Brown County law enforcement and first responders are training so they're all on the same page in a potentially dangerous situation like an active shooter, fire, or explosion.
Thursday, they trained at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon, working through different scenarios that may occur.
"What the attempt is, is to bring all the different disciplines together, fire, EMS, and police, and really look at a coordinated response where we communicate the same way," said Fire Chief Alan Matzke with the City of De Pere. - PUB DATE: 4/4/2019 7:31:42 PM - SOURCE: NBC26
Four Beloit Turner School District students are transported to the hospital following a school bus crash Thursday morning.
The Town of Beloit Fire Department says first responders were dispatched to the single-vehicle crash in the parking lot of the police station shortly before 7:00 a.m.
Fire Chief Gene Wright says the bus left the the roadway, went across a lane of traffic, hit a tree and a fire hydrant and came to rest in the parking lot of the police station. - PUB DATE: 4/4/2019 8:37:50 AM - SOURCE: WCLO-AM 1230
After 17 years in emergency medical services and 10 years as a paramedic, Maribeth Barbuch has pretty much seen it all when it comes to being a first responder.
But there’s always room for more tools in her proverbial toolbox, the assistant EMS chief for the Saukville Fire Department and assistant coroner for Ozaukee County said. - PUB DATE: 4/4/2019 1:48:25 AM - SOURCE: Ozaukee Press
A porch fire in Fond du Lac was started by careless use of smoking materials.
The fire happened around 3:22 p.m. on Wednesday.
Crews were called to a home on 5th Street for a report of fire on the front porch of the house.
Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire with no damage to the main structure. - PUB DATE: 4/3/2019 3:56:16 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Officials believe a fire at a former dog track in Kenosha was intentionally set.
About 100 firefighters responded to the former Dairyland Greyhound Park Tuesday night. The track, which closed in 2009, is being demolished to make way for an industrial park. Authorities say the main building at the track was "fully involved" with flames when firefighters arrived about 8 p. - PUB DATE: 4/3/2019 6:07:54 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
A company that started more than 100 years ago building truck bodies on Model T Fords has evolved into one of the world's most respected makers of fire engines-- creating pumpers, aerials, tankers, and rescue units for departments throughout North America.
With more than 30,000 units on the road today many of the fire apparatus you may see on a given day likely came from Pierce. - PUB DATE: 4/3/2019 4:39:32 AM - SOURCE: WLUK TV Fox 11
A house fire on the east side closed North Humboldt Avenue for about an hour Tuesday night, authorities said.
Crews responded about 9:30 p.m. to a house at Humboldt and East Land Place (near Water Street) for a fire, Milwaukee Fire Acting Deputy Chief Russell Rivard said.
Paramedics took one resident to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, Rivard said. - PUB DATE: 4/2/2019 11:08:54 PM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
VIDEO: Newly released body camera video shows crews fighting flames at the Bayside apartment complex Saturday. In emergency dispatch calls, people can hear the moment fire crews were working to rescue people trying to escape the flames.
Officials said they received multiple 911 calls around 12:15 a.m. - PUB DATE: 4/2/2019 9:30:56 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
A Wauwatosa duplex fire didn't result in any injuries, but one of the units suffered significant damage Monday morning.
Crews were met with moderate fire and smoke on the second floor of a 2½-story duplex, 2151 N. 60th St.
The upper unit suffered significant fire and smoke damage, while the lower unit suffered moderate smoke and water damage. - PUB DATE: 4/2/2019 3:20:43 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Emergency radio broadcasts from a massive fire at an apartment complex in Bayside early Saturday capture dramatic dialogue from firefighters who enter the building and rescue residents as the fire grows in intensity and races through the building.
The first fire units on the scene report that there are at least three apartments on fire and that firefighters are stretching hose lines as they prepare to fight the fire. - PUB DATE: 4/2/2019 2:42:43 AM - SOURCE: North Shore Now
A man has died after he was found in a vehicle in the Chippewa River on Sunday morning in Chippewa Falls.
The male was pronounced dead after he was transported to HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls, according to information from the Chippewa Falls Fire and Emergency Services Department.
Battalion Chief Trevor Weiland said the male was pronounced dead after lifesaving procedures at the hospital. - PUB DATE: 4/1/2019 8:40:57 AM - SOURCE: Chippewa Herald
A massive fire tore through the While Oaks apartment complex in Bayside on Saturday, March 30. Dozens of people are without a home as firefighters work to determine a cause. Residents are left wondering when and if they'll be able to get back inside.
"We saw it spreading like wildfire," said Veena Attivilli, resident. - PUB DATE: 3/30/2019 8:55:20 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
March 28 was the final day of the Eau Claire Fire and Rescue's annual multi-company extrication training program.
The training occurred at the Chippewa Valley Technical College's campus on Eau Claire's west side.
The focus was on stabilizing vehicles before extrication could begin.
Officials say these sessions are done as safe and as realistic as possible to give Firefighters the skills they need in the event of similar emergency incidents. - PUB DATE: 3/28/2019 6:31:33 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News
A Wednesday afternoon blaze at the former Ethan Allen School property leveled an approximately 100-by-50-foot steel maintenance building.
The town of Delafield Fire Department and the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a fire at W323 S1050 Boy School Road at 4:03 p.m. Wednesday. - PUB DATE: 3/28/2019 1:06:06 PM - SOURCE: Lake Country News
Multiple Door County area fire departments were stretched thin Wednesday night as they battled two separate fires.
About 6:20 p.m. the Egg Harbor Fire Department was called to Schartner's Farm Market, just off of State 42, for a storage barn that was engulfed in flames.
Egg Harbor Fire Chief Steve Schopf said the barn is a total loss, and a nearby home also suffered siding damage from the heat of the fire. - PUB DATE: 3/28/2019 5:27:51 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
A Rock County home is a total loss after a garage fire spread to an entire house Wednesday, according to officials with the Clinton Fire Department.
Officials said the homeowners noticed the fire in the garage and immediately went to rescue two baby goats inside. The family was able to rescue their goats, but the hay and straw burst into flames, and they had to call 911. - PUB DATE: 3/27/2019 8:55:37 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
The man accused of killing a Lake Mills Fire Department captain is heading to trial, according to court records.
Samuel Cremers is accused of killing fire Capt. Christopher Truman. Truman had stopped on the side of the Beltline Monday night to help another driver. Cremers hit Truman after Truman exited the vehicle. - PUB DATE: 3/27/2019 5:13:15 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
Village officials made their choice Monday on whom they want as their new fire chief.
Kristopher Grod, 42, will succeed Roger James as the head of the village's fire department. James retired from the Kronenwetter Fire Department on Dec. 31.
Grod has an "extensive background and knowledge" of the fire service, Kronenwetter Police and Fire Commission Chairman Chad Billeb said in a statement. - PUB DATE: 3/27/2019 9:15:55 AM - SOURCE: Wausau Daily Herald
A Jackson County house was heavily damaged by fire late Tuesday.
No injuries were reported at N7625 Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. Road in the town of Komensky.
The owner was away at the time, and another family member who was staying there spotted the fire.
The Black River Falls Fire Department received the call at 9:24 p. - PUB DATE: 3/27/2019 5:22:53 AM - SOURCE: Lacrosse Tribune
A fire has caused a barn to engulf in flames in the Town of Center in Outagamie County.
The fire started shortly after 8:00 PM on the Northeast Corner of Mayflower and Autumn Hills Parkway.
The video was sent in by viewer Jim Dreifuerst who said firefighters are still on scene and that the flames went down, but crews are still combatting it. - PUB DATE: 3/26/2019 8:31:32 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
