Residents at Primrose Retirement Community in the City of Appleton spent Thursday giving gift cards and other treats to firefighters as part of their random acts of kindness initiative.
Firefighters and first responders out of Station 6 are reportedly the first to respond to medical emergency calls at Primrose, and officials say now is a good time to celebrate them for all they do. - PUB DATE: 2/17/2023 12:04:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
VIDEO: Ambulance crews in Antigo have some help when taking care of young patients.
A special security strap allows then to secure and transport pediatric patients.
Up until now they've been using car seats, since traditional stretchers are made for the average adult.
While most calls are for adults, they do occasionally need to take a child to the hospital. - PUB DATE: 2/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
PHOTOS: Palmyra emergency responders have declared a building a total loss after a fire broke out overnight.
Crews were dispatched to the fire on Tower Road in the Town of Palmyra around 12:10 a.m. Thursday, according to a Facebook post from Palmyra Public Safety.
When firefighters got there, they found the building fully engulfed and quickly called for help from other surrounding fire departments. - PUB DATE: 2/17/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 3 Madison
The Lake Mills Fire Department is mourning the unexpected death of Fire Chief Todd Yandre, who served the department for more than four decades.
Lake Mills Fire Department stated that Yandre’s death in the line of duty Wednesday evening was unexpected and initial reports indicate the cause was a cardiac event. - PUB DATE: 2/16/2023 12:49:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison
VIDEO: Sharon and Dewayne Smoots are making history and breaking barriers. They are considered the first husband and wife duo to hold two of the highest-ranking positions within the Milwaukee Fire Department.
Dewayne joined the Milwaukee Fire Department 35 years ago after a long career with the state's justice department. - PUB DATE: 2/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
Two buildings, including a group home, were involved in a fire on Milwaukee's north side Wednesday morning, Feb. 15.
According to the fire department, the initial fire was initially reported at an abandoned building near 39th and Burleigh around 11:25 a.m. Upon arrival, firefighters noted the fire had spread to a neighboring building, the group home. - PUB DATE: 2/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
The Madison Fire Department says a passerby helped alert firefighters to a garbage truck that was on fire downtown earlier this week.
Firefighters were doing their routine fire code inspections east of the Capitol downtown when someone called their attention to a garbage truck that was pulled over on E. - PUB DATE: 2/16/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 3 Madison
A grease fire caused damage at a home in Kaukauna Tuesday evening.
At 8:45 p.m., firefighters were called to a duplex at 102 East Ann Street.
The Kaukauna Fire Department says a tenant was making dinner and a grease fire “quickly became out of control.”
The tenant got out of the duplex and called 911. - PUB DATE: 2/15/2023 5:10:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
A dog saved its owners from a burning Brookfield home, and then firefighters saved the dog after it got trapped inside – but the daring rescue may not have been possible without the help of high school students.
Everyone involved in the heroics reunited at the Brookfield Fire Department on Tuesday, Feb. - PUB DATE: 2/14/2023 9:49:47 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
A fire in southern Sauk County Tuesday afternoon destroyed a garage and damaged a nearby house, the Sauk City Volunteer Fire Department said.
The fire broke out at a property on Schauer Road in the town of Troy southwest of Sauk City around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday.
As firefighters rushed to the scene, they learned a 20-foot-by-30-foot garage was fully engulfed in flames and threatening a nearby house, fire officials said in a Facebook post. - PUB DATE: 2/14/2023 6:57:00 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
For the first time ever, the Wausau Fire Department is collaborating with Northcentral Technical College to train new paramedics. The department recently hired 17 new staff members and six of them are taking part in the nine-month parametric training.
Record call volume has prompted the Wausau Fire Department to hire new staff, but it’s been a struggle to hire qualified members. - PUB DATE: 2/14/2023 3:01:23 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
Improper discarding of smoking materials was the cause of a fire at The Blandine House in Fond du Lac on Monday evening.
According to a release, around 5:45 p.m., Fond du Lac Fire & Rescue was sent to The Blandine House at 25 North Park Avenue for a report of smoking coming out from the kitchen wall. - PUB DATE: 2/14/2023 4:29:39 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
The Wausau Fire Department has been having a bit of fun while the crew isn't fighting fires or rescuing people around the community.
The department posted a video on its Facebook page Monday, premiering its full parody episode of "The Office," a popular sitcom that began in 2005. "The Fire Department" introduces the crew while having a good amount of fun, taking to the comedic style of "The Office. - PUB DATE: 2/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay
A new scholarship program is helping area technical college students pursue public safety careers.
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) says it received $15,000 from AT&T as part of the company's philanthropic giving efforts. The new scholarship program was unveiled during NWTC's Public Safety and Human Services Career Fair Monday where area employers from fire, police and EMS networked with students searching for work, internships and information. - PUB DATE: 2/14/2023 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay
A cattle hauler carrying 41 cows fell onto its side after a crash just outside Green Bay Monday morning.
The crash involved the cattle hauler and a personal vehicle at Lime Kiln and Verlin roads at about 6:45 a.m., near the JBS plant. The Green Bay Metro Fire Department says it arrived to find the tractor-trailer overturned and blocking the intersection, and a power pole struck. - PUB DATE: 2/13/2023 3:51:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
A fire that erupted on Monday morning was quickly extinguished by Sheboygan Fire Department crews, limiting damage and preventing any injuries.
The call reporting a structure fire in the 1200 block of South 17th Street came in shortly after 9:30 Monday morning, and crews arrived at the scene within 3 minutes of being dispatched. - PUB DATE: 2/13/2023 1:08:14 PM - SOURCE: WXER-FM 104.5 Sheboygan County
On February 12, 2023, at approximately 5:30 pm., De Pere Fire Rescue Department units were dispatched to 903 Jordan Road in the City of De Pere for a report of a structure fire.
At that address is a single family residence. Upon arrival fire crews found a working fire in the kitchen. Crews made entry and quickly extinguished the fire that started on the stove and extended to the kitchen cabinets. - PUB DATE: 2/12/2023 7:46:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
The Portage Fire Department responded to a reported garage fire Saturday evening that destroyed the garage and damaged the home.
The Portage Fire Department posted on Facebook, crews responded to the report of a fire just after 8 p.m. on Raven Road in the Town of Pacific.
Fire Departments from Pardeeville, Arlington, Poynette and Wyocena were called to help. - PUB DATE: 2/12/2023 6:43:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
The Madison Fire Department (MFD) responded to a fire on the city's south side that displaced three people and a dog Friday.
Amanda Hornung, spokesperson for MFD, said crews responded to a report of a fire on the stovetop that spread to the cabinets and ceiling in an apartment unit on Moorland Road around 4:15 p. - PUB DATE: 2/11/2023 6:22:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
PHOTO: The Reedsville Fire Department says the electrical is to blame for a fire in a remodeled church Friday.
Reedsville Fire responded to the 100 block of North 7th Street in Reedsville around 5 p.m.
When crews arrived they found smoke and flames coming out of the steeple of an old church that had been remodeled into a family home. - PUB DATE: 2/11/2023 6:08:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
