Firefighters from multiple counties extinguished a large barn fire Tuesday afternoon, according to a news release from the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office.
At 3:26 p.m., the Fond du Lac County Sheriff's Office and the Eden Fire Department were dispatched to a barn fire at N4334 Pine Road in the town of Eden. - PUB DATE: 5/11/2022 8:12:40 AM - SOURCE: Fond Du Lac Reporter
Fond du Lac firefighters are warning about the dry conditions after a marsh fire Tuesday night.
At about 11:13 p.m., Fond du Lac Fire Rescue responded to Lakeshore Drive north of Howard Litscher Drive. Crews found dry marsh grass on fire spreading east.
The area is remote and the Brush Response ATV was called to the scene. - PUB DATE: 5/11/2022 3:22:15 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Two people were found dead near the scene of a fire in the Township of Presque Isle Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Vilas County Sheriff's Office, the call for the fire off of Baer Road came in at 12:43 p.m.
When they arrived, local firefighters and responders from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Fire Services were able to put out the flames. - PUB DATE: 5/10/2022 5:04:00 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
An east side apartment building is displaced following a fire that caused significant damage.
Madison Fire crews arrived to a two-story, four-unit apartment building with smoke showing Monday night around 10:30 p.m.
The crew made their way to the second floor from the exterior and entered the apartment. - PUB DATE: 5/10/2022 5:00:49 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
The cause of a barn fire in Wood County is still undetermined, but authorities are investigating if lightning may be the cause.
Around 11:30 p.m. Monday night, several departments were paged to the scene of a barn fire on 11600 block of State Highway 10 in the town of Lincoln. That location is southwest of Marshfield. - PUB DATE: 5/10/2022 12:00:39 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
Crews fought a fire at a building at 7th and Cleveland in Milwaukee overnight Tuesday.
Flames erupted in a large, two-story home there.
A Milwaukee Fire Department battalion chief told us that everyone got out of the house and that no firefighters were injured.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation. - PUB DATE: 5/10/2022 8:57:17 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
Action 2 News viewers captured the intense smoke and flames at the scene of a scrap metal business fire in Marinette County.
Watch the video above to see images from viewers Robert Matthews, Cynthia Kusba, and April Lane.
Crews responded to Sal B Scrap Metal and Recycling around 3 o’clock Monday afternoon. - PUB DATE: 5/10/2022 4:48:09 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
When new Fire Chief Peter Fletty was starting out with the city's fire department, he thought he'd eventually move back to Eau Claire.
Fletty, 47, grew up in Eau Claire and it's where most of his family still lives. But firefighter jobs were difficult to get 25 years ago, and the Marshfield Fire Department made him an offer. - PUB DATE: 5/10/2022 4:01:24 AM - SOURCE: Marshfield News-Herald - Metered Site
The Fort Atkinson Fire Department is set to acquire two new vehicles by the end of 2022 and another vehicle in 2024 as the department prepares to add EMS services at the start of 2023.
The purchases include a light rescue vehicle and associated equipment for $425,223, a used ambulance for $30,000 and a new ambulance for $263,448. - PUB DATE: 5/10/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Daily Jefferson County Union
Federal law enforcement agencies are getting involved in the search for the suspect or suspects who set fire to the office of a Madison-area anti-abortion group on Sunday morning.
Police Chief Shon Barnes says someone was driving past the building when they noticed the fire and called 9-1-1.
“Our responding officers observed smoke coming from inside the building and a ground-level window which had been breached,” Chief Barnes said during a press conference on Monday. - PUB DATE: 5/9/2022 1:30:04 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-AM 620 Milwaukee
Wildfire season is in full swing, according to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
The DNR's dashboard shows there's been more than 50 fires this weekend alone.
"We're starting to see a lot of fire activity, particularly this weekend with the warm temperatures, low humidity, and increased winds," DNR Wildfire Prevention Specialist Catherine Koele said. - PUB DATE: 5/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Watertown moved a big step closer this past week toward acquiring land for a new, much larger fire station, with two sites identified as finalists, following a consultant’s lengthy research process.
After enlisting the help of Five Bugles Design, which has assisted in fire station designs across Wisconsin, the common council was told Tuesday that six locations were identified, but sites at 800 S. - PUB DATE: 5/9/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times
Madison Police are investigating what they believe was targeted arson and vandalism on the city’s north side.
It happened at the office of Family Action Wisconsin, which is a non-profit that supports anti-abortion measures.
Police say they believe someone threw a molotov cocktail into the office window Sunday morning, but it didn’t ignite. - PUB DATE: 5/8/2022 2:17:56 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
PHOTOS: Four people are dead after a house fire in rural Monroe County Thursday evening.
The Sparta Area Fire District said they went to a call of a reported structure fire on Backtrail Road in the Town of Little Falls east of Melrose at 9:09 p.m. Thursday.
According to the Fire District in a release, the report was that a house was on fire with people trapped upstairs and unable to get out. - PUB DATE: 5/6/2022 5:13:40 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire
Sharon Purifoy-Smoots became the first Black female to be promoted to assistant chief of the Milwaukee Fire Department on Thursday.
The promotion continues an already trailblazing career for the 19-year department veteran. In 2020, she became the first Black female to be named deputy chief at the department. - PUB DATE: 5/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Metered Site
No one is hurt after a structure fire in Chippewa Falls Thursday afternoon.
According to a media release by Chippewa Falls Fire and Emergency Services, at 3:15 p.m. on May 5 the Chippewa Falls Fire and Emergency Services responded to a report of smoke coming from under the siding of a duplex at the address of 564 East Wisconsin Street. - PUB DATE: 5/6/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison
Watertown officials announced Wednesday that Travis Teesch will be the city’s new chief of fire and emergency operations, replacing Kraig Biefeld, who retired Monday.
Teesch comes to Watertown from his former position as assistant fire chief in Kaukauna, where he served since August of 1999.
The amount of Teesch’s pay is still being negotiated, according to Watertown Mayor Emily McFarland, and is expected to be approved Monday at a meeting of the city’s finance committee. - PUB DATE: 5/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times
The right lane of eastbound Interstate 39/90/94 is blocked near County Highway CS in Columbia County due to a vehicle fire Wednesday night, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
A Columbia County dispatcher said the fire was reported around 10:05 p.m. The Poynette Fire Department was called to the scene. - PUB DATE: 5/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
The Portage City Council has approved spending about 70% of the city’s share of federal pandemic relief money to fund numerous projects, including subsidizing the purchase of a new aerial platform for the Fire Department and helping homeowners replace lead pipes.
Portage received $1.08 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), a stimulus bill aimed to help public health and local economies recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. - PUB DATE: 5/4/2022 3:15:00 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
In 2004, the Pittsville, Arpin and Vesper fire departments came together to form the Central Wood County Rapid Intervention Team.
Rapid intervention teams, or RITs, are designated groups of firefighters who train to rescue their fellow firefighters who become trapped or injured while responding to a fire. - PUB DATE: 5/4/2022 4:10:09 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune - Metered Site
