After retiring in October, former Somers Fire Chief Carson Wilkinson, a self-described workaholic, is still adjusting to just being a “spectator.” He also wonders about the future of firefighting in the community.
Wilkinson joined the Somers Fire and Rescue Department as fire chief in 2016, the final step in a five-decades-long career in firefighting. - PUB DATE: 1/7/2022 1:05:36 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
On December 5, 2019 Bob Odegard suffered a heart attack.
Odegard said quick response times and life saving efforts like CPR and AED shocks from first responders, police and fire/EMS saved his life.
He said he’s feeling healthy now in his retirement.
During his career, he spent 33 years with the Merrill Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 1/7/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAU-AM 520 Wausau
There's an update on the Milwaukee firehouse with structural damage after a Fire and Police Commission meeting Thursday, Jan. 6.
A problem with the flooring at Teutonia and Locust forced Ladder 12 and Engine 30 to move to another firehouse about a mile away. Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski said the city and a structural engineer are working to determine what kind of long-term repairs need to be made. - PUB DATE: 1/6/2022 10:12:20 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
A Wisconsin man is lucky to be alive after being gored by a buck west of Portage.
A news release posted online by the Portage Fire Department says firefighters were dispatched to a property in Lewiston Township to help the Columbia County Sheriff's Office with locating and rescuing the man who was apparently lost in the woods. - PUB DATE: 1/6/2022 2:12:08 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
They were veteran firefighters. Part of the backbone of this city where history is celebrated.
But on Thursday this Iowa County community of 2,487 was in mourning after the two men with more than a combined 60 years of service with the Mineral Point Fire Department were killed in a crash on Highway 151 while responding to a rollover crash. - PUB DATE: 1/6/2022 1:32:44 PM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
Two firefighters were killed in an early morning crash on US 151 near Mile Marker 38 near Mineral Point, according to the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office.
According to the release from officials, a Mineral Point Fire truck was driving to a scene on US 151 early Thursday morning. The truck was trying to use an emergency crossover when it was hit by a north bound semi-tractor trailer. - PUB DATE: 1/6/2022 6:24:52 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
No injuries were reported after a unit caught fire in an eight-unit apartment building on East Capitol Drive in Shorewood Wednesday evening.
North Shore Fire/Rescue said in a statement a 911 caller reported an oven fire that was getting larger and spreading to the rest of the kitchen, at the apartment building at Capitol Drive and Larkin Street around 7 p. - PUB DATE: 1/6/2022 5:36:03 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
Firefighters on Thursday, Jan. 6 responded to the scene of a house fire near 22nd and Wright in Milwaukee. The call came in just before 1 a.m.
Officials say no one was home at the time of the fire. One cat was found in the home but is OK. No injuries were reported.
No additional details have been released – including the cause of the fire or the amount of damage sustained. - PUB DATE: 1/6/2022 5:25:59 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
PHOTOS: Two vacant buildings were lost to a fire Thursday morning in the North End district.
Superior firefighters received the call at 5:50 a.m. and 13 off-duty firefighters also responded at 6:10 a.m., Fire Chief Scott Gordon said in a news release. The fire quickly consumed the Sivertson warehouse at 1507 N. - PUB DATE: 1/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Duluth News Tribune - Metered Site
Blood is in short supply across the country, so the Rock River Valley Blood Center in Janesville is aiming to bring in donations.
It's hosting an event called the Battle of the Badges Blood Drive. It will be held Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.at the Janesville Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 1/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
A 36-year-old man was found deceased after a vehicle was pulled from a retention pond in Oak Creek Tuesday, Jan. 4.
The Oak Creek Fire Department responded to the pond in the area of 13th Street and Ryan Road around 10:30 a.m. after officers discovered broken car parts on the side of the road near the pond. - PUB DATE: 1/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
In response to the growing need for emergency responders in the community, Viroqua Fire Chief Chad Buros has been working with Gundersen Lutheran to expand the services of the Viroqua Fire Department to now include Emergency Medical Responders.
On the night of Dec. 16, eight Viroqua firefighters and three members of the public completed the Medical First Responder Advanced Skills course from Western Technical College. - PUB DATE: 1/4/2022 1:05:22 PM - SOURCE: Vernon County Times
The Milwaukee Fire Department has temporarily closed its fire station near Teutonia and Locust after "major structural issues" were found, officials announced Thursday, Dec. 30.
Fire Station 30 is an "older-style" station, built in 1911, with a basement beneath the large apparatus floor. According to MFD, evidence of a partial failure of the apparatus floor, which houses fire trucks and more, was observed. - PUB DATE: 1/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
When someone calls North Central EMS & Rescue Squad to ask for a ride to a health care facility, the answer is no.
That’s been the answer for all calls since May, said Christopher Siebeneich, chief of the private ambulance company, 3204 Washington Ave.
“Other than planned events, I don’t have anybody,” Siebeneich said. - PUB DATE: 1/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Journal Times
Fire crews responded to a reported fire at the Didion ethanol plant in Cambria Monday night.
A Columbia County dispatcher confirmed crews were battling a fire at a facility along Cabbage Road. Firefighters were called to the scene just before 8:40 p.m. On Tuesday, Cambria Fire Department officials said no injuries were reported as a result of the fire. - PUB DATE: 1/3/2022 7:38:28 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
When the clock struck 12:01 a.m. Saturday, three fire departments with a combined history of 420 years officially merged as one.
The Clyman Fire Department has been in operation since 1909. While Reeseville Fire Department began in 1892, Lowell Fire Department traces its roots back to 1845.
Over the last five years, Clyman, Lowell and Reeseville fire departments have already been responding, effectively as one department to calls because of the lack of members during the daytime hours. - PUB DATE: 1/3/2022 4:11:56 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times
Two people and a cat are without a home after house fire in the Town of Brooklyn Saturday afternoon.
According to the Belleville Fire Department, crews were called to N7512 County Road X for a residential structure fire. Crews found a two story single family home with heavy fire visible from three sides of the building. - PUB DATE: 1/1/2022 7:37:09 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
A flag hung at half staff Saturday at the Marshall Volunteer Fire Department, as crews mourned the loss of one of their own.
Captain Marcos Dominguez died Thursday after losing control of his car, according to family. They said the car slid on ice, and his daughter, who was riding with him, suffered minor injuries. - PUB DATE: 1/1/2022 5:36:50 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
An explosion in a garage in the Wisconsin township of Lessor killed two people on Friday and hospitalized two more, the Shawano County Sheriff's Office reported.
The sheriff's office said that a pressurized container had been punctured, which caused the explosion in the town northwest of Green Bay. Multiple law enforcement, fire, and emergency medical agencies responded to the scene, including the Wisconsin State Patrol and emergency helicopter services. - PUB DATE: 1/1/2022 3:16:40 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
The firefighting community is mourning the loss of one of its own.
33-year-old Matt Siddons was a firefighter with Cadott Area Fire and Rescue for eight years. Authorities say he passed away Wednesday after a long hospital stay due to contracting COVID-19.
A benefit is scheduled to take place in April to support the family. - PUB DATE: 1/1/2022 12:47:08 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC/CW 31 Eau Claire
