VIDEO: The Portage Fire Department has found a potential solution to an immense staffing shortage in emergency medical services (EMS) thanks to a recent referendum in the community and a grant from the state.
The department purchased two new ambulances to begin offering its own medical transport services in January 2025. - PUB DATE: 3/30/2024 1:14:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Every year the Wisconsin Academy of Rural Medicine (WARM) works with first responders to train for disasters. That training took place Thursday at Central High School.
La Crosse law enforcement agencies, medical professionals, Western Technical College EMS students, and La Crosse Area students and staff all participated in the staged active shooter drill. - PUB DATE: 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse
VIDEO: The first public health vending machine in Outagamie County was unveiled Wednesday. The initiative was spurred primarily due to opioid overdose deaths, which the county saw 95 from 2019-22.
“Almost every single death has fentanyl in it. It’s, in the majority of the deaths that we see, causing these fatalities,” Outagamie County Public Health community health educator Cassy Stefl said. - PUB DATE: 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
VIDEO: Tragedy in Whitewater is prompting change a year after a newborn was found dead in a field.
Two municipalities are getting Safe Haven Baby Boxes. Both communities hope this will help parents in distress.
An anonymous climate-controlled Safe Haven Baby Box will soon be placed on a wall on the side of the Whitewater Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 3/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers (D) visited La Crosse Tuesday to sign a bill legalizing xylazine testing strips into law.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, there was a 19% increase in opioid related deaths between 2020 and 2022. In recent years, health officials have found the animal tranquilizer xylazine mixed with other opiates. - PUB DATE: 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse
A garage fire in Green Bay Wednesday required assistance from a HAZMAT team after two propane tanks were damaged in the blaze.
Green Bay Metro Fire Department responded to 1321 Argonne Drive on the city's west side at 10:45 a.m. for a fully-involved two-stall garage fire. Crews arrived on scene to find flames coming through the roof and heavy black smoke. - PUB DATE: 3/28/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay
Numerous first responders, including police, fire, and EMS, might surround Oconto Middle School Wednesday afternoon and evening.
Oconto Fire & Rescue is letting residents know about training at the school at 400 Michigan Ave. from 3:30 p.m. until about 8 p.m.
Neighbors can expect to see a lot of people vehicles, fire trucks, and ambulances from numerous jurisdictions. - PUB DATE: 3/27/2024 4:39:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
VIDEO/PHOTOS: An Appleton fire station hosted the governor as he signed a bill that empowers EMS personnel.
On Tuesday, Gov. Tony Evers signed Senate Bill 829 at Appleton Fire Department Station No. 1.
The bill allows a tactical emergency medical services (TEMS) professional who is acting in the line of duty to carry a firearm in otherwise prohibited areas, such as fish hatcheries and wildlife refuges, school zones, and for the purposes of trespassing. - PUB DATE: 3/27/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay
When an emergency strikes in Egg Harbor, you can now look to the sky for help. The Egg Harbor Fire Department teamed up with Titletown Drones in Suamico to purchase a drone and for its subsequent training. Six fire department members are participating in the training that will allow them to conduct searches more quickly and efficiently. - PUB DATE: 3/26/2024 5:02:56 PM - SOURCE: Door County Daily News
VIDEO: The City of Winona is looking at two potential locations for construction of a new central fire station to replace their current headquarters.
Mayor Scott Sherman and Fire Chief Joel Corcoran say the current building is out-of-date and possesses health concerns for firefighters.
"We want to make sure we have a facility that will last us another 50 years. - PUB DATE: 3/26/2024 1:11:00 AM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
VIDEO: The small Vernon County community of Wheatland came together to honor one of its own, Scott Yaun, for his unwavering dedication and selfless service as a firefighter for over four decades.
Yaun used to live in De Soto, and one day he came outside to see his neighbor's house on fire. He started throwing snow in the windows and attempting to put out the fire however he can. - PUB DATE: 3/26/2024 12:30:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse
VIDEO: A firefighter with Lake Country Fire & Rescue proved first responders are always on the job.
When Matthew Haerter boarded a flight to Arizona last week, he was ready for a little R&R.
"It was very last minute to head west," he said.
Fate had another idea. The assistant chief of Lake Country Fire & Rescue found himself on one of the most stressful shifts of his entire career. - PUB DATE: 3/25/2024 9:11:40 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
VIDEO: Milwaukee Fire crews responded to a house fire near South 13th Street that spread from Dominican Barber Shop on Friday, March 23.
The Milwaukee Fire Department said no one was injured, but the barber shop was completely destroyed.
The owner of Dominican Barber Shop shared he's been at that spot for two years, often giving haircuts to baseball players and others in the community. - PUB DATE: 3/25/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
VIDEO: On March 23. around 5:49 a.m., Lakeside Fire-Rescue, working jointly with Edgerton P.D., responded to multiple calls reporting smoke and fire coming from 503 Rollin Street in Edgerton.
The fire blocked the floor's exit, preventing the tenants from escaping. With this information, Rock County 9-1-1 upgraded the incident, and additional fire and EMS units from Janesville and Stoughton were dispatched. - PUB DATE: 3/23/2024 11:48:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
VIDEO: The Wisconsin State Firefighters Association (WSFA) hosted its 2024 conference in Stevens Point this year.
This event has been held around different parts of Wisconsin for more than five decades.
The event was open to the public, but is used as a way for firefighters to collaborate and communicate with other first responder agencies to create more effective ways for emergency responses. - PUB DATE: 3/23/2024 1:01:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
Multiple area fire departments worked to put out a fire in rural Pepin County Wednesday evening.
According to Durand Fire Chief Jamey King, it happened in the town of Lima, near County Road T and L Poeschel Road. A 911 caller said there was a swamp on fire near the intersection.
King said they could see smoke from miles away. - PUB DATE: 3/21/2024 10:20:00 PM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire
Waukesha South High School’s varsity dance team is hard at work on a special routine.
It’s for a halftime show at an upcoming basketball game where police and firefighters will play against each other.
Every move means something special to varsity dance team captain Julia Barron, a junior.
This week, their family expanded to include a whole lot of grannies. - PUB DATE: 3/21/2024 9:01:52 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
PHOTO: The Waupun Fire Department responded to a large vegetation fire overnight in Fond du Lac County.
Around midnight, the Fond du Lac County Communication Center received a call that there was an area of tall grass burning at the north west corner of the Highway 26 and Highway 151 interchange north of Waupun. - PUB DATE: 3/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KFIZ-AM 1450 Fond du Lac
Lincoln County is set to give people free in-depth mental health training this spring.
The county's Health and Human Services building will host the first of two planned "mental health first aid" sessions on April 1, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
It's only available for the first 30 adults who sign up, designed to help spot warning signs of mental illness and substance use disorders and give people knowledge on when to start conversations with people who may need them. - PUB DATE: 3/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
The City of River Falls received $1,401,000 in the federal appropriations legislation signed into law by President Biden on March 9, 2024. This funding, which was secured by Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI, 3), will support vital renovations at the River Falls Fire Station. - PUB DATE: 3/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Pierce County Journal - Metered Site
