The Superior City Council approved an agreement Tuesday, Nov. 15, with the village of Superior to continue providing emergency response services in the village with the city’s fire department.
What’s changed is the city is no longer charging for those services using a formula established long ago. Now, the city will charge the village $1,200 for each response. - PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:37:00 AM - SOURCE: Superior Telegram - Metered Site
An SUV reportedly lost control and crashed into a fuel tanker due to slippery road conditions in northern Wisconsin on Wednesday.
According to Pine Lake Fire Rescue, the incident happened just north of Rhinelander on HWY 17, north of Poplar Road.
Officials say that firefighters responded to the scene around 6:30 a. - PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:12:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Firefighters rescued a lost hunter in the woods near Rhinelander on Wednesday night.
According to a Pine Lake Fire Rescue Facebook post, the hunter was tracking a deer he shot when he lost the track in the woods and became disoriented.
Firefighters were dispatched at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday for a reported hunter who was having difficulty breathing and was lost in the woods. - PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
Three people were injured, and one was transported to a local hospital after a firearm exploded at a shooting range in southeastern Wisconsin.
According to the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office, at 11:12 a.m. on Wednesday morning, deputies alongside the Kettle Moraine Fire District were sent to McMiller Sports Complex in the town of Eagle for a report of three people injured due to a firearm exploding. - PUB DATE: 11/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
A plane carrying dozens of dogs made an emergency landing at Western Lakes Golf Course in Pewaukee on Tuesday.
The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department said in a statement deputies responded around 9 a.m. to the golf course. The plane received "significant" damage and stopped at the third hole of the course. - PUB DATE: 11/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
An early morning fire in Shawano County caused extensive damage to a residence on Tuesday.
According to Shawano Area Fire Department Assistant Chief Chuck Felts, at around 5:55 a.m., a call came in for a structure fire on the 8000 block of Broadway Road in the town of Richmond.
It was reported that all occupants inside the home had self-evacuated prior to the arrival of fire crews. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 10:44:58 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Two horses and three dogs died in a stable fire on Tuesday morning. Lake Country Fire & Rescue responded to 345 Nashotah Road at 3:14 a.m. for a report of stable fire, according to the fire department.
Western Lakes began extinguishing the fire with LCFR and multiple responding partners arriving shortly after. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 9:33:00 PM - SOURCE: Waukesha Freeman
A Caledonia homeowner lost his garage in a structure fire Tuesday.
No injuries were reported, and the fire was contained to the garage. The cause of the fire has not yet been determined by fire investigators, the CFD said in a news release. The Caledonia Fire Department and Caledonia Police Department were dispatched Tuesday at 7:20 a. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 1:00:00 PM - SOURCE: The Journal Times Online - Metered Site
Lake Country Fire & Rescue responded to 345 Nashotah Road, Nashotah around 3:14am on Tuesday, Nov. 15 for a report of stable fire.
The fire was confined to a stable with it being a total loss. No other property was affected. No injuries to property owners or firefighters. Two horses and three dogs were inside of the stable at the time and died in the fire. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 11:46:45 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
A Sparta restaurant is closed after a fire in the kitchen spreads to other parts of the building Monday afternoon.
The Sparta Area Fire District was called to the Sparta Family Restaurant at 741 Avon Road just before 1 p.m. according to Fire Chief Mike Arnold.
When they arrived, heavy smoke was coming from the roof of the building. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 1:40:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse
Ascension is naming "All First Responders" as the Grand Marshal of this year's Waukesha Christmas Parade.
This year's parade will be held on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 4 p.m.
Waukesha officials say a banner for the first responders will go directly in front of Fire Chief Steve Howard, Police Chief Dan Thompson, and Mayor Shawn Reilly. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
A fire broke out at an apartment building in Oak Creek Saturday evening but nobody was injured, according to an Oak Creek Fire Department news release.
It happened in the 200 block of West Puetz Road around 10 p.m., the news release said. Firefighters who were first to get there saw fire and smoke from one of the apartment units. - PUB DATE: 11/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Oak Creek Patch
“When it’s time to respond, you better be ready.”
That’s what 91-year-old Chester Kaminski learned after many years battling blazes.
Kaminski is the oldest living Beloit Fire Department firefighter, having retired as Captain on Dec. 26, 1986 after 23 years of service. Set to celebrate his 92 birthday on Dec. - PUB DATE: 11/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News - Metered Site
Wisconsin's Department of Transportation is taking steps to educate and save lives during Crash Responder Safety Week Nov. 14-18.
Throughout his 30-year career, State Trooper Robert Simpson has spotted good and bad drivers on Wisconsin highways.
"This is my career, and I love it. I love it," said Simpson. - PUB DATE: 11/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
A Fond du Lac homeowner put out an exterior fire after a report of an explosion and fire at the residence Sunday morning.
Fond Du Lac Fire Rescue responded to the reported incident on Chestnut St. just after 11:30 a.m. The police department assisted with scene management and traffic control.
The homeowner told Jason Roberts, the Division Chief of Community Risk Reduction & Life Safety, they were alerted to the incident when they heard a sound from inside the home. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2022 10:47:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Fon Du Lac
Fire crews in Sheboygan responded to a house fire on Saturday afternoon that left two dogs dead, two residents displaced, and roughly $25,000 in damages.
According to a release, the incident happened around 1:45 p.m. on November 12 in the 1100 block of Alabama Avenue.
First crews arrived within minutes and quickly extinguished a fire in the stairwell of the home. - PUB DATE: 11/13/2022 6:05:19 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Fire and EMS departments throughout the area are struggling to fill positions, but this week the Merrill Fire Department expanded its ranks - making history along the way.
To Kendall Nelson and the crew at the Merrill FD, she's the 189th member of the team.
But along with it comes a major milestone - being the first full time employed women in the departments 125 year history. - PUB DATE: 11/12/2022 1:02:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
Authorities in Green County are investigating after a bridge in rural Monroe was allegedly set on fire early Thursday morning.
Lt. Cody Kanable with the Green County Sheriff's Office said at about 2:25 a.m., someone reported the fire on the bridge for the Badger State Recreational Trail at Round Grove Road. - PUB DATE: 11/10/2022 3:14:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
VIDEO/PHOTOS: At least two families are without a home following a fire in Grant County.
Witnesses told 27 News it happened at the Wisconsin Wood Inn in Dickeyville around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. A couple who lived in one of the apartments attached to the motel said, despite their heat being off, they could feel it through the vents and realized something wasn't right. - PUB DATE: 11/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
One person was sent to the hospital after a house fire in the city of Kiel on Tuesday afternoon.
According to a release from the Kiel Fire Department, crews were sent to the 300 block of Linden Street for a report of a house on fire with three occupants and pets possibly still inside around 2:00 p.m. - PUB DATE: 11/9/2022 2:12:25 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
