The Sun Prairie Fire and Rescue Company reports a fire caused $150,000 in damage to a home in the Town of Burke Tuesday morning.
According to a news release from SPFRC, crews responded to the 6000 block of Rattman Road at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, finding smoke and flames spilling out of a second-story window upon arrival. - PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 3:19:59 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV 27 ABC Madison
A retired Wisconsin firefighter is being featured in a calendar for the American Lung Association for his heroic efforts.
Chuck Roberts, a retired firefighter from the Eagle Fire Department has managed to raise over $50,000 for the American Lung Association while participating in climbs over the years. - PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1
Sixteen-year-old Makayla Green said she forgave the homeless man that set her house on fire.
After Manitowoc police arrested 56-year-old Charles Cantrell III for the fire that destroyed a home on the 330-block of Mero Street last Monday, Makayla was able to talk with him on the phone.
Green was in the process of buying that vacant home. - PUB DATE: 11/2/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Deputies from the Racine County Sheriff’s Offices on Sunday, Oct. 31 responded to the area of 11th Avenue and West Street in the Village of Union Grove for a mobile home that was on fire.
Upon arrival, deputies observed the mobile home to be fully engulfed with flames. All occupants of the residence and adjacent mobile homes were moved to safety. - PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 4:23:10 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
The Holmen Area Fire Department’s emergency response times are improving to levels not seen in a while.
The La Crosse and Holmen Area fire departments are in a partnership. “We’re very pleased with how this new cooperation is going,” Holmen Area Fire Board president Patrick Barlow said.
In July, the La Crosse Common Council approved an agreement between both fire departments. - PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-DT CBS 8 LaCrosse
More than 100 local firefighters and a team of emergency technicians gathered recently at Heiman Holsteins outside Chili for a training exercise tailored to the unique challenges of farm-site rescues.
Organizers described the goal of the training exercise as twofold. The first was to prepare emergency workers for situations that only occur on private farm properties. - PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Leader-Telegram - Metered Site
No one was injured after a dryer caught fire in an apartment building in Fond du Lac on Sunday night.
According to the Fond du Lac Fire/Rescue, on Oct. 31 around 7:50 p.m., crews responded to Glacier Valley Estates for a reported fire in the third-floor laundry room. When crews arrived they saw smoke coming from a dryer in the laundry room. - PUB DATE: 11/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
The Western Lakes Fire District announced last week that they are using new technology — donated drones — which will provide potentially life-saving services when responding to various emergencies in the community.
Since receiving the technology in March, Deputy Fire Chief & Lead Pilot Brad Ingersoll said they’ve already used them in a variety of situations, including flying one for approximately six hours during the Roundy’s warehouse shooting in Oconomowoc in March. - PUB DATE: 10/29/2021 5:26:07 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today
A new study shows Fire and EMS agencies across the state are struggling to maintain appropriate service levels in the face of numerous challenges.
A local fire department says those findings ring true here in the Chippewa Valley.
The Wisconsin Policy Forum studied 30 Fire and EMS providers throughout the state. - PUB DATE: 10/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire
No one is hurt in a fire late Wednesday night in Onalaska.
Chief Troy Gudie said firefighters were called to a home in the 800 block of Sand Lake Road just before midnight for a report of a fire on a deck that was spreading to a garage and inside of a home.
Everyone inside the home including the family dog were able to safely escape unharmed. - PUB DATE: 10/28/2021 1:45:06 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse
When flames tore through a Fort Atkinson warehouse in early August, fire departments from as far away as Illinois responded.
Jefferson Fire Chief Ronald Wegner, president of the Jefferson County Fire Chiefs Association and whose department was one of many who responded that week, said that when a call for response went out–there just wasn’t enough people close by to go. - PUB DATE: 10/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV FOX 47 Madison
One person is dead and an ambulance flipped after multiple incidents in Marathon County.
It started on Grand Avenue when a person was hit by a vehicle in Schofield.
The Riverside Fire Department was transporting the person from the scene. The ambulance was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Scott Street and North First Street in Wausau and flipped over. - PUB DATE: 10/28/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
Twin Lakes Volunteer Fire Department Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Kristen Herreid has been named First Responder of the Year for the 61st Assembly District.
State Rep. Samantha Kerkman, R-Salem Lakes, presented the award to Herreid. The EMT joined more than 70 other first responders at the State Capitol Wednesday to receive the award and be honored by the Wisconsin State Assembly. - PUB DATE: 10/27/2021 1:06:35 PM - SOURCE: Kenosha News - Metered Site
The Monona Police and Fire Departments now have a few extra resources to help them comfort children they encounter in crisis situations.
Madison-based nonprofit REACH-A-Child donated 20 "REACH" bags to the departments.
They're durable backpacks filled with children's books and drawstring bags. 13 will be put in squad cars and seven will be put in ambulances and fire trucks. - PUB DATE: 10/26/2021 4:56:51 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
A man serving time on work release for arson was arrested again in a string of fires that were spotted Monday by Waukesha bus drivers.
Surveillance video shows a man placing something in a dumpster moments before it caught on fire Monday at the Waukesha Metro Transit Center. "Got a call from a driver who observed a dumpster on fire at the transit center," said Daniel Peterson, head of security for Waukesha Metro Transit. - PUB DATE: 10/26/2021 4:46:47 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
Janesville fire officials say more than a dozen firefighters from multiple departments responded to a house fire on S. Locust St. Monday afternoon.
The call came in just before 3 p.m. Monday for a report of a garage fire. When crews got on scene, they found smoke coming out of the first floor of the two-floor home, not from the garage. - PUB DATE: 10/26/2021 9:47:45 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
An early morning fire is a reminder to close your bedroom door at night.
The La Crosse Fire Department responded to a house fire just after midnight this morning.
A female was reported to be trapped inside her bedroom with her dog according to firefighters.
The fire crew was able to extinguish the first floor fire, while the woman was held safely in her bedroom. - PUB DATE: 10/26/2021 7:40:38 AM - SOURCE: WLAX & WEUX-TV FOX 25 & 48 La Crosse
A North Prairie firefighter has died in the line of duty after contracting COVID-19. Colleagues are remembering Gary Berg for his decades of dedication to the job.
Berg joined the North Prairie Fire Department as soon as he could, his 18th birthday, and he never looked back. His fellow firefighters say they'll miss the man known for his humility and hard work. - PUB DATE: 10/25/2021 8:59:39 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
A man found guilty of setting a woman on fire in Waukesha in September of 2020, was sentenced Monday, Oct. 25, 2021 to 38 years in prison with another 24 years of extended supervision.
Authorities said it was a random attack. The victim, Amber Fuller, was walking her dogs when police say Joel Murn ran up to her and set her on fire. - PUB DATE: 10/25/2021 12:48:42 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Firefighter Emily Owens is a St. Norbert College graduate whose not only debunking stereotypes in her career field, but is part of the groundbreaking efforts to help diversify the fire industry.
"I didn't always get a lot of support as the only woman on a crew. There was a time when I was the only woman on a crew. - PUB DATE: 10/25/2021 12:04:26 PM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
