Wisconsin Halloweens can be cold and rainy, and 2011 was one of those. But for Jan Clements, a clerical volunteer for Wind Lake Volunteer Fire Department who that day was handing out candy to trick-or-treaters from the department’s ambulance, it was a day filled with joy for how far she’s come. “It was gut-wrenching to be back in the ambulance and to think that the last time I was in here was because of something bad,” Clements said. - PUB DATE: 11/28/2016 2:16:02 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
The former chief of fire service for the U.S. Air Force has pleaded guilty to two federal crimes, one for mishandling a defense contract and one for stealing more than $100,000 raised for charity and using it for gambling, vacations and to pay off personal credit cards, according to the U.S. Attorney's office. - PUB DATE: 11/28/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Firefighters responded to an apartment fire Saturday morning in Wausau. The fire was reported at 6:53 a.m. Saturday at the Landmark Building, 221 Scott St., said Wausau Fire Department Battalion Chief Allan Antolik. Damage was contained to a mattress on the third floor of the building and no one was injured, he said. - PUB DATE: 11/26/2016 8:47:46 AM - SOURCE: Wausau Daily Herald
Plans to establish a municipal fire department in the Town of Wilson are moving forward bolstered by the decision of the current fire chief to stick with the department during the transition. Fire Chief Brian Schmitt, who initially said he intended to leave the department at the end of December, now says he'll stick around through the end of his term to see how the transition goes. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2016 6:38:04 AM - SOURCE: Sheboygan Press
VIDEO: For the second time in a little over a month, a building goes up in flames in Clintonville. The fire broke out in the apartments above the China King restaurant on Main St. around 2 am Wednesday morning. Clintonville fire officials say the building is a total loss. No one was hurt in the fire, but five people are now without home and are being assisted by the Rd Cross. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2016 5:52:48 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
A fire caused extensive damage to a home Tuesday night in Stevens Point. Firefighters were called at about 9 p.m. to a home on College Avenue, according to Stevens Point Fire Chief Bob Finn. Smoke was already pouring from the home when firefighters arrived. No one was hurt in the fire, but the cause of the blaze was still under investigation, Finn said. - PUB DATE: 11/22/2016 11:18:04 PM - SOURCE: Stevens Point Journal
Fewer than a dozen residents — six town officials and four private citizens — were present Monday night for the adoption of the Town of Egg Harbor 2017 budget. Next year's $827,371 in spending represents an increase of $89,025 over the amount budgeted for 2016. All but $1,525 of the increase would be allocated toward purchasing a new fire truck within about three years for the joint Egg Harbor Town and Village Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 11/22/2016 2:46:51 PM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
The Eau Claire Fire Department hopes its holiday season tradition will help to prevent fires in the community. The department announced on Tuesday that it is placing five-foot wreaths in front of its stations. They are decorated with green lights, a symbol of a fire safe community. If a fire in the city causes any structural damage to a home or business between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, the department will replace a green light on the wreath with a red light. - PUB DATE: 11/22/2016 8:59:37 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News
Firefighter/EMTs are used to running toward fire rather than away from it. But one kind of fire they've traditionally not trained for is gunfire. That's changing. With an increase in active-shooter situations, EMTs are now sheathing themselves in the same kind of protection usually seen on SWAT team members. - PUB DATE: 11/22/2016 1:49:11 AM - SOURCE: Lake Geneva News
VIDEO: When firefighters run into a burning building it isn't the flames that are most dangerous it's the smoke. The International Fire Association has deemed every house fire a hazardous material incident because of the increasing levels of hydrogen cyanide and carbon monoxide. “Right now cancer is the number one killer of firefighters in America,” said Curtis Dunn with the Firefighter Cancer Support Network. - PUB DATE: 11/21/2016 9:35:36 PM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
A fire at a recently opened Forest County supper club closed Highway 8 for hours Monday night. Crews responded to the Silver Lake Inn just west of Laona around 6 p.m. As of 8 p.m. Monday, firefighters were still working to put out the fire in the main restaurant building. Flames were seen coming out of the roof on the east side. - PUB DATE: 11/21/2016 8:33:34 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau
VIDEO: An off-duty Fond du Lac firefighter was in the right place at the right time, coming to the aid of an injured motorist following a serious car accident on Friday night. Division Chief Troy Haase, with the Fond du Lac Fire Department, was on his way to deer camp with his 18 year old son on Friday night when the two came across an accident on Highway 23 just west of Fond du Lac. - PUB DATE: 11/21/2016 3:38:02 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
PHOTO: Width-wise, it’s comparable to a medium-sized bathroom. Compared to the three acres of land the Chippewa Falls Fire Department’s new station sits on, that isn’t very much. But the training tower is Chief Mike Hepfler’s favorite place on the whole lot, which is located at 1301 Chippewa Crossing Boulevard. - PUB DATE: 11/21/2016 4:11:56 AM - SOURCE: Chippewa Herald
A pole barn fire killed more than 20 sheep and cost $125,000 in damages Friday night. At approximately 9:54 p.m. Darien and Sharon Fire departments responded to a fire at W8694 Kilkinney Road. Additional assistance came from city of Delavan firefighters, according to a Darien Fire Department news release. - PUB DATE: 11/20/2016 4:35:48 AM - SOURCE: Janesville Gazette
A Saturday morning fire destroyed a multi-tenant residence at 3420 N. 21st St. and displaced three residents. One firefighter experienced medical difficulties and had to exit the structure, according to a release from Battalion Chief Scott Gordon with the Superior Fire Department. The firefighter was taken by ambulance to St. - PUB DATE: 11/20/2016 1:44:18 AM - SOURCE: Daily Telegram-Superior
VIDEO: The home of two elderly residents in Harshaw caught on fire Saturday afternoon. Officials say the fire started somewhere in the garage. Town of Cassian Fire Chief Ed Tadych says the department got the call around 1:19 p.m. Tadych did not say what may have caused the fire, but says the structure on Lakewood Road may be a total loss because of the holes crews had to cut, in order to find the heat. - PUB DATE: 11/19/2016 8:55:21 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau
A Madison firefighter returned home Friday from his tour of duty with the Wisconsin Army National Guard, and his colleagues from Madison Fire Department Station 7 were at the airport to welcome him. Wong spent eight months in Baghdad, MFD said. "His families (at home and at the firehouse) are thrilled to have him back. - PUB DATE: 11/19/2016 4:29:13 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
VIDEO: It took hours, but a storage unit fire in Little Chute was finally brought under control. Nobody was hurt as a building at Apple Storage on Sanatorium road in Little Chute caught fire last night. The Little Chute, Kimberly, And Combined Locks fire departments all responded to smoke and flames that were in several units in the back end of the the storage complex. - PUB DATE: 11/18/2016 8:26:35 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
The Red Cross is assisting 3 families following an apartment fire in South Milwaukee overnight. According to the South Milwaukee Fire Department, ten people were displaced by the 11:30 PM fire. The fire started in a kitchen in one of the units in the multi-family home at 13th and Manistique Avenues. The fire then extended into the attic of the building. - PUB DATE: 11/18/2016 4:01:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Delayed response times are one of the biggest concerns for fire departments, home to not only fire engines but also ambulances. They're so crucial, at times, it could mean the difference between life and death. So you can imagine the alarm when it took crews three times longer than average to arrive at a call on Madison's southeast side. - PUB DATE: 11/17/2016 9:42:37 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC
