VIDEO: It's never too early to teach kids how to respond in case of emergency. That’s something an area family can attest to, after a 7-year-old girl helped save a life. Thursday, the La Crosse Fire Department and Mayo Clinic Health System taught students at First Evangelical Lutheran School some lifesaving techniques, including CPR and AED training, and also rewarded second-grader Kenzie Smith for her role in saving her grandmother's life. - PUB DATE: 2/8/2018 3:48:49 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
"I had a surgery at Aurora to get a syst out in my chest; it was the leftover junk from tumor," said Rudi Betancourt. While washing dishes during pizza night at the firehouse, Betancourt explained how he's back to work after beating cancer more than a year ago. CBS 58 spoke with Betancourt, his fellow firefighter, Lt. - PUB DATE: 2/8/2018 6:29:31 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Beloit Fire Department firefighters and medical staff are working harder than ever, with call volumes increasing annually from 2015 to 2017. The increases are in line with the national trend of more responses for fire and medical staff across the country, and Beloit's totals represent changes in how society views the role of first responders, Beloit Fire Chief Brad Liggett said. - PUB DATE: 2/8/2018 1:41:46 AM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News
A fire caused by a package of cookies on top of a stove forced the evacuation of a Downtown apartment building Wednesday morning. Nobody was hurt in the incident. The fire was reported at about 6:40 a.m. at the Highlander Apartments, 121 W. Gilman St., the Madison Fire Department said. Arriving firefighters heard the alarm and a recorded message with the alarm telling residents to evacuate. - PUB DATE: 2/7/2018 7:13:55 PM - SOURCE: Madison
VIDEO: Firefighters typically fight fires but some Eagle River firefighters spent the day making an ice and snow bar on Wednesday. "I think half the department thinks we're nuts," said Eagle River Fire Department Captain Jim Kauzlaric with a smile. Kauzlaric and a few other firefighters plan to put down their fire hoses to pick up some bartending skills this weekend. - PUB DATE: 2/7/2018 4:45:13 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau
VIDEO: Crews were sent to a fire in Sun Prairie Wednesday morning. According to Dane County Dispatch, the call came in around 8:40 a.m. for a structure fire at 1091 Gas light Drive. DeForest Fire Department and Marshall Fire Department responded to the scene. No injuries were reported and crews are still at the scene. - PUB DATE: 2/7/2018 7:35:47 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
The Beloit Fire Department took strides to mitigate its staffing shortage, with the Beloit Police and Fire Commission approving multiple firefighter and officer positions Monday evening. The PFC approved the hiring of Daniel Pease for Assistant Chief, promotion of Beloit Lt. Jason Griffin as Deputy Chief, while also hiring eight probationary firefighters, and the promotions of three current staff to the rank of lieutenant, motor pump operator and relief motor pump operator. - PUB DATE: 2/7/2018 2:46:43 AM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News
The state firefighters' union has made recommended changes since a 2015 U.S. Department of Labor audit found it did not adequately document expenses including hotels, meals and reimbursements for its leaders, its president said Tuesday. Mahlon Mitchell, who has been president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin since early 2011, said the union now follows all the federal agency's recommendations. - PUB DATE: 2/6/2018 9:47:03 PM - SOURCE: Madison
A joint meeting between the Clinton Fire Protection District Board and the communities the fire district serves was planned for Tuesday evening to discuss the future of the department. According to a meeting agenda, the village of Clinton, town of Clinton, town of Bradford and fire district board will discuss administrative positions, changes to the fire district agreement and structure of the department. - PUB DATE: 2/6/2018 9:37:49 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
VIDEO: A Delton firefighter is home tonight and recovering after being hit while at a crash scene on Saturday. After being in critical condition, his family said they're thankful he's alive and hope this sends a strong message about the importance of driving with caution when first responders are trying to do their jobs. - PUB DATE: 2/6/2018 9:27:55 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
After 32 years of dedicated service, Oshkosh Fire Chief Tim Franz informed his department and the Oshkosh Police and Fire Commission that he will be retiring in June. In a heartfelt letter, Fire Chief Franz thanked the city and the commission for allowing him to serve in "one of the best Fire Departments in the state and country". - PUB DATE: 2/6/2018 5:10:06 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
Baraboo man charged with arson allegedly told police he lit a woman’s car on fire because he doesn’t like her. An officer was called to a Walnut Street address the night of Jan. 27 for report of someone lighting papers on fire in a vehicle. According to a criminal complaint, the officer saw a smoking vehicle with visible flames on the driver’s side of the interior. - PUB DATE: 2/6/2018 1:46:11 AM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune
VIDEO: One family is left without a home after a large fire north of Holmen Monday night. The call came in just after 7 p.m. for a house on fire on Moe Coulee Road off of County Highway V. Departments from Holmen, Onalaska and the Town of Farmington responded. Holmen Area fire officials say by the time they got to the scene, the home was engulfed in flames and was already a total loss, so they decided not to send firefighters inside the building. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2018 8:34:29 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
The Merton Community Fire Department is interested in adding dorms to the firehouse at N67 W28343 Sussex Road, so more firefighters are available on call and reduce response times in emergencies. "Right now all of our volunteers are coming from nearby," said John Paral, interim chief of the Merton Community Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2018 8:22:43 PM - SOURCE: Livinglakecountry
VIDEO: The family of a Lake Delton firefighter hit by a car while responding to a fatal crash is asking that drivers slow down and pay attention to emergency crews on the roads. Lake Delton firefighter Joe Sabol, 39, was in stable condition Monday after fighting a brain bleed in critical care all weekend. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2018 4:36:42 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
PHOTO: Fire crews are trying to figure out how a fire started at a Pleasant Prairie home. It started Monday morning at a house on 94th Street and 43rd Avenue. Fire crews say the fire started in the basement before spreading to other parts of the home. No one was hurt. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2018 1:47:24 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
VIDEO: Faced with a firefighter shortage, city officials are meeting Monday in Beloit to discuss potentially hiring eight new probationary firefighters and multiple fire officers and motor pump operators. A wave of retirements and the near-expiration of a federal grant have stretched the Beloit Fire Department thin, which has made some feel uneasy. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2018 9:07:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
A man was injured and a garage and truck were destroyed in a Sunday afternoon fire, according to Wind Lake Volunteer Fire Company Chief Rob Robins. The fire began just after 4 p.m., when an arc flash from a compressor ignited cleaner and gas in a detached garage at the corner of South Denoon Road and Hart Drive in Wind Lake, Robins said. - PUB DATE: 2/5/2018 2:19:31 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
VIDEO: Iowa County deputies are investigating a fire that killed a man in the town of Waldwick Sunday morning. Crews were called to the fire on the 5900 block of County Line Road at 7 a.m., according to a press release by the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office. The house was already engulfed in flames when firefighters got to the scene. - PUB DATE: 2/4/2018 10:14:58 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
A Lake Delton firefighter has been upgraded from critical to stable condition after he was hit by a car while responding to a fatal crash on the interstate Saturday. The Lake Delton Fire Department said in a Facebook post that 39-year-old Joe Sabol was seriously injured in that crash when a car lost control and slid into the emergency scene along I-90, where he was responding to another fatal accident. - PUB DATE: 2/4/2018 7:33:56 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
