Madison firefighters used dog treats to help a dog stuck on the rooftop of a three-story multi-family home Friday night. According to Madison Fire Department Public Information Officer Cynthia Schuster, firefighters were called to the building on the 100 block of North Butler Street around 11:30 a.m.
- PUB DATE: 11/11/2019 9:48:41 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Firefighters on Monday morning, Nov. 11 responded to the scene of a fire at a vacant building near Appleton Avenue and Burleigh Street in Milwaukee. The call came in just after 1 a.m. The battalion chief said there were several fires happening at the same time. Firefighters used forced entry to get in -- and were able to get the fire under control in 30 minutes.
- PUB DATE: 11/11/2019 6:09:18 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

A family was able to evacuate their Bangor home Saturday morning after they were alerted by a smoke detector to a fire. The incident happened at a home on Wolf Road. Bangor-Burns Fire Department Chief Bob Rueckheim said firefighters were paged to the house fire around 1 a.m. A husband and wife were inside at the time.
- PUB DATE: 11/9/2019 2:41:49 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse

No one was hurt after a house fire in Horicon Thursday night. According to the Horicon Fire Department, crews were called to 7063 East St. around 7:30 p.m. for a chimney fire. Crews found heavy smoke coming from the attic and upstairs. They discovered the fire was coming from the floor on the second story of the home.
- PUB DATE: 11/8/2019 6:49:09 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

A pickup truck fire in the Town of Burke caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage Thursday when flames reached nearby structures, the Sun Prairie Volunteer Fire Dept. said. The truck was already fully engulfed in flames and heavy black smoke was pouring out when firefighters arrived in the 3000 block of Seminary Spring Road, the fire dept.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2019 2:29:58 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison

Fire destroyed a home on County Highway Z, just east of Aniwa in Shawano County. Birnamwood Fire Chief Randy Berger told NewsChannel 7 the fire started around 1:30 Thursday afternoon. He said there were no injuries but an unknown number of pets may have died in the fire. The home is a total loss. An excavator was called in to break down the home and help put out the flaming structure.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2019 1:49:51 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

After months of debate, the Port Washington Common Council on Tuesday agreed to seek proposals from architectural firms to design a new fire station and renovate the existing firehouse. Aldermen voted 6-1, with Ald. Mike Gasper dissenting, to send out a request for proposals after Mayor Marty Becker, a former member of the Police and Fire Commission and a proponent of the new fire station, said he would not accept any more delays.
- PUB DATE: 11/7/2019 1:41:59 AM - SOURCE: Ozaukee Press

A lack of fire hydrants made for an hourslong fire fight at a corn drying silo in Fitchburg Tuesday night, officials said. Dane County dispatch said it received a report of a fire on Irish Lane at 9:45 p.m. The Fitchburg Fire Department said the first arriving units, including a Fitchburg police officer, reported seeing smoke coming from the silo, indicating there was active fire, but flames were not visible outside of the silo.
- PUB DATE: 11/6/2019 4:39:29 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison

VIDEO: An explosion in the town of Westport drew first responders from multiple departments Wednesday morning. Crews from Cross Plains, Middleton, Verona and Waunakee were sent to a home at 4723 Sumac Road around 8:30 a.m. Dispatchers with Dane County said they received a call about windows being blown out of a garage.
- PUB DATE: 11/6/2019 11:09:49 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

Firefighters on Wednesday morning, Nov. 6 responded to the scene of an apartment fire in South Milwaukee. It happened near Drexel Boulevard and Pennsylvania Avenue around 5:11 a.m. Officials say the fire started inside an exterior wall — and moved up inside the rear wall space into the attic. No additional details have been released — including the cause of the fire or if any injuries were sustained.
- PUB DATE: 11/6/2019 6:21:25 AM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6

Most of us have one—a “junk drawer” for all the miscellaneous items that do not belong anywhere else in our homes. One Wisconsin family’s junk drawer, however, turned out to be a fire hazard. Last Friday, homeowners in Madison noticed smoke coming from a drawer in their kitchen, according to the Madison Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 11/6/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KMSP-TV FOX 9 Minneapolis

First responders across the state are remembering a local firefighter who died over the weekend. Brian Serdynski leaves behind a wife and three kids. "He was one of the first ones to come down and be at the firehouse and one of the last ones to leave," said Assistant Fire Chief Ryan Johnson. Johnson says Brian was with the Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department for 18 years.
- PUB DATE: 11/5/2019 7:47:33 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee

The students of the Union Grove High School chapter of the National Honor Society went into the community to raise $10,000 to help purchase protective gear for the Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department Tactical Response Team. Each year, members of the Union Grove High School National Honor Society select group projects, in addition to individual service opportunities, that allow the members to positively impact their community.
- PUB DATE: 11/5/2019 3:37:35 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times

Flames ripped through a Stevens Point home Monday and smoke filled the surrounding neighborhood, but the scene was no cause for alarm. Instead, the event was a training tool for local firefighters. The Stevens Point Fire Department had a rare opportunity to hold live-fire training at a city-owned home at 281 Washington Ave.
- PUB DATE: 11/4/2019 4:45:01 PM - SOURCE: Stevens Point Journal

The Village of Bellevue is making a change to the way it handles emergency response. Come the first of the year Bellevue Fire and Rescue will be staffed 24 hours a day. In the Village of Bellevue this fire station isn’t staffed around the clock. But come January 1, Chief Jack Mlnarik says that’s going to change.
- PUB DATE: 11/4/2019 4:37:15 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay

A Madison man is recovering from a heart attack thanks to his quick-thinking loved ones and Madison's fire chief. "I really don't think I can personally take any credit because it's training that I've received from the department over the years and experiences that led to that. Like I said, the gentleman's wife did a spectacular job," said Fire Chief Steven Davis.
- PUB DATE: 11/4/2019 10:48:10 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison

Four fallen Green Bay Metro firefighters were honored Sunday. It was the first time they were recognized locally, after dying in the line of duty from occupational cancer. “Time does not diminish the significance of the loss; in particular with these four being cancer. This is a lesson learned,” said Lieutenant David Siegel with the Green Bay Fire Department.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2019 6:48:15 PM - SOURCE: NBC 26 News Green Bay

The Union Grove-Yorkville Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of their firefighters. The department sharing on Facebook that Brian Serdynski passed away Saturday morning. He had been a member of the department for five years and participated in various local events. The Racine Journal Times first reported Serdynski suffered a heart attack during an emergency call back on October 19.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2019 6:44:52 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-AM 620 Milwaukee

A structure fire in Mauston on Saturday morning killed one person, according to a news release. At roughly 5 a.m., fire officials responded to a structure fire on Prairie Street, according to the release. Officials said firefighters were able to contain the blaze. The release said one man was found dead inside the structure.
- PUB DATE: 11/3/2019 2:56:59 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison

We all experience traumatic events at some point in our lives, whether it's the death of a loved one or something we've gone through personally. But how prepared are you to handle those situations? Captain Tyler Greenwood of the Baraboo Fire Department gave a talk at Gundersen Health System in La Crosse Friday to help people recognize the changes in your life after a trauma.
- PUB DATE: 11/1/2019 9:46:30 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse