While the possibility always exists, responding to an active shooter or mass casualty situation is something local law enforcement, fire and EMS hope never happens.
The call comes in, first responders react. Police, fire and paramedics race to the scene.
But a call on Friday, to Thrivent, was not really an emergency, instead it was a drill. - PUB DATE: 8/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTAQ-AM 1360 Green Bay
One person was hurt after a fire broke out in a Janesville apartment on Sunday.
Janesville Fire Department Battalion Chief Tyler Johnson said firefighters responded at 1:24 p.m. to 2006 Morningside Drive.
Crews encountered smoke coming from a first-floor apartment in the rear of a two-story, eight unit building. - PUB DATE: 8/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
VIDEO: One man is in the hospital after crashing into a house near 27th and Burleigh Streets that then caught on fire Saturday night.
The Milwaukee Fire Department said it responded to the scene just after 7 p.m. Witnesses tell WISN 12 News the collision could be heard throughout the neighborhood.
"First of all, I heard a big boom," said John Cole, a witness who was walking to a store nearby when the crash happened. - PUB DATE: 8/25/2024 12:36:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
An area fire department has a new resource thanks to some generous donors.
It's an eye in the sky, a drone for the Grand Rapids Fire Department, and it was completely donor funded.
It's a game changer for area fire departments.
"If we have a wildfire, we can tell em where the hotspots are and he can tell em on the screen as its happening oh yeah send a crew over there," said John Fawley, Firefighter/EMS and Drone Pilot. - PUB DATE: 8/23/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
The Cedarburg Fire Department has announced the promotion of Blake Karnitz to the rank of captain. After joining the department in 2010, Karnitz first took on the role of assistant training officer in 2013. He was hired to his full-time position as fire inspector in 2017.
In addition to being a state certified fire inspector, Karnitz is an advanced EMT and earned the rank of rescue lieutenant in 2019. - PUB DATE: 8/23/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today - Metered Site
The Battle of the Badges is making a comeback after a brief hiatus because of the pandemic. The event is a softball game between the Watertown Fire Department and Watertown Police Department. Fire Chief Tanya Reynen says it used to be a casual game but has turned it into a community event.
“The losing team goes in the dunk tank,” says Reynen. - PUB DATE: 8/23/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-AM 1430/FM 95.3 Beaver Dam
Volunteer firefighter Jeff Westphal is getting used to being back in the Slinger Fire Department.
It’s the place where he almost lost his life. Westphal was preparing to go out on a call on the morning of July 27 for a carbon monoxide detector activation.
“Just going to another call, mindset same as always,” said Westphal. - PUB DATE: 8/22/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
VIDEO: A home in the Town of Bristol is a total loss after a early morning fire, according to Dane County Dispatch.
Crews from Sun Prairie, Columbus, Madison and Dane Fire Departments as well as Dane County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the fire Thursday at about 1:55 a.m.
The house in the 2000 block of Branch Road was fully engulfed when crews arrived, and no one was inside. - PUB DATE: 8/22/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison
A fire Wednesday afternoon in the basement of a south side La Crosse home causes those who lived there to find shelter elsewhere.
La Crosse Fire Captain Tom Griffith said they were called to the home at 3507 Meadow Lane Place just before 1:30 p.m.
The residents who lived there said black smoke was coming from the basement. - PUB DATE: 8/22/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Four people were displaced after a house fire in the village of Oregon Tuesday.
Firefighters were called to 144 Thomson Lane to battle the blaze.
No one was home when the fire started.
While one pet died, crews were able to locate and rescue two other pets and reunited them with the family. - PUB DATE: 8/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
The Beaver Dam Fire Department recently received a grant from a new business that is coming to the city. The Generac Foundation has awarded the department $2,500. Fire Chief Michael Wesle explains what the grant dollars will be used for.
“We’re actually in the process of getting a new ladder truck next year…so, that’s something we’re really excited about but there’s always hidden costs,” says Wesle. - PUB DATE: 8/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-AM 1430/FM 95.3 Beaver Dam
The Appleton Fire Department released a statement on Tuesday regarding a fire that occurred in the 4900 block of North Applebend Drive.
Shortly after noon, firefighters were sent to the location after a call indicated smoke coming from the garage of a single-story home. The fire department was able to bring it under control within 20 minutes. - PUB DATE: 8/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
VIDEO: Bender Beach in Oak Creek is closed due to unsafe water conditions. Officials are warning the public to stay away until the waves and current settle down.
The closure comes a day after 3 people were hospitalized in 2 separate water rescues at that beach.
The first rescue involved three victims at Bender Park on Sunday evening. - PUB DATE: 8/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
One person is hurt after a fire inside the TTM Technologies facility in Chippewa County Saturday Morning.
According to a press release from Chippewa Falls Fire & Emergency Services Battalion Chief Nate Martell, crews had been called to the building on Cashman Drive for reports of a working structure fire just before 10 a. - PUB DATE: 8/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire
A Jefferson home suffered heavy smoke damage after a fire Monday morning.
Jefferson Fire & EMS Chief Ron Wegner said a 911 caller reported seeing smoke showing at the home on the 100 block of N. Jackson Avenue. He said the home owner played a big part in getting the fire put out quickly.
“One of our assistant chiefs was actually driving by and was able to assess,” Wegner said. - PUB DATE: 8/19/2024 10:13:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison
The Milwaukee Fire Department took to social media on Thursday, Aug. 15 to announce that Fire Chief Aaron Lipski has been named the 2024 Fire Chief of the Year by the International Association of Fire Chiefs—Great Lakes Division.
Lipski was nominated for the award by Fire and Police Commission Director Leon Todd, with support from the MFD Chief Officers Association. - PUB DATE: 8/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Janesville Fire Department responded to a fire that damaged a residential building and displaced ten people early Saturday morning.
According to JFD, it was actually Janesville Police officers who discovered the fire at the back of the building. JPD helped get all the upstairs residents of the building out while JFD was on its way to the scene. - PUB DATE: 8/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison
The Madison Fire Department said Saturday crews were dispatched to an apartment fire on Madison's west side, only to find that the fire had already been extinguished by a sprinkler head in the unit.
The MFD said crews responded to a fire alarm report at Segoe Terrace Apartments, an 8-story building. - PUB DATE: 8/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 3 Madison
Roads have reopened and there is no longer a threat to the public after a propane leak near 4400 Sycamore Avenue Thursday afternoon.
The leak was reported at 2:29 p.m. Roads reopened at 4:20 p.m.
The Madison Fire Department said the leak involved a 1,000-gallon tank with a broken valve. The tank at the time had roughly 300 gallons of propane in it. - PUB DATE: 8/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
VIDEO: Fire survivors from Beloit, Madison and other Wisconsin communities celebrated the Summer Camp for Burn Injured Youth’s 30th anniversary during visitor’s day in Walworth County.
The weeklong camp ends on Saturday, but on Thursday, Wisconsin firefighters drove their engines out to Timber-lee Campgrounds for campers to waive at their parents from inside the trucks during a parade. - PUB DATE: 8/16/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison
