Firefighters were called to a blaze today on Lakeshore Drive for a house that was engulfed in flames and has been declared a total loss.
The fire was reported about 10 a.m. in the single-family residence at W3219 S. Lakeshore Drive.
Deputy Linn Fire Chief Jason Smith said at least one person was in the home at the time, but he escaped from the blaze. - PUB DATE: 4/25/2020 3:11:01 PM - SOURCE: Lake Geneva News
A fire broke out in a one-story residential home on Friday afternoon.
The Suamico Fire Department says around 5 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a fire located on the 4000 blocks Sandburr Trail. Upon arrival, law enforcement says they found a one-story home with visible smoke and flames transpiring. - PUB DATE: 4/25/2020 7:42:15 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
VIDEO: As protests to reopen states grow across the country, there is also the perspective of frontline workers who have taken the brunt of this pandemic.
We talked to one Wisconsin first responder who is asking people to find a balance between their constitutional rights and social responsibility. - PUB DATE: 4/23/2020 6:06:01 PM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1
If you drive past the Wausau Fire Department on 6th Street you may have noticed a change. There's a new sign.
It was put up this week, replacing the old hand-painted sign board. Firefighters say the hand-painted signs were great, but they struggled to keep the program going with increased calls and training hours. - PUB DATE: 4/23/2020 5:51:23 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
The Green Bay Fire Department has kept its stations largely locked down during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
It's actually been about ten weeks now since the Green Bay Fire Department first started taking steps to protect themselves against COVID-19.
"We immediately kind of locked down the fire station once we first got wind of this thing," Green Bay Fire Chief Dave Litton told WTAQ. - PUB DATE: 4/23/2020 3:19:13 PM - SOURCE: WNFL 1440 AM - 101.9 FM
VIDEO: "The citizen who stopped and alerted the first-floor resident of the fire is a hero," Fond du Lac Fire Chief Peter O'Leary said after a fire on 7th Street Thursday afternoon.
The fire department reports the citizen was a passing motorist who saw the fire, stopped, and banged on the door of the home, waking the person inside. - PUB DATE: 4/23/2020 12:48:55 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
A house fire reported early Thursday morning at 1305 Bluff Ave. is believed to have been intentionally started, Racine fire officials said Thursday.
The building had been vacant and no injuries were reported, but the estimated damage was $50,400, fire investigators said.
Fire crews responding at about 1:30 a. - PUB DATE: 4/23/2020 12:43:35 PM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
Crivitz Pharmacist, Ezra Gruszyniski, presented a check for $1,200 to Denise Busse, EMS Coordinator for Crivitz Rescue Squad. In keeping with CDC guidelines to not shake hands, the two share an elbow bump of gratitude. This donation will greatly help offset the increased cost of supplies and extra equipment needed to keep the members of the rescue squad safe while responding to calls during the COVID 19 pandemic. - PUB DATE: 4/23/2020 1:42:11 AM - SOURCE: Peshtigo Times
The Racine Fire Department is concerned after they responded to four fires in six days all caused by smoking materials not thrown away safely.
"I’m very alarmed at the outbreak of fires in the city due to the same cause," said Racine Fire Lt. John Magnus.
One of the fires started Thursday, April 16, at a home on Green Street when the fire department says the owner threw a lit cigarette into a garbage can that was sitting against the home. - PUB DATE: 4/22/2020 3:40:06 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
McDonald's is looking to provide first responders with free meals as a way to say thank you during the coronavirus pandemic. It's an already king gesture that the Greenfield Fire Department is taking a step further.
"We certainly appreciate what McDonald's and other restaurants and corporations are doing," Greenfield Fire Chief Jon Cohn. - PUB DATE: 4/22/2020 3:17:20 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
KThe Racine Fire Department is concerned after they responded to four fires in six days all caused by smoking materials not thrown away safely.
"I’m very alarmed at the outbreak of fires in the city due to the same cause," said Racine Fire Lt. John Magnus.
One of the fires started Thursday, April 16, at a home on Green Street when the fire department says the owner threw a lit cigarette into a garbage can that was sitting against the home. - PUB DATE: 4/22/2020 1:04:09 PM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
The Rock County Sheriff’s Office is helping investigate a fire in which 12 campground trailers burned Tuesday night.
Milton Fire Department Battalion Chief Pete Mory said he knew of no one occupying the trailers when the fire broke out at Lakeland RV Campground. No injuries were reported.
Only two of the trailers appeared salvageable, Mory said. - PUB DATE: 4/22/2020 11:39:02 AM - SOURCE: GazetteXtra
The Pleasant Prairie Police and Fire Departments are investigating a fatal fire that happened on Tuesday, April 21.
Authorities say they were called to the area near 104th and Main Street around 11:02 p.m. for a mobile home fire. After crews put out the fire, a body was located inside. The identity of the victim is not being released at this time. - PUB DATE: 4/22/2020 4:46:33 AM - SOURCE: WDJT CBS 58 Milwaukee
Racine firefighters Tuesday afternoon responded to a house fire blamed on improperly discarded smoking materials, the fourth such incident that the department has responded to since Thursday.
Fire crews were dispatched at 3:43 p.m. Tuesday to a report of a house fire at 1911 Harriet St., just west of State Street (Highway 38). - PUB DATE: 4/21/2020 5:35:55 PM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
Steve Schreiber, the fire chief of the Black River Falls Fire Department is retiring next month.
Schreiber served a total of 33 years and 7 months as a public employee. He said his passion for the job came in 1980 as he started as he joined the Alma Center Volunteer Fire Department.
Throughout his career, Schreiber has had many jobs-as a first responder, police officer, and eventually the fire chief in 2003. - PUB DATE: 4/21/2020 4:39:04 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse
The Phelps Volunteer Fire Department recently received a long-awaited upgrade to personal protection uniforms for wild-land firefighting.
“We were very fortunate to receive a 50/50 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) — $2,500 from the Phelps Fire Department and $2,500 from the DNR,” said Norm Mesun, fire chief. - PUB DATE: 4/21/2020 1:05:39 PM - SOURCE: Vilas County News
Governor Tony Evers has declared a State of Emergency for all of Wisconsin in response to elevated wildfire conditions.
“Our first priority is protecting the people of Wisconsin and this executive order helps us control existing wildfires and use all available state assets to prevent new ones from starting,” Gov. - PUB DATE: 4/21/2020 9:40:28 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Firefighters on Tuesday morning, April 21 responded to the scene of a duplex fire near 39th and Wright in Milwaukee.
Officials say one person in the lower unit was able to exit the home safely. No one was in the upper unit when the fire broke out.
The fire caused an estimated $60,000 in damage to the structure and contents. - PUB DATE: 4/21/2020 4:40:22 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
Two companies worked together to dedicate a special memorial for a fallen Appleton Fire Driver Engineer.
Appleton Fire Department Driver Engineer Mitch Lundgaard was killed last year when a man opened fire after a rescue call in downtown Appleton. Police shot and killed the gunman.
Karl's Transport and South Side Design and Graphics partnered to make a memorial trailer for Lundgaard. - PUB DATE: 4/20/2020 5:36:10 PM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
Human remains were discovered at the site of a house fire in Marinette County Monday morning.
The Sheriff's Office says the remains are believed to be an elderly woman who lived at the home. Investigators are still working to make positive identification and notify family before the name is released. - PUB DATE: 4/20/2020 7:50:36 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
