One person was found dead after an apartment fire in Downtown Madison Sunday morning, according to the Madison Fire Department.
Around 5:40 a.m., MFD was called to 730 Braxton Place to investigate an odor in the building. Firefighters arrived and searched the building for the source, and found an apartment unit with evidence of fire that had been self-extinguished. - PUB DATE: 6/12/2022 8:45:50 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
A federal judge has sentenced a Racine man to 40 months in prison for starting a fire that destroyed a furniture store during protests over a police shooting in Kenosha in 2020.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported that U.S. District Judge J.P. Stadtmueller sentenced 23-year-old Devon Vaughn on Thursday. - PUB DATE: 6/10/2022 7:27:14 PM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
Calling the nearly 50-year-old home of the Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department outdated, the two neighboring communities are considering spending more than $9 million to build a new fire station.
The project calls for replacing the existing firehouse with a new facility three times its size. It would be funded jointly by Union Grove and Yorkville taxpayers, although a voter referendum might be required in either or both villages. - PUB DATE: 6/10/2022 4:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Journal Times Online - Metered Site
This year marks a significant milestone for De Pere Fire Rescue – celebrating 150 years of existence.
What started in 1872 as the De Pere Fire Co., when it officially transitioned from a private organization to a city department, is now De Pere Fire Rescue – growing from two teams of 10 to nearly 50 full-time and part-time employees. - PUB DATE: 6/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Press Times
VIDEO: A vehicle fire prompted a closure of Interstate 43 northbound starting at State Highway 32 in Ozaukee County on Thursday afternoon, June 9.
Viewer video showed a semitruck completely engulfed in flames. According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, the incident itself took place on I-43 just north of Lake Drive. - PUB DATE: 6/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
Fox Valley Fire and EMS agencies announced a new collaboration approach to improve response within each area. The Wisconsin Policy Forum worked with Neenah-Menasha, Oshkosh, Kaukauna, Appleton and Grand Chute to set up this plane. It includes helping one another in five different areas: community risk reduction, fleet maintenance, quality control and oversight, special operations and training. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
Eau Claire Fire Rescue responds to all types of calls from fires to emergency medical services. With the number of calls growing, firefighters say more staff is needed.
A community survey could impact the department’s funding.
The Eau Claire community has grown by more than 3,500 since the 2010 census. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison
The La Crosse Regional Airport is announcing they are “one of 416 airports across the country to be awarded grants under the second round of the 2022? Airport Improvement Program.”
With the $765,000 grant award, the airport intends to purchase a new “Class 4, 1,500-gallon aircraft rescue fire-fighting vehicle. - PUB DATE: 6/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison
Fire extinguisher technique is vital in emergency situations, and a long-time Kilbourn Fire Department volunteer emphasized this at Camp Wawbeek.
Jerry Wolfram, a fire inspector who has been with the department since 1978, showed employees at the camp how to properly extinguish a fire using a simulated extinguisher and fire. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2022 8:15:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Dells Events
The City of Sun Prairie has appointed Sun Prairie Fire Chief Christopher Garrison of the Sun Prairie Fire and Rescue Company to serve as interim Emergency Medical Services chief following the resignation of Brian Goff.
Garrison has served as Sun Prairie’s fire chief for the past seven years and brings a wealth of experience that qualifies him to take on this role. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: HNG News
A fire broke out at meat packing plant JBS Tuesday evening.
The Green Bay Metro Fire Department responded to 1330 Lime Kiln Road around 6:30 p.m. where they saw smoke.
Upon arrival, firefighters noticed flames on the roof and smoke in the rendering area. Crews controlled the fire within 15 minutes. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Jaqueh Howell was sentenced Wednesday, June 1 for his role in the 2019 fire at Butterfly Park.
Investigators say Howell and Trashun Campbell caused about $30,000 worth of damage to a playground at the park after setting it ablaze.
They were both 17 years old at the time of the offense.
Howell was sentenced to serve nine months in the House of Correction with credit for 278 days time served. - PUB DATE: 6/8/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
A “significant natural gas leak” temporarily shut down a drop-off site on Madison’s west side, the city’s fire department stated Tuesday.
Firefighters are on scene at 402 South Point Road to investigate the natural gas leak, which was reported around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday.
In an update around 2:10 p.m. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:07:23 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
An alarming number of people died in residential fires across the state this year. That’s according to the Wisconsin Fire Inspectors Association.
Thirty-three people have died in residential fires, in Wisconsin, so far this year, including a massive fire in Sturgeon Bay and a small house fire in Gillett. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison
Two Oshkosh firefighters received an award for delivering a baby outside a hospital.
The firefighter/paramedics, Paul Friday and Hunter Resop, were honored with The Stork Award Monday.
Friday and Resop delivered baby Elijah Sanchez after his mother went into labor at home alone. The Oshkosh Fire Department (OFD) said Elijah’s dad arrived in time to cut the cord. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Teams will be Pulling for Hospice on June 11 as teams put their leg and arm muscles to work to pull a fire truck to benefit Beloit Regional Hospice.
The event is set for 11 a.m.—3 p.m. on June 11 in the parking lot of the Ironworks campus, 690 Third St. This marks the second year for the Pulling for Hospice event. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News - Metered Site
An administrative partnership between two Coulee Region fire departments may be extended while a long-term agreement continues to develop.
Last summer, the La Crosse and Holmen fire departments came together under a Shared Fire Administration, meaning La Crosse took leadership over both entities.
Nearly one year into the arrangement, Holmen Area Fire Board President Patrick Barlow believes it’s been a success so far. - PUB DATE: 6/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison
The Newburg Fire Department hosted a big party Sunday afternoon, June 5, an event that's been around for decades and keeps the station operating.
The Newburg Fire Department holds one big fundraiser a year, and it's with those donations the firefighters are able to update their equipment, but between people's finances and the impact of COVID-19, the turnout wasn't what they hoped for. - PUB DATE: 6/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
Eight children and two adults were staying in temporary housing Sunday, the day after careless use of smoking materials caused $80,000 damage to their west side home.
The fire at 910 Elmore St. appears to have begun on the second story of the single-family house. Battalion Chief Tony Piontek said the first firefighters to arrive found smoke coming from the ends of the attic, and from the porch roof. - PUB DATE: 6/5/2022 10:08:19 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
Firefighters from 11 departments responded to a fire that broke out at a Mequon Italian restaurant Friday afternoon.
The blaze at Zarletti Mequon, 1515 W. Mequon Road, was reported shortly after 2 p.m., Mequon Fire Battalion Chief Brandon Boettcher said.
The fire started on the outside of the building and had some extension inside, but crews were able to limit the damage to the exterior of the building and an unoccupied portion of the attic, Boettcher said. - PUB DATE: 6/3/2022 3:51:45 PM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Metered Site
