We all know how easy it can be to carry our jobs home with us. For those responding daily to calls of gun violence, reckless driving crashes and fires, the stress weighs extra heavy. The Milwaukee Fire Department is seeking answers in faith. The Milwaukee Fire Department is building in a new support team for when emergency responders need some help of their own.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

The American Red Cross is helping 15 people affected by three separate fires in Northeast Wisconsin Thursday. A family of 8 was displaced by a fire on S. Andrews St. in Shawano. A family of 4 was displaced from their home on He-Nis-Ra Lane in Green Bay. And another family of 3 was forced from their home on Olson Rd.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A report released Wednesday says more than $6 million in additional annual funding is needed to address reported staffing issues within the Western Lakes Fire District (WLFD), and the money could be raised by levying a wheel tax, holding a referendum or by cutting back on services. The WLFD's current budget is $6.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee

Waukesha police said a computer error delayed fire crews from getting help to a burning apartment building on Tuesday morning, March 8. The city's fire and police chiefs said they are reviewing the automated dispatch system. It never sent fire crews after the first 911 call came in. "We identified that the system didn’t work as ideally as we would want it to," said Fire Chief Steve Howard said.
- PUB DATE: 3/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

A massive Milwaukee fire is the latest example of how firefighters are using new tools to keep you safe. As flames shot through the roof of Schuster Metals at 30th and North Monday night, March 7, firefighters battled not only the two-alarm fire, but also, dangerous chemicals and several explosions. They used ladder and tower trucks to get that under control, but they also used drones to keep people safe and get a different perspective.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

“On behalf of our 6,000 members and 360 EMS departments, we wish to thank the Wisconsin State Senate for their actions today by unanimously approving three EMS legislative proposals,” stated Alan DeYoung, Executive Director of the Wisconsin EMS Association. “Senate Bills 680 and 681 would expand worker’s compensation coverage of diagnosed PTSD for EMS providers.
- PUB DATE: 3/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Politics

Two people were forced to jump from the second floor window, a 50-year-old man was killed and several others are suffering from severe injuries after a four-unit residence caught fire in Waukesha early Tuesday morning. The Waukesha Fire Department said in an update that an unnamed 50-year-old man has died after being brought to the hospital with critical injuries.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

Firefighters battled explosions during a two-alarm fire at a Milwaukee recycling and welding facility near 30th and North on Monday evening, March 7. It happened shortly before 6 p.m.Responding crews found fire on the first and second floor of the building. One worker was on scene at the time. According to fire officials, dangerous chemicals in the building caused several explosions.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

A car went into a ditch and rolled over several times on southbound Racine Avenue around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, according to the New Berlin Fire Department. The car landed on its roof and the Jaws of Life were needed to free the one person inside, according to a news release from the fire department. The patient was taken to the Level 1 Trauma Center at Froedtert in Wauwatosa, the release said.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: New Berlin Patch

Atown of Deerfield home suffered $200,000 damage in a fire Saturday night, the Dane County Sheriff’s Office reported. At about 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, sheriff’s deputies and fire crews from McFarland, Lake Mills and Deer Grove responded to a house fire in the 3400 block of Prairie Drive in the town of Deerfield, the Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Madison.com - Metered Site

Middleton Fire officials responded to the Club Tavern & Grille early Sunday morning for report of a fire on the roof. According to MFD, crews were dispatched to the Middleton business around 12:30 a.m. Once on scene, firefighters identified a small fire on the roof and were able to contain it to an area in the wall.
- PUB DATE: 3/6/2022 7:59:03 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

The Janesville Fire Department was dispatched to the River Flats Apartment complex on Friday morning for a fire that erupted in an apartment closet. Firefighters arrived at 200 N. Jackson St for a commercial alarm activation at around 10 a.m. Once on scene, the fire was already extinguished thanks to the sprinkler system.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2022 6:53:29 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

Two adults and four children were displaced Thursday following a fire in their town of Freedom home. Firefighters from multiple agencies battled heavy fire that broke out Thursday morning in the kitchen of the home. According to a Red Cross spokesperson, the agency provided emergency assistance for things like temporary lodging, meals and clothing, as well as access to health and mental health resources.
- PUB DATE: 3/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kaukauna Community News

The Western Lakes Fire District Fire Board is set to hear a findings report into the district’s operational needs next week. The findings, compiled by Mueller Communications, are expected to guide the district as it considers whether to ask residents for a referendum or to take a different approach to solve reported staffing woes.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2022 9:59:51 AM - SOURCE: Oconomowoc Enterprise

First responders across Wisconsin and nationwide continue to adapt to the ebb and flow of COVID-19 cases. Nearly two years into the pandemic, frontline workers still deal with daily exposure to the virus and staffing shortages. The Racine Fire Department is no exception. Assistant Chief Brian Wolf said December and January were particularly challenging months, as omicron rapidly spread through Wisconsin.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1

Nobody was injured in a fire Wednesday morning in a residence at the Timber Ridge mobile home park at 1817 104th St. in Pleasant Prairie. Jennifer Bailey, her husband and their 18-year-old son were in the home at the time, but all were able to get out safely. Bailey was able to get one of her cats out of the home, and firefighters were able to save another cat along with three birds.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News - Metered Site

UW-Milwaukee is scrambling to install carbon monoxide alarms in all of its residence halls. The move comes after at least 17 students were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. Some 400 students were evacuated from the Cambridge Commons dorm late Monday night. Officials said they determined a boiler in the basement was to blame.
- PUB DATE: 3/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

Investigators are looking into a weekend accident in Sparta, Wis.. where a car caught on fire, killing one person and injuring another. Mary Slonka of rural Sparta died at the scene, after the Sunday morning crash. The other person in the car, Timothy Slonka, is listed in critical condition at Gundersen.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIZM-AM 1410 La Crosse

A fire at a Beloit apartment complex drove six people from their homes Wednesday morning, the fire department reports. According to the Beloit Fire Department, firefighters were called to the five-unit building, in the 1200 block of Sixth Street, shortly before 7 a.m. When they arrived, crews reported seeing smoke coming from one of the apartments and they were able to get the fire under control quickly.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

Three people were injured after a semi rolled over on Interstate 94 near Hixton in Jackson County. The crash was reported at just before 3 a.m. Tuesday. Emergency services from Hixton Fire Department, Hixton EMS and Mayo Clinic EMS arrived at mile marker 97 west to find a semi on its side and an SUV pinned underneath.
- PUB DATE: 3/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGLR-FM 97 Lancaster