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Manitowoc Apartment Fire Turns Deadly

One person died in a fire at an apartment complex in Manitowoc. It broke out shortly before 4:00 p.m. Wednesday at Parkview Haven on N. 8th Street. Firefighters needed to break windows to get excess smoke out of the building. Manitowoc fire chief, Todd Blaser, tells WLUK the amount of smoke made it difficult to fight this fire.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2017 6:55:39 AM - SOURCE: WNCY-FM Y100

First Responders Graduation Great News For Northern Door Volunteer Fire Departments

Fire departments across the Northern Door County received a boost in recruits recently when 23 students graduated from Emergency Medical Response training. As volunteer fire departments across the country struggle with staffing, the program held in Northern Door County addressed the critical shortage of first responders in the area.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2017 5:20:18 AM - SOURCE: Door County Daily News

Lodi Fire Station Needs Urgent

A Lodi Area emergency services building may be inching closer to fruition, but the current Lodi Fire Department needs unavoidable repairs, according to a report at a Fire/EMS April 24 meeting. The future of the fire department was on the table at a special joint midterm meeting of the town boards of Lodi and West Point, the city of Lodi council, the Lodi Area Fire Commission and the Lodi Area Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Commission.
- PUB DATE: 5/11/2017 2:02:09 AM - SOURCE: Lodi Enterprise

Walker declares State of Emergency for elevated wildfire conditions

VIDEO: Gov. Scott Walker signed Executive Order #242 Wednesday declaring a State of Emergency in response to elevated wildfire conditions. Wisconsin is experiencing above average fire occurrence levels leading to a statewide wildfire threat. “This is a precautionary measure we’re taking to help protect the people of our state,” Walker said.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2017 5:33:04 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News

One hurt in Sheboygan house fire

One person was taken to a local hospital Tuesday evening after a fire broke out near downtown Sheboygan. The cause of the fire, inside a home at 713 N. 4th St., is still under investigation, but officials late Tuesday night estimated damages at about $120,000. The incident was reported shortly before 5:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2017 7:10:33 AM - SOURCE: Sheboygan Press

Town of Milton house fire ruled, 'undetermined, accidental'

The cause of a Tuesday night house fire at 11959 N. Old Highway 26 in the town of Milton, has been ruled “undetermined and accidental,” said Pete Mory, deputy chief of the Milton Fire Department. Firefighters were dispatched at 7:05 p.m. when they found two adult female tenants and a dog outside the single-family, two-story wood structure, he said.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2017 6:58:57 AM - SOURCE: Janesville Gazette

Everyone safe after overnight fire in Sherwood

VIDEO: Fire crews are looking into a fire that tore through a home early Wednesday. Crews responded at about 1:30 a.m. to a home on State Park Road, according to the Village of Harrison Fire and Rescue. Everyone inside the home made it out safely. "I heard some loud bangs, came down, looked out my door and saw the garage engulfed in flames," said Rick Burdick, a resident of the burned home.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2017 6:36:45 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11

Bids to determine size of new Eau Claire fire station

The size of a new north side Eau Claire fire station will depend on bid prices for building the structure, city officials said Tuesday. The Eau Claire City Council approved a resolution authorizing moving forward with design plans and seeking bids for a new station along Malden Avenue, just north of Birch Street.
- PUB DATE: 5/10/2017 4:52:43 AM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram

New Riverside Fire District Chief Named

The Riverside Fire District has announced that Kelly Hanink will be its new Fire Chief. Hanink had been serving as the Assistant Fire Chief for the Eden Prairie Fire Department in Minnesota. Hanink will take command of about 30 volunteers within the department. She will also manage the over $700,000 budget the department has.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2017 12:42:03 PM - SOURCE: WIZD-FM Rock 94.7

Fire damages building near 8th and Orchard in Milwaukee

Firefighters on Tuesday morning, May 9th responded to the scene of a building fire on Milwaukee’ south side. Crews were called out to the area of 8th and Orchard shortly before 6 a.m. No additional details have been released — including the cause of the fire or the amount of damage sustained.
- PUB DATE: 5/9/2017 6:59:28 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

Bomb threat reported at North Shore Middle School in Hartland

A bomb threat was found written on the wall of a bathroom at North Shore Middle School on Monday, May 8. Authorities received a call around 1:44 p.m. of the threat at the school, located at 800 North Shore Drive. Scanner traffic appeared to say the threat mentioned a bomb was to go off at 2 p.m., but authorities did not comment on exactly what the threat stated.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2017 7:18:50 PM - SOURCE: Livinglakecountry

Merrill arson suspect to take plea deal

A Merrill man accused of arson of another family's home is expected to avoid a jury trial and take a plea deal in July. 23-year-old David Ostrowski is accused of starting a fire that destroyed the house and endangered seven people. Only one person was burned that night back in October of 2015. Ostrowski was charged with five felonies - arson, recklessly endangering safety, burglary, injury by negligent handling of a weapon and bail jumping - for the fire at the corner of First and Hope streets.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2017 5:04:37 PM - SOURCE: WSAU-AM 550

Fire on Eau Claire's E. Madison St. displaces 13, causes $140,000 in damages

VIDEO: Eau Claire firefighters battled a blaze at a home on East Madison Street Monday afternoon. Tony Biasi, with the Eau Claire Fire Department, said the call came in a little after 2:30 p.m. with reports that people were trapped on the second floor of that complex: "Prior to the fire department's arrival – or just as the fire department was arriving – some neighbors got a ladder and some contractors down the street that used their Bobcat with a bucket to rescue people off that second floor balcony out front.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2017 3:56:36 PM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

19 acres burned after brush fire in Bonduel

Fire crews were called to a wildfire at the Navarino State Wildlife Area Sunday. According to the Bonduel Fire Chief, at least 19 acres were burned. Nobody was hurt and the cause of the blaze is unknown. The DNR is leading an investigation.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2017 3:28:28 AM - SOURCE: WLUK TV Fox 11

Family escapes unharmed from Madison house fire on the North Side

A family of three safely escaped a house fire this morning in Madison. It happened in the 800 block of Northland Drive after a person inside a home saw smoke coming from the basement. Firefighters saw smoke when they arrived on scene and began flowing water into the basement window, then put out the fire.
- PUB DATE: 5/8/2017 3:07:52 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Milwaukee firefighters battle separate porch, garage fires; no one hurt

Officials with the Milwaukee Fire Department are investigating two separate fires that happened Sunday, May 7th. The first happened around 10:30 a.m. at a home near Humboldt and Concordia. This was a porch fire that extended to the home’s attic. Everyone in the home was able to get out safely. Three adults were being assisted by the American Red Cross after this fire, which was brought under control within about 20 minutes.
- PUB DATE: 5/7/2017 12:52:53 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

Garages, home damaged in Jackson County fire

VIDEO: The Black River Falls Fire Department says no one is injured following a structure fire in the Township of Irving Saturday afternoon. According to the department, it received a call around 2:30 p.m. for a fire on Nichols Road. Upon arrival, crews found a garage fully engulfed in flames. A nearby home also sustained fire and heat damage.
- PUB DATE: 5/7/2017 9:28:50 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse

Intentional Car Fires have Milwaukee Firefighters Training to Become Detectives

VIDEO: It's a call Milwaukee Firefighters are seeing more than ever before: A car engulfed in flames, abandoned on a quiet road or in a parking lot. Their first concern is putting out the flames. Their second, figuring out how the fire started. "What we're trying to do is determine whether or not the car fires that we do see in the city of Milwaukee are accidental, or whether they're arson," says Captain Schuyler Belott.
- PUB DATE: 5/7/2017 3:39:50 AM - SOURCE: Telemundo Milwaukee,WI

Merrill Fire Department hoping to provide in-home care

The Merrill Fire Department is hoping to begin a pilot program that would provide recently released emergency room patients with in-home care. The program is called Community Care Paramedics. “There's a void here in this rural area that we serve.” Merrill Fire Chief Dave Savone said. “What it does is shift the role from this emergency paramedic to a kind of preventative proactive type of thing.
- PUB DATE: 5/5/2017 4:53:11 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9-Wausau

Holmen area sees greater EMS demand

Since the beginning of the year, the Holmen Area Fire Department has been experiencing greater demand for services. HAFD Assistant Chief Bill Bulawa told the Holmen Area Fire District Association Board at its April 20 meeting, the department has responded to 99 calls since the board’s March meeting. “We’re running,” said Bulawa.
- PUB DATE: 5/5/2017 2:17:22 AM - SOURCE: Onalaska Holmen Courier Life

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