A building in Sun Prairie will soon bear the name of the city's fallen hero. President Donald Trump signed a bill Thursday to name the post office in honor of fire Capt. Cory Barr.
"I'm kind of an ink dry kind of person so until Trump actually put his signature on it and you know I didn't wanna get my hopes up," says Abby Barr, Cory's widow. - PUB DATE: 11/1/2019 8:23:38 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
Oak Creek has a new fire chief following the retirement of former Chief Tom Rosandich earlier this month.
Formerly an assistant fire chief, Michael Kressuk, Jr. has been appointed as the new chief for the Oak Creek Fire Department.
The city’s police and fire commission made the appointment at its Oct. - PUB DATE: 11/1/2019 2:54:30 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
President Donald Trump has signed a bill renaming the Sun Prairie post office after a firefighter killed in an explosion last year.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin’s office says Trump signed the bill Thursday renaming the post office after Cory Barr. He was killed in a natural gas explosion in downtown Sun Prairie in July 2018. - PUB DATE: 11/1/2019 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27
Firefighters helped a man whose wheel broke off his van in a parking lot next to the fire department on Thursday.
A blog post from the Madison Fire Department said the crew was told that the man needed to move his vehicle into a parking spot to avoid getting a ticket. However, the man could not afford a tow truck. - PUB DATE: 10/31/2019 4:47:12 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
While on the scene of one crash, Town of Peshtigo Fire Department says one of its vehicles became the victim of another crash Thursday morning.
The fire department says its water tender was being used for protection at a crash along U.S. Hwy 41 just before 7 a.m. A vehicle had rolled over near the Peshtigo River bridge. - PUB DATE: 10/31/2019 2:52:10 PM - SOURCE: NBC 26 Green Bay
A Germantown man remains hospitalized Thursday morning after being rescued by Germantown fire crews and police department officers after his home caught fire Wednesday night.
The Germantown fire and police departments responded to a house fire at W161 N11683 Church St. at about 8 p.m. Wednesday. When they arrived, they found the man lying on the front steps while flames were shooting out of the front door and front windows. - PUB DATE: 10/31/2019 8:28:39 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Metered SIte
A 14-year-old girl on Wednesday, Oct. 30 offered tasty treats to Milwaukee firefighters who saved her life 11 years ago. It was Sept. 28, 2008 -- and FOX6 News cameras were rolling near the intersection of Grant and Middlemass in Milwaukee as crews put out a huge duplex fire. One little girl remained inside the building until firefighters came to the rescue. - PUB DATE: 10/30/2019 4:49:09 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
The Bellevue Fire Department will be staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week starting in 2020.
The Village Board of Trustees approved a three-year contract with Bellevue Firefighters from IAFF Local 141 to allow this staffing, changing it from the current staffing structure of Monday through Friday, 7 a. - PUB DATE: 10/30/2019 11:46:20 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
Three people are without a home in Rock County after a massive fire Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Janesville Fire Department, crews responded to South Edgewater Drive in the Town of Rock just before 4 p.m. after flames were seen coming from a garage.
The fire spread to the main building of the house, and crews were able to knock down those flames in 20 minutes. - PUB DATE: 10/30/2019 5:38:16 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
Firefighters with muscles, and puppies, in a calendar.
This is how Milwaukee Fire Department members are raising tens of thousands of dollars to help firefighters during times of need.
Two years ago Ignite the Spirit-Milwaukee launched as a nonprofit organization that supports firefighters when they can't be at work for family or personal health reasons. - PUB DATE: 10/30/2019 4:57:45 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Firefighters from seven central Wisconsin municipalities got the chance this week to practice rescuing people in a real-life agricultural setting and not just with a simulator.
The Pittsville Fire Department regularly uses a simulator to train firefighters on how to rescue someone caught in a grain bin. - PUB DATE: 10/29/2019 5:56:57 PM - SOURCE: Wisconsin State Farmer
A man is facing criminal charges, accused of taking a fire chief's all-terrain vehicle during a festival in Big Bend.
Surveillance images show the fire department's six-wheel ATV just outside the station in July during the Big Bend Rumble by the River. The chief was using it to deliver water and snacks to police and firefighters. - PUB DATE: 10/29/2019 3:38:16 PM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
Kent Gilles has been responding to 911 calls in one fashion or another for more than three decades.
Wisconsin State Assembly recently awarded the lifelong Plum City resident with the 93rd Assembly District First Responder Award. The Wisconsin Assembly honors first responders from each district.
Rep. - PUB DATE: 10/29/2019 8:33:26 AM - SOURCE: Rivertowns
Officers with the Madison Police Department are investigating a house fire Monday night as a possible arson.
Officers were sent to a home along the 100 block of North First Street around 8:30 p.m., according to Sgt. Benjamin Schwarz with MPD.
No one was hurt in the fire, Schwarz said.
If anyone has information about the fire call the Madison Police Department or Madison Area Crime Stoppers at 608-266-6014. - PUB DATE: 10/29/2019 7:57:59 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
A fire that the Black River Falls Fire Department believes is "suspicious in nature" likely destroyed a garage Monday in Jackson County.
The fire, reported shortly before noon, occurred in an unattached garage at N9193 Wren Lane in the town of Adams. Upon arrival, firefighters from the Black River Falls and Hatfield fire departments saw flames and found heavy smoke coming from the 40-by-40-foot building. - PUB DATE: 10/28/2019 5:09:48 PM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
A Janesville home damaged by fire months ago caught on fire again early Sunday morning.
The home is located at 121 South Academy Drive, according to a release by the Janesville Fire Department.
Firefighters arrived at the home around 3:15 a.m. Sunday, to see flames coming from a boarded-up house.
The owner of the property told firefighters the home had been unoccupied since a fire back in April. - PUB DATE: 10/28/2019 6:48:38 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
Madison Fire Chief Steve Davis confirmed two firefighters suffered minor injuries in two fires on the east side of Madison on Saturday night.
Officials received a call around 7:30 p.m. for a report of a building on fire on the corner of Mifflin Street and Few Street. When the first engine company arrived, Davis said there were fires on both Mifflin and Few, that he said started on Mifflin Street. - PUB DATE: 10/27/2019 3:37:19 PM - SOURCE: WMSN-TV Fox 47 Madison
The Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office says a garage fire left the total loss of a house and two vehicles, along with leaving one person injured Sunday morning.
Fire crews say around 10:30 a.m., they responded to the report of a fire at a residence located at W726 Birchwood Dr. in the Town of Osceola. - PUB DATE: 10/27/2019 1:58:21 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
An Oshkosh firefighter was injured while extinguishing a fire Saturday afternoon.
Firefighters say around 4:38 p.m., they responded to the report of a house on fire at 143 Arthur Ave. in Oshkosh.
The Oshkosh Fire Department said the firefighter suffered minor injuries, but will be okay.
No other injuries were reported. - PUB DATE: 10/26/2019 7:43:14 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV and WJMN-TV Green Bay
At the Village of Bellevue’s Village Board meeting this week a unanimous vote was made for a major change, at the Village of Bellevue’s Fire and Rescue Department.
The board approved a three-year contract with Bellevue firefighters to staff the department at all times with personnel. The Fire Chief, Jack Mlnarik says the move will significantly cut response times for firefighters arriving to emergencies. - PUB DATE: 10/25/2019 4:37:43 PM - SOURCE: NBC 26 Green Bay
