State officials are warning counties in western and central Wisconsin about a high risk of wildfires.
On Tuesday, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reported very high fire danger in 28 counties in the western half of the state, from St. Croix and Taylor counties down to Dane and Green counties. - PUB DATE: 4/12/2022 12:48:02 PM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Public Radio
VIDEO: Not everyone gets the privilege of living to be 100 years old... but one woman in Sauk City turned 100 Wednesday.
Fidalia “Dale” Breunig has four children, seven grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Breunig’s one wish for her 100th birthday was to ride a fire truck around town, so that’s exactly what she did. - PUB DATE: 4/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
Work is officially underway on La Crosse’s new fire station. The department broke ground on Fire Station No. 2 on Monday.
The station, on La Crosse street near the UW-La Crosse campus, is the city’s first new fire station in 55 years.
Station 2 not only will house a crew but also will be the department’s new headquarters. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2022 9:01:26 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
The past few months saw the retirement of four members of the Green Bay Metro Fire Department (GBMFD) – William Altschwager, Karl Markhardt, Corey Bereza and Brian Cairns – each hanging up their uniforms after years of service to the communities of Green Bay, Allouez and Bellevue.
Together the four have more than 100 years of experience, some answering the call to duty for close to three decades. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2022 5:00:00 PM - SOURCE: Press Times
Two dogs died early Monday morning when a fire tore through a Bradford Township home, engulfing it in flames, the Sheriff’s Office reported.
According to its report, firefighters from both sides of the state line were called to the rural Rock Co. house, in the 12000 block of Minkey Road, just before 7 a. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2022 12:00:51 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
VIDEO: Two people were seriously injured in a large explosion at their mobile home in northern Marinette County Sunday morning.
According to Marinette County Sheriff Jerry Sauve, the explosion was reported at 8:50 a.m. Sunday at a home on Payette Rd. at Bomber Rd. in the Town of Niagara. It was heard by many people several miles away. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUC-TV NBC/FOX 6 Marquette
VIDEO: Multiple fire crews responded to a duplex fire near Fox Valley Technical College Sunday evening.
The Grand Chute Fire Department (GCFD) reported to the 2900 block of West Big Bend Drive for a report of a garage fire at 4:38 p.m., according to Battalion Chief Robert Schipper. The Appleton and Fox Crossing Fire Departments were dispatched at the same time, following automatic aid agreements. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
A Superior High School senior took her senior project to new heights, highlighting the Superior Fire Department in a calendar that has raised money going towards the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
Paige Hansen, an aspiring photographer, decided for the community service part of her senior project, to visit her local fire department, and find a way to repay them for what they do every day. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KQDS-TV FOX 21 Superior
A fire station on Eau Claire’s south side will be renovated and expanded this year, pending a vote Tuesday of the City Council.
Under a proposed $1.98 million contract, Eau Claire Fire Station No. 6, 3020 Golf Road, would get additional space for personnel and equipment.
“It’s not just adding space; we’re gutting the interior,” Fire Chief Chris Bell said Friday in a phone interview. - PUB DATE: 4/10/2022 4:30:00 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram - Metered Site
About 20 firefighters responded to a report of a structure fire on S. Sixth St. Friday night.
The fire department says the address on the 700-block was a two-story wood-frame house, but they found the fire was in a detached garage. The garage was already heavily involved when firefighters arrived. They knocked the fire out quickly, but the garage, including the owner’s vehicle inside, was a total loss. - PUB DATE: 4/9/2022 7:30:14 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
PHOTOS: Where were you on the night of March 25, 1962?
If you were in the city of Manitowoc on that cold spring morning, you most likely remember what Fire Chief James Danielson called “The biggest and most spectacular fire ever in Manitowoc.”
It was just around midnight when a fireman looked out a window of the old Franklin Street station and saw flames coming from Elevator B, formerly owned by the Northern Grain Company, which was four blocks away. - PUB DATE: 4/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Herald Times Reporter - Metered Site
The West Bend Firefighters provided a Facebook post Thursday to “shine a spotlight” on Fire Station 2, 901 N. River Road.
There have been recent studies that have suggested demolishing Fire Station 2 and its future status remains uncertain, but this post suggests a decision for its future is coming soon. - PUB DATE: 4/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Washington County Daily News
The new leader of the City of Madison Fire Department spoke to city residents about his priorities and goals Thursday.
Chief Chris Carbon is a Madison-native and talked about his love for serving the people of this city.
“When we take off the badges, and we put the red trucks away, and we boil things down, we are truly an organization of people to serve people people,” Carbon said. - PUB DATE: 4/7/2022 7:42:24 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC15 Madison
A 14-year-old boy is accused of arson after allegedly setting a wall sign on fire Tuesday afternoon at Madison Memorial High School, police report.
Madison Police Department officers arrived at the high school around 1:25 p.m. for the case.
Video footage allegedly showed the boy using a lighter to set a plastic placard attached to a classroom door on fire. - PUB DATE: 4/6/2022 4:19:27 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
Firefighters found two people dead after responding to a suspicious fire on Rangeline Road in the town of Day, near Stratford.
The Stratford Fire Department responded shortly after 6 a.m. Wednesday to a report of a fire at a home in the 205000 block of Rangeline Road, according to the Marathon County Sheriff's Office. - PUB DATE: 4/6/2022 10:08:31 AM - SOURCE: Wausau Daily Herald
PHOTOS: A car crashed into a Hartland salon Tuesday morning, April 5 around 10:25 a.m.
According to the fire department, the driver was initially trapped inside the car with unknown injuries – but was able to get out on their own. The driver's injuries were unclear; they declined transport to the hospital. - PUB DATE: 4/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
Voters approved a $1.6 million referendum that would allow the village to increase its tax levy by $1.6 million to hire 16 new public safety employees, firefighters and police officers, next year.
On Tuesday night, the public safety referendum was favored 2,370 to 2,199, according to completed, but unofficial, vote tallies. - PUB DATE: 4/5/2022 7:45:00 PM - SOURCE: The Journal Times - Metered Site
Recently diagnosed with cancer, a Grand Chute firefighter is in the fight of his life. His fire service family and community doing all they can to support him and his young family.
Twenty-seven year old Brad Siewert and his wife, Hailie, welcomed son, Ivan, two months ago. But, it was the news they received a month before their son was born that changed their lives. - PUB DATE: 4/5/2022 1:59:28 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
After about four years of planning, firefighters at Station 1 will move into their new living quarters on Friday. The $2.7 million addition and renovation will provide a safer, better workspace for firefighters and a better response time to emergencies.
The small, almost apartment-sized kitchen that had served the station will be replaced by a new institutional-style kitchen with a large island, window and storage space to house enough supplies to take care of a group of hungry firefighters. - PUB DATE: 4/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Rapids Tribune - Metered SIte
A hazardous materials crew responded to an apartment building in Monona Monday evening after first responders found a body inside, officials said.
In a news release, the city’s police department said first responders were called to an apartment in the 300 block of Owen Road for a report of a dead person inside an apartment. - PUB DATE: 4/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
