The Altoona City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to allow the city to charge nonresidents and nontaxpayers who require emergency calls that exceed $1,000. “Unless we do something, we’re not going to bill,” Altoona fire Chief Mark Renderman said. “We should be doing something significant, and it has to exceed $1,000 for us to start billing. - PUB DATE: 1/17/2018 2:13:41 AM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
Multiple Fire crews were called to a barn fire Tuesday morning on County Road JJ and State Road 76 across from the North Greenville Elementary School. When Firefighters arrived on scene heavy black smoke could be seen coming from the building. It's unknown at this time if there were any people or animals in the barn when the fire started. - PUB DATE: 1/16/2018 8:35:49 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
Two men Wausau Police said burned down a shed at Wausau East High School are expected to be formally charged Tuesday in Marathon County Circuit Court. William Ritchie, 22, and Jacob Kerswill, 19, were both arrested Jan. 11. The Wausau Fire Department was called to a shed fire around 6 a.m. Jan. 10 at Wausau East High School. - PUB DATE: 1/16/2018 6:41:28 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
After mid-May 2017 tornado ripped through Chetek and Cameron, Wis., leaving one person dead and dozens injured, staff from Lakeview Medical Center in Rice Lake were returning to the devastation to utilize their medical training and emergency response training in any way they could. Full-time paramedic with the center and Bloomer Community Ambulance Service Chief Mark Schwartz was one those medical professionals assisting on scene. - PUB DATE: 1/16/2018 4:20:10 AM - SOURCE: Chippewa Herald
The new year has brought a change in command for two firefighting units in western Racine County. Bill Vrchota, a 24-year veteran of the Town of Burlington Fire Department, was elected by his membership to be chief of the 26-member volunteer department. And, next door in Rochester, Jack Biermann Jr., a 20-year veteran of the Rochester Volunteer Fire Company, has been elected chief of the 25-member fire and rescue outfit. - PUB DATE: 1/16/2018 3:29:07 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
The intensity of a house fire prevented rescue efforts for a boy stuck inside a burning house Monday afternoon in the town of Richmond. St. Croix County Sheriff Scott Knudson confirmed later in the day that the child died as a result of the fire, reported at about 3:15 p.m. Jan. 15. at 1745 Margaret St. - PUB DATE: 1/16/2018 1:41:05 AM - SOURCE: Hudson Star-Observer
Firefighters are at the scene of a large fire at a group of town homes in Holmen. Crews were called to 615 McHugh Road around 10:45 a.m. for a fire in one of the buildings. Heavy smoke was coming from the building as seen in the pictures provided by WXOW viewer Mike Maier. No other details were immediately available. - PUB DATE: 1/12/2018 9:37:21 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse
Two renters were displaced after a fire broke out in a town of Adams single-family home on Monday. One of the home’s renters traveled to Black River Falls Holiday Gas Station to call 911 and report the fire to the Jackson County Emergency Dispatch Center, which paged the Black River Falls Fire Department at about 8:30 p. - PUB DATE: 1/12/2018 6:38:15 AM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
Where there’s snow, there’s no fire. Once snow covers the ground, the chance of a forest fire is low, Megan Mickelson, Monroe County forest liaison/private lands forester for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, said. “Once snow covers the fuel that can burn, there’s not really a chance of fire unless some of the fuel is uncovered,” she said. - PUB DATE: 1/12/2018 4:25:18 AM - SOURCE: Jackson County Chronicle
Newly appointed Fire Chief Jude Wolf vividly remembers the day he wanted to be a firefighter. He was 4 when he saw a fire at a newspaper plant in Milwaukee. “I remember walking down toward the scene, watching in awe, and from that moment, I had the dream of becoming a firefighter,” Wolf said. Wolf was elected fire chief of the Cottage Grove Volunteer Fire Department by the Cottage Grove Volunteer Association in November. - PUB DATE: 1/12/2018 4:18:11 AM - SOURCE: Monona / Cottage Grove Herald Independent
The Beloit Fire Department is facing a shortage of firefighters after 12 people retired last year and the city only has enough money to replace nine positions. “It’s going to put a lot of pressure on the guys that are remaining, but the guys that did leave were all mentors, and they trained us well, and we’re up for the task,” said Scott Smith, a Beloit fire captain and president of Beloit Professional Firefighters Local #583. - PUB DATE: 1/11/2018 8:28:27 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
Four trucks burned Thursday, Jan. 11 at a business near S. 6th St. and Layton Ave. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Fire officials said it caused $300,000 in damage.
We're told Mortle Trucking lost three trucks as a result of the fire. The trucks are used to transport asphalt and gravel. - PUB DATE: 1/11/2018 8:38:58 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
The body of a 19-year-old man was found off of Barlow Lake Road in the Town of Niagara on Monday, Jan. 8. Jacob Gleason was believed to be traveling through the area on his way back to Houghton before he ended up in the woods. At 1:45 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 7, someone reported a car with Michigan plates that had been abandoned off of Barlow Lake and Brown Spur on a snowmobile trail. - PUB DATE: 1/11/2018 2:56:26 AM - SOURCE: Peshtigo Times
Life’s full of tough choices, and choosing a burger this month is one of them. The unions representing city police officers and firefighters are raising funds for their charities one burger at a time. They kicked off the second annual “Battle of the Burgers” Wednesday night at Waterfront Warehouse, 3322 Sheridan Road. - PUB DATE: 1/11/2018 1:58:02 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
VIDEO: Foggy conditions made it hard for law enforcement to find an ice fisherman, after he fell through the ice on Lake Mendota. It happened Wednesday night just off the shore of the city of Middleton. The Fire Chief with the Middleton Fire District said a man was riding back to shore on an ATV when he hit a thin spot on the ice and fell through. - PUB DATE: 1/10/2018 8:31:37 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
VIDEO: A portion of a Sparta neighborhood was evacuated Wednesday night after a house fire. Firefighters from the Sparta Area Fire District were called to the area of Tyler and Main Streets at about 7 p.m. Initial calls said a garage was on fire before the flames spread to the house. Chief Mike Arnold says there were two vehicles in the garage at the time of the fire and between 50 and 60 tires in the garage's attic. - PUB DATE: 1/10/2018 8:11:34 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
Firefighters on Wednesday morning, Jan. 10 responded to the scene of a house near 39th and Roberts in Milwaukee. The call came in around 3:40 a.m.
When crews arrived on scene they found fire on the first and second floors of the home. “The fire from the interior of the building extended to the second floor of the building and had a deep-seated fire in the attic space. - PUB DATE: 1/10/2018 5:06:19 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
In Palmyra, Wisconsin, a town of about 1,800 people, a firefighter is a police officer is an EMT. They're hiring people to be public safety officers and do every job.
If you're sick or hurt and you call 9-1-1, you want someone there quickly. Across the country, budget cuts are making it more difficult to staff departments and keep up with demand. - PUB DATE: 1/10/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV 4 Milwaukee
A simple tour through Superior's nearly 40-year-old fire headquarters, is enough for Chief Steven Panger to point out more than a dozen places where the building needs improvement, starting with the front door.
"You might have noticed you can't tell where the front door is, because you actually came in on the side door," he said. - PUB DATE: 1/10/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KBJR6.com
A former firefighter who served with the West Allis Fire Department is celebrating more than 100 years of life.
“It feels good, but I don’t run anymore," Bill Koehn said. Bill Koehn may not run anymore, but at age 104 he can still pop champagne with the best of ‘em, especially when surrounded by friends and family. - PUB DATE: 1/10/2018 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV 4 Milwaukee
