For years, Jerry Jacobson has been taking the self-guided sculpture tour in Eau Claire. But it wasn’t until this year that the Northwestern Bank president saw a work of art that was perfectly suited for a special spot in Chippewa Falls. Mike Hepfler, Chippewa Falls Fire and Emergency Services chief agrees, and now the statue will have a permanent home in the newly opened Fire Station No. - PUB DATE: 6/12/2017 1:27:41 PM - SOURCE: Chippewa Herald
Firefighters from departments across the Northwoods experienced a different kind of training this weekend. "This is going to be a situation that we never usually run across," said Woodruff's Assistant Fire Chief Victor Gee. Several firefighters spent part of their weekend preparing for a situation that isn't seen often in the Northwoods. - PUB DATE: 6/12/2017 7:41:22 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau
Six western Racine County fire and rescue agencies received automatic CPR device donations Wednesday. The devices were provided by the Memorial Hospital of Burlington Community Foundation. The Lund University Cardiac Arrest System, or LUCAS, helps take the load off first responders in cardiac arrest scenarios by performing 102 chest compressions per minute. - PUB DATE: 6/12/2017 7:09:01 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
The Fitchburg Fire Department has begun moving into its new station on Marketplace Drive, but it isn’t expected to be operating out of there for another few weeks. Fire chief Joe Pulvermacher told the Star in an email he hopes to have the transition finished by July 1 “at the latest,” and that the construction of the station was on schedule to be finished other than minor items by June 8. - PUB DATE: 6/12/2017 4:35:33 AM - SOURCE: Fitchburg Star
Three people were injured by a tractor at a Darlington parade Sunday, the police department said. A 69-year-old man with the most serious injuries was taken to a Madison hospital by helicopter. Two others -- a 39-year-old man and a 64-year-old man -- were taken to a Lafayette County hospital with minor or moderate injuries, said Darlington Police Department Chief Jason King. - PUB DATE: 6/11/2017 6:19:19 PM - SOURCE: Madison
A Bayliner boat was destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon while docked at a pier at a boat launch on Lake Kegonsa, with the boat owner getting burned in the blaze. The fire was reported at about 5:50 p.m. at the Fish Camp County Park boat launch on the north side of the lake, the Dane County Sheriff's Office said. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2017 7:06:12 AM - SOURCE: Madison.com-Wisconsin State Journal-Capital Times
Authorities in Milwaukee are treating multiple early-morning fires on the city's south side as possible arson. The fire department received reports of at least eight trash fires between 3:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. Some of those fires spread to nearby homes, garages and parked vehicles. Many of the reports were along Orchard Street, Lapham Boulevard and Hayes Avenue. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2017 5:10:22 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
A 2009 Ford pickup truck and 2002 toy-hauler camper were destroyed by fire Thursday evening in the driveway of a Black River Falls home. When firefighters arrived after 7 p.m. to the blaze in front of 1038 Laura Lane, heavy fire was coming from the camper and spreading to the attached truck. The vehicles are a total loss and heat from the fire melted some vinyl siding on the home and garage, according to a Black River Falls Fire Department news release. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2017 3:19:32 AM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
Two people were injured when a gas-fired hot water heater exploded at the James Papanek residence at 6521W Hazel Street in the village of Winter at approximately 3:15 p.m. Thursday, June 8.
The explosion blew out several windows and scattered insulation and other debris across the lawn in front of and behind the single-story house. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sawyer County Record
A Milwaukee man is accused of setting his wheelchair-bound sister on fire, and killing her, according to a criminal complaint. Nasif Salaan Hibbler, 30, is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the death of his sister, Sgakira Hicks. Police said Hibbler walked into a Milwaukee police station on Saturday and told officers, “I just set my sister on fire. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2017 1:53:27 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
Crews responded to a report of a fire at a facility in DeForest Thursday morning, a Dane County dispatcher said. Dispatch said the DeForest Fire Department responded to a report of a fire at 9:16 a.m. at 605 Bassett St., which is the Sanimax plant building. Dane County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Elise Schaffer said deputies also responded to the fire scene to assist DeForest crews. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2017 8:27:01 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
Three firefighters were injured while battling a house fire in Liberty. Officials say the fire broke out shortly before 9 a.m. Wednesday, at a home on Markean Rd. When fire crews arrived, they saw smoke and flames coming from the home. 14 fire departments responded to the fire. Three firefighters were injured and taken to the hospital. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2017 3:34:40 AM - SOURCE: WNCY-FM Y100
Firefighters were called to a mechanic shop Wednesday after the property owner spotted a blaze but was unable to stop the flames from spreading. The call for help came at 5:26 p.m. from Carr Auto and Truck Repair, 1824 Charles St. Racine Fire Capt. Mark Villalpando said the man was checking out a motion alarm that was activated when he discovered the fire in the shop owned by Brad Carr. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2017 2:18:37 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
Northern Star Fire, an Eau Claire startup with a device to help firefighters find their way out of a burning building, is the grand prize winner in the 2017 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Contest. Jeff Dykes, a captain in the Eau Claire Fire Department and a firefighter for 20 years, has developed an electronic, eight-direction compass that fits inside a firefighter’s face mask and lights up, showing the direction. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2017 12:32:21 AM - SOURCE: Madison
The Red Wing Solid Waste Campus sustained significant damage due to a fire Wednesday night, June 7, according to Red Wing Fire Department. The blaze was reported around 7:45 p.m. inside the facility. No injuries were reported. The scene remained active as of a 9:34 p.m. update Wednesday, and residents were asked to avoid the area around 1873 Bench St. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2017 10:32:48 PM - SOURCE: Rivertowns
One person was displaced after a fire damaged a home Tuesday afternoon in Stevens Point. Fire crews responded to the 1000 block of Portage Street shortly before 5 p.m. after a neighbor reported smoke coming from a home, Stevens Point Fire Capt. J.B. Moody said. The first firefighters at the scene found smoke and flames coming from the front of the home, but managed to contain most of the damage to the main floor, Moody said. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2017 6:03:31 AM - SOURCE: Stevens Point Journal
A Wisconsin company says a fourth worker has died after an explosion at its corn milling plant. Didion Milling released a statement saying 46-year-old Angel Reyes died Tuesday at the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison. The company says Reyes was a pack operator at the plant and died from injuries he suffered in the explosion last week. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2017 5:51:32 AM - SOURCE: Appleton Post-Gazette & Post Crescent.com
In the last six months, two of 70-year-old Kathleen Kauppi’s homes have been destroyed by fire. This weekend, it almost became number three. On Tuesday, Kauppi was charged with attempted arson, accused of using gasoline to start a fire in the Pleasant Prairie home of a relative who had taken her in. According to the criminal complaint, Pleasant Prairie Police were called to the home at 11511 Sheridan Road for a fire at 11:40 p. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2017 4:53:32 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
A tire fire that required 124,000 gallons of water early Tuesday morning in the town of Lyons is still under investigation, town Fire Chief Neal Lara said. The fire started at about 4:14 a.m. on Highway 11 east of Highway 120, a Walworth County dispatcher said. Lara said the fir was under control by 7 a. - PUB DATE: 6/6/2017 10:38:36 PM - SOURCE: Janesville Gazette
Tuesday, Beaver Dam Fire Chief Alan Mannel had some of his staff out at apartments informing residents about fire safety, which is one aspect in the 2016 annual report he wants to continue improving. Looking over the report Mannel said that informing citizens about shutting doors during a fire would significantly limit damages and possibly save lives. - PUB DATE: 6/6/2017 7:21:13 PM - SOURCE: wisc news