Five people are displaced after an apartment fire Sunday morning in Janesville. The Janesville Fire Department were called to a two-story, four-unit apartment building in the 100 block of South High St. at 11:43 a.m. for reports of smoke and fire in the building, according to a release. When they arrived, all residents were safely out of the building, officials said. - PUB DATE: 1/21/2018 7:23:57 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison
VIDEO: The Pardeeville Fire Department rescued a dog that fell through thin ice Saturday afternoon and the rescue was all caught on camera. Captain Mitch Wendt tells NBC15 that the dog fell into a pond near Highway CM. He believes the dog was chasing something when it fell in and she couldn’t get out. - PUB DATE: 1/21/2018 2:23:31 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
A structure fire that started in a ceiling fan on Wednesday night caused $13,000 in damage to a home at 2416 Taylor Ave., according to a press release from the Racine Fire Department. No one was injured in the fire. Firefighters were dispatched to the house at approximately 9:20 p.m., after the occupants reported a fire in their upstairs bathroom ceiling fan. - PUB DATE: 1/19/2018 2:18:18 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
A 59-year-old Marshall man has been arrested on tentative charges of first-degree intentional homicide in connection with the disappearance of a 21-year-old Sun Prairie man. At a press conference Thursday morning, Jan. 18 at the Marshall Fire Department, Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney said the search for Jesse Faber has become a homicide investigation. - PUB DATE: 1/19/2018 1:44:05 AM - SOURCE: Waterloo / Marshall Courier
VIDEO: Waukesha's former fire chief is firing back at the woman he had an affair with. Jesse Alba and his wife, Vickie, are bringing a defamation lawsuit against the woman who ultimately played a role in Alba losing his job. After a promotion to Waukesha's fire chief in May of 2013, Jesse Alba quickly found himself fighting to keep his job. - PUB DATE: 1/18/2018 9:48:26 PM - SOURCE: WITI Fox Channel 6
Crews battled a house fire in Columbus on Thursday morning. The fire happened at a home in the 600 block of Spring Street on the second floor. NBC15 reached out to the Columbus Fire Chief, and we are waiting for a call back. - PUB DATE: 1/18/2018 7:53:41 AM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
VIDEO: Two cows died in a barn fire in the 6600 block of Outagamie County JJ on Tuesday morning. There were about 60 cows inside the barn when the fire started, Ellington Fire Department Chief Jim Bentle told USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin. The fire was reported about 9:35 a.m., according to police call records. - PUB DATE: 1/18/2018 1:52:23 AM - SOURCE: Appleton Post-Gazette & Post Crescent.com
Every year, the La Crosse Fire Department holds ice dive rescue training.
After finishing the classroom portion of training, the divers are ready to put what they learned into action.
"We're going through the final certificate," said Captain Tom Griffith with the La Crosse Fire Department. "Basically, the final discipline for our newest divers to become full fledged divers with our team. - PUB DATE: 1/17/2018 6:51:55 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse
The fire department has ordered a new fire truck at a cost of about $500,000 after totaling a truck while responding to assist with a Pewaukee fire in October. The city of Pewaukee will share a reserve vehicle with Delafield until the new truck arrives sometime in July
Delafield Fire Chief Paul Kozlowski said the town had to pay a $1,000 deductible and insurance covered the rest of the accident, which occurred at N13 W28400 Silvernail Road. - PUB DATE: 1/17/2018 6:13:11 PM - SOURCE: Livinglakecountry
A New London teenager is safe following a frigid after school experience. Avery Eplett, 17, of New London, had intended to take his first ever snowmobile ride on the Wolf River Monday, Jan. 15, when his snowmobile suddenly dropped through the ice at the Riverside Park Boat Launch in New London. The launch typically has open water in it year round, due to its close distance downstream from the wastewater treatment plant’s outflow pipe. - PUB DATE: 1/17/2018 8:36:33 AM - SOURCE: Waupaca Now
VIDEO: It took 12 fire departments, 200,000 gallons of water, and seven hours to put out a destructive fire in Woodruff on Monday night. On Tuesday afternoon, the State Fire Marshal and Woodruff Fire Department ruled the cause and origin of the fire "undetermined." No one was hurt in the fire, but it burned millions of dollars worth of boats, RVs, cars, and snowmobiles in winter storage there. - PUB DATE: 1/17/2018 7:21:15 AM - SOURCE: WJFW.com
A proposal by the Holmen Area Fire District fire chief to form a partnership with the La Crosse Fire Department was met with mixed opinions by town of Holland board members last week. The idea was first brought to the Holmen Area Fire Department Association Board in December by fire chief Paul Menches, at which point the board approved having Menches pursue efforts to create a fleet maintenance agreement with the LAFD, as they have a full-time maintenance program. - PUB DATE: 1/17/2018 2:18:23 AM - SOURCE: Onalaska Holmen Courier Life
One person was transported to the hospital for possible smoke inhalation following a house fire Tuesday night. The Racine Fire Department was dispatched at 9:24 p.m. to the 1600 block of Rapids Drive for a report of a structure fire that started on a couch. All occupants of the home were reported to be out of the residence when firefighters arrived. - PUB DATE: 1/17/2018 2:17:08 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
The Altoona City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to allow the city to charge nonresidents and nontaxpayers who require emergency calls that exceed $1,000. “Unless we do something, we’re not going to bill,” Altoona fire Chief Mark Renderman said. “We should be doing something significant, and it has to exceed $1,000 for us to start billing. - PUB DATE: 1/17/2018 2:13:41 AM - SOURCE: Eau Claire Leader-Telegram
Multiple Fire crews were called to a barn fire Tuesday morning on County Road JJ and State Road 76 across from the North Greenville Elementary School. When Firefighters arrived on scene heavy black smoke could be seen coming from the building. It's unknown at this time if there were any people or animals in the barn when the fire started. - PUB DATE: 1/16/2018 8:35:49 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
Two men Wausau Police said burned down a shed at Wausau East High School are expected to be formally charged Tuesday in Marathon County Circuit Court. William Ritchie, 22, and Jacob Kerswill, 19, were both arrested Jan. 11. The Wausau Fire Department was called to a shed fire around 6 a.m. Jan. 10 at Wausau East High School. - PUB DATE: 1/16/2018 6:41:28 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
After mid-May 2017 tornado ripped through Chetek and Cameron, Wis., leaving one person dead and dozens injured, staff from Lakeview Medical Center in Rice Lake were returning to the devastation to utilize their medical training and emergency response training in any way they could. Full-time paramedic with the center and Bloomer Community Ambulance Service Chief Mark Schwartz was one those medical professionals assisting on scene. - PUB DATE: 1/16/2018 4:20:10 AM - SOURCE: Chippewa Herald
The new year has brought a change in command for two firefighting units in western Racine County. Bill Vrchota, a 24-year veteran of the Town of Burlington Fire Department, was elected by his membership to be chief of the 26-member volunteer department. And, next door in Rochester, Jack Biermann Jr., a 20-year veteran of the Rochester Volunteer Fire Company, has been elected chief of the 25-member fire and rescue outfit. - PUB DATE: 1/16/2018 3:29:07 AM - SOURCE: Racine Journal Times
The intensity of a house fire prevented rescue efforts for a boy stuck inside a burning house Monday afternoon in the town of Richmond. St. Croix County Sheriff Scott Knudson confirmed later in the day that the child died as a result of the fire, reported at about 3:15 p.m. Jan. 15. at 1745 Margaret St. - PUB DATE: 1/16/2018 1:41:05 AM - SOURCE: Hudson Star-Observer
Firefighters are at the scene of a large fire at a group of town homes in Holmen. Crews were called to 615 McHugh Road around 10:45 a.m. for a fire in one of the buildings. Heavy smoke was coming from the building as seen in the pictures provided by WXOW viewer Mike Maier. No other details were immediately available. - PUB DATE: 1/12/2018 9:37:21 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 LaCrosse
