PHOTOS: Firetrucks during their years of service become a highly recognizable part of the communities they serve. Such is the case for Ladder Truck 53, which began serving the Oconomowoc area in 1997. Recognizable for its yellow color and Raccoon mascot on its bucket, the Pierce rear-mount platform truck has responded to numerous significant fires including the Baptist church explosion across from City Beach in 2008 and a five-alarm fire in downtown Oconomowoc in 2012. - PUB DATE: 5/2/2024 1:10:00 PM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today - Metered Site
VIDEO: The Wausau Fire Department is expected to conduct a comprehensive training exercise in firefighting and fire investigation from May 6-8.
This exercise will happen at a home located at 1514 North Second Street, at the intersection of Bridge Street.
The training session is tailored for members of the Wausau Fire Department and the Wisconsin Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI). - PUB DATE: 5/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS/MyNetworkTV/CW+ 7 Wausau
The Beaver Dam Fire Department has been awarded a Public Protection Classification of 2. The rating comes following a thorough review by the Insurance Services Office, or ISO, and is an improvement on the previous classification of 3 that was given in 2019. Beaver Dam Fire Chief Michael Wesle highlights several changes made since then that helped the department earn their 2 rating. - PUB DATE: 5/2/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBEV-AM 1430/FM 95.3 Beaver Dam
PHOTOS: After receiving a distress call recently, firefighters in De Pere helped to rescue a pelican that was entangled in a fishing line with a hook caught in its mouth and foot.
A Facebook post from the De Pere Fire Rescue details the incident after a concerned citizen called first responders when they noticed a pelican that was possibly trapped in a fishing line near a walking trail north of Voyageur Park. - PUB DATE: 5/1/2024 4:27:40 PM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
Could a soybean-based foam help extinguish fires and prevent toxic chemicals from seeping into Wisconsin waterways?
The Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board certainly hopes so.
The board’s president, Pat Mullolly, recently visited Dalton, Georgia, to observe farmers and volunteer firefighters using a new soybean-based product called SoyFoam. - PUB DATE: 5/1/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wausau Pilot and Review
A woman who was pulled from Lake Mendota by firefighters in the early morning hours last Friday died at the hospital, according to the Madison Police Department.
Spokesperson Stephanie Fryer said officers responded to Iota Ct. around 4:25 a.m.
Fryer said officers saw a woman's body in the water and immediately called for help from the Madison Fire Department's Lake Rescue team. - PUB DATE: 4/30/2024 10:20:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
The Milwaukee Fire Department launched on Monday, April 29 a new initiative to provide first responders with essential mental health support.
A news release says the All-Hands Initiative, therapy sessions, fully funded by ITS, and facilitated by licensed mental health professionals from First Responders Psychological Services, LLC, will be available to firefighters starting May 1. - PUB DATE: 4/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
Officials with the Oshkosh Fire Department say they are launching a new fall prevention website in an effort to increase awareness of the risk of falls.
According to a release, Officials say the CDC has Wisconsin listed as having the highest fall death rates among older adults in the United States.
Locally, the Oshkosh Fire Department says a person over 60 years old suffering a fall is the most frequent incident type that they get called to respond to. - PUB DATE: 4/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
VIDEO: Confections For Any Occasion is a special candy shop CBS 58 first introduced you to two years ago. Owner Joel Bernhard achieved his success despite being blind since the age of 4. In 2022, he showed us how he laid out his store in a certain way, to help him remember where everything is. But last week, a fire ripped through his beloved store, leaving him forced to rebuild. - PUB DATE: 4/30/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) will host the 43rd National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend (Memorial Weekend) on May 4-5, 2024 in Emmitsburg, Maryland. This year’s national tribute will honor 89 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2023 and 137 firefighters who died in previous years. - PUB DATE: 4/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The 715 Newsroom
VIDEO: Sunday morning, Brenda Watson boarded a Milwaukee County Transit System bus near 16th and Wisconsin, on her way to church.
It's a public mode of transportation she relies on every day now that she no longer drives.
But recently, Watson and other riders have grown concerned about the safety and reliability of the bus service. - PUB DATE: 4/29/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
VIDEO: Mifflin Street EMS teams were dispatched to 14 medical emergencies, a deck failure and a downed power line on Mifflin Street, Madison Fire Department said Saturday evening.
Eleven of the 14 medical emergencies resulted in someone being taken to the hospital.
At about 2:35 p.m., MFD crews responded to 527 W. - PUB DATE: 4/27/2024 4:27:00 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison
The Appleton Fire Department is reminding building owners to have their sprinkler and fire alarm systems properly serviced and maintained following a fire on the 100 block of College Avenue Friday night.
Firefighters were dispatched around 10:30 p.m. for an active fire alarm. Crews arrived on the scene and were faced with heavy smoke and limited visibility. - PUB DATE: 4/27/2024 7:50:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
The Madison Fire Department Lake Rescue Team responded early Friday morning after it was reported a person was yelling for help in Lake Mendota.
At about 4:30 a.m., MFD officials were dispatched to the 100 block of Iota Court after 911 callers reported someone yelling for help in the water. According to MFD, witnesses said the voice came from behind a property on Iota Court. - PUB DATE: 4/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW 15 Madison
Members of the Cedarburg Fire Department recently surprised Chief Jeff Vahsholtz with a leadership award.
The department held its annual awards banquet April 13 at the Cedarburg Cultural Center, where Vahsholtz served as the host, handing out service awards, special recognition awards, responder of the year awards, a very special lifesaving award and an oath of office pinning ceremony for members coming off their one-year probation to get their badges. - PUB DATE: 4/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today - Metered Site
VIDEO/PHOTOS: It is out with the old and in with the new on La Crosse’s North Side.
Construction continues at La Crosse Fire Station Number 4. The project, costing around $8 million according to La Crosse Fire Chief Jeff Schott provides much needed upgrades compared to the current one.
“When they had initially built the fire station, the trucks were small and the resources were such they could cram two trucks in their garage,” Chief Schott said. - PUB DATE: 4/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WXOW-TV ABC 19 La Crosse
VIDEO: The Waukesha Fire Department is working on a new concept: that they are always hiring. This move comes as the fire department looks to stay ahead of worker shortage.
TMJ4 News met Waukesha Assistant Chief Joe Hoffman at the Let’s Talk Waukesha. It was an event put on by TMJ4 to let you tell us what’s important in the community and what we should be covering. - PUB DATE: 4/26/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WTMJ-TV NBC 4 Milwaukee
The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services have announced the winners of a grant funding youth firefighting training.
The Youth Volunteer Firefighter Training Program aims to boost recruitment in fire departments by introducing fire service careers to students across the state. The program rewards a combined $75,000 in grant funding. - PUB DATE: 4/24/2024 7:52:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
In what Milwaukee Fire Chief (MFD) Aaron Lipski told Wisconsin’s Afternoon News was simultaneously one of the closest calls and proudest moments of his time in this role, MFD rapid response teams helped save a Milwaukee firefighter who suffered severe burns while saving someone from an attic fire.
Chief Lipski told John Mercure and Julia Fello he visited the injured firefighter on April 22 as the victim continues a stretch of many consecutive surgeries to address burns across his body. - PUB DATE: 4/24/2024 7:00:00 PM - SOURCE: WTMJ-AM 620 Milwaukee
VIDEO: An Oconomowoc family's dog alerted them to a fire on Tuesday afternoon, fire officials said, and everyone was able to get out safely.
It happened around 1:30 p.m. on Hancock Court, near Summit Avenue and Old Tower Road.
According to the Western Lakes Fire District, the dog broke down a gate to the second floor and went upstairs where the resident and their baby were lying down. - PUB DATE: 4/24/2024 2:56:12 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
