VIDEO: Demolition at an old hotel near The Corners of Brookfield was postponed to allow firefighters to build their skills.
"We never know when we’re going to rely upon these people," said Robert Gould, CEO of The Corners of Brookfield. FOX6 News stopped by Wednesday, April 14 as Brookfield firefighters took part in a two-week training exercise at the vacant La Quinta Hotel. - PUB DATE: 4/14/2021 5:25:20 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox 6 Milwaukee
One person was hospitalized Wednesday morning following a fiery single-vehicle crash on Madison’s near east side.
Firefighters with the Madison Fire Department responded to the intersection of East Washington Avenue and North Dickinson Street around 4 a.m. When they arrived at the scene, crews found an SUV with heavy front-end damage that had hit a tree. - PUB DATE: 4/14/2021 9:12:01 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
Fox Cities fire departments have added a new town to its unique way to train its recruits and created better-trained firefighters.
Kevin KloehNeenah-Menasha Fire Chief says, “The fire chiefs in the Fox Valley, we came up with this plan to see what it would be like to try and do more things together because we do respond together in mutual aid calls. - PUB DATE: 4/14/2021 5:19:39 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Like seemingly every workplace, the Rock County Communications Center adapted to ensure operations continued through the COVID-19 pandemic as dispatchers eye the future with optimism as an expansion of the facility is on the horizon.
In 2020, Director Kathy Sukus said the center shifted its work model to allow for half of emergency dispatchers to work from a temporary location at the Rock County Highway Department. - PUB DATE: 4/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News
Months after putting a ban on police from using chokeholds except in life-or-death situations into official policy, the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission on Thursday will again consider removing that one exception.
The proposal, which has been discussed at two of the commission’s meetings in the last month, has the support of at least three out of six commissioners on the oversight board. - PUB DATE: 4/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Town of Brookfield Fire Department will be using a vacant Quinta Hotel, for a two week active emergency training, according to a news release.
Prior to demolition of the hotel, The Corners of Brookfield donated use of it to the Town of Brookfield Fire Department for two weeks of active emergency response training. - PUB DATE: 4/14/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Brookfield Patch
Wisconsin is on track to see its worst fire season in more than five years, officials say, after hundreds of unseasonal blazes prompted the governor to declare a state of emergency.
In just the first four months of the year, Wisconsin has lost nearly as much acreage to wildfires as it did in all of 2020. - PUB DATE: 4/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Guardian
The City of Sun Prairie on April 12 announced the acceptance of Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Chief Brian Goff into the distinguished Executive Fire Officer program at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
The program focuses on broad and comprehensive public safety matters relevant to communities of all sizes and composition. - PUB DATE: 4/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Sun Prairie Star
Sun Prairie Fire Department personnel, with assistance from Marshall EMS and Dane County deputies, rescued a 70-year-old Marshall man after he drove his pick-up off a bridge.
Capt. Corey Quinn from the Sun Prairie Fire Department said at approximately 10:30 a.m., Sun Prairie Fire & Rescue responded along with Dane County Sheriff’s Deputies and Marshall Emergency Medical Service (EMS) to a motor vehicle accident in the Town of Sun Prairie. - PUB DATE: 4/13/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Courier
A downtown restaurant temporarily shut down over the weekend after a laundry fire broke out in the restaurant’s basement.
Madison firefighters responded to the 100 block of South Butler Street shortly before 5 p.m. Friday for a report of a basement fire. When they arrived, crews found a clothes dryer and the items around it on fire. - PUB DATE: 4/12/2021 10:13:22 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
A Slinger celebration was born out of the good deed of a 7-year-old girl.
Students saluted Girl Scout Britney Bohn with signs and a parade. She even earned a ride in a fire truck. It all happened on March 26.
Britney Bohn explains, "I got a ride home from the fire truck this year because I was trying to help the firefighters in case there was a fire, they just had to hook up the hose"
In the dead of winter, she cleared the snow off dozens of fire hydrants as part of a girl scout project. - PUB DATE: 4/12/2021 4:52:14 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
"It looked like those old pictures of World War II bombings. Where there's a little bit of a tree of a tree sticking up, and everything's demolished."
Twenty-five years later, those are the words former Oakfield Village President Tony O'Malley uses to describe the chaos left behind by the last F-5 tornado to strike the state of Wisconsin. - PUB DATE: 4/12/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV Fox 11 Green Bay
Area firefighters were able to get some realistic training Saturday.
The Town of Shelby Fire Department hosted a Live fire training.
The house was donated to the fire department almost nine months ago and has been used for various training purposes. The training gives fire departments the chance to practice their skills without anyone or anything being in harm’s way. - PUB DATE: 4/10/2021 6:21:28 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
The 23-acre park, nestled directly west of Mitchell Park, runs along the Menomonee River and features part of the Hank Aaron Trail.
The Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee owns the park. Dave Misky, assistant executive director of the Redevelopment Authority, said there have been at least three fires at the park since December. - PUB DATE: 4/9/2021 3:08:31 PM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A driver needed to pulled from a creek in the Town of Sun Prairie Friday morning after his pickup truck went off the side of a bridge.
According to Sun Prairie Fire & Rescue, the 70-year-old Marshall man was heading west on Hwy. T around 10:30 a.m. when his mid-size truck drove off the bridge and fell 30 feet into the creek. - PUB DATE: 4/9/2021 1:49:43 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
VIDEO: For Kimberly Pillman and Ryle Olsen it is about helping others during an emergency and serving the community they call home.
Pillman and Olsen are two of the 10 female firefighters/paramedics who currently work for the Lake Geneva Fire Department. Pillman said she considers it an honor to be a member of the fire department, as she is able to help people during a difficult situation. - PUB DATE: 4/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lake Geneva News
For many years, the Black Bear Bar & Grill has sat next to the Eau Claire river near Augusta.
Locals said it’s one of the iconic buildings of the area. Now all that’s left are its charred walls and the name on a sign.
Someone in the house near the bar noticed smoke coming from the building around 10:45 p. - PUB DATE: 4/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison
An upcoming day of home fire safety will help people in La Crosse stay safe.
On May 8th, the La Crosse Fire Department and American Red Cross will partner to help educate community members about fire safety.
It’s part of a national ‘Sound the Alarm’ effort. Volunteers will meet with residents by appointment outside their homes to share fire safety information. - PUB DATE: 4/9/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-DT CBS 8 LaCrosse
The Fox Crossing Fire Department responded to a garage fire Thursday that left three residents and their dog without a home.
According to a release, the fire came from an attached garage on the 1300 block of Linda Avenue. Fire crews say a large number of flames came from the back of the garage while smoke rose through the roofline. - PUB DATE: 4/8/2021 10:11:07 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Replacing Fire Stations No. 2 and No. 4 continues to spark fireworks among La Crosse Common Council members, including an often-volatile debate Thursday night.
After a lengthy kerfuffle during a Zoom meeting, the council voted 8-4 to adopt an amended resolution to proceed with replacing Station No. 2 with a new building on La Crosse Street this year but put Station No. - PUB DATE: 4/8/2021 7:40:50 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
