A Bayfield structure fire broke out Saturday afternoon causing fire fighters to battle the blaze for about 6-7 hours
The structure fire happened around 1:00pm and then started to spread to the building behind it. The building effected spanned from Rittenhouse Avenue to Mannypenny Avenue. The fire originated in a residential building which has been deemed a complete loss. - PUB DATE: 4/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIO-TV ABC 10 Duluth
Firefighters in Appleton say no one was injured after a small fire at a home north of downtown Appleton Sunday night.
Around 7:45 p.m., Appleton firefighters responded to the home in the 1700 block of North Division Street.
They arrived to light smoke coming out of a second-story bedroom window, and all residents having evacuated. - PUB DATE: 4/17/2022 11:51:24 PM - SOURCE: WNFL-AM 1440 Green Bay
On Friday, April 15, community leader and founder of the "We Got This" community garden Andre Lee Ellis kicked off another community garden, this time in collaboration with the Milwaukee Fire Department.
The event was supported by many Milwaukee Leaders like Mayor Cavalier Johnson, County Executive David Crowley and State Senator Lena Taylor. - PUB DATE: 4/15/2022 1:52:16 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Manitowoc firefighters responded to a business fire downtown at 2:30 Thursday afternoon.
Smoke and a smell of burning wood were reported in a suite in a three-story building on the 900-block of S. 8th St., which is also Highway 10. People in the suite evacuated and notified people in other suites in the building about the smoke. - PUB DATE: 4/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Before the 1960s, funeral home hearses were used to transport trauma victims to hospitals, most heart attack patients did not live to make it to the hospital for treatment and there was no standardized training for treating patients outside of hospitals.
It wasn’t until the mid-60s to early 70s that the foundations of today’s paramedic programs were formed, and Beloit was at the forefront of paramedic training. - PUB DATE: 4/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News - Metered Site
The Mequon Common Council voted Tuesday night to approve an agreement to merge fire departments with the village of Thiensville.
Thiensville, which approved a memorandum of understanding to share emergency medical services with Mequon, will vote on the agreement at a future meeting.
Mequon City Administrator William Jones said Ozaukee County approved $5 million in federal pandemic relief funds to hire 18 paramedics and fund a study to determine how local fire departments should be consolidated. - PUB DATE: 4/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Metered Site
The Fond du Lac Fire Department visited students at Chegwin Elementary School Tuesday, April 12 to deliver some items and give the kids a tour of their fire trucks.
The firefighters donated 40 sleeping bags and 40 hygiene kits to 2nd graders.
The students recently learned about community leadership and wanted to give the sleeping bags to children in their school who they identified as in need of these supplies. - PUB DATE: 4/13/2022 1:13:59 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
A subcontractor working on the renovations at Camp Randall Stadium was seriously injured in a fire Wednesday morning, the University of Wisconsin revealed, adding new details to the initial Madison Fire Dept. report.
According to the fire department, firefighters responded just after 8 a.m. to the Badgers home stadium after being alerted to a fire and an individual who had been injured. - PUB DATE: 4/13/2022 7:54:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
At around 2:45 Tuesday afternoon, the Newbold Fire Department and DNR responded to a brush fire.
Both agencies responded to the uncontrolled fire which occurred off of Lake Mildred Road.
They were able to get it under control after nearly four acres burned.
Lake Mildred Road is just off Highway 47 near the Newbold Town Hall. - PUB DATE: 4/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander
Falls were the most common form of injury for individuals ages 70 or older last year. That’s according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
The Rhinelander Fire Department says elderly individuals falling is one of the most common 911 calls the department receives.
Lieutenant Paramedic Adam Johnson says some falls just involve helping the individual back into a sitting or standing position. - PUB DATE: 4/13/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJFW-TV NBC 12 Rhinelander
After a balcony fire on the city’s east side, Madison firefighters are reminding residents Tuesday to properly dispose of cigarettes and other smoking materials.
The Madison Fire Department responded to a fire at a residential building around 2:55 p.m. Monday on Brandie Road. Crews reported the fire started on a second-story building and was possibly spreading to the first floor. - PUB DATE: 4/12/2022 1:29:23 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
State officials are warning counties in western and central Wisconsin about a high risk of wildfires.
On Tuesday, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reported very high fire danger in 28 counties in the western half of the state, from St. Croix and Taylor counties down to Dane and Green counties. - PUB DATE: 4/12/2022 12:48:02 PM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Public Radio
VIDEO: Not everyone gets the privilege of living to be 100 years old... but one woman in Sauk City turned 100 Wednesday.
Fidalia “Dale” Breunig has four children, seven grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.
Breunig’s one wish for her 100th birthday was to ride a fire truck around town, so that’s exactly what she did. - PUB DATE: 4/12/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
Work is officially underway on La Crosse’s new fire station. The department broke ground on Fire Station No. 2 on Monday.
The station, on La Crosse street near the UW-La Crosse campus, is the city’s first new fire station in 55 years.
Station 2 not only will house a crew but also will be the department’s new headquarters. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2022 9:01:26 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
The past few months saw the retirement of four members of the Green Bay Metro Fire Department (GBMFD) – William Altschwager, Karl Markhardt, Corey Bereza and Brian Cairns – each hanging up their uniforms after years of service to the communities of Green Bay, Allouez and Bellevue.
Together the four have more than 100 years of experience, some answering the call to duty for close to three decades. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2022 5:00:00 PM - SOURCE: Press Times
Two dogs died early Monday morning when a fire tore through a Bradford Township home, engulfing it in flames, the Sheriff’s Office reported.
According to its report, firefighters from both sides of the state line were called to the rural Rock Co. house, in the 12000 block of Minkey Road, just before 7 a. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2022 12:00:51 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
VIDEO: Two people were seriously injured in a large explosion at their mobile home in northern Marinette County Sunday morning.
According to Marinette County Sheriff Jerry Sauve, the explosion was reported at 8:50 a.m. Sunday at a home on Payette Rd. at Bomber Rd. in the Town of Niagara. It was heard by many people several miles away. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUC-TV NBC/FOX 6 Marquette
VIDEO: Multiple fire crews responded to a duplex fire near Fox Valley Technical College Sunday evening.
The Grand Chute Fire Department (GCFD) reported to the 2900 block of West Big Bend Drive for a report of a garage fire at 4:38 p.m., according to Battalion Chief Robert Schipper. The Appleton and Fox Crossing Fire Departments were dispatched at the same time, following automatic aid agreements. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
A Superior High School senior took her senior project to new heights, highlighting the Superior Fire Department in a calendar that has raised money going towards the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.
Paige Hansen, an aspiring photographer, decided for the community service part of her senior project, to visit her local fire department, and find a way to repay them for what they do every day. - PUB DATE: 4/11/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KQDS-TV FOX 21 Superior
A fire station on Eau Claire’s south side will be renovated and expanded this year, pending a vote Tuesday of the City Council.
Under a proposed $1.98 million contract, Eau Claire Fire Station No. 6, 3020 Golf Road, would get additional space for personnel and equipment.
“It’s not just adding space; we’re gutting the interior,” Fire Chief Chris Bell said Friday in a phone interview. - PUB DATE: 4/10/2022 4:30:00 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram - Metered Site
