Two Department of Public Works employees were injured Wednesday afternoon after being hit by a vehicle.
The collision happened about 1:40 p.m. Wednesday near North 52nd Street and West Hampton Avenue in Milwaukee. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett said the two were hit while they were picking up trash in the median on Hampton Avenue. - PUB DATE: 3/4/2020 1:48:16 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
Pets are family. Now firefighters in Waupaca will be better equipped to help furry friends during a fire.
The Waupaca Area Fire District has received new pet oxygen masks. They were donated by Invisible Fence's Project Breathe Program.
“Animals tend to hide in a fire and owners can’t always find their pets,” says Waupaca Area Fire District Safety Officer Tim Banaszak. - PUB DATE: 3/4/2020 1:37:25 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
Two people were displaced from their home after a fire Tuesday night in a duplex on the city’s west side.
Fire crews responded to the fire around 7 p.m. in the 400 block of Silver Spring Drive, according to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department. The first units on scene saw heavy smoke and fire coming from the living room windows. - PUB DATE: 3/4/2020 3:58:07 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
As Milwaukee prepares to host the Democratic National Convention some leaders within the city are getting new roles to keep the area safe. Milwaukee Fire Department Deputy Chief Kevin Hafemann is the person behind the city's fire and EMS response for the DNC. He has been planning for everything from a person suffering from heat exhaustion to a bomb. - PUB DATE: 3/3/2020 8:00:39 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
The Sheboygan Fire Department says one person died after a fire on the city's northeast side.
The victim's name was not released.
At about 9:50 p.m., Sheboygan firefighters were dispatched to a report of a fire in the 400 block of Michigan Ave.
Firefighters arrived on scene to find heavy fire coming from the second floor of the building. - PUB DATE: 3/3/2020 4:55:39 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
A resident of a senior living facility in Oshkosh was taken to the hospital after a small fire.
Firefighters were called to Marian Manor on Merritt Ave. just before 3 p.m. Monday.
The first crew on scene reported smoke on the second floor. A small fire was confined in one of the units and it was quickly extinguished. - PUB DATE: 3/3/2020 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay
Towering flames engulfed a garage in De Pere early Monday morning.
The garage is considered a loss, according to the De Pere Fire Department.
At about 2:46 a.m., De Pere firefighters responded to an address on N. Adams Street off Ridgeway Boulevard and Webster Avenue.
Crews arrived to find a two-stall detached garage in flames. - PUB DATE: 3/2/2020 3:43:15 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Kenosha firefighters responded to a report of a fire in a wall at a downtown apartment building Sunday morning.
The fire was reported shortly before 10 a.m. at 609 58th St. by the woman who was inside the room, according to Battalion Chief Ken Schroeder of the Kenosha Fire Department.
According to Schroeder, the person had been burning incense in the room and apparently fell asleep when she awoke to the fire. - PUB DATE: 3/2/2020 1:45:38 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News
Two men were rescued from the middle of Geneva Lake on Sunday, March 1 after an ice slab broke off from the main ice.
Fontana Fire & Rescue officials responded around 11:30 a.m. for a report of two people stuck on the ice. An assistant fire chief was on scene immediately after dispatch and gathered information from witnesses onshore and dispatchers as to the location of the men needing rescue. - PUB DATE: 3/1/2020 1:37:57 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
A fundraiser was held Saturday, Feb. 29 at Jen’s Sweet Treats in Cudahy in honor of Darrin “Superman” Jones, the Milwaukee firefighter who passed away in his sleep on Feb. 1, just three months before he planned to retire. Jones’ passing was considered a line of duty death.
“They put their lives on the line every time they, you know, come to work, and Superman was no different,” said Jennifer Clark, owner of Jen’s Sweet Treats. - PUB DATE: 2/29/2020 5:40:37 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
Brian Bleskacek was diagnosed with stage four inoperable urothelial cancer in November. On Saturday members of Bloomer came to the Pines Ballroom to honor Brian and all he has done for the community, as well as raise money for medical expenses.
"It's pretty amazing to see all the community outpouring involvement whether it's donations or the people here who are spending money and having a good time,” says Brady Bleskacek. - PUB DATE: 2/29/2020 4:31:14 PM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV 13 News
The Kewaunee County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed that a 71-year-old man is dead following a early morning house fire on Friday. Crews from multiple departments responded to the fire in the 1900 block of Wochos Road in Franklin shortly after 1 a.m.
Chief Jeff Chalupny of the Tisch Mills Fire Department says upon arrival at the scene, firefighters encountered heavy smoke and flames, putting crews on a defensive approach immediately. - PUB DATE: 2/28/2020 5:43:30 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
Firefighters battled a fire Thursday afternoon that severely damaged a boiler building at SV Pallet facilities in Wood County.
Fire crews responded to the blaze around 2:20 p.m. at SV Pallet on State 80 in the town of Richfield, according to Richfield Rural Fire Department. Crews arrived to find a wood-framed structure with metal siding that had flames and smoke coming from the roof. - PUB DATE: 2/28/2020 4:48:36 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
The Milwaukee Fire Department is at the scene of a residential fire near 83rd and Villard on the city’s west side.
FOX6 News crews captured a heavy fire department presence at that location just before 9 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27. There is visible damage to what appears to be a multi-home building.
The Milwaukee Police Department confirmed that the two-alarm residential fire spread to two nearby buildings. - PUB DATE: 2/27/2020 7:42:28 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
Firefighters on Wednesday night, Feb. 26 responded to the scene of a fire Romy Battery near 43rd and Lincoln in Milwaukee. The call came in shortly after 10 p.m.
Upon arrival, the building was fully engulfed and additional fire units were summoned. The cause of the fire is not believed to be suspicious — but is still under investigation. - PUB DATE: 2/27/2020 4:51:52 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV Fox Channel 6
Crews battled a fire at an indoor riding stable in the Town of Neenah.
It happened around 9:00 p.m. Wednesday on the 2900 block of Woodenshoe Road.
Firefighters found smoke coming from the stable and found a tractor on fire. The owner of the building was using a fire extinguisher to attempt to control the fire before crews arrived. - PUB DATE: 2/27/2020 2:45:39 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
In one of the worst shootings in Wisconsin history, five people were killed Wednesday by a gunman during a rampage on the Milwaukee campus of Molson Coors.
The gunman died by suicide, bringing the total of known dead so far to six. Initial accounts from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel indicated at least seven had died, but that number has since been clarified. - PUB DATE: 2/26/2020 2:58:39 PM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
VIDEO: A father and two young children managed to escape a large fire that consumed their Portage home Wednesday morning.
Heavy smoke and flames could still be seen more than a half-hour after firefighters were first called to this house, in the 900 block of W. Wisconsin Steet, shortly after 9 a.m. - PUB DATE: 2/26/2020 7:40:41 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Public servants will square off in two upcoming charity events, pitting law enforcement against firefighters in the name of raising money for good causes.
Oshkosh firefighters and police officers will compete in a charity hockey game 3 p.m. Saturday at the Oshkosh Community YMCA, 3303 W. 20th Ave.
Guns ‘N Hoses is an annual hockey game that pits the city's firefighters and police officers against each other in some friendly competition to raise money for a local charity. - PUB DATE: 2/26/2020 7:36:40 AM - SOURCE: Oshkosh Northwestern
Several De Pere Police and firefighters were honored on Tuesday for going above and beyond the call at the 5th annual Outstanding Public Safety Member Recognition Day.
Ilde Nielson, owner of Ogan Restaurant, will never forget April 24, 2019 as she watched the building go up in flames and collapse.
She nominated Firefighter/EMT William Tews and Lieutenant Tom Hendricks, for their work during and after the fire. - PUB DATE: 2/25/2020 9:53:19 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
