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Outdoor fire danger remains high across Wisconsin

VIDEO: Potentially dangerous fire conditions continue around the state this week. Waupaca County is one of the counties in Northeast Wisconsin where the outdoor fire risk is considered very high. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reported in the past week it had to put out 72 wildfires across the state, including one in Waupaca County where our news team could see a significant amount of tall, dry brush and crunchy grass.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Oven fire causes damages to apartment in Marshfield

Friday, at 10:32 p.m., Marshfield Fire and Rescue responded with 9 personnel to a report of an oven fire with heavy smoke filling the apartment at Laurel Gardens Apartments. Residents of the apartment complex were found outside when personnel arrived. According to a Marshfield Police Officer, a fire extinguisher was used on the stone.
- PUB DATE: 3/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire

Milton woman suffers severe burns after friend pours accelerant on bonfire: ‘I was on the ground in flames’

VIDEO/PHOTOS: A 19-year-old Wisconsin woman is at home recovering after she suffered severe burns from a bonfire someone had tossed accelerant into on a night in February. Ryen Reif said she was attending her friend’s birthday party on February 12. The group had gathered around a bonfire that evening when Reif said a friend tossed lacquer thinner, an extremely volatile and flammable liquid, onto the fire.
- PUB DATE: 3/17/2024 1:43:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

3 families escape Green Bay apartment building fire, no one hurt

Three families were pushed from their apartments, and several pets had to be rescued from a three-unit apartment building in Green Bay. Firefighters say they responded after 2:15 a.m. for smoke coming from the building. Once they arrived, smoke and flames were spotted coming from the windows. Firefighters went inside, and it took them about 20 minutes to get this fire under control, because it was spreading through the walls.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay

Two southeast Wisconsin firefighters compete for $1 million on 'The Amazing Race'

VIDEO: Two first responders from southeast Wisconsin are competing on the 36th season of "The Amazing Race." Sunny Pulver and Bizzy Smith are best friends and firefighters. Pulver works for the Madison Fire Department and Smith works for the New Berlin Fire Department. The two quickly became best friends while receiving their training and are now ready to race into a new challenge.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

Sheriff’s Office says furnace problem at Crandon School caused carbon monoxide issue, 39 treated

The Forest County Sheriff’s Office has released new details about an incident that sickened dozens and prompted an evacuation at the Crandon School. In all, 39 people received medical care after becoming ill. Two had elevated levels of carbon monoxide. Authorities said a mechanical issue with the furnace created elevated levels of carbon monoxide inside the school.
- PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 7 Wausau

Crews respond to fire at Marshfield door manufacturer

One person was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire at a Marshfield business Wednesday morning. Crews responded to a report of a fire at Masonite Architectural, a door manufacturer at approximately 9:50 a.m. When crews arrived they found a large particle board press on fire. A press release said the fire sprinkler system was activated, containing the fire while crews extinguished the press fire.
- PUB DATE: 3/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 7 Wausau

Woman dies after fatal crash near Drexel Avenue in Oak Creek

VIDEO/PHOTO: A Milwaukee woman, 25, is dead after a rollover crash happened on I-41/94 near Drexel Avenue in Oak Creek on Wednesday evening, March 13. The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office shut down all northbound lanes of I-41/94 at Drexel Avenue following the violent crash. Traffic was being diverted.
- PUB DATE: 3/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Grass fire burns two acres in Village of Maine in Marathon County as DNR issues fire danger notice

The Wisconsin DNR is asking people to avoid burning this week due to elevated fire danger throughout the state. Warm temperatures, low humidity, and breezy conditions are in the forecast for the beginning part of this week. Although parts of the state are predicted to see rain on Wednesday, the precipitation is expected to miss the northern part of Wisconsin.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 7 Wausau

‘It is bone chilling’: Apple Watch calls Racine County 911 after driver crashes truck

An Apple Watch called 911 to alert authorities that a driver was just involved in a bad crash early Sunday morning. Just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday, the Racine County Communications Center got an emergency call, but it was not from a person - it was from an Apple Watch. “The owner of this Apple Watch was in a severe car crash and is not responding to their watch,” the automated message from the Apple Watch is heard saying to the 911 operator.
- PUB DATE: 3/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC/CW+ Eau Claire

Adams County restaurant considered total loss after fire

An Adams County restaurant is considered a total loss after a fire on Sunday, the Sheriff’s Office reported. Firefighters responded just after 4:10 p.m. for a kitchen fire at Family Affair Restaurant, on the 200 block of N. Main Street, in Friendship. Deputies reported seeing flames from the building and multiple fire departments were called in to assist.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison

New fire station opens in Sheldon area

VIDEO: A new fire station is now open in the township of Willard in Rusk County. In 2023, the Sheldon Fire Protection District came to an agreement with the township to build a new fire station at the Willard Town Hall. Construction on the new two-bay building was completed late last year and became operational on March 1.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire

Leftover embers from controlled burn spark grass fire in Blue Mounds

Embers that were leftover from a weekend controlled burn led to a grass fire Monday that burned several acres near Mount Horeb. The fire was reported around 1 p.m. along County F in the Town of Blue Mounds. Mount Horeb Fire Chief Jenny Minter says there was a controlled burn in this area on Sunday.
- PUB DATE: 3/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

Sun Prairie fire causes $20K in damages

Sun Prairie Fire crews and EMS responded to a fire Saturday night. According to a news release, a fire was reported in a home on the 700 block of Edgemore Drive near Effingham Way around 7:40 p.m. Battalion Chief Christopher Reese says the first crews reported smoke on the 2nd floor, and confirmed no one was in the house.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison

15 departments respond to the fire at Mardi Gras Bar in Dodge County

At 8:58 p.m. on Saturday, March 9, 2024, the Iron Ridge Fire Department and First Responders and automatic mutual aid partners Hustisford and Neosho Fire Departments were paged for smoke coming out of a building at N5003 County Road WS at Mardi Gras Bar in Woodland, WI. Iron Ridge Chief went enroute at 9:03 p.
- PUB DATE: 3/11/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Washington County Insider

Obituary: Dianne Lynne Post, 69, worked as a firefighter with the Somers Fire Department

Dianne Lynne Post, 69, resident of Racine, passed away at her residence on Feb. 24, 2024, after a long battle with Multiple Sclerosis. She was born in Kenosha, on July 23, 1954, the daughter of Richard and Dolores (née Fryckman) Froemming. Diane was a graduate of Mary D. Bradford High School “Class of 1972.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Racine County Eye

Wisconsin Rapids firefighter paramedic competes in World's Strongest Firefighter Contest

VIDEO/PHOTOS: It takes both physical fitness and skill to be a first responder, and a good one at that. A firefighter paramedic in Wisconsin Rapids is excelling, not only on the job, but also in the world of power lifting. Dylan West is now back in Wisconsin after competing in the World's Strongest Firefighter Contest.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau

Madison Fire Department hopes to diversify workforce with new college internship

With a new paid internship the Madison Fire Department is hoping to fuel the fire young people have for emergency response, while also diversifying their workforce. The 40 hour-a-week paid internship is targeted at Madison College students getting their Associates Degree in Paramedicine or Fire Science.
- PUB DATE: 3/8/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV 3 Madison

Rains Put a Damper on Fire Danger in Much of Wisconsin Including Sheboygan County

Rains might not always be welcomed – especially when affecting weekend plans, but recent rains along with more in the forecast are having a big effect when it comes to wildfire danger. This week began with all of southeastern Wisconsin at high risk for fire, but a round of thunderstorms on Monday evening took a big bite out of that risk.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WHBL-AM 1330/FM 101.5 Sheboygan

No injuries after former horse betting facility catches fire in Waukegan

Fire officials are investigating after a former horse betting facility, which has been vacant for several years, caught on fire in Waukegan early Wednesday morning. The Waukegan Fire Department responded at 4:44 a.m. Wednesday to 630 South Green Bay Road in Waukegan for a report of a structure fire.
- PUB DATE: 3/7/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lake & McHenry County Scanner

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