Three duck hunters assisted in rescuing two 23-year-olds who were clinging to their capsized boat on the Wisconsin River near Bukolt Park in Stevens Point on Tuesday morning.
At 5:55 a.m. Portage County Communications center received a dispatch call of a capsized boat in the Wisconsin River near Bukolt Park. - PUB DATE: 10/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAU-AM 520 Wausau
VIDEO: The neighbors of a man who was asleep when his house started on fire on Tuesday was rescued by two neighbors who entered the home and alerted the resident that the house was on fire.
According to a press release from the Beaver Dam Fire Department, dispatch received the report of a fire at 414 E. - PUB DATE: 10/18/2022 3:30:00 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
A fire in Sheboygan County caused moderate damage to a two-story home on Monday evening.
Around 7:30 p.m., the Sheboygan County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from a homeowner on the W3000 block of County Road V in the town of Lima.
The homeowner explained to dispatch of a chimney fire. - PUB DATE: 10/18/2022 4:16:05 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV & WJMN-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
The Fort McCoy Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department was reaccredited for a third time by the Commission on Fire Accreditation International.
Taking place every five years, the accreditation process looks at the department and its programs as a whole but it also requires documentation and sitting before the accreditation board. - PUB DATE: 10/18/2022 12:23:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse
Firefighters on Monday, Oct. 17 responded to the scene of a barn fire on Saylesville Road in the Town of Genesee.
Upon arrival, deputies reported the barn was fully engulfed. Lake Country Fire requested mutual aid.
On scene deputies encountered an individual who suffered burn injuries to his face. - PUB DATE: 10/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
The indoor use of a space heater is being blamed for causing a house fire Monday afternoon. One civilian and one fire department member sustained injuries.
The Racine Police Department and Racine Fire Department were called to the 2000 block of Wisconsin Street at 12:56 p.m. Monday, the RPD said.
The fire, smoke and extinguishing efforts caused extensive damage to the interior and exterior of the structure. - PUB DATE: 10/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Journal Times
An effort is underway in Outagamie County to collect firefighting foam waste containing dangerous PFAS. The foam can seep into the ground, causing environmental problems. PFAS is linked to cancer and is known as a “forever chemical” because it doesn’t degrade in the environment.
“When firefighters or airports have to train they use PFAS. - PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 5:39:45 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
The Shawano County Sheriff’s Office says an unknown number of people gathered for a bonfire at the residence on Cedar Drive in the Town of Maple Grove in Pulaski.
Authorities say an accelerant was poured onto the fire, causing it to expand out of control, leaving several students in the Pulaski area needing medical treatment. - PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Six people are displaced after a fire on Milwaukee's northwest side.
The Milwaukee Fire Department said a call came in shortly before 6 a.m. Sunday for the fire at 57th & Silver Spring. Officials said the fire was on the building's first and second floors.
The fire department told 12 News the Red Cross was called and is helping the people find a place to stay. - PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
The Vilas County Sheriff’s Department has released the name of a 57-year-old man killed over the weekend in a UTV accident.
Investigators said Mark Balas, of Winchester, was operating a UTV through a wooded area around 1:30 a.m. Saturday night when he drove off of an embankment, struck a rock and flipped. - PUB DATE: 10/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating an incident where shots were fired and an apartment unit was set on fire Saturday night.
Police say calls began coming in around 8:53 p.m. reporting shots fired into a building near 40th and West Florist Avenue.
Several shots were fired into four apartment units, but no people were hit, according to police. - PUB DATE: 10/16/2022 8:15:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-AM 620 Milwaukee
Two people were displaced after workers started an exterior wall on fire at a Near West Side home on Thursday afternoon, the Madison Fire Department reported.
There were no injuries, and investigators determined the fire at the home in the 4200 block of Doncaster Drive was accidental, fire department spokesperson Cynthia Schuster said in a statement. - PUB DATE: 10/14/2022 5:35:00 AM - SOURCE: Madison.com
About 50 fire fighters from area fire departments spent the better portion of the early morning hours battling a house fire in the City of Waupun.
Just after 1:30 AM, Friday, October 14, a Waupun Police officer noticed what appeared to be a furnace on fire in the basement of a house in the 200 block of Rounsville Street. - PUB DATE: 10/14/2022 4:10:52 AM - SOURCE: KFIZ-AM 1450 Fond du Lac
Flags across the state will be flown at half-staff this weekend in honor of Wisconsin Firefighters Memorial Day.
Gov. Tony Evers ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on Saturday as party of Fire Prevention Week that also ends Saturday.
“Wisconsin firefighters exemplify the best our state has to offer, putting their health and safety on the line to take care of their neighbors and serve their communities,” said Gov. - PUB DATE: 10/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay
When the first East End fire hall burned down in 1896, city leaders got to work developing a new fire hall on the corner diagonally across the street from the original wooden structure built in 1888.
By May 1898, East End had its new fire hall, which was designed by architect James Chisholm. The two-story brick fire house featured brownstone trim, a round castellated corner tower and three bays with large Roman arch entrances for fire department’s five rigs. - PUB DATE: 10/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Superior Telegram - Metered Site
The Kronenwetter Fire Department named their new chief, and she's making history.
Theresa O'Brien learned Tuesday night that she would be the village's new fire chief, and it's a decision she says she is over the moon about.
O'Brien has been with the department for 17 years, originally joining after her husband, who also works at the department, encouraged her to do so. - PUB DATE: 10/13/2022 10:12:00 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
he New Lisbon First Responders honored their former EMS director Richard Weiland for his 40 years with the city Wednesday night.
Weiland started out as a volunteer EMT in 1982, and later took on many roles in the community. He was a a member of the Camp Douglas Rescue Squad and Mauston Area Ambulance Association, telecommunicator for Juneau County and firefighter and safety officer for the New Lisbon Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 10/13/2022 1:07:00 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
At least six people were taken to the hospital and two people died following a crash and vehicle fire in Wisconsin Wednesday morning.
As of the time this story was published, local news outlets are still reporting the system ramp from I-894 EB to I-43/94 northbound remains blocked in the Mitchell Interchange because of the incident. - PUB DATE: 10/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
All 142 Milwaukee firefighters who have died serving the city since 1860 were honored Wednesday, Oct. 12 during the annual "Fallen Firefighter Memorial Program."
Everyone knows that a firefighter's job is dangerous. It's their duty to run toward the flames, but Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski said it's what happens after they leave that can be the most deadly. - PUB DATE: 10/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
VIDEO: Two houses were destroyed as the result of a fire caused by "illegal burning" of tires and debris that spread during windy conditions in the early morning hours Wednesday, according to a press release from Vesper Fire Department.
At 12:49 a.m. Rudolph and Vesper fire departments were paged for a house fire. - PUB DATE: 10/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
