High school students in the Dells area will have fire training and certification available to them starting this fall.
The Wisconsin Dells School District, in conjunction with Delton Fire Department and Kilbourn Fire Department, is offering a specialized introductory fire fighting course every other Wednesday, starting in the 2022-23 school year at Wisconsin Dells High School. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Wisconsin Dells Events
State Highway 146 has reopened south of Cambria in Columbia County after an earlier grass fire, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
The road was closed just after 4 p.m. and fully reopened just after 6:30 p.m., WisDOT said.
A Columbia County dispatcher said the closure was between County Highways A and G. - PUB DATE: 3/22/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
An electrical fire in a Sheboygan residence caused an estimated $35,000 in damages, and left one without a home.
According to the Sheboygan Fire Department, on March 21 around 3 a.m., crews responded to a reported fire in the 1800 block of Saemann Avenue. Crews found a small haze of smoke on the second floor and the attic when they arrived. - PUB DATE: 3/21/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WFRV-TV CBS 5 Green Bay
The Cambridge Volunteer Fire Department is mourning the death of Second Assistant Chief Randy North.
In a Facebook post Saturday the fire department announced North’s death, saying the crew is “beyond saddened.”
According to the fire department, North served with CFD for 24 years. He was also a driver for the Cambridge Area Emergency Medical Service and involved with the Jefferson County Firefighters and Chief’s Associations. - PUB DATE: 3/20/2022 10:05:25 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC/CW+ 15 Madison
Carbon monoxide levels in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee dorm where a gas leak sent 17 people to the hospital hit dangerously high levels, a police report obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel shows.
The Milwaukee Fire Department registered readings in excess of 190 parts per million upon arriving at the Cambridge Commons dorm after arriving on scene at about 10:20 p. - PUB DATE: 3/19/2022 5:27:32 AM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Metered Site
Chris P. Carbon was selected as the next Madison Fire Chief, according to release from the City of Madison Board of Police and Fire Commissioners (PFC) this Friday.
According to the PFC, Carbon is a lifelong Madisonian, having attended Madison West High School, as well as graduating from the UW-Madison with a Bachelor of Science degree. - PUB DATE: 3/18/2022 2:46:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
A heat lamp sparked a fire in Casco Thursday, according to officials.
At 1 p.m., the Luxemburg Community Fire Department responded to a fire at a home at County Road E in the Town of Casco. It required mutual aid.
Firefighters arrived to find flames and smoke coming from a two-story farmhouse.
The homeowner escaped without injury. - PUB DATE: 3/18/2022 10:09:30 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
A vehicle broke through the ice on Lake Winnebago in Fond du Lac Thursday evening, and crews are warning people that the ice is not safe at this time.
At 6:57 p.m., Fond du Lac Fire Rescue, police and deputies responded to Lakeside Park for a report of a vehicle through the ice. It was near the Garden Drive landing area, about a quarter mile from shoreline. - PUB DATE: 3/18/2022 7:13:25 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
In Wisconsin, where people frequent outdoor recreation such as hiking, kayaking, horseback riding, snowmobiling, biking or all-terrain vehicle riding, such activities don’t always come without injury.
The Caledonia Fire Department has had incidents where people have injured themselves while off the main roads, but the department wasn’t as fully equipped as it could’ve been to best serve these people. - PUB DATE: 3/18/2022 4:00:00 AM - SOURCE: The Journal Times - Metered Site
With recent increases in fuel prices, fire and ambulance departments that have to use a large amount of fuel to operate are starting to see the impacts on their budgets.
Baraboo Ambulance Service already set their fuel budget for 2022, so now it’s a matter of staying within it. Fire and ambulance departments do get a small tax break on gas, but fuel still takes up a chunk of their budget. - PUB DATE: 3/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
A grass fire burned 35 acres in a marsh area owned by the Wisconsin DNR Thursday afternoon.
Town of Clayton’s emergency manager, Kaylin Rieckmann, tells Action 2 News the wildfire started along the railroad tracks near Pioneer Road and Medina Junction Road.
Clayton Fire Rescue called for more help, and ultimately 10 agencies responded to the fire. - PUB DATE: 3/18/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
Firefighters on Wednesday, March 16 responded to the scene of a house fire near 12th Street and Superior Avenue in Sheboygan. The call came in around 6:20 a.m.
Firefighters arrived on the scene in three minutes and reported smoke coming from the second-floor of the residence. Firefighters entered the building with a hose line and found a working fire in the ceiling of the second floor. - PUB DATE: 3/17/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
AVillage of Pleasant Prairie proposed public safety referendum has received public endorsements from three professional organizations.
Endorsements have been announced from the Pleasant Prairie Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 3785, Pleasant Prairie Police Appreciation Association (PPPOA), and Pleasant Prairie Professional Police Association Local 185 (PPPPA). - PUB DATE: 3/16/2022 7:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News - Metered Site
Fire crews from multiple departments responded to a house fire in the village of Park Ridge in Portage County.
The call of the fire on Sunrise Avenue came in around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday.
Departments responding to the scene include Park Ridge Fire, Stevens Point Fire, Stockton Fire, Hull Fire, Dewey Fire, Plover Fire, Rosholt Fire, Amherst Fire and Almond Fire. - PUB DATE: 3/16/2022 1:11:34 AM - SOURCE: WSAW-TV CBS 7 Wausau
VIDEO: No one is hurt after a garage fire Tuesday night in Eau Claire.
The fire, which happened at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday at a detached garage near the intersection of 9th Street and Walnut Street on Eau Claire’s northwest side, was quickly brought under control, according to a release from Eau Claire Fire and Rescue. - PUB DATE: 3/16/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEAU-TV NBC 13 Madison
A Madison Fire Department spokesperson says one person was hospitalized after a crash on Raymond Road near Gilbert Road.
The crash happened around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday.
Witnesses called the fire department, that a car had hit a tree. While firefighters responded, bystanders tried to pull the driver from the car. - PUB DATE: 3/15/2022 4:43:00 PM - SOURCE: WKOW-TV ABC 27 Madison
From mental health to money, the Wisconsin EMS Association and local first responders are praising a package of bills that will address PTSD among the ranks and Medicaid reimbursement for uncompensated costs. The bipartisan proposals were approved unanimously by the state senate.
When the alarms sound, first responders answer the call. - PUB DATE: 3/15/2022 2:41:56 PM - SOURCE: WBAY-TV ABC 2 Green Bay
The Neillsville Fire Department responded to a dump truck tipped on its side.
According to the Neillsville Fire Chief Matt Meyer, they received the call about the dump truck around 2:12pm on Monday. The accident occurred just north of the intersection of Highway 95 and Clark Avenue in the Township of Levis. - PUB DATE: 3/15/2022 6:19:11 AM - SOURCE: WCCN-FM 107.5 Neillsville
VIDEO: A driver crashed into the Milwaukee Fire Department station near Locust and Teutonia Monday night, March 14.
This station was recently shut down after engineers found structural issues with the building. The cause of the crash is under investigation. It's unclear whether there were any injuries. - PUB DATE: 3/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
Fire investigators are trying to determine how a fatal fire began Saturday in a south side apartment building.
Officials said the fire broke out on South 44th Street near the West Kinnickinnic River Parkway just before 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Cleaning crews worked calmly and carefully Sunday to remove the black smoke. - PUB DATE: 3/15/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
