Preliminary estimates put the loss at around $450,000 after a fire destroyed a shed that housed a small business outside of Mount Horeb.
The Dane County Sheriff's Office says crews got a call just before 5 p.m. Thursday about a fire at 3128 K and R Road in the Town of Springdale.
Lieutenant Jessamy Torres says the multi-use building housed a small business, and was used as storage and a residence. - PUB DATE: 4/22/2022 3:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Watertown Daily Times Online
The identities of two people who died in a fire on April 6 have been released and foul play has been ruled out in their deaths. The Marathon County Sheriff's Office says the victims are 44-year-old Tanya Rodriguez and 52-year-old James Carolfi, both from the town of Day.
"Upon the firefighter's arrival they were unable to locate the homeowners and found evidence of suspected foul play for this reason we originally treated this incident as a homicide until we had more information," Chad Billeb, Marathon County Chief Deputy said. - PUB DATE: 4/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
Preliminary estimates put the loss at around $450,000 after a fire destroyed a shed that housed a small business outside of Mount Horeb.
The Dane County Sheriff's Office says crews got a call just before 5 p.m. Thursday about a fire at 3128 K and R Road in the Town of Springdale.
Lieutenant Jessamy Torres says the multi-use building housed a small business, and was used as storage and a residence. - PUB DATE: 4/21/2022 3:17:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
Witnesses say a driver lost control before crashing and catching fire on Milwaukee's north side Wednesday, April 20.
Cellphone video shows flames shooting from a car before an explosion. Victor Franklin was working near 53rd and Custer when he says a swerving car caught his attention.
"The car went up into the tree, and it came down and just went on fire," said Franklin. - PUB DATE: 4/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Summer will hopefully arrive soon, and that can mean a lot more young drivers on the road.
Wednesday, Amherst High School students got a first-hand look at what can happen if they're distracted behind the wheel.
Statewide data shows teenage drivers were behind the wheel for 13 distracted driving crashes every day during Wisconsin Summers in the past five years. - PUB DATE: 4/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
A house fire early Wednesday caused about $200,000 in damages, according to the Green Bay Metro Fire Department.
The fire was reported about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday at 3220 Meadow Circle. No one was home at the time of the fire, which the fire department said was confirmed by the owner who was out of state. - PUB DATE: 4/20/2022 5:46:40 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette - Metered Site
A new piece of equipment will help firefighters in Superior get clean faster and easier when they are out on certain calls.
Enbridge has donated a $400,000 53-foot decontamination trailer to the city. Jeff Foster Trucking is also assisting by storing the trailer at their location, and having people available to move it to a scene when needed. - PUB DATE: 4/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KQDS-TV FOX 21 Superior
Milwaukee police say one person was killed in a crash and fire Monday night.
It happened around 9:30 p.m. on Appleton Avenue near Silver Spring Drive. Police said the driver lost control of his vehicle, left the road and struck a light pole and tree.
The vehicle then burst into flames.
The driver was the only person in the vehicle and was pronounced dead on the scene. - PUB DATE: 4/20/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
Sen. Ron Johnson said Monday pension agreements negotiated by public worker unions are partly to blame for funding shortages some Wisconsin fire and EMS departments currently face.
Johnson spoke to firefighters and paramedics at the Oregon Fire and EMS District Monday afternoon. The Oshkosh Republican, who's seeking a third term in the U. - PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 4:30:00 AM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
Fire breaks out at a home on Niagra Avenue in the City of Sheboygan late Monday night. Battalion Chief Jamon Ingelse says they responded to a home in the 400 block around 11:45pm to find flames coming through the roof of the home.
Fire Crews entered the second floor of the home to locate and put out the fire. - PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 2:15:10 AM - SOURCE: WHBL-AM 1330 Sheboygan
VIDEO: Inside Milwaukee Fire Department (MFD) Station House 13, you'll see pictures on the wall of past firefighters who have served the city. Almost all of those pictures are of men, part of the Bad Boyz 13.
However, recently out on the wall, you'll also see pictures of the women who are changing the narrative of this male-dominated industry. - PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
Bayfield’s community is coming together to help eight residents who lost everything in a tragic fire.
22-year-old Tyler High woke up from his Saturday afternoon nap to someone banging loudly on his door.
It wasn’t until he saw smoke billowing up the stairs that he realized what was going on.
“I immediately jumped out of my bed,” High said. - PUB DATE: 4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: CBS 3 Duluth
A Bayfield structure fire broke out Saturday afternoon causing fire fighters to battle the blaze for about 6-7 hours
The structure fire happened around 1:00pm and then started to spread to the building behind it. The building effected spanned from Rittenhouse Avenue to Mannypenny Avenue. The fire originated in a residential building which has been deemed a complete loss. - PUB DATE: 4/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDIO-TV ABC 10 Duluth
Firefighters in Appleton say no one was injured after a small fire at a home north of downtown Appleton Sunday night.
Around 7:45 p.m., Appleton firefighters responded to the home in the 1700 block of North Division Street.
They arrived to light smoke coming out of a second-story bedroom window, and all residents having evacuated. - PUB DATE: 4/17/2022 11:51:24 PM - SOURCE: WNFL-AM 1440 Green Bay
On Friday, April 15, community leader and founder of the "We Got This" community garden Andre Lee Ellis kicked off another community garden, this time in collaboration with the Milwaukee Fire Department.
The event was supported by many Milwaukee Leaders like Mayor Cavalier Johnson, County Executive David Crowley and State Senator Lena Taylor. - PUB DATE: 4/15/2022 1:52:16 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Manitowoc firefighters responded to a business fire downtown at 2:30 Thursday afternoon.
Smoke and a smell of burning wood were reported in a suite in a three-story building on the 900-block of S. 8th St., which is also Highway 10. People in the suite evacuated and notified people in other suites in the building about the smoke. - PUB DATE: 4/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Before the 1960s, funeral home hearses were used to transport trauma victims to hospitals, most heart attack patients did not live to make it to the hospital for treatment and there was no standardized training for treating patients outside of hospitals.
It wasn’t until the mid-60s to early 70s that the foundations of today’s paramedic programs were formed, and Beloit was at the forefront of paramedic training. - PUB DATE: 4/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Beloit Daily News - Metered Site
The Mequon Common Council voted Tuesday night to approve an agreement to merge fire departments with the village of Thiensville.
Thiensville, which approved a memorandum of understanding to share emergency medical services with Mequon, will vote on the agreement at a future meeting.
Mequon City Administrator William Jones said Ozaukee County approved $5 million in federal pandemic relief funds to hire 18 paramedics and fund a study to determine how local fire departments should be consolidated. - PUB DATE: 4/14/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Metered Site
The Fond du Lac Fire Department visited students at Chegwin Elementary School Tuesday, April 12 to deliver some items and give the kids a tour of their fire trucks.
The firefighters donated 40 sleeping bags and 40 hygiene kits to 2nd graders.
The students recently learned about community leadership and wanted to give the sleeping bags to children in their school who they identified as in need of these supplies. - PUB DATE: 4/13/2022 1:13:59 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
A subcontractor working on the renovations at Camp Randall Stadium was seriously injured in a fire Wednesday morning, the University of Wisconsin revealed, adding new details to the initial Madison Fire Dept. report.
According to the fire department, firefighters responded just after 8 a.m. to the Badgers home stadium after being alerted to a fire and an individual who had been injured. - PUB DATE: 4/13/2022 7:54:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
