Inundated with fentanyl overdoses, emergency responders went before the Common Council last Wednesday to discuss the issue and outline the need for more resources.
The requests included personnel and Naloxone, better known by the brand name Narcan.
Josh Weber, division chief for the Racine Fire Department, recalled an effort he participated in two years ago that saved the life of a young man in his 20s who suffered an overdose from synthetic opioids. - PUB DATE: 3/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Racine County Eye
VIDEO: A Milwaukee funeral home needs the community's help after a fire broke out early Tuesday morning, March 19.
Firefighters were called out to Serenity Funeral Home, located near 42nd and Fond du Lac, around 3 a.m.
Many Milwaukee families come to Serenity Funeral Home to say goodbye and pay their respects to loved ones. - PUB DATE: 3/20/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
A brief fire was extinguished at Wesley United Methodist Church in Wausau Tuesday by Wausau Fire Department.
An ambulance was on scene of the fire and our News 9 crew on scene witnessed a firefighter sustain an apparent injury while putting out the fire. The firefighter was transported by the ambulance. - PUB DATE: 3/19/2024 11:58:00 PM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
Authorities in De Pere issued a reminder to the community after a house fire was caused by hot embers from a recreational fire being too close.
According to the De Pere Fire Department, on March 19 around 8:10 a.m., crews were sent to a reported house fire in the 2200 block of Glen Meadows Circle. When crews arrived, smoke and flames could reportedly be seen coming from the back of the house. - PUB DATE: 3/19/2024 7:13:25 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
PHOTO: Watertown has a new fire chief. The city recently announced the hiring of Tanya Reynen to the position. Her public service career spans nearly two decades and had served as the deputy chief of training center at Lake County Fire Rescue.
Prior to her tenure at Lake County Fire Rescue, Reynen served in various capacities including as a paid on call firefighter/paramedic at Western Lakes Fire District, an adjunct fire/EMS instructor at Waukesha County Technical College, and as a firefighter/paramedic at Watertown Fire Department and Town of Brookfield Fire Department. - PUB DATE: 3/19/2024 7:25:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-FM 95.3 Beaver Dam
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Crews responded to a fire at a bar in Rock County on Monday night.
Lakeside Fire & Rescue say crews received a call around 7 p.m. for reports of a fire at Snuffy’s Still.
Officials say the fire started in a storage shed on the deck of the bar. It is a place where patrons can go outside and smoke. - PUB DATE: 3/19/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison
PHOTOS: One person was flown to a hospital with burns following a house fire in Hixton.
According to Hixton Fire and Rescue, they were called to the former United Methodist Church of Hixton a little after 3 a.m. Monday morning for a fire. The former church is now used as a house. When they arrived, they found heavy flames in the ceiling and walls. - PUB DATE: 3/18/2024 9:34:00 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse
VIDEO: Potentially dangerous fire conditions continue around the state this week. Waupaca County is one of the counties in Northeast Wisconsin where the outdoor fire risk is considered very high.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reported in the past week it had to put out 72 wildfires across the state, including one in Waupaca County where our news team could see a significant amount of tall, dry brush and crunchy grass. - PUB DATE: 3/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Friday, at 10:32 p.m., Marshfield Fire and Rescue responded with 9 personnel to a report of an oven fire with heavy smoke filling the apartment at Laurel Gardens Apartments.
Residents of the apartment complex were found outside when personnel arrived.
According to a Marshfield Police Officer, a fire extinguisher was used on the stone. - PUB DATE: 3/18/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Eau Claire
VIDEO/PHOTOS: A 19-year-old Wisconsin woman is at home recovering after she suffered severe burns from a bonfire someone had tossed accelerant into on a night in February.
Ryen Reif said she was attending her friend’s birthday party on February 12.
The group had gathered around a bonfire that evening when Reif said a friend tossed lacquer thinner, an extremely volatile and flammable liquid, onto the fire. - PUB DATE: 3/17/2024 1:43:00 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Three families were pushed from their apartments, and several pets had to be rescued from a three-unit apartment building in Green Bay.
Firefighters say they responded after 2:15 a.m. for smoke coming from the building.
Once they arrived, smoke and flames were spotted coming from the windows.
Firefighters went inside, and it took them about 20 minutes to get this fire under control, because it was spreading through the walls. - PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
VIDEO: Two first responders from southeast Wisconsin are competing on the 36th season of "The Amazing Race."
Sunny Pulver and Bizzy Smith are best friends and firefighters. Pulver works for the Madison Fire Department and Smith works for the New Berlin Fire Department.
The two quickly became best friends while receiving their training and are now ready to race into a new challenge. - PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
The Forest County Sheriff’s Office has released new details about an incident that sickened dozens and prompted an evacuation at the Crandon School.
In all, 39 people received medical care after becoming ill. Two had elevated levels of carbon monoxide. Authorities said a mechanical issue with the furnace created elevated levels of carbon monoxide inside the school. - PUB DATE: 3/15/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 7 Wausau
One person was treated for smoke inhalation after a fire at a Marshfield business Wednesday morning.
Crews responded to a report of a fire at Masonite Architectural, a door manufacturer at approximately 9:50 a.m. When crews arrived they found a large particle board press on fire. A press release said the fire sprinkler system was activated, containing the fire while crews extinguished the press fire. - PUB DATE: 3/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 7 Wausau
VIDEO/PHOTO: A Milwaukee woman, 25, is dead after a rollover crash happened on I-41/94 near Drexel Avenue in Oak Creek on Wednesday evening, March 13.
The Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office shut down all northbound lanes of I-41/94 at Drexel Avenue following the violent crash. Traffic was being diverted. - PUB DATE: 3/14/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
The Wisconsin DNR is asking people to avoid burning this week due to elevated fire danger throughout the state.
Warm temperatures, low humidity, and breezy conditions are in the forecast for the beginning part of this week. Although parts of the state are predicted to see rain on Wednesday, the precipitation is expected to miss the northern part of Wisconsin. - PUB DATE: 3/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 7 Wausau
An Apple Watch called 911 to alert authorities that a driver was just involved in a bad crash early Sunday morning.
Just before 12:30 a.m. Sunday, the Racine County Communications Center got an emergency call, but it was not from a person - it was from an Apple Watch.
“The owner of this Apple Watch was in a severe car crash and is not responding to their watch,” the automated message from the Apple Watch is heard saying to the 911 operator. - PUB DATE: 3/13/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC/CW+ Eau Claire
An Adams County restaurant is considered a total loss after a fire on Sunday, the Sheriff’s Office reported.
Firefighters responded just after 4:10 p.m. for a kitchen fire at Family Affair Restaurant, on the 200 block of N. Main Street, in Friendship. Deputies reported seeing flames from the building and multiple fire departments were called in to assist. - PUB DATE: 3/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison
VIDEO: A new fire station is now open in the township of Willard in Rusk County.
In 2023, the Sheldon Fire Protection District came to an agreement with the township to build a new fire station at the Willard Town Hall.
Construction on the new two-bay building was completed late last year and became operational on March 1. - PUB DATE: 3/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire
Embers that were leftover from a weekend controlled burn led to a grass fire Monday that burned several acres near Mount Horeb.
The fire was reported around 1 p.m. along County F in the Town of Blue Mounds.
Mount Horeb Fire Chief Jenny Minter says there was a controlled burn in this area on Sunday. - PUB DATE: 3/12/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
