Heavy smoke and flames were coming from the second floor of a two-family home when firefighters arrived in the afternoon of March 8, 2023. The structure is located on the 700 block of Irvington Street. It took firefighters approximately ten minutes to extinguish the flames, according to a statement issued by the Green Bay Metro Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2023 5:09:11 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

We are getting a closer look at the aftermath of a fiery blaze that ignited in Menomonee Falls. 15-acres of brush set fire right next to a rail line near Marcy and Mill Roads, causing thousands of customers to lose power, and neighbors to worry the fire might spread to their homes. TMJ4 News looked into what may have caused this to happen a second time in the same area.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

The Superior Fire Department took time Friday morning to show off a new piece of equipment, a UTV that’s better known as the Polaris Ranger. Thanks to a $30,000 grant from Cenovus Superior Refinery and another $20,000 from the city. This new vehicle actually replaces 2 vehicles the department uses now, a snowmobile and a smaller UTV.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KQDS-TV FOX 21 Duluth

EMS and fire officials say the lack of funding has hit a critical point, so like they do when they arrive at any emergency, they’re looking for solutions. "It’s an emergency for us to make sure we’re able to respond to emergencies," said Lake Country Fire and Rescue Assistant Chief Matthew Haerter.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2023 7:07:00 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

A teenage boy died over the weekend after striking a tree while skiing in Sauk Co., authorities confirmed. According to multiple agencies, the boy was on a slope at Christmas Mountain Ski Resort, in Dellona Twp., on Sunday afternoon when he hit the tree. Emergency crews, including a medical helicopter, responded around 3:30 p.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

A brush fire Tuesday night near the railroad tracks in Menomonee Falls lit up the sky around sunset. The fire started near Marcy Road just to the north of Silver Spring Drive. Crews had most of the fire knocked down early this evening. The Menomonee Falls Fire Department told WISN 12 News it's estimated 12 to 15 acres burned.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 7:33:00 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Racine County Sheriff’s Office deputies saved a man and a dog who were stranded in icy water over the weekend. Deputies and members of Raymond Fire and Rescue arrived at a residence on Three Mile Road in the Village of Raymond on Sunday after a report that a 58-year-old man had fallen through the ice on a large pond, according to a news release from the RCSO.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 9:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Journal Times - Metered Site

Monroe is looking to hire a new fire chief. Several alders are also working to learn more about the fire department's operations and structure. They're part of an ad hoc committee. Committee chair Heidi Treuthardt said the group formed in response to the nationwide shortage of volunteer firefighters, which is affecting Monroe's department.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 6:24:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

The Superior Fire Department unveiled its newest rescue vehicle to the press on Friday, March 3, a Polaris Ranger UTV that can be outfitted with tracks in winter and wheels in summer. Firefighter David Rosa drove it over snow banks surrounding the headquarters fire station, cutting a trail while cameras rolled.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 3:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Superior Telegram - Metered Site

The Madison Fire Department evacuated an apartment building after an idling vehicle parked nearby caused a carbon monoxide detector to go off Saturday afternoon. Shortly after 2 p.m. Saturday, MFD crews were dispatched to 21 Sayner Court after someone inside the apartment complex called 911 reporting a carbon monoxide detector that went off.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 1:39:32 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

Johnson Creek officials swore in the community’s new fire chief, Bruce Peterson, Monday evening. Born and raised in the northwest Chicago suburb of Barrington, Illinois, 59-year-old Peterson brings 36 years of professional fire-fighting and paramedic experience to his new job in Johnson Creek. His entire career has been with Barrington’s department, he said.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Jefferson County Union - Metered Site

Some rigorous training over the weekend at the Slinger Fire Department as volunteer firefighters from 25 area fire departments participated in an intense series of Rapid Intervention Training (RIT). Firefighters from Slinger, Allenton, and Germantown oversaw much of the training as volunteer firefighters, dressed in full turnout gear with oxygen tanks, were put through mock scenarios involving rescue and possibly trouble.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2023 7:18:31 AM - SOURCE: Washington County Insider

Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue were called to an apartment complex called “Neenah Court” at 2112 Marathon Avenue on March 5. When crews arrived, they encountered a working fire in an apartment on the second floor, according to Adam Dorn, Assistant Chief/Fire Marshal with the Neenah-Menasha Fire Rescue. Firefighters were alerted to the blaze by an officer, who had heard the alarm of the building go off.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2023 3:49:46 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Smoke came from the roof and the vents of a single-family home at 801 W. Hawes Avenue in the City of Appleton when firefighters responded to a call in the early morning hours of March 5, 2023. Crews entered the building and were able to extinguish flames and hot spots within 45 minutes. One adult male was not injured, but displaced from his home by the fire.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2023 11:16:36 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

An early morning fire at a Janesville home caused an estimated $95,000 in damages. Firefighters were dispatched to the home on North Pine Street just after 3 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Janesville Fire Department. Officials say everyone was out of the two-story home by the time they got there, and no one was hurt.
- PUB DATE: 3/5/2023 2:22:21 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

The Fort Atkinson Fire Department rescued two people Thursday night after they fell into a frozen lake and one got trapped under the ice. Crews were dispatched around 8:45 for a report of two people who fell into Lake Koshkonong, one of whom was trapped under water. Crews arrived at the lake several minutes later, and one of the people had already made it out of the water to the shore.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2023 1:43:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

After decades with the Eau Claire Fire Department, Chief Chris Bell has announced his retirement. According to a press release on Friday, Chief Bell's last day with the battalion will be April 30, 2023. Bell rose through the ranks during his 26 years with the department. He started his career in 1995 as a volunteer with the fire department then in 1997 he joined the department full time.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2023 4:46:00 PM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

Madison fire crews contained a gas leak Wednesday after a gas line and meters were damaged in a crash, officials said. Crews were called to an apartment in the 4300 block of Britta Drive just before 8:14 p.m. on Wednesday after a vehicle struck a building. A gas line and four natural gas meters were damaged in the crash.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2023 7:20:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

VIDEO: One person is dead and two people were taken to the hospital after a crash on Gammon Road Thursday afternoon, according to Madison Fire Department. A portion of South Gammon Road by Watts Road is blocked off between Schroeder Road and Watts Road. Madison Fire Dept. stated multiple reports for a one-vehicle crash came in around 12:15 p.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2023 12:12:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

A chemical spill involving a 500-gallon tank in Burlington caused the Racine County Hazmat Team to respond to Lavelle Industries on Wednesday, March 1. Authorities responded to a report of a hazmat spill with a chemical reaction involving a dip tank around 12:10 p.m. According to the City of Burlington Fire Department, Lavelle Industries employees were evacuated, and everyone was accounted for.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee