefighters. - PUB DATE: 3/12/2018 10:28:38 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
VIDEO: While details still are not quite clear surrounding a fatal explosion March 5 at Village Glen Apartments, authorities are extremely clear on one point. "No known link to terrorism at this time — but we are still investigating," Beaver Dam Police Chief John Kreuziger said Monday during a news conference. - PUB DATE: 3/12/2018 10:23:40 PM - SOURCE: Sheboygan Press
