Homes were evacuated and utility service was temporarily interrupted for dozens of homes and several businesses after a crew installing a sign post breached a natural gas line in the city Tuesday morning. City of Burlington firefighters were notified at 10:47 a.m. of the situation that occurred at the intersection of Edgewood Drive and Main Street, just east of the Fox River. - PUB DATE: 9/27/2017 2:15:19 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
VIDEO: Cuts to public safety are raising eyebrows, especially within the Milwaukee Fire Department. The department will end up closing six of its fire stations across the city. The impact to you may be a slower response time in emergencies. "I don't want them to do it. I don't want them to close it down," said Regina King, lives by fire station. - PUB DATE: 9/26/2017 9:12:19 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
VIDEO: A city is in disbelief after a Wausau firefighter/paramedic is charged with sexual assault while on the job. 33-year-old Clifford Heiser is accused of inappropriately touching a female patient in the back of an ambulance earlier this month. Fire, police and city leaders held a press conference Tuesday afternoon to discuss the allegations. - PUB DATE: 9/26/2017 8:51:25 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9-Wausau
VIDEO: It's a skill they hope they never have to use, but Tuesday firefighters from the Marshfield area learned how to properly remove victims, in the case of a school bus crash. Using a real bus at Shaw's Wrecking Yard, crews will continue to practice their techniques through Thursday. “It gives the crew a better opportunity, a better understanding of where their access points are, what they have to do to stabilize the bus if it's tippy. - PUB DATE: 9/26/2017 8:48:05 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
More than 30 people were displaced by a pair of apartment fires in Green Bay. The first fire, in the basement of an apartment building 2014 Vine St., was called in at 7:44 p.m. Monday, said Green Bay Metro Fire Department Lt. Cody Johnson. "When crews arrived there was heavy smoke coming from the basement," Johnson said. - PUB DATE: 9/26/2017 3:48:30 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
It takes a lot to surprise a man who is tasked with being prepared for any contingency. But more than 100 City of New Richmond employees and community members were able to pull off just that on Thursday, Sept. 18, when they threw a surprise retirement ceremony for longtime city emergency government director Chuck Mehls. - PUB DATE: 9/26/2017 3:05:34 AM - SOURCE: New Richmond News
A former Mosinee Fire Department EMT has died - 14 years after he suffered crippling injuries when his ambulance rolled over, according to the fire department. Matt Deicher died Saturday. The ambulance rolled over on state Highway 39 in Marathon County in July 2003 as Deicher and two other EMTs were transporting a patient to the hospital. - PUB DATE: 9/26/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9
The closest first responder to a cardiac arrest victim might not know about the emergency, if the firefighter is off duty. Thanks to a pilot program coming to Madison, that won’t be the case anymore. The PulsePoint Verified Responder app will start up on Tuesday for off-duty Madison Fire Department firefighters and paramedics, signaling the responders of a cardiac arrest within a quarter-mile of their location. - PUB DATE: 9/25/2017 7:23:54 PM - SOURCE: Madison
Whitnall high schoolers almost had to go home early when the power went out during their homecoming dance, but their Saturday night was saved thanks to a quick response from some first responders. "Students spend a lot of money on their outfit, hair, and makeup, and we wanted to make sure they had the whole experience," said Principal Charles Tollefsen, Whitnall High School. - PUB DATE: 9/25/2017 7:20:32 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett will present his 2018 budget to the Common Council this week, and it is likely to include public safety cuts and higher taxes. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports Barrett is going to call for a 3.7-percent increase in the city's property tax levy, adding he told the paper it's not the budget he wants to present. - PUB DATE: 9/25/2017 7:56:38 AM - SOURCE: WSAU-AM 550
VIDEO: Extra ambulances were summoned to Lambeau Field Sunday because heat was affecting large numbers of fans at the Green Bay Packers-Cincinnati Bengals game. Authorities requested three additional ambulances about 4:45 p.m. The exact number of heat-related calls was not available as the game's second half began, though the volume of police radio traffic regarding heat issues was clearly higher than in recent memory. - PUB DATE: 9/25/2017 1:48:46 AM - SOURCE: Appleton Post-Gazette & Post Crescent.com
VIDEO: A fire at a Milwaukee apartment has killed two children and injured an adult. Deputy Milwaukee Fire Chief David Votsis says firefighters were called to a unit at the Woodlands apartments on Milwaukee's northwest side just after 5 a.m. Sunday. The Milwaukee County medical examiner's office says two children - a 2-year-old girl and a 4-year-old boy - were found dead in the fire. - PUB DATE: 9/24/2017 10:42:48 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC
VIDEO: The La Crosse Fire Department invited the public to one of La Crosse's fire stations for their annual fire prevention open house on September 23. In promotion of fire prevention week, the event aims to teach people about fire safety precautions, as well as provide an opportunity for people to tour the station and meet La Crosse fire-fighters. - PUB DATE: 9/24/2017 10:30:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse
Facing a tight budget, the Poynette-Dekorra-Lowville EMS Department is looking for ways to replace aging defibrillators and purchase a second power load cot. At a Poynette-Dekorra-Lowville Fire Commission meeting Sept. 5, EMS Director Carie Myers asked commission members to prioritize replacing two defibrillators that will be outdated in 2022. - PUB DATE: 9/22/2017 2:24:53 AM - SOURCE: Poynette Press
VIDEO: Authorities say a Madison man accused of blowing up his home to cover up killing his wife gave conflicting statements to police before admitting he shot her. Steven Pirus was charged Thursday with first-degree intentional homicide and arson in the death of his wife, Lee Anne Pirus. He was also charged with four counts of felony mistreatment of animals and one misdemeanor charge of mistreating an animal. - PUB DATE: 9/21/2017 10:43:29 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
VIDEO: He spent years in a group home and foster care, but Noah Patrick never gave up on a dream. "I really love to help people," Patrick said. Patrick, 19, is a cadet training to be a Milwaukee firefighter. He's on a path to success despite a very difficult childhood. "The house was never clean. There was no food to eat. - PUB DATE: 9/21/2017 3:11:53 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
VIDEO: A 10-year-old Milwaukee boy who died trying to save his little cousin from a house fire intentionally set by his stepfather will be posthumously honored by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, the organization announced this week. Kevin Little is one of 18 people who will be honored for extraordinary heroism. - PUB DATE: 9/21/2017 3:11:46 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
Firefighters early Thursday morning, September 21st responded to the scene of a garage fire in Washington County. Crews responded to the area of Cty Tk H in the Town of Kewaskum shortly before 2:00 a.m. Officials say the fire was reported by a passing motorist, who also notified the two adults that were home at the time. - PUB DATE: 9/21/2017 4:47:02 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
A structure in Manitowish Waters is a total loss after a fire Wednesday morning. The Vilas County Sheriff's Department reports a homeowner at 4755 Lavigne Road called about 8:30 a.m. to report smelling smoke after lightning had struck close by. Firefighters believe the fire started in the basement after the lightning strike. - PUB DATE: 9/20/2017 5:46:28 PM - SOURCE: WXPR-FM 91.7 Public Radio
About the time the dust appears to have settled around the Holmen Area Fire Department and the Holmen Area Fire District Association Board, an action by a majority of the Holmen Village Board could again create uncertainty within fire department. In a split vote at the village board’s Sept 14 meeting, four village board trustees voted to approve removing trustees Chuck Olson and Bill Ebner as the village’s representatives on the fire association board. - PUB DATE: 9/20/2017 1:58:39 PM - SOURCE: Onalaska Holmen Courier Life
