The chief of the Pittsville Fire Department in Wood County has been named as this year's Hero of Hope by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation. According to the Wisconsin Ag Connection, Jerry Minor received the honor, which is focused on shedding light on rural heroes who have helped others through a tough time.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2022 10:26:34 PM - SOURCE: WCCN-FM 107.5 Neillsville

Five years after the deadly explosion at Didion Milling Inc. in Cambria, Wisconsin, the fire chief who led the rescue mission uses lessons learned that night to educate other departments around the state. He also stresses the importance of putting out the battles from the inside, mental health. Tuesday night marks five years after the deadly explosion at Didion Milling in Cambria, Wisconsin.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2022 8:23:11 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

The Town of Beloit has received a $7 million grant throught the Neighborhood Investment Fund which will be used to rebuild the township’s fire station on Inman Parkway. Neighborhood Investment Fund is an allocation of $650 million to invest in community building and recovery statewide. The program was announced in August of 2021 and is administered by the Wisconsin Department of Administration.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2022 8:00:00 PM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News - Metered Site

Local fire departments are experiencing a shortage of volunteer and full time firefighters. In an effort to combat the shortage, the Department of Safety and Professional Services awarded Western Technical College $22,593 at the Onalaska Fire Department in an effort to spark high school students' interest in becoming a fire fighter.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2022 3:37:00 PM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse

This is the first time that Appleton is back to a fully in-person schedule of events in years. Which is why veterans and Memorial Day organizers said it was so important to remember servicemen and women killed in the line of duty. “To honor all who have paid the price for our freedom in life and blood,” Bob Johnson with the Appleton American Legion Post 38 said during the Moment of Remembrance in Appleton on Monday, May 30.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

The fire department has a new assistant fire chief. Howard Huber, a 16-year veteran of the Superior Fire Department, stepped into the job May 2. The new position is 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, instead of the firefighters' schedule of 48 hours on, 96 hours off. “I’m learning what weekends are,” Huber said.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Superior Telegram - Metered Site

Crews are investigating what caused a fire at the Deer Track Park landfill near Johnson Creek Monday afternoon. Capt. Craig Cahill with the Johnson Creek Fire Department said the fire broke out around 1 p.m. The fire covered an area roughly two acres in size, he said. Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames in roughly an hour.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison

A house went up in flames on Sunday evening in Brodhead, according to authorities. According to the Rock County Sheriff’s Office, the fire started around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday at a home on West Dorner Road in Brodhead. Authorities say overnight the fire rekindled creating hot spots that crews needed to put out Monday morning.
- PUB DATE: 5/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

A fire that started in a kitchen killed three pets Thursday night, De Pere Fire Rescue said Friday. At around 9 p.m. Thursday, dispatchers received a call about a fire at a home on Indy Court. First responders arrived within minutes and contained the fire to the kitchen, the fire department said. All of the residents of the house safely made it outside.
- PUB DATE: 5/27/2022 5:42:52 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette - Metered Site

One family is celebrating more than a century of service to Milwaukee in 2022. The Lipski family has been serving in the Milwaukee Fire Department for 110 years. It started back in 1912 when current Chief Aaron Lipski's great-grandfather's oldest brother started at Engine No 21 off of Palmer and Lloyd Street.
- PUB DATE: 5/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee

The Beaver Dam Fire Department was called to a school bus fire Thursday afternoon, May 26. The fire was reported behind a gas station near Crystal Lake Park just after 1 p.m. Before the fire department arrived, a Badger Bus employee tried to put out the flames with a fire extinguisher. Other workers moved several other buses that were nearby – preventing the fire from spreading.
- PUB DATE: 5/27/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Hazmat teams are responding to a developing situation in Stevens Point. According to the Portage County Sheriff’s Office per the Stevens Point Fire Chief, crews responded to a sulfuric acid leak Thursday night. The initial page said the size of the leak was 400 gallons in size. No injuries have been reported.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2022 4:58:51 PM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

Nearly twenty agencies responded to a Rock Co. grain dryer Wednesday evening to help put down the flames of a fire tearing through the 100-foot structure. According to the Evansville Fire Dept., firefighters could see smoke pouring from the building, which is owned by Alcivia, when they arrived shortly around 5:20 p.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2022 6:09:37 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

17 people were displaced after a residential building caught fire near 24th and Kilbourn in Milwaukee Wednesday morning. A spokesperson for the American Red Cross of Wisconsin tells us they are working to identify their needs, including how many need temporary shelter. A TMJ4 News crew spotted the attic on fire in the large 2.
- PUB DATE: 5/26/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee

The Racine Fire Department responded to the area of Main and Barker Wednesday, May 25 for a fire in a three family dwelling. The call came in around 6:15 p.m. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered the first floor rear unit engulfed in flames. The crew of Engine 1 attacked and controlled the fire keeping it from spreading to the other units.
- PUB DATE: 5/25/2022 5:00:00 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee

Smoking materials sparked a fire at an apartment in Chilton early Wednesday. At 4:29 a.m., the Chilton Fire Department responded to a fire at 1030 S. Diane Street. It’s a 16-unit building that houses people with disabilities and mobility issues. Mutual aid was called in and all residents safely evacuated the building.
- PUB DATE: 5/25/2022 5:01:40 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay

Firefighters from across the Army Reserve used Fort McCoy, Wis., as the backdrop for a 10-day airport rescue firefighting apparatus driver/operator training course detailing the ins and outs of various firefighting vehicles, May 15 to 27, 2022. The training is led by instructors from the Illinois Fire Service Institute with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and gives Soldiers the knowledge and confidence they need to safely and effectively operate various firefighting vehicles.
- PUB DATE: 5/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: DVIDS

“Dangerous and potentially lethal” levels of carbon monoxide were discovered at a downtown Madison apartment complex Monday, the City of Madison Fire Department stated, which were likely caused by a van left running outside the building. Crews were called just after 5:30 p.m. to evacuate the 128-unit complex on the 1000 block of University Avenue after Madison Gas & Electric noted high readings of carbon monoxide.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2022 5:49:51 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison

Arson and mutilating a corpse charges have been filed against a man in Waupaca County. On May 24, Steven D. Eggert, 24, was charged with 16 counts in this case, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Action 2 News. On April 27, at about 2:18 p.m., the Iola Rural Fire Department and Waupaca County Sheriff’s Office were called to a fire on County Highway P in the Town of Harrison.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2022 11:29:32 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau

Grand Chute’s fire chief is retiring after more than four decades of service in public safety, including the last 15 years as fire chief. Timothy Bantes will retire effective July 6. He also served as the Town of Grand Chute’s emergency manager during crises such as severe storms and the Fox River Mall shooting.
- PUB DATE: 5/24/2022 8:50:11 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay