Firefighters in Peshtigo had to use an inflatable device to rescue a dog that fell through thin ice.
The Peshtigo Fire Department posted on its Facebook page about a recent incident where a dog fell through the ice and into the Peshtigo River. The incident happened on December 5 around 10:30 a.m.
The ice was reportedly thin, which made it hard for crews to reach the dog. - PUB DATE: 12/6/2022 8:38:46 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
The Merrill Fire Department responded to a structure fire in Merrill on Monday night.
The call came in around 11:20 p.m. to reports of a fire on East 8th Street.
Upon arrival, it was determined that all the occupants were out of the four apartments in the building.
Occupants were displaced for the night, but according to the Merrill Fire Department occupants were hopeful that three of the four rooms could be re-occupied soon. - PUB DATE: 12/6/2022 5:36:00 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander
The Wisconsin State Patrol says one person is dead from a fiery crash on Interstate 41 near Wrightstown Monday.
Just before 11 a.m., the victim was driving north on I-41 and went off the side of the road. The vehicle rolled over several times and caught fire.
The driver was unable to get out of the wreckage and died. - PUB DATE: 12/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Careless use of smoking material is to blame for a fire Saturday night at a community-based residential facility, according to the Tomah Fire Department.
The fire department was called to the facility in the 100 block of East Council Street around 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Those first on scene said that heavy fire was coming from the northwest side and was growing quickly. - PUB DATE: 12/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV FOX 47 Madison
The Green Bay Metro Fire Department has announced who will take over as their next fire chief.
Matthew Knott from the Rockford (IL) Fire Department is to become the Green Bay Metro Fire Department leader after being selected by the Police and Fire Commission.
According to the City of Green Bay, Knott has more than 25 years of public service in career and volunteer fire departments and law enforcement. - PUB DATE: 12/5/2022 9:31:26 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Brain Gehrig and The Pine Lake Fire Department is participating in the “Keep the Wreath Green" campaign, a way to bring public awareness to fire safety. "We have been doing this every year for the past several years, where we would put up a wreath at each one of our stations," said Chief Brian Gehrig. - PUB DATE: 12/5/2022 2:30:00 PM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander
A storage building caught fire from heated grease in the Town of Holland Sunday afternoon.
At 2:26 p.m. Sunday afternoon, Holmen Area Fire Department say in a release that they were dispatched to N8141 Amsterdam Prairie Rd, where they found heavy smoke and fire coming from inside the building. No one was injured, but the building sustained heavy smoke and fire damage. - PUB DATE: 12/5/2022 5:54:05 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
A Christmas tree caught fire in a home near Poynette early Saturday morning.
The Poynette Dekorra Fire Department responded to a single-family home for a Christmas tree on fire on Tipperary Road in the Township of Dekorra just before 4 a.m.
Poynette Fire and EMS, Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, Alliant Energy, and MG&E assisted at the scene. - PUB DATE: 12/5/2022 12:03:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
VIDEO: Several members of the Wausau Fire Department were seen training for how to rescue people from icy waters Friday.
The exercise was part of the department's regular training regiment, in an effort to keep everyone's skills sharp and apply knowledge in a simulated event.
It took place at D.C. Everest Park on Lake Wausau, where the ice was projected to be around an inch thick, where there was ice. - PUB DATE: 12/3/2022 4:59:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
The Sheboygan Fire Department saved one person after being trapped on the rear porch during a Friday morning fire.
According to a release, around 7:00 a.m. on December 2, the Sheboygan County 911 Center received a report of a residential structure fire on the 500 block of Geele Avenue with one person trapped. - PUB DATE: 12/2/2022 9:53:25 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Four dogs were killed in a house fire in Jackson County Thursday morning.
The incident happened just after 11:00 a.m. in the township of Northfield. Hixton Fire & Rescue received a report of a structure fire on Winger Rd. On scene, firefighters found a two-story home engulfed in flames. The home is a total loss. - PUB DATE: 12/2/2022 3:30:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire
Adriver was seriously injured in a crash off Highway 12 into the Wisconsin River at Sauk City on Thursday morning, the Dane County Sheriff’s Office said.
At about 7:40 a.m. Thursday, a 50-year-old man from Circle Pines, Minnesota, was driving a 2019 Honda Passport west on Highway 12 when he drove off the road, hit a sign and landed in the Wisconsin River, Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Elise Schaffer said in a statement. - PUB DATE: 12/1/2022 9:40:00 AM - SOURCE: La Crosse Tribune - Metered Site
A regular home just wasn't interesting enough for one Kenosha woman. So instead of the white picket fence or home in a cul-de-sac, she bought a firehouse built in 1915, fixed it up, and has been happily living in it ever since.
Rhonda Dutton wanted to find a unique home, just like her sister Terry Evans. - PUB DATE: 12/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
VIDEO/PHOTO: A vehicle fire shut down at least two lanes of traffic on the eastbound Beltline near the Monona Drive exit, creating a significant traffic backup during the morning commute Thursday.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says the fire was first reported at about 7:20 a.m. Thursday. - PUB DATE: 12/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
Green Bay’s east side and, unintentionally, other parts of WBAY’s viewing area, were put on high alert Tuesday night after a gas leak prompted authorities to issue an emergency alert through cell phones.
Authorities intended to alert to reach fewer than 20 homes in the immediate area of a gas leak on Edgewood Drive near Hillside Lane, advising families nearby to evacuate with their pets. - PUB DATE: 12/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
The Town of Grand Chute Police and Fire Commission (PFC) named the new Fire Chief for the Grand Chute Fire Department on Wednesday.
Following a nationwide search, the Commission unanimously selected Chief Steven Denzien as the next Fire Chief of Grand Chute.
Chief Denzien had been serving as the Two Rivers Fire Department’s Fire Chief since 2019 and brings over 29 years of fire service experience, including at the Lisbon and Brookfield Fire Departments, to Grand Chute. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2022 8:00:36 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
The Green Bay Metro Fire Department switched its first bulb to red on its Holiday Wreath Program.
The Holiday Wreath Program is a public awareness campaign that runs from Thanksgiving Day until January 1, 2023, and consists of a wreath with all green lights. If a residential fire in the city of Green Bay happens, one light will be changed to red. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2022 3:18:20 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Fire departments in the Coulee Region are taking part in the 12th annual 'Keep the Wreath Green' fire prevention campaign. "The day after Thanksgiving, we put a wreath up, and it's covered in green lights, outside of City Hall here and in every one of our surrounding communities," said Onalaska Fire Department firefighter and EMT Jack Hubbard. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2022 3:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse
Firefighters in Door County had their hands full last weekend as they battled a massive fire in the town of Gibraltar.
According to the Gibraltar Fire-Rescue Association Inc., on Sunday at around 5:30 p.m., crews were sent to a structure fire located on the 9200 block of Sugar Bush Court.
Upon arrival, the home, which was unoccupied, was found to be fully engulfed by flames, so a Mutual Aid Box Alarm was activated for additional resources. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2022 9:58:43 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
The Eagle River Fire Department is participating in the "Keep the Wreath Green" fire safety campaign.
From now until New Year's Day, a bulb will be changed from green to red for every structure fire that the Eagle River Fire Department responds to.
The goal of this program is to keep the wreath green. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2022 5:41:00 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander
