Rescue crews from several departments responded to a house fire near Bangor Tuesday afternoon. It was north of Bangor just off Highway 162. West Salem was among those called in for assistance. The damage though was too extensive which led fire officials to call the home a total loss. The homeowner was at work when the fire broke out.
- PUB DATE: 2/23/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

On Tuesday, member of the Racine Fire Department came together to remember Firefighter Chris Lalor who was killed over the weekend in what police are calling a homicide. Police said the 911 call came from Lalor's mom when she found him at a home. Officials haven't named a suspect, but say they have identified a person of interest.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2022 3:04:59 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

A body has been found in the rubble of a Sturgeon Bay bar that burned early Tuesday, police said. Investigators were still trying to determine the whereabouts of one other individual who was still unaccounted for after a blaze broke out at Butch's Bar, Assistant Police Chief Dan Brinkman said in a statement.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2022 1:32:09 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Two renters are unaccounted for after a fire at a bar in downtown Sturgeon Bay. The scene is located at Butch’s Bar at 112 S 3rd Ave. The call came in about 3:37 a.m. The Sturgeon Bay Fire Department is asking people to stay away from the scene. One renter was transported to a burn center for injuries.
- PUB DATE: 2/22/2022 3:38:48 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

A fire early Sunday morning at an apartment complex in Rhinelander displaced 26 residents and sent one person to the hospital for smoke inhalation. The Rhinelander Fire Department says the fire started in a room on the second floor of the Phoenix Villa Apartments on Mason Street in Rhinelander. It was contained and put out by firefighters.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2022 1:24:27 PM - SOURCE: WXPR-FM 91.7 Rhinelander

VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters on Monday, Feb. 21 responded to the scene of a house fire near 52nd and Mill in Milwaukee. The call came in around 5:15 a.m. Those who live off 52nd Street on Milwaukee’s north side had a story to tell as they headed to work Monday morning. "I got out of the shower and came out and couldn’t get out for work.
- PUB DATE: 2/21/2022 4:53:21 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Madison Fire and Police Departments have completed ventilating a building on Madison’s east side following a weekend gas leak. A man first knocked on Fire Station #8's door just after 3 p.m. Saturday to alert firefighters of the smell of natural gas, MFD said. Crews were dispatched to a building on the 1700 block of Eagan Road, near the Princeton Club east location.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2022 6:53:42 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Area firefighters donated $5,000 to the Jackie Nitschke Center in Green Bay. The Nitschke Center provides treatment, education and support to people affected by drug and alcohol addiction. The Green Bay Area Professional Firefighters Charity says some calls rescue units respond to involve a person struggling with addiction.
- PUB DATE: 2/19/2022 3:19:25 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

When Highland’s first responders planned a fundraiser to honor the two fallen Mineral Point firefighters, they expected the community of southwest Wisconsin to step up. They didn’t expect them to step up this much. Last month, Fire Captain Brian Busch and Firefighter James Ludlum were killed while responding to another crash.
- PUB DATE: 2/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV FOX 47 Madison

Plans are underway to transform Whitewater’s volunteer fire department into an official city department, the city said Thursday. In a news release, the city said discussions on the plan began at the end of last year. Members of Whitewater Fire Department, Inc. gave their blessing in January to move forward with creating an official relationship with the city.
- PUB DATE: 2/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Ten people are displaced after a fire tore through three apartment buildings in Beloit, according to the American Red Cross of Wisconsin. The City of Beloit Fire Department posted on Facebook that it responded around 8:40 a.m. to an apartment fire on the 400 block of Harrison Avenue. Firefighters did not yet have information on a cause or damage.
- PUB DATE: 2/17/2022 8:04:22 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

City of Madison firefighters responded to a structure fire on Rustic Parkway on Friday. Crews responded to 30 Rustic Parkway around 1:00 a.m. Crews saw flames coming form the rear of the mobile home when they arrived, according to Madison Fire. The occupant evacuated the home safely and told firefighters no one else was in the home.
- PUB DATE: 2/17/2022 4:31:40 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

One person was found dead after a fire at a trailer park Wednesday morning, according to the Monroe Fire Department. Firefighters responded to the fire on the 2600 block of 8th Ave. in Monroe at Lot 17 where they later found a deceased body. That person has not yet been identified and was taken to Madison for an autopsy.
- PUB DATE: 2/17/2022 5:42:23 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

“Hey, We Energies, can you take down a power line so we can make sure we’re ready to save people who fall through the ice?” “Yeah, sure, no problem.” That may not be exactly how the conversation between the Kansasville Fire & Rescue Department and the electric/natural gas utility went, but it’s close enough.
- PUB DATE: 2/17/2022 1:03:05 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News

The Eau Claire Fire Department is showing how its fighting fires without spreading harmful chemicals. Firefighters say the suppressant, known as F-500 is an environmentally friendly encapsulator agent. This means though it can put out many types of fires effectively. It doesn’t have harmful man-made chemicals known as P-FAS, like its predecessors.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2022 6:45:42 PM - SOURCE: WLAX-TV FOX 25 LaCrosse

Just days after he was announced as the preferred candidate, JB Moody has formally accepted the position of Fire Chief in the City of Stevens Point. The process was finalized Wednesday following a vote of the city’s Police and Fire Commission. Moody will begin his duties on March 2nd. “I am very happy with the selection of Jb Moody as the new Chief,“ said Stevens Point Mayor Mike Wiza.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2022 2:30:25 PM - SOURCE: WSAU-AM 550 Wausau

PHOTOS: All lanes on I-41/US 45 northbound at WIS 145 closed after a semi truck caught fire Tuesday evening. Lanes reopened around 10:15 p.m.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

A virtual reality tool is helping firefighters train in the field without leaving the station. Northcentral Technical College and Illinois-based GTI Energy partnered to develop emergency response testing modules for firefighters. The project was State funded by the Department of Transportation. Each module simulates an emergency situation on a highway with vehicles.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

There’s a way for you to support the families of the fallen Mineral Point firefighters and get a tasty meal in the meantime this weekend. Firefighters and first responders in Highland are helping host a chicken BBQ Sunday, Feb. 20. Crews were approached by Greg Gorious of the Red Zone Bar in town with the idea at first.
- PUB DATE: 2/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

They rush toward emergencies every day, but on Monday, Feb. 14, a Greendale firefighter learned the call to help at a house fire in Muskego was actually at his home. Now, firefighters across the state are pitching in to help him. Photos from a neighbor show a garage mostly in flames around 5:30 Monday evening.
- PUB DATE: 2/15/2022 1:31:49 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee