Recently diagnosed with cancer, a Grand Chute firefighter is in the fight of his life. His fire service family and community doing all they can to support him and his young family.
Twenty-seven year old Brad Siewert and his wife, Hailie, welcomed son, Ivan, two months ago. But, it was the news they received a month before their son was born that changed their lives. - PUB DATE: 4/5/2022 1:59:28 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
After about four years of planning, firefighters at Station 1 will move into their new living quarters on Friday. The $2.7 million addition and renovation will provide a safer, better workspace for firefighters and a better response time to emergencies.
The small, almost apartment-sized kitchen that had served the station will be replaced by a new institutional-style kitchen with a large island, window and storage space to house enough supplies to take care of a group of hungry firefighters. - PUB DATE: 4/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Rapids Tribune - Metered SIte
A hazardous materials crew responded to an apartment building in Monona Monday evening after first responders found a body inside, officials said.
In a news release, the city’s police department said first responders were called to an apartment in the 300 block of Owen Road for a report of a dead person inside an apartment. - PUB DATE: 4/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
No injuries have been reported in a Portage County house fire Monday night.
The fire happened on Jordan Rd in the Town of Hull around 11:30 p.m. Monday.
Officials with the Portage County Sheriff’s Office said the house is destroyed. Several crews responded to the fire including Wisconsin Public Service. - PUB DATE: 4/5/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
One person is dead after a house fire Monday morning.
At 10:06 a.m. Monday, a caller reported a house fire in Saratoga, according to the Wood County Sheriff's Office. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found a single-family house on fire.
Fire crews found a victim inside the home as they attempted to control the fire, according to the Sheriff's Office. - PUB DATE: 4/4/2022 2:34:02 PM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune
La Crosse Fire Chief Ken Gilliam is getting ready for his next assignment–in sunny Arizona.
Gilliam, who will be on La Crosse Talk PM at 5 p.m. Wednesday, told WIZM that he’ll become the chief of the Avondale, Ari., fire department in the Phoenix area next month.
He said the step up to a larger department is bittersweet, because he feels much has been accomplished during his five years in La Crosse. - PUB DATE: 4/4/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIZM-AM 1410 La Crosse
Two chicks and a cat were rescued after a fire broke out in a Janesville home’s basement Sunday morning.
According to the Janesville Fire Department, first responders were dispatched to Jefferson Avenue at around 9:30 a.m. for report of a possible basement fire.
Once on scene, firefighters located the fire, and though a houseline was stretched, the fire was taken under control with a water can and did not expand to other parts of the house. - PUB DATE: 4/3/2022 10:00:13 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
A fire broke out in a Kohl’s Department Store in Janesville on Friday, causing an evacuation.
According to the Janesville Police Department, the fire started in the bedding section of the store, which is located on 2500 Milton Avenue.
After investigating the incident, the JPD believe that the fire was intentional. - PUB DATE: 4/2/2022 12:16:57 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
Aportion of a Union Pacific train northbound through Kenosha County caught fire and had to be stopped in the Village of Somers to extinguish the blaze Saturday morning.
Firefighters and emergency personnel responded to the incident around 10:40 a.m. as reports of a fire in the train’s caboose were radioed from the train operator in the Village of Pleasant Prairie. - PUB DATE: 4/2/2022 11:30:00 AM - SOURCE: Lake Geneva News
It would be misleading to say that Waupun is looking forward to an emergency, but many are eager to join the Integrated Emergency Management Course (IEMC) scheduled for April 25 through April 28.
The event will give emergency personnel a chance to enact a crisis as a dry run to something that all hope will never happen. - PUB DATE: 4/2/2022 9:30:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin News - Metered Site
Madison’s fire chief hung up his helmet Friday as he retired after more than 32 years of service.
Chief Steven Davis was Madison’s eleventh career fire chief and said firefighting has been a true calling for him, according to a blog post by the City of Madison Fire Department.
“It’s all I’ve ever wanted to do,” Davis said. - PUB DATE: 4/1/2022 2:17:44 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
Fallen heroes from the Fox Valley are being honored in a special way.
On Thursday, the Appleton Fire Department announced that they have updated their line-of-duty death display, located at Fire Station #1.
The display contains four plaques and a banner featuring members of the department who have passed while in the line of duty. - PUB DATE: 4/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
A house fire in Green Bay Thursday afternoon displaced two adults and caused around $70,000 in damages.
The Green Bay Metro Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 1109 S. Taylor St. around 3:25 p.m. Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke coming from the second-floor windows and roof.
According to the fire department, firefighters brought the fire under control within 30 minutes. - PUB DATE: 3/31/2022 3:47:35 PM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
A pilot program in Madison that sends mental health workers to respond to crisis situations instead of police is now providing service to the whole city.
The Community Alternative Response for Emergency Services program, or CARES, began in September and has responded to more than 250 calls.
The program pairs mental health workers from Journey Mental Health with paramedics. - PUB DATE: 3/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Public Radio
Local elected officials say they’ve heard positive feedback from constituents regarding the Western Lakes Fire District’s recent report detailing staffing issues and the reported need for more than $6 million in WLFD’s annual budget.
The district has said it cannot currently afford to increase staff or pay enough to retain workers, even as calls for service increased 74% from 2017 to 2021 as the district’s development and population have grown. - PUB DATE: 3/31/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Oconomowoc Enterprise
PHOTO: Interstate 94 is reopened after a grass fire closed the eastbound lanes from Northfield to Osseo Tuesday afternoon.
The closure, which lasted about an hour and a half, backed up traffic for over a mile as crews worked to put out the fire along the Interstate Tuesday.
According to Hixton Fire and Rescue, the fire burned about four acres and began in the median of the Interstate. - PUB DATE: 3/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC/CW+ 13 Eau Claire
An automatic fire sprinkler system put out a fire at a hotel on Madison’s far east side Monday morning, the city’s fire department said.
In a news release Tuesday afternoon, the Madison Fire Department said the fire broke out around 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Microtel Inn and Suites in the 2100 block of East Springs Drive. - PUB DATE: 3/30/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
VIDEO: Madison officials are investigating an arson Tuesday afternoon after a man allegedly lit a pallet home on fire at the city’s tiny-home encampment, according to the Madison Police Department.
City of Madison Fire Department officials reported seeing heavy smoke of the city-sanctioned campground around 1:15 p. - PUB DATE: 3/29/2022 2:07:13 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
People across the U.S. are finding ways to help people in Ukraine, and that includes fire departments. A truckload of donations left the Village of Salem Lakes Fire Department Monday, March 28 after a drive to collect more than 80 fire coats and dozens of helmets and tools to support first responders in Ukraine. - PUB DATE: 3/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
Even though the temperatures may not feel like it yet, spring is officially here. That means the grass and leaves previously buried under snow can be seen again, but the melting snow can also lead to potential fire hazards.
Wisconsin does have a wildfire season. It typically starts around March and goes through May. - PUB DATE: 3/29/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison
