The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services just awarded $50,000 to the City of Merrill Fire Department.
The funding comes from premiums collected by insurance agencies.
Prevention is a key part of the City of Merrill Fire Department’s safety plans.
The Merrill Fire Department just received $50,000 from Wisconsin’s 2% Fire Dues program. - PUB DATE: 9/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXPR-FM 91.7 Rhinelander
The Watertown Fire Department has announced that three of its newest members — Joshua Boldt, Matthew Cyr, and Koleton Spirk — have completed their probationary period, marking a significant milestone in their firefighting careers.
After months of rigorous training and on-the-job experience, these firefighters have demonstrated unwavering dedication, resilience, and a strong commitment to serving the Watertown community. - PUB DATE: 9/6/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times
VIDEO: A local police chief is being credited for saving people from a burning home Wednesday afternoon.
Crews responded to a house fire in the Village of Elk Mound just after 2:30 p.m.
The fire burned through the roof of an attached garage on Juniper Avenue.
According to the Elk Mound Assistant Fire Chief Larry Zais, two people and multiple pets were still inside the home when the fire started and were able to get out thanks to local law enforcement. - PUB DATE: 9/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire
VIDEO: The Pine Lake Fire Department has long seen the need to add a ladder truck to add to their fleet of firefighting equipment. After years of searching for a budget friendly option for such an expensive piece of equipment, Fire Chief Brian Gehrig is pleased to announce the department has successfully acquired one. - PUB DATE: 9/5/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander
PHOTO: The Milwaukee Fire Department is investigating a house fire that led to two other buildings catching fire near Center and Bremen around 11:20 p.m. September 3.
Fire officials confirmed to CBS 58 upon arrival a fire was showing from all three floors of a two-and-a-half story building, which then spread to two other buildings. - PUB DATE: 9/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
If you think the majority of calls to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department are fire-related, you’d be wrong.
The bulk of calls, 68% of them so far this year, to be exact, are EMS calls.
“We have highly trained and skilled paramedics and that is really the backbone of our agency and what we do,” says Matthew Knott, Chief of GBMFD. - PUB DATE: 9/4/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTAQ-AM 1360 Green Bay
Two stores in a Town of Buchanan strip mall have been temporarily closed after a driver crashed into the building shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Saturday.
A release from the Town of Buchanan Fire & Rescue states that firefighters were called to the N100 block of Eisenhower Drive for reports of a driver who was trapped inside a vehicle after they had crashed into the building. - PUB DATE: 9/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Working smoke detectors helped save a family of six and their dog from a house fire over the weekend.
According to a press release from the Racine Fire Department (RFD), crews were called shortly after 6 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 1, to a home in the 1200 block of West Lawn for a report of a house fire.
When firefighters arrived on scene, they found heavy smoke coming from the front door and flames inside the home. - PUB DATE: 9/3/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Racine County Eye
The Richard Garner Memorial Ride has become a very special event for Madison-area firefighters and the greater Madison community. On Saturday, Sept. 14, hundreds of people will come out to participate in a 100-mile ride starting at Harley-Davidson of Madison and ending with an after-party at Wisconsin Brewing Co. - PUB DATE: 8/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Madison365
Students at the University of Wisconsin in Superior will start their classes next week. Although many students have already arrived on campus.
Before the fall semester begins, however, the Superior Fire Department has an important safety message for all college students. It’s about fire prevention and safety in the residence halls like the shared kitchens or bedrooms. - PUB DATE: 8/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIO-DT ABC 10 Duluth
The Beaver Dam Fire chief is praising the growth of its cadet program. Established in 2009, the program’s advisors guide and mentor high school students aspiring to become firefighters.
The advisors consist of both full-time and paid-on-call firefighters, who work with the cadets through a progressive training schedule that ensures continues skill development and growth. - PUB DATE: 8/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-AM 1430/FM 95.3 Beaver Dam
VIDEO: Investigators are working to confirm if weather is to blame for a fire that destroyed a community staple in a small western Wisconsin town.
Witnesses say a tree fell on a power line during Monday's thunderstorms, and that sparked the blaze at the Milltown community center. Milltown is near Luck and Balsam Lake, Wisconsin. - PUB DATE: 8/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KARE-TV NBC 11 Minneapolis
Wisconsin's first responders will receive upgraded life-saving equipment, thanks to a $100,000 dollar grant from the We Energies Foundation.
The money is part of the "Rewarding Responders" grant program, which, since 2020, has given more than $400,000 dollars to public safety agencies.
This year, nearly 60 departments in the state are benefitting from the funds, including several in southeast Wisconsin. - PUB DATE: 8/28/2024 7:07:25 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
First responders in the Village of Kronenwetter received a pleasant surprise Wednesday when the WPS Foundation awarded them nearly $4,000 in grant money for new equipment.
The Village Fire Department was awarded $2,000 for new helmets, which Chief Kris Grod says came at just the right time. “Our [current] helmets are set to expire at the end of this year,” he said. - PUB DATE: 8/28/2024 11:02:26 AM - SOURCE: WDEZ-FM 101.9 Wausau
Mayor Joe Hammer read a proclamation for Captain Jake Bisbee of the Columbus Fire Department who retired in January after 18 years of service.
Bisbee was appointed to the department in January of 2021, by the Police and Fire Commission with over 15 years of prior experience with the Monona Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 8/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-AM 1430/FM 95.3 Beaver Dam
Milwaukee firefighters responded to an attic fire in the city's Bay View neighborhood on Monday, Aug. 26, and the extreme heat and humidity complicated their efforts.
According to the Milwaukee Fire Department, crews responded to a fully-involved attic fire at a home near Lenox and Montana just before 5:30 p. - PUB DATE: 8/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
VIDEO/PHOTOS: A family of six loses their home and three dogs after a fire Monday morning.
Around 9:30 a.m. Aug. 26, the Town of Beloit Fire Department along with several other departments in the area were called to the 4108 W. Spring Creek Road for a house fire.
When crews arrived on scene, they found the two-story home engulfed in heavy smoke and flames. - PUB DATE: 8/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIFR-TV CBS 23 Rockford
The Beaver Dam Fire Department has the only dive team in Dodge County. Fire Chief Michael Wesle says it is key for its members to stay up-to-date on current practices and conduct trainings when necessary.
“Throughout the year we do dive trainings…our dive team gets together at least once a month,” says Wesle. - PUB DATE: 8/27/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-AM 1430/FM 95.3 Beaver Dam
The Grand Chute Fire Department credits an automatic sprinkler system for suppressing a fire at an area trampoline park.
Just before 7:30 p.m. Sunday, GCFD was dispatched for a commercial fire alarm in the 4700 block ofWest Lawrence Street.
Responding units were advised the fire alarm "indicated a water flow alarm in one of two businesses at that location, then followed up with a report of another fire alarm notification in the second business. - PUB DATE: 8/27/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay
A Green Bay homeowner was alerted by her neighbors on Sunday that her garage was on fire.
Just after 4 p.m. on Sunday, the Green Bay Metro Fire Department responded to a garage fire in the 1400 block of Farlin Avenue. At the scene they found an attached garage with smoke coming out of it.
The owner of the home wasn’t aware that there was a fire until her neighbors alerted her to it. - PUB DATE: 8/27/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
