Wausau Fire Department proposed a plan to add 12 new firefighters by 2024.
They presented the plan to the City's Human Resources Committee Monday night where it was approved.
Wausau Fire Chief, Bob Barteck said the department has not changed its employee requirements since 1970 and needs a major update. - PUB DATE: 12/14/2021 6:49:18 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
All the animals at Ochsner Park Zoo are safe and were not hurt in a Tuesday morning fire that destroyed the building where their donkeys, llamas, and wolves are housed, zoo staff confirmed.
In a post on Facebook, officials credited firefighters’ efforts in helping protect the animals and keep them safe as well as for preventing the fire from spreading to other buildings. - PUB DATE: 12/14/2021 10:26:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
A few area families had the chance to go on a holiday shopping spree with their firefighters.
The Wausau Fire Department’s Charitable Foundation held their annual Shop with a Hero event Monday at Fleet Farm.
Families were chosen by the group to shop for presents and other goodies with these heroes. - PUB DATE: 12/13/2021 4:33:52 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
A woman died in an overnight duplex fire in Baraboo, according to Baraboo Police Captain Rob Sinden.
The victim is not being identified at this time. Authorities also recovered a deceased dog.
Sinden said due to extensive damage and structural concerns, The City of Madison Heavy Urban Rescue Team spent two hours on structural support mechanisms to allow investigators to gain entry into the burned duplex. - PUB DATE: 12/13/2021 10:48:44 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC Madison
Madison’s police and fire commission is set to meet Monday as the city searches for a new fire chief to replace retiring Chief Steven Davis.
The commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday to hear from Davis, as well as retired Chief Randy Bruegman and others, as the process to replace Davis moves forward. - PUB DATE: 12/13/2021 10:39:06 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
Baraboo officials are investigating a late night fire at a duplex that fully engulfed half of the building in flames.
The Baraboo Police Dept. says officials responded to the fire at the Southeast corner of 4th and Barker streets in the City of Baraboo around 10:33 p.m. Sunday night.
When officers arrived, they were able to evacuate a man, woman and their pet cat from one area of the duplex. - PUB DATE: 12/13/2021 1:47:38 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
The Menomonee Falls Fire Department announced that a car drove off the road, and into a home near Main and Rock Pointe in Menomonee Falls on Sunday, Dec. 12
Authorities did not describe the circumstances behind how the car went off-road into a home but reported that the car struck a gas meter attached to the home. - PUB DATE: 12/12/2021 2:39:23 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
According to a post from the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Fire Department Battalion Chief Sean Slowey passed away Saturday, Dec. 11 from job-related brain cancer.
Reports show that Slowey served as a firefighter for 40 years.
No additional information is available at this time. - PUB DATE: 12/12/2021 1:53:49 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
The Merrill Fire Department newest high-tech toy gives them an edge few other departments in the state have access to.
It's a new way to survey a scene and help fight fires, and serve as an eye in the sky, and all the fire department has to do is push a button.
A tethered drone, called 'Fotokite', is built for first responders to enable quick set up and deployment, getting them the information they need, faster. - PUB DATE: 12/10/2021 4:31:03 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
Firefighters battled a fire Thursday night at a recycling business on the city's north side.
Fire crews responding around 8:30 p.m. to Quincy Recycling, 701 Bay Beach Road, found heavy smoke coming from the back of the building, according to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department.
Fire department officials said additional fire departments were called because of the building's large size and heavy smoke and fire. - PUB DATE: 12/10/2021 8:04:34 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
Firefighters responded early Friday morning to reports of a fire in a residential part of Sun Prairie.
According to 911 dispatchers, fire crews responded shortly before 6:30 a.m. to the 200 block of Kelvington Drive.
Few details are available about the fire at this time. Authorities did not indicate if any injuries have been reported. - PUB DATE: 12/10/2021 6:13:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
The former home of the Southside Senior Citizen Center the former La Crosse Fire Station No. 5 has joined the ranks of the National Register of Historic Places.
The Wisconsin Historical Society announced Thursday that the building at 1220 Denton Street on La Crosse’s south side has been added to the registry. - PUB DATE: 12/10/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-DT CBS 8 LaCrosse
The city has a lot of options to consider for the future of the West Bend Fire Department, including potential staff increases, personnel restructuring and what fire stations to continue running.
The city’s Common Council received a presentation Monday on the Fire Department organizational study and operational review from McMahon Associates. - PUB DATE: 12/9/2021 4:47:24 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today
Governor Tony Evers signed an Assembly bill into law Monday that strengthens safety precautions for response workers on Wisconsin roadways.
Assembly Bill 297, which is now Wisconsin Act 115, defines an “emergency or roadside response area” as a portion of a road within 500 feet of an authorized emergency vehicle, which must give a visible signal, or a tow truck that has flashing red lights. - PUB DATE: 12/8/2021 9:10:11 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
A man was flown to a hospital by helicopter ambulance Wednesday after falling off a ladder while working on a roof at a Union Grove restaurant, officials said.
Chief Tim Allen of the Union Grove Yorkville Fire Department said the man, believed to be in his 50s, suffered a head injury in the fall and was bleeding and unconscious when crews arrived. - PUB DATE: 12/8/2021 1:06:31 PM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
A 40-year-old Fond du Lac man was arrested for arson following a fire that happened Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 7.
Fond du Lac police and fire officials were called to a home at 302 N. Macy Street just before 3:15 p.m. and extinguished the fire, but not before it caused extensive damage to the home.
An investigation determined the cause of the fire was suspicious and appeared to be intentionally set. - PUB DATE: 12/8/2021 9:14:58 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Milwaukee firefighters went door-to-door in a near north side neighborhood Tuesday, Dec. 7, checking homes for smoke alarms and installing them for people who need them.
Last Saturday, an 81-year-old man died in a house fire even though there were working smoke alarms in the building.
Fire Chief Aaron Lipski says it's not enough just to have an alarm. - PUB DATE: 12/7/2021 4:43:29 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Erick Tiegs, the Caledonia firefighter’s son who was struck in the Waukesha Christmas Parade, is back home and recovering.
Tiegs, 16, returned home last week after volunteer crews built a wheelchair ramp at the Tiegs’ house and the Caledonia Fire Department drove him home with a fire truck and sirens blaring. - PUB DATE: 12/7/2021 3:05:19 PM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times - Metered Site
One woman died Monday after a tree fell on an outdoor pavilion outside an apartment complex and trapped her and another woman inside.
Officers and firefighters responded around 6:45 a.m. to 915 Broadway St., according to Sheboygan Falls police.
Police said a 69-year-old woman was able to free herself from the crushed pavilion and had minor injuries, but a 73-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene. - PUB DATE: 12/7/2021 8:17:05 AM - SOURCE: Sheboygan Press
A new law providing more protections to police, fire and EMS crews responding to emergencies on roadways has its roots in Amherst.
Gov. Tony Evers signed a new law Monday at the Amherst Fire District that provides a specific definition for “emergency or roadside response area," introduces new fines and bans cellphone use when driving near active emergency vehicles on the road. - PUB DATE: 12/7/2021 1:01:11 AM - SOURCE: Post Crescent - Metered Site
