Gateway Technical College is hosting a new Junior EMS/Fire Summer Camp from June 20 through 22. Gateway’s three-day schedule allows for flexibility for students. Want to know what it’s like to be a firefighter or an EMT? Embark on this new opportunity to learn and use the skills of this trade. Get the chance to interact with axes, hoses, and extrication equipment. - PUB DATE: 5/18/2022 10:22:37 AM - SOURCE: Racine County Eye
De Pere Fire Rescue quickly extinguished a house fire Tuesday.
Firefighters were dispatched to a 2.5-story, wood-frame single-family home at 437 North Superior Street around 3:45 p.m., according to Battalion chief Brett Jansen.
They found smoke venting out of the first-floor window.
De Pere Police confirmed all two residents self-evacuated. - PUB DATE: 5/17/2022 3:54:02 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says the fire danger across Wisconsin is starting to go down, but most of our counties are still listed as a “high” risk. While the ground is greening up, the danger is not gone just yet.
There was a brush fire on the Fox Valley Technical College campus Tuesday, but it was intentionally set. - PUB DATE: 5/17/2022 2:38:30 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Milwaukee firefighters battled a two-alarm house fire near 34th and Lisbon on Monday morning, May 16. The fire ended up spreading to another home. Initially, FOX6 News learned one person was unaccounted for. Authorities said the condition of the home was not stable for them to enter when they first arrived. - PUB DATE: 5/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
The Sheboygan County Hazmat team was called to Blue Harbor Resort after an employee came across fumes coming from the pool filtration room.
The Sheboygan Fire Department says on May 16 around 12:30 p.m., crews were sent to Blue Harbor Resort for a possible Hazmat leak in the area of the pool filtration room. - PUB DATE: 5/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
VIDEO: South Area Fire District now has a hovercraft to add to its arsenal.
The cost was around $60,000, and it weighs more than 400 pounds.
It will be commonly used for rescues on bodies of water. but can operate on most surfaces.
The hovercraft is not in circulation yet because a lot of training is required before anyone can perform a rescue with it. - PUB DATE: 5/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
Eau Claire fire crews battled a fire at a home off of East Riverview Drive Monday night.
According to ECFD, the fire started in the attic and then spread to the first floor. The homeowners noticed the fire and called 911. According to fire officials, one of the homeowners was evaluated on scene. Firefighters were also able to get multiple pets out of the home. - PUB DATE: 5/16/2022 5:49:00 PM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire
Each year in May, a week is set aside to recognize the lifesaving work that EMT’s, paramedics and first responders do every day in our communities. National EMS Week, May 15 through May 21 this year, has been nationally celebrated since 1974, but Aspirus’ connection to EMS roots goes back even further. - PUB DATE: 5/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: On Focus
One person was displaced Saturday night after malfunctioning pool equipment caused a fire.
Officials responded to the 7100 block of Colony Drive at about 5:10 p.m.
A news release said the fire began on the outside of the house but quickly spread up the siding and into the attic space.
The fire caused significant damage to the attic and upper level of the home, the release said. - PUB DATE: 5/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV FOX 47 Madison
Officials in Poynette are investigating what caused a house fire Sunday night, saying an explosion may have sparked the flames. No one was hurt, but two dogs died in the fire.
The home is on 500 block of East Tomlinson St. in Poynette. An image shared with NBC15 News showed flames filling the home’s porch. - PUB DATE: 5/15/2022 7:02:45 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
The De Pere Fire Rescue Department responded to a structure fire on 1105 Fay Court around 5:56 Sunday morning. All residents had already evacuated.
A detached garage was heavily engulfed in flames. The fire was moving to the exterior of a single family home.
Firefighters managed to extinguish the flames and prevent the fire from extending into the residence. - PUB DATE: 5/15/2022 9:16:27 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
PHOTOS: No one was injured Thursday morning after a fire tore through a vehicle at a Dane County gas station.
Cottage Grove Fire crews were called around 9 a.m. to the BP Gas Station on the 2700 block of Highway N in the Town of Pleasant Springs for a car that was fully engulfed in flames.
A fuel tank ruptured shortly after first responders arrived, which they noted made containing the fire a challenge. - PUB DATE: 5/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW+ 15 Madison
PHOTOS: I admit that I didn't remember, but my friend Lois Seymour did, that it was the 30th anniversary of a monstrous fire that broke out on May 3, 1991, at Madison's Central Storage & Warehouse Co.. It was later proclaimed to have been Madison's biggest fire ever by fire department officials.
The fire at the huge food storage facility on Cottage Grove Road and Highway 51/151 in east Madison was later attributed to a forklift battery malfunction. - PUB DATE: 5/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Farmer
Wautoma’s police chief says all roads downtown are back open after a gas leak late Thursday morning.
Chief Paul Mott says a private contractor hit a main gas line while digging. Fire and police departments were called to the 100-block of South St. Marie Street at quarter after 11.
The courthouse, library, and most downtown businesses were evacuated. - PUB DATE: 5/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
On a hot May morning, Garrett Lubbers is going about his daily routine.
He’s checking his truck and gear to make sure it’s in good working order so he can respond quickly if called to a fire.
“I’m not going to lie, the pager tone is pretty high pitched so it definitely gets your blood pumping,” Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources forest ranger and firefighter Garrett Lubbers said. - PUB DATE: 5/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1 - Metered Site
VIDEO: The Fall Creek Area Fire District said a lightning strike is the likely culprit behind an overnight fire at St. James Trinity Lutheran Church in downtown Fall Creek.
Crews were sent to the church at 2:51 a.m. Thursday and found the bell tower of the church on fire, according to a post on Facebook from the Fire District. - PUB DATE: 5/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC/CW+ Eau Claire
Three people, including two children, died in a house fire in Barron County early Thursday, according to sheriff’s officials.
Dispatchers received a 911 call about 3:30 a.m. The caller said three people were still inside the house in Barron.
Firefighters were able to pull two children from the burning home and they were taken to Mayo Hospital, where they were later pronounced dead. - PUB DATE: 5/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
Reckless driving in Milwaukee is an epidemic. Emergency responders are getting hurt – and the wounds are more than physical.
"People are screaming and crying and yelling at you to move faster, things like that," said Milwaukee Fire Captain A.J. Hornik.
A group of Milwaukee firefighters recently trained for what has become a serious problem in the city. - PUB DATE: 5/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says parts of Wisconsin have a high fire danger Thursday.
West-central Wisconsin, including the cities of Eau Claire and La Crosse, are at high fire danger, the DNR’s middle category of five for wildfire risk.
As of 10 a.m. Thursday, the counties at high fire risk include Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse, Monroe, Pepin, Pierce, St. - PUB DATE: 5/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC/CW+ Eau Claire
Two months ago, we were comparing daily COVID-19 numbers to last summer’s lows. For the past two weeks, we’ve been comparing them to last February, coming off the omicron variant surge.
Wednesday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported almost 2,600 new COVID-19 cases, the most reported on one day since February 8. - PUB DATE: 5/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
