A fire destroyed a former auto repair shop early Wednesday morning near downtown Stevens Point. The fire was reported shortly after 1:45 a.m. at the former site of Jerry’s Auto Service near the intersection of Second Street and Centerpoint Drive, according to Stevens Point Fire Capt. Jodi Baganz. The building was already engulfed in smoke and flames when the first firefighters arrived at the scene, Baganz said. - PUB DATE: 10/26/2016 6:37:44 AM - SOURCE: Stevens Point Journal
Grab your costume and a non-perishable food item — the Thiensville Fire Department will be hosting its 3rd annual “Truck or Treat So Others Can Eat” event on Sunday, October 30th. The annual event will take place at the Thiensville Fire Department during Sunday’s trick or treating in the village from 3:00 – 6:00 p. - PUB DATE: 10/25/2016 7:29:54 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
VIDEO: A firefighter who has served the Fond du Lac community for the past nine years is preparing to serve his country in a third deployment overseas. But, before Lt. Shawn Kneeland leaves, his department wanted to give him a proper sendoff. Fond du Lac Fire Department Lieutenant Shawn Kneeland knew this day was coming. - PUB DATE: 10/25/2016 4:35:52 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
The Real McCoy's tavern was destroyed in an early Tuesday morning fire.
“It is a total loss,” Whitewater Fire Chief Don Gregoire said.
Damage is estimated at $400,000 damage, he said.
When Walworth County sheriff's deputies arrived at the tavern, W8632 County A, they found flames shooting out of the windows of the 2,000-square-foot establishment, he said. - PUB DATE: 10/25/2016 5:11:29 AM - SOURCE: Janesville Gazette - Metered Site
Alderpersons in Beaver Dam’s Administrative Committee felt confident moving forward with the 2017 preliminary budget after Monday night, which include a drug detective position, full time paramedic and an off-leash dog area. The proposed net tax levy is a 1.5 percent increase amounting to a more than $147,000 bump over this year. - PUB DATE: 10/25/2016 1:43:51 AM - SOURCE: Beaver Dam Daily Citizen
PHOTO: One dog died in a house fire while paramedics and first responders revived two others during a late-morning fire on Quincy Street Monday, Oct. 24. A passerby reported the fire at 639 E. Quincy St. near Ridgeway Drive before 10 a.m. The house is also home to Kuether Services, a lawn care and snow removal business run by Kelly and Kim Kuether. - PUB DATE: 10/24/2016 4:50:11 PM - SOURCE: Waupaca Now
VIDEO: The Merrill Fire Department sees the need for more, younger EMTs to get into the business. Like other area departments, it wants to ensure its staff will stay strong for years into the future. People like Dylan Schielke can help make that happen. Schielke is a Northcentral Technical College EMT student. - PUB DATE: 10/24/2016 4:45:08 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau
Firefighters battled a house fire in the Town of Sheboygan on Monday afternoon. Firefighters responding to the structure fire at approximately 11 a.m. on Monday saw smoke billowing from the home. All residents of the home, which is located on County Road Y, were accounted for and were not in the home at the time of the fire, according to the Sheboygan County Sheriff's Office. - PUB DATE: 10/24/2016 12:45:49 PM - SOURCE: Sheboygan Press
The Sun Prairie Fire Department announced that SPFD Fire Inspector Mark Mlekush has been selected as this year’s Fire Inspector of the Year by the Wisconsin State Fire Inspector Association. Mlekush has been the lead inspector for the department for over seven years and has completed 17,741 inspections. - PUB DATE: 10/24/2016 3:13:52 AM - SOURCE: Sun Prairie Star
Fire broke out in an upper unit of a two-level residence in the Uptown area of the city late Sunday. Firefighters were called to the scene at 9:45 p.m. for the fire at 2106 61st St., where smoke and flames could be seen emanating from the top of the building. Residents looked on as firefighters took an ax to the roof, which was still smoking half an hour later, to vent the smoke and flames. - PUB DATE: 10/24/2016 1:58:38 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
VIDEO: Six families were displaced Sunday after a morning fire at a 36-unit apartment complex in Menomonee Falls. Crews from nine fire department responded to the Cameron Heights Apartments, near Appleton Avenue and White Oak Circle, south of County Line Road, shortly after 10 a.m. No injuries were reported. - PUB DATE: 10/23/2016 2:44:56 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
Beaver Dam Fire Department members have been seeing a new person shining up things around the garage. He’s Matthew Crook, 21. He and job coach Mary Fitzgerald have been handling upkeep in the fire department building for about month and will continue into December. Fitzgerald is from Bright Futures of Wisconsin where she works in employment and transition services. - PUB DATE: 10/22/2016 7:45:33 PM - SOURCE: wisc news
VIDEO: Nearby Fire Departments often rely on each other when they need extra man power. On Saturday firefighters from around the Northwoods came together as one. "It's vital to have that community bond between the fire departments," said Arbor Vitae Fire and Rescue Chief Mike VanMeter. The bond between local departments led to a rare training opportunity. - PUB DATE: 10/22/2016 7:37:59 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander-Wausau
Minocqua voters approved building a new fire station Thursday to replace an aging station that has served the Minocqua volunteer firefighters for over four decades. A heavy contingent of Minocqua Fire & Rescue Department members and their supporters carried the day with 63 electors voting approval and none voting against. - PUB DATE: 10/21/2016 8:35:30 AM - SOURCE: WXPR-FM 91.7 Public Radio
Projected growth and changes in demographics in the Holmen Area Fire District has the fire department’s officers and board taking a look at what future needs will be. Holmen Area Fire Department Chief Paul Menches presented a needs assessment draft to the Holmen Area Fire District Association Board its Sept. - PUB DATE: 10/21/2016 3:20:44 AM - SOURCE: Onalaska Holmen Courier Life
VIDEO: A mother and her two children are being treated for breathing in too much smoke after their home caught fire around midnight Friday. The Beloit Fire Department says police officers reported heavy fire and smoke coming from the back of the building at 622 East Grand Avenue when they got there. The people inside were out because they had been alerted by smoke detectors. - PUB DATE: 10/21/2016 3:19:02 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC
Several firefighters have threatened to leave after the town board moved forward with establishing a municipal fire department without the current fire chief. The Town of Wilson Board on Monday passed an ordinance and set of bylaws establishing the municipal fire department, but did not approve an amendment that would allow current Fire Chief Brian Schmitt to retain his job when the department switches from a corporation to a municipal entity. - PUB DATE: 10/20/2016 4:44:52 PM - SOURCE: Sheboygan Press
VIDEO: The State Fire Marshal is expected to arrive in downtown Clintonville this morning to help investigate a fire that injured three people late Wednesday. Fire gutted two apartments above Doesn’t Compute, a computer store, and Main Street Tattoos, at 49 S. Main Street. The fire department says a man and a woman who were in the apartments were airlifted to a Milwaukee hospital. - PUB DATE: 10/20/2016 5:06:27 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2
PHOTO: Chippewa Falls fire Chief Mike Hepfler could barely contain his excitement Wednesday as he gave a tour of the new fire station in the city’s southeast corner. “I still pinch myself every once in a while, just to make sure I’m not dreaming,” Hepfler said as he stepped through the construction area. - PUB DATE: 10/20/2016 2:13:27 AM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
Coon Creek Fire & Rescue is hoping the generosity of people in the Coulee Region continues to shine as they reach out to the public to fulfill a financial challenge, which will allow the organization to purchase a new first responder vehicle. Chief Russ Cornford said over the past three years of fundraising the organization has already raise $40,000 toward the vehicle purchase price of $80,000. - PUB DATE: 10/20/2016 2:08:14 AM - SOURCE: Westby Times
