VIDEO: Firefighters on Tuesday night, March 6 responded to the scene of a fire at a bar on Milwaukee's north side. The call came in around 11:30 p.m. The fire broke out at the building known as the Good Time Bar -- located near 10th and Chambers. Police say the bar has been vacant. Neighbors call this bar a nuisance. - PUB DATE: 3/7/2018 6:31:19 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
Increased ambulance fees and a new charge for patients who are not transported to a hospital are being considered in Somers. A rate survey was provided to village officials Tuesday by Somers Fire Chief Carson Wilkinson. “The proposed change to the village’s fee schedule would put us in line with our neighboring communities and communities in southern Wisconsin,” said Wilkinson, who indicated the last time a rate change was considered was more than two years ago. - PUB DATE: 3/7/2018 2:23:49 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and several aldermen are saying many city workers choose not to live in the city, and that's having a huge financial impact. The city's Legislative Reference Bureau did some number crunching and overall, 21 percent of City of Milwaukee workers don't live in Milwaukee, according to their analysis. - PUB DATE: 3/6/2018 5:08:33 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
A slew of upgrades at Sheboygan’s downtown and century-old fire station could begin soon after Common Council members on Monday approved a contract for masonry repairs. Council members approved, on a 16-0 vote and without any discussion, the $146,000 contract with Innovative Masonry Restoration of WI LLC. - PUB DATE: 3/6/2018 2:35:38 PM - SOURCE: Sheboygan Press
VIDEO: A Beaver Dam apartment explosion that killed one man and displaced about 150 residents on Monday appears to be the result of bomb-making activity and "is not a meth lab," Chief John Kreuziger said at a morning press briefing. The body of the man killed in the blast on the second floor of the Village Glen Apartments remained in the apartment, unidentified, as Kreuziger addressed reporters and concerned residents. - PUB DATE: 3/6/2018 9:18:43 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
Fire breaks out at the Nemak Plant on Gateway Drive in Sheboygan early Tuesday morning. Battalion Fire Chief Keith Risse says they got a 911 call just after 2am that there was a furnace malfunction which caused the fire to escape the equipment and spread. The fire quickly made it to the roof of the building. - PUB DATE: 3/6/2018 7:23:51 AM - SOURCE: WXER-FM 104.5 & 96.1 The Point
The Janesville Police and Fire Commission on Thursday threw out a malfeasance complaint against Janesville Fire Chief Randy Banker, saying the former employee who made the complaint didn’t provide enough evidence to prove wrongdoing. Former Janesville Fire Department fire inspector Donald “Jeff” Bowen last year filed charges of malfeasance in public office against Banker, Janesville Fire Marshal Sue North and Janesville Fire Department union President Lt. - PUB DATE: 3/6/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Janesville Gazette
Oconto Fire and Rescue responded Saturday evening to a shed on fire in the town of Oconto. Crews were dispatched just after 5 p.m. to to 6853 Elm Grove School Road, and found a single-story building approximately 500 feet off the road, which was fully engulfed, with its roof collapsed, according to the department. - PUB DATE: 3/5/2018 1:33:49 PM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
VIDEO: The residents of two apartment units on Madison's east side were displaced early Monday morning after a fire broke out, officials said. A dispatcher with the Madison Fire Department says the apartment building is located in the 2900 block of Commercial Avenue. Firefighters were called to the area around 4:45 a. - PUB DATE: 3/5/2018 3:47:34 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
Milwaukee police officers and firefighters faced off Sunday, March 4 during the annual "Battle of the Badges" hockey matchup. The game took place at the UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. "Here at the Milwaukee Admirals, we appreciate our public servants and this is a way that we can give back to the community and to them," said John Bitter, VP of ticket sales for the Admirals. - PUB DATE: 3/4/2018 6:15:45 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
VIDEO: Local fire departments responded to an apartment fire in Tomah Sunday afternoon. The Tomah Fire Department arrived to the fire at 1315 Butts Ave. around 2:30 p.m. The fire fully engulfed the building and left heavy damage. No injuries were reported, but multiple cats were killed. Officials said the building, where up to 12 people live, is a total loss but a total assessment still needs to be completed. - PUB DATE: 3/4/2018 6:10:26 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
VIDEO: Onalaska's Fire Chief Don Dominick looks forward to retirement after 39 years, the last 11 serving as chief. As chief, he's taken the department forward to serve as a community resource instead of just fighting fires. "When I started out the Fire Department wasn't responsible for medical emergencies," Onalaska Fire Chief Don Dominick said. - PUB DATE: 3/4/2018 1:22:42 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse
A construction worker was rescued by Madison firefighters Saturday after a machine fell into a trench. The Madison Fire Department went to the 700 block of West Dayton Street around 3:30 p.m. after a skid loader was reported to have dropped in a trench, trapping one person. The fire department said the Heavy Urban Rescue Team was called in as it has specialized tools and equipment to free people. - PUB DATE: 3/4/2018 10:52:46 AM - SOURCE: Madison
A man posing as a Lake Geneva firefighter has been passing out unsafe smoke detectors while going door-to-door soliciting funds, the Lake Geneva Fire Department said Friday. The fire department was notified of the impostor Monday and the smoke detectors are not UL approved, according to a news release. - PUB DATE: 3/3/2018 4:38:43 PM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A large fire destroyed a garage and damaged at least two homes late Thursday afternoon in the 1600 block of 59th St. The fire, which engulfed the garage and later singed the home at 1607 59th St., blanketed the area with thick smoke for more than an hour. Area residents said they heard numerous “pops” about 2:45 p. - PUB DATE: 3/2/2018 1:41:22 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
A couple who have generously supported fundraisers for others will benefit from one Tuesday. The Baraboo Culver’s restaurant will host a “share night” to benefit Joe Sabol, a Lake Delton firefighter injured while responding to a Feb. 3 freeway accident. The 39-year-old was struck by a passing motorist, suffering a traumatic brain injury. - PUB DATE: 3/1/2018 9:09:37 PM - SOURCE: wisc news
The Sister Bay/Liberty Grove Fire Department is using dollhouses as teaching tools for its firefighters and community members. Three high school students from Gibraltar built the dollhouses with windows and doors, which are then used to show how different factors like air directions can affect the behavior of the fire. - PUB DATE: 3/1/2018 4:42:51 PM - SOURCE: Door County Daily News
As Isaac King makes his way around the Rhinelander Fire Department, it's obvious he knows just about everything there is to know about firetrucks. "Over here there are wrenches so you can open the nozzle," said Isaac as he demonstrates how to open the nozzle on a truck. The 7-year-old started visiting the fire department more than two years ago. - PUB DATE: 3/1/2018 3:24:16 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau
VIDEO: The head of the Onalaska Fire Department is retiring. Mayor Joe Chilsen confirmed to WXOW that Chief Donald Dominick will leave his post on June 22 after serving nearly 12 years with the department. Dominick has led the department since January 2007. Onalaska City Council Member Harvey Bertrand said Dominick has been a close friend and his service to the community will be missed. - PUB DATE: 3/1/2018 6:17:49 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse
Paramedics are the one rushing in the ambulance to give life-saving care, but in a new role in an emerging healthcare trend, they’ll be visiting homes giving blood pressure checks, monitoring recently released hospital patients, and helping grandma navigate the stairs. It’s called community paramedicine, and Cambridge Area EMS Director Bob Salov says it will bring better care to residents. - PUB DATE: 3/1/2018 6:12:14 AM - SOURCE: Sun Prairie Star
