Since 2014, firefighters and law enforcement officers from the city and across the county have gotten together to raise money to help veterans from all branches of the service. On Monday, they will reveal a veterans' memorial purchased through their fundraising efforts.
At noon Monday, officials will unveil the $90,000 memorial, paid for by nine local sponsors, according to a news release sent by Portage County Sheriff Mike Lukas. - PUB DATE: 11/17/2023 9:36:00 AM - SOURCE: Stevens Point Journal - Metered Site
Authorities in Manitowoc County are blaming farming equipment as the cause of a four-acre fire on Thursday afternoon.
According to Kiel Fire & Rescue, firefighters were sent to the intersection of County Road X and Wilke Lake Road in the Town of Schleswig for a half-acre of cornfield on fire.
Upon arrival, fire crews found three acres of cornfield and a wooded area on fire. - PUB DATE: 11/17/2023 1:56:19 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
A driver damaged an ambulance Thursday morning after reversing and hitting the emergency vehicle while they were both pulled over on the interstate, Madison Fire Department reported.
MFD explained the ambulance pulled up behind the vehicle stopped on I-90 eastbound around 5:15 a.m., noting it had its emergency lights on. - PUB DATE: 11/17/2023 12:24:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison
VIDEO: For nearly two months, Adam Yaresh, a Brookfield firefighter has been in the hospital after a scary car crash. On Wednesday, he made a major milestone with his loved ones right by his side.
The doors at Froedtert Bluemound Rehabilitation Hospital opened and a new chapter of Yaresh's life began. - PUB DATE: 11/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
Members of the Sparta Area Fire District spent a good part of the day responding to three fires on Tuesday.
Fire Chief Mike Arnold said the first call came in at 11:31 a.m. for a report of a forest fire on Airedale Avenue.
He said that a landowner was using a torch while working on some farm machinery when he accidentally started some dry vegetation on fire. - PUB DATE: 11/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse
Wood-burning equipment is the likely cause of a house fire in the Town of Lincoln in Kewaunee County Tuesday night.
The Luxemburg Community Fire Department was dispatched to the blaze on County Road C just after 7 p.m. to the report of a house fire with flames showing. The call was immediately upgraded to a multiple-alarm fire, triggering a response from the Casco, Brussels-Union-Gardner, New Franken, and Algoma Fire Departments. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2023 6:04:59 PM - SOURCE: Door County Daily News
Fire-rescue crews saved a hunter who got lost and stuck in a swampy part of Jefferson County.
The Johnson Creek Fire Department says crews were called to County Trunk Y near Emerald Drive in Watertown Township around 5:30 p.m. Monday. The caller reported an elderly man had become disoriented while deer hunting and found himself trapped about one mile from the road. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2023 6:31:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
Authorities say smoking materials were the cause of a porch fire on Tuesday night in Fond du Lac.
According to a release from the Fond Du Lac Fire Rescue, crews responded at 10:21 p.m. to the back porch of a home on 123 West McWilliams Street for a reported fire.
Officials say both smoke and fire coming from the wooden porch when they arrived on the scene. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
VIDEO/PHOTO: Water supply challenges initially made it difficult for firefighters to knock down a fire at an office building on Madison’s east side.
The fire erupted around 4 a.m. on Tuesday and flames could be seen ripping through the roof of the business, which is in the 1300 block of Mendota Street. - PUB DATE: 11/14/2023 1:01:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Multiple fire crews responded to a large structure fire on Madison's east side Tuesday morning. Mendota St. was closed due to the fire.
Crews responded to a fire at a one-story building at 1310 Mendota St. after receiving a call at about 4:08 a.m. The building is behind the Hy-Vee near East Washington Ave. - PUB DATE: 11/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 3 Madison
PHOTOS: Mayor Jim Paine had the honor of throwing the switch to take Superior Fire Department headquarters off the grid.
The city’s first municipal solar array system, located on the roofs of the fire hall and an outbuilding at 3326 Tower Ave., was commissioned Thursday, Nov. 9.
Construction of the solar array that will generate about 171,000 kilowatt-hours per year started in September. - PUB DATE: 11/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Superior Telegram - Metered Site
A fire broke out at Shark's Fish and Chicken, located near 60th and Villard in Milwaukee, causing significant damage to the building, according to the Milwaukee Fire Dept.
MFD tells CBS 58 that they responded early Monday to the fire, which initially began inside the restaurant. Officials also note that the structure might not be salvageable due to the extent of the damage. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 9:40:02 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
VIDEO: One person is in critical condition after a fire broke out Sunday, Nov. 12 at the Cambridge Apartments in Milwaukee – located near Cambridge Avenue and Oakland Avenue.
The fire was reported on the tenth floor of the building and there were multiple calls of entrapped people, Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski said. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 1:28:10 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
PHOTOS: A day after providing free meals to Veterans, an Ashwaubenon restaurant is now expected to be closed for a while after a fire Sunday afternoon.
Ashwaubenon Public Safety says the fire started outside Mission BBQ on Oneida Street. The fire made its way through the restaurant wall and into the ceiling area, which caused crews to knock out chunks of the ceiling. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay
PHOTOS: On November 12, 2023 at 3:38 p.m., Slinger Fire Department and Lifestar EMS were dispatched to the area of STH 60 at I-41, for a multi-vehicle injury crash.
Dispatch advised there were several patients and at least one required extrication from their vehicle. Additional ambulances responded to the scene. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Washington County Insider
Officials with the De Pere Fire Rescue recently announced that they are raising funds by selling what they are calling a “Stuffed Stanley.”
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According to a Facebook post, a “Stuffed Stanley” is a stuffed animal version of the De Pere Fire Rescue’s newest teammate and therapy dog in training. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2023 4:08:44 AM - SOURCE: WOSH-AM 1490 Oshkosh
Wausau will buy two Grand Avenue properties to expand its central fire station, after a robust debate about due procedure and the role and jurisdiction of standing committees.
The purchase price for the properties, at 811 and 815 Grand Ave., is roughly $800K. Wausau’s Finance Committee on Sept. 12 recommended the purchase after a closed session, and the city made an offer one week later. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2023 10:28:10 PM - SOURCE: Wausau Pilot And Review
VIDEO: While it might be common to see male firefighters wearing a mustache, at the SAFER Fire District, they're using their mustaches for much more than a fashion statement. They're raising awareness for a variety of issues faced by the men in their community.
Deputy Chief Eric Lang said, "The big three that we would be raising awareness for are prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men's mental health and suicide prevention. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2023 12:28:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
VIDEO: The Madison Fire Department needed to bring a ladder truck to help rescue a driver whose dump truck had toppled onto its side.
The truck rolled following a crash late Monday morning at the Wheeler Road East and Sherman Ave. intersection. A Madison Police Department statement about the wreck did not indicate what caused the collision or if any other vehicles were involved. - PUB DATE: 11/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison
PHOTOS: The West Bend Fire Department held a swearing in and pinning ceremony for their new fire chief, Les Norin, on Monday.
The department holds the pinning ceremony as a way for the honoree to celebrate the occasion with their family and colleagues, and for their family to take part, which Norin’s did, with his wife, Ozaukee Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chelsey Norin, pinning on his badge and his son, Aodhan, pinning on his lapel pins. - PUB DATE: 11/7/2023 2:30:00 PM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today - Metered Site
