Sun Prairie Fire Chief Chris Garrison joined other fire chiefs on Monday, Feb. 13 in calling on Gov. Scott Walker to expand the use of circuit interrupters in new Wisconsin homes -- just days after teaming up with his fellow chiefs to oppose changes to state fire sprinkler standards. “Anything under 20 units didn’t require sprinklers, which to me, is a huge step back,” Garrison said, referring to the proposed legislation that would have changed sprinkler regulations for multi-unit dwellings. - PUB DATE: 2/21/2017 3:17:41 AM - SOURCE: Sun Prairie Star
VIDEO: The majority of fire departments across the nation and Central Wisconsin have very few women on the force. It's a tough job, but the women who are employed or volunteer for area departments believe anyone, no matter their gender, can do it. Wausau Fire Chief Tracey Kujawa worked her way up from the bottom. - PUB DATE: 2/21/2017 2:24:42 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire
Gunfire struck a Milwaukee Fire Department fire station on the west side Friday afternoon, forcing the station to close, fire department officials said. Multiple shots were fired into Engine Co. 13 at 2901 N. 30th St. about 1 p.m., a news release from the department said. No department members were injured. - PUB DATE: 2/21/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Brown County Sheriff’s Office has identified two people found dead following a house fire in the Town of Pittsfield. Investigators say the victims were 49-year-old Allen J. Renier, and 41-year-old Molly B. Brochman. On Friday, firefighters were called to a home on Tamarack Drive between Oak Hill Drive and Westline Road, between Pulaski and Green Bay. - PUB DATE: 2/21/2017 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2
PHOTO: One person is dead after two vehicles collided and hit a house in Kronenwetter Friday, sparking a small fire, according the Marathon County Sheriff's Department. The crash closed all lanes of Highway 153 in both directions just east of Pioneer Road, according to a news release from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. - PUB DATE: 2/17/2017 9:24:32 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9-Wausau
An adult and three children escaped a fire at a rental property southwest of downtown Oconomowoc on Thursday night. Firefighters were called to 621 Highland Ave. at 9:54 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16 for a structure fire and found black smoke billowing out of the home, according to a news release from Oconomowoc Deputy Fire Chief Glenn Leidel. - PUB DATE: 2/17/2017 3:10:53 AM - SOURCE: Lake Country News
VIDEO: Firefighters are trying to determine if anyone was home during an early morning house fire in Brown County. Pulaski Fire Chief James Styczymski tells NBC26 that right now crews are investigating who lived at the home on Tamarack Drive in the Town of Pittsfield. Chief Styczymski says they are working to contact relatives at this time. - PUB DATE: 2/17/2017 3:08:58 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
VIDEO: Firefighters with the Kilbourn Fire Department performed a nighttime rescue on the icy waters of the Wisconsin River, saving a dog named Milo. The black dog was spotted by people several miles upriver floating on a piece of ice. The dog floated down the river for two hours before firefighters were able to rescue it. - PUB DATE: 2/16/2017 4:39:20 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
Quick action by homeowners probably saved their home from fire Wednesday. “The homeowners did an excellent job in calling us immediately. It absolutely kept the fire from entering their home,” Kenosha Fire Department Battalion Chief Matt Haerter said. “Another few minutes, the fire would have spread to the attic, and we’d have a far different outcome. - PUB DATE: 2/16/2017 1:41:30 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
VIDEO: The twin towers monument at Green Bay’s 9/11 memorial may need to wait for some much needed repairs. Wednesday the city Parks Committee decided to refer a proposal to allocate money to fix the monument to the Public Arts Commission. The committee wants to make sure someone from the police or fire department is at the meeting to give their thoughts. - PUB DATE: 2/15/2017 5:07:13 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
VIDEO: A Greenfield man is dead after a fire broke out inside his condominium unit Wednesday afternoon. Greenfield firefighters were called to the scene at the corner of 84th and Howard just before 2:00. While extinguishing the fire, they found the man not breathing inside an upstairs unit. "A victim was discovered and pulled out of the structure," says Lt. - PUB DATE: 2/15/2017 3:43:45 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
VIDEO: A new CPR device is changing the way paramedics in Stevens Point save lives. Its called Lucas CPR, a machine that acts as a another set of hands doing chest compressions. It does 100-104 compressions per minute. The machine costs about $15,000. It was donated to the Stevens Point Fire Department recently. - PUB DATE: 2/15/2017 6:29:05 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire
About $3,000 damage resulted from a fire Tuesday morning at a commercial building in the Uptown area. The fire, which was reported at about 9:15 a.m., originated on the second floor of the building at 1232 Washington Ave. on pallets holding folded cardboard, Racine Fire Department Lt. Mike Moss said. - PUB DATE: 2/15/2017 4:16:13 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
A house on East Conant Street near downtown Portage was gutted by fire Tuesday morning, sending up a plume of smoke visible from blocks away and leaving a family of five without a home. “I thought, ‘What the hell is he hollering about?’” said neighbor Kim Kelly, who was in her living room at the time. - PUB DATE: 2/14/2017 9:52:37 PM - SOURCE: wisc news
Firefighters on Tuesday evening, February 14th responded to a fire at a home near Fond du Lac and Mill. It happened around 6:00 p.m. Crews found fire on the home’s second floor. FOX6 News was told one person was hurt after she jumped from a second-story window. She was taken to the hospital with an ankle injury. - PUB DATE: 2/14/2017 5:57:26 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
Requests for bids for construction of additions to the Jacksonport Town Hall and Fire Department were released to contractors after Town Board approval of final plans for the project last week. Town Chairman Randy Halstead said the plans include erecting a new town office and meeting space in an area now used for parking on the east side of the present structure, located on Door County Highway V — a block west of State Highway 57. - PUB DATE: 2/14/2017 11:55:03 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
The intersection of Birch Street and Malden Avenue remains Eau Claire fire chief Chris Bell’s preferred site for a new fire station, but whether the city can afford that location compared with two others remains uncertain. Bell told the Eau Claire City Council on Monday that the Birch-?Malden site is best because of its 5. - PUB DATE: 2/14/2017 3:34:54 AM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
William Libby was devastated at the sight of his home Friday afternoon. The side of his house was burned by fire. "We lost everything," he said. "We have but the clothes on our back." To make matters worse, he said his prized possessions were stolen before someone set the home ablaze. He collected comic books, video games and systems. - PUB DATE: 2/13/2017 9:52:44 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Wisconsin fire officials are asking Gov. Scott Walker's administration to expand the use of circuit interrupters in newly built homes, a step they say would prevent fires and save lives. The request comes from recommendations made last year by an advisory committee of experts. The state Department of Safety and Professional Services initially opted not to adopt that recommendation, but has not taken final action on the matter. - PUB DATE: 2/13/2017 8:17:37 PM - SOURCE: Madison.com
VIDEO: Greenfield firefighters on Monday morning, February 13th responded to the scene of a fire at an apartment complex near 100th and Oklahoma. The call came in around 6:30 a.m. When crews arrived on scene, they encountered heavy smoke coming from the building. Officials say five people had to be rescued from a second story apartment. - PUB DATE: 2/13/2017 5:21:49 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
