VIDEO: Milwaukee firefighters rescued a man from a house that caught fire on Monday morning, March 12 in the neighborhood near 70th and Dickenson. Officials tell FOX6 News when the Milwaukee Fire Department arrived on the scene around 9:30 a.m., they found heavy fire on the first floor. They pulled the man from the building -- and took him to Columbia St. - PUB DATE: 3/12/2018 8:45:28 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
VIDEO: Fifteen people were displaced by a fire that broke out at a home near 17th and Greenfield on Milwaukee's south side late Saturday night, March 10 -- and officials haven't ruled out arson in this case. Video submitted to FOX6 News by Pete's Fruit Market officials shows the fire at its worst. The video shows an orange glow lighting up the sky as fire swallowed the home. - PUB DATE: 3/11/2018 7:07:21 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
VIDEO: Eight animals were killed in a barn fire in the Town of Emmet Sunday evening. According to the Fire Chief with Marathon City Fire Department, the barn is a total loss. It was fully engulfed when crews arrived. The Fire Chief said he believes all eight animals were goats. He said he believes the cause is electrical, because there were heating lamps in the barn, but the cause of fire is still under investigation. - PUB DATE: 3/11/2018 5:17:21 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
No people were injured, but one cat died Sunday in a house fire on Maple Avenue in Hartland, Fire Chief Dave Dean said. Firefighters called to the home saw smoke coming from the second floor of the house. Dean said firefighters were able to contain the fire to two upper bedrooms. One cat was found dead. - PUB DATE: 3/11/2018 3:05:47 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
VIDEO: Twenty-nine firefighters and police officers squared off for the 11th annual "Guns 'N' Hoses" charity hockey game. Thirteen firefighters from five departments squared off against 16 police officers from seven departments. One hundred percent of the proceeds are being donated to "Project HOME." The charity helps create better living environments for those less fortunate in Oshkosh. - PUB DATE: 3/10/2018 5:57:02 PM - SOURCE: WLUK TV Fox 11
VIDEO: The town of Campbell Fire Department is asking the community to vote for a new truck. On Saturday morning, firefighters invited the community to an open house. While attending the open house people were given the chance to meet with local firefighters, get hands-on experience with the current aging pumper truck, and enjoy educational material. - PUB DATE: 3/10/2018 4:00:15 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
Ten people stuck in a malfunctioning elevator for about an hour had to use a ladder to get out of the top of the elevator in a Downtown Madison apartment building. Madison firefighters were called to the James apartments, 432 W. Gorham St., at about 11 p.m. Thursday. The James is one of the newest apartment buildings Downtown geared toward college students, first opened in 2017. - PUB DATE: 3/9/2018 9:40:06 AM - SOURCE: Madison
A special event was held at Rock Bottom Brewery benefiting local firefighters Thursday evening, March 8. The event was a fundraiser for Local 215’s Firefighter Cancer Prevention Initiative. The initiative educates the public of the cancer risk for our firefighters and equipping firehouses with washers and dyers. - PUB DATE: 3/9/2018 2:03:04 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
VIDEO: A woman was rescued from icy waters Thursday after falling into Lake George in River Falls. The woman, a 20-year-old UW-River Falls student, was attempting to save her dog at the time. River Falls Police Chief Gordie Young said the woman had initially called to report the dog was stranded on the ice before she went out to retrieve it and found herself in a similar predicament. - PUB DATE: 3/9/2018 1:45:20 AM - SOURCE: Hudson Star-Observer
VIDEO: A fire in Fitchburg overnight Wednesday completely destroyed three vehicles. It happened in the parking lot of the New Fountains Apartments. Benjamin Blunt was visiting his mother-in-law Wednesday night at the apartments complex. He said he checked on his van just before midnight and everything was OK. - PUB DATE: 3/8/2018 10:37:32 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC
The relationship between Gibraltar School District and the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Department is something both sides equally benefit. For the school district, all staff members were able to participate in CPR training with help from instructors at the fire department, while the Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Department has been able to have positive encounters with students, recruiting a couple volunteers in the process. - PUB DATE: 3/8/2018 2:26:17 PM - SOURCE: Door County Daily News
A mobile home was destroyed by an early morning fire in Pleasant Prairie. No one was home when the fire began in the home, at 4202 75th St. in the City View Mobile Home Park, and no one was injured. David Wilkinson, assistant chief of the Pleasant Prairie Fire Department, said the fire call came in at 3:15 a. - PUB DATE: 3/8/2018 1:01:26 PM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
VIDEO: Firefighters on Thursday morning, March 8 responded to the scene of a mobile home fire near 75th Street and 43rd Avenue in Kensoha. The call came in around 3:30 a.m. Just the shell of the mobile home is left standing — flames also singed the siding on a nearby home. The fire appears to be under control at this time. - PUB DATE: 3/8/2018 7:02:43 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
The city’s second new fire station project took a step forward last month with approval of its design and architecture. The Plan Commission unanimously approved the station that will be built at the corner of Syene and West Clayton roads for an estimated $7 million. The first new station opened last year on Marketplace Drive. - PUB DATE: 3/8/2018 4:47:33 AM - SOURCE: Fitchburg Star
Discussion on needed road construction, including possible shared projects with the Town of Amberg, is expected at the monthly Wausaukee Town Board meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 13. Clerk Cheryl Stumbris told the board at its Feb. 13 meeting that Aquila Resources Back Forty Mine had inquired about using the town hall for a focus group meeting some time in March. - PUB DATE: 3/8/2018 1:42:18 AM - SOURCE: Peshtigo Times
VIDEO: Authorities conducted a controlled detonation Wednesday inside the Beaver Dam apartment where one man died in an explosion Monday. Beaver Dam Police Chief John Kreuziger said at a Wednesday morning news conference that the apartment contained, "highly volatile, homemade explosives." "They are so sensitive and cannot be removed," Kreuziger said. - PUB DATE: 3/7/2018 7:42:16 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse
VIDEO: Dave Savone feels it's been a "privilege and honor" to serve the city of Merrill. "When I came to Merrill, it was a great opportunity. Sometimes a blind squirrel finds an acorn and I found a golden acorn," Savone told Newswatch 12 over the phone. On Wednesday, that service shifted to past-tense. - PUB DATE: 3/7/2018 6:16:46 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau
VIDEO: Green Bay Metro firefighters put it all on the line when they head out on a fire call. But as Local 5's Kris Schuller shows us, sometimes they throw in a little bit extra to help those they serve. On Nancy Avenue Tuesday afternoon - a call for help went out. A snow blower on fire - assistance needed from firefighters like Cory Bereza and Mike Vanden Avond. - PUB DATE: 3/7/2018 5:51:24 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
After climbing 1,034 steps and reaching the top of a 47-floor building in Milwaukee for the annual Fight For Air Climb, Lt. Jacob Johnsrud from the Manitowoc Fire Department said he and everyone else was completely out of breath. "We don't feel anxious about it because we know it's going to get better," he said. - PUB DATE: 3/7/2018 9:06:06 AM - SOURCE: Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
PHOTO: Firefighters on Tuesday night, March 6 responded to the scene of a house fire in Cudahy. The call came in around 11 p.m. The fire broke out at a home near Holmes Avenue and Delaware Avenue. Cudahy, St. Francis,South Milwaukee and Oak Creek Fire personnel responded to the scene and extinguished the fire. - PUB DATE: 3/7/2018 6:48:29 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
