The Theresa Fire Department responded to a home on Tuesday morning after a dehumidifier exploded in a home at W1458 Allen Road. The Theresa Fire Department responded to the call of an explosion in a residence at 6:23 a.m. Theresa Fire Department Second Assistant Fire Chief Andy Wolf said there was very little damage to the home and one person evacuated before the fire department responded to the scene. - PUB DATE: 7/5/2017 9:05:22 PM - SOURCE: wisc news
VIDEO: An attorney on Wednesday entered not guilty pleas in all seven charges facing a Sheboygan man accused in a string of criminal damage incidents targeting the same woman, including an arson case last month that involved a vehicle fire and spray-painted swastikas on a west-side property. The pleas came in a preliminary hearing for Chee Moua Lee, 37, who is facing felony charges of possessing, distributing or exhibiting an intimate representation; stalking; arson of property other than a building (as a party to a crime); and criminal damage to property over $2,500 (as party to a crime). - PUB DATE: 7/5/2017 8:13:39 PM - SOURCE: Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter
A woman who was able to get out of her car after it went into the Rock River in Janesville was rescued from the water by firefighters. The incident happened at about 6:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 3300 block of South River Road in the town of Rock, the Janesville Fire Department said. "When units arrived on scene the lone occupant was out of her car, floating down river," said Battalion Chief Ron Bomkamp of the fire department. - PUB DATE: 7/5/2017 6:17:24 PM - SOURCE: Madison
The Beloit fire department is investigating a late night fire Tuesday at the Stateline YMCA building. The fire chief posted on Facebook that the fire was contained quickly and that no one was hurt. Damage was limited to the exterior of the building and some playground equipment. The Stateline YMCA is set to open a new downtown location next month. - PUB DATE: 7/5/2017 2:04:58 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
The Wisconsin State Fire Chief’s Association annual meeting was recently held at the KI Center in Green Bay, two Legislator of the Year awards were bestowed. Representative Amy Loudenbeck representing Wisconsin’s 31st Assembly District and Representative Katrina Shankland representing Wisconsin’s 71st Assembly District received the Legislator of the Year awards. - PUB DATE: 7/5/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs' Association
VIDEO: Verona firefighters and police, along with several other agencies, are investigating a fire in an abandoned house at the corner of County M and Shady Bend Road. Verona Fire Chief Joe Giver says the call came in around 4:00 p.m. Tuesday. No one was living in the home at the time of the fire. Chief Giver says all utilities to the home were turned off at the time of the blaze. - PUB DATE: 7/4/2017 10:42:23 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC
VIDEO: Milwaukee's lakefront was a busy place Monday, July 3rd ahead of the big U.S. Bank Fireworks Show, and officials with the Milwaukee Fire Department will be patrolling the water and the surrounding area in an effort its a fun and safe celebration for all. Every Fourth of July, the water draws people in. - PUB DATE: 7/3/2017 5:07:43 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
VIDEO: A driver accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake pedal as she was parking her vehicle, causing it to crash through a window at a bank, the Kaukauna Fire Department said Monday, July 3rd. The crash happened just before 1:00 p.m. at Huntington Bank on E. 4th Street near Crooks Avenue. - PUB DATE: 7/3/2017 3:00:52 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
VIDEO: National Transportation Safety Board investigators said Sunday there was a discussion between the pilot of a Cessna airplane and air traffic controllers about “local weather phenomenon.” Soon after, the aircraft dropped off radar and crashed, killing six. "We're dealing with things that people just don't want to talk about or see," Price County Sheriff Brian Schmidt told local media. - PUB DATE: 7/3/2017 7:00:40 AM - SOURCE: Sheboygan Press
VIDEO: An investigation is underway after a fatal fire early Monday morning, July 3rd on Milwaukee's south side. It happened at a duplex near 28th and Becher around 2:30 a.m. Police say a 70-year-old man was found dead inside the home. At this time, the death is being treated as a homicide. The Red Cross is assisting a family of three after the fire. - PUB DATE: 7/3/2017 5:40:36 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
VIDEO: Three Wausau-area groups came together Sunday to help ensure Wausau firefighters have a comfortable place to sleep. During the demo derby the Wausau Area 4th of July celebration the Wausau Westside Business Association, Advantage Insurance, and the Wausau Area 4th of July Association all made donations to the fire department. - PUB DATE: 7/2/2017 9:40:32 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
VIDEO: Three Wausau-area groups came together Sunday to help ensure Wausau firefighters have a comfortable place to sleep. During the demo derby the Wausau Area 4th of July celebration the Wausau Westside Business Association, Advantage Insurance, and the Wausau Area 4th of July Association all made donations to the fire department. - PUB DATE: 7/2/2017 9:40:32 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
VIDEO: The Janesville man killed in a house fire Saturday night was arrested in a drunken driving accident two hours earlier, according to police. A press release from Janesville police says 35-year-old William Russell was involved in a crash at Centerway and Harding streets at around 6:30 p.m. The release said Russell “was impaired by alcohol” but refused field sobriety tests. - PUB DATE: 7/2/2017 7:41:49 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
VIDEO: Milwaukee police believe arson may be the reason behind a vehicle fire from overnight. Authorities were called to the intersection of Hadley and 49th Street around 11 p.m. Saturday, just a few blocks from Saint Joseph's Hospital. “It hurts. I mean to be here to try and help keep your community safe and sound and you're not getting any help you know this is ridiculous,” said Ms. - PUB DATE: 7/2/2017 11:40:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
The Sun Prairie Fire Department will hold a grand opening ceremony on Saturday, July 1, 2017 at 8 a.m. at Fire Station No. 2, located at 2598 W. Main St.
The ceremony will include Mayor Paul Esser and members of the Sun Prairie City Council.
Fire Chief Chris Garrison said due to the growing community, increased call volume, and increasing response times, the SPFD will initiate staffing at Station 2 located in west corridor beginning July 1, 2017. - PUB DATE: 6/30/2017 7:56:28 AM - SOURCE: Sun Prairie Star
The Galaxie apartment building on East Washington Avenue was evacuated Wednesday evening as smoke alarms sounded, with burned food possibly the cause of the smoke. The alarms came in at 6:37 p.m. at the building at 822 E. Washington Ave., the Madison Fire Department said. "Numerous occupants of the building were standing outside as firefighters arrived to investigate," said spokeswoman Cynthia Schuster. - PUB DATE: 6/30/2017 3:29:33 AM - SOURCE: Madison
A summer storm that brought heavy rains and wind to Wauwatosa also likely sparked a fire that caused more than $150,000 in damage to a home on North 63rd Street. At 10:49 p.m. Wednesday, June 28 the Wauwatosa Fire Department responded to a reported house fire in the 800 block of North 63rd Street. The exact cause is undetermined but likely was started by a lightning strike to the roof of the home, according to a news release from the Wauwatosa Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 6/30/2017 1:56:48 AM - SOURCE: WauwatosaNOW
The Portage Fire Department is coming to the end of a very long month and hoping for the best going into the 4th of July weekend. As of Thursday morning the department responded to 58 calls in June, compared with 34 in May. “It has been a taxing month for us. This is going to be a record month for us,” said Fire Chief Clayton Simonson, Jr. - PUB DATE: 6/29/2017 6:17:34 PM - SOURCE: wisc news
Beginning Monday,July 3, the North Fond du Lac Fire Department will be providing ambulance transportation for patients being released from either a hospital to a nursing home or to another hospital for additional specialty care services. “While the department has received an increasing number of requests to provide non-emergency transports in Fond du Lac County, we have unfortunately had to turn down those requests in the past,” said Eric Butler, assistant fire chief. - PUB DATE: 6/29/2017 11:40:46 AM - SOURCE: Fond du Lac Reporter
VIDEO: The 37-year-old Sheboygan man arrested in an arson case involving racist graffiti was allegedly obsessed with the woman whose car was targeted in the attack last week, a man who knew him told police. Chee Moua Lee is facing multiple felony and misdemeanor charges after his arrest this week in connection with the June 21 vehicle fire. - PUB DATE: 6/29/2017 6:49:07 AM - SOURCE: Wausau Daily Herald
