The Western Lakes Fire District Fire Board is set to hear a findings report into the district’s operational needs next week.
The findings, compiled by Mueller Communications, are expected to guide the district as it considers whether to ask residents for a referendum or to take a different approach to solve reported staffing woes. - PUB DATE: 3/3/2022 9:59:51 AM - SOURCE: Oconomowoc Enterprise
First responders across Wisconsin and nationwide continue to adapt to the ebb and flow of COVID-19 cases.
Nearly two years into the pandemic, frontline workers still deal with daily exposure to the virus and staffing shortages.
The Racine Fire Department is no exception. Assistant Chief Brian Wolf said December and January were particularly challenging months, as omicron rapidly spread through Wisconsin. - PUB DATE: 3/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Spectrum News 1
Nobody was injured in a fire Wednesday morning in a residence at the Timber Ridge mobile home park at 1817 104th St. in Pleasant Prairie.
Jennifer Bailey, her husband and their 18-year-old son were in the home at the time, but all were able to get out safely. Bailey was able to get one of her cats out of the home, and firefighters were able to save another cat along with three birds. - PUB DATE: 3/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Kenosha News - Metered Site
UW-Milwaukee is scrambling to install carbon monoxide alarms in all of its residence halls.
The move comes after at least 17 students were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning.
Some 400 students were evacuated from the Cambridge Commons dorm late Monday night.
Officials said they determined a boiler in the basement was to blame. - PUB DATE: 3/3/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
Investigators are looking into a weekend accident in Sparta, Wis.. where a car caught on fire, killing one person and injuring another.
Mary Slonka of rural Sparta died at the scene, after the Sunday morning crash. The other person in the car, Timothy Slonka, is listed in critical condition at Gundersen. - PUB DATE: 3/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIZM-AM 1410 La Crosse
A fire at a Beloit apartment complex drove six people from their homes Wednesday morning, the fire department reports.
According to the Beloit Fire Department, firefighters were called to the five-unit building, in the 1200 block of Sixth Street, shortly before 7 a.m. When they arrived, crews reported seeing smoke coming from one of the apartments and they were able to get the fire under control quickly. - PUB DATE: 3/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
Three people were injured after a semi rolled over on Interstate 94 near Hixton in Jackson County.
The crash was reported at just before 3 a.m. Tuesday. Emergency services from Hixton Fire Department, Hixton EMS and Mayo Clinic EMS arrived at mile marker 97 west to find a semi on its side and an SUV pinned underneath. - PUB DATE: 3/2/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGLR-FM 97 Lancaster
The City of Lake Mills has decided to move forward with purchasing an ambulance as it looks to the future of emergency medical services without the Lake Mills EMS. However, what the service model looks like is still up in the air.
The Lake Mills City Council conducted a special meeting on Feb. 23 with the only action item listed was the purchase of an ambulance. - PUB DATE: 3/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Lake Mills Leader
On Monday, Janesville Fire Department responded to a call regarding a fire in a garage at 304 Sunny Lane. Firefighters arrived to find a garbage truck fully engulfed in flames while inside the building. The fire was contained within the garage area by the fire department as they fought on the scene for three hours. - PUB DATE: 3/1/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WIFR-TV CBS 23 Rockford
The Lake Geneva Fire Department is warning people to not drive or walk on Geneva Lake after a car’s tire went through the ice and got stuck on Sunday, Feb. 27.
“PLEASE STAY OFF OF THE ICE!! We cannot express this enough,” the fire department posted online on Facebook.
The fire department went on to tell people, “Please understand that if you chose to drive on the lake you not only put your life at risk but ours as well. - PUB DATE: 2/28/2022 1:05:14 PM - SOURCE: Lake Geneva News
An overnight fire in Janesville damaged five GFL Environmental, Inc., garbage trucks and caused more than a half-million dollars in damage, according to the fire department.
More than two dozen firefighters responded to the scene, at 304 Sunny Lane, early Monday morning, its report stated. The first ones to arrive at the structure, around 1:15 a. - PUB DATE: 2/28/2022 6:21:53 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
Multiple crews responded to the Town of Burke for a significant residential fire Saturday night.
According to Sun Prairie Fire & Rescue, at around 9:20 p.m., crews were dispatched to Rebel Drive for report of a single family residential fire.
A command unit and Station Two Engine first arrived on scene and reported heavy smoke from two sides and roof of the structure. - PUB DATE: 2/27/2022 9:37:08 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
Crews were called to the report of a fire at a 16-unit apartment building on Anthony Lane in Racine around 10:45 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25.
First arriving companies encountered heavy smoke and fire conditions in the basement that were rapidly spreading to the first and second floors. The search for victims was carried out in very challenging conditions. - PUB DATE: 2/27/2022 7:55:48 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Firefighters battled a fire at Karthauser & Sons Wholesale Florist in Germantown on Thursday morning, Feb. 24.
Officials say a 911 call about the fire came into the Germantown Police Department around 6:45 a.m. Arriving officers saw the fire was contained to a detached shed where a wood-burning stove to heat boilers for the business was located. - PUB DATE: 2/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
Fire departments across the state of Wisconsin and the country are having to respond to an increased number of calls while many are dealing with staffing shortages.
The five-year stretch between 2016 and 2020 saw a call volume increase of just over 12% for the West Bend Fire Department. In 2021, department members say units from the three stations in the city responded to roughly 4,800 calls. - PUB DATE: 2/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
The Lake Rescue Team was called for a person who fell through the ice early Wednesday morning, according to the City of Madison Fire Department.
Around 2 a.m. Wednesday, rescue teams were called to the area of John Nolen Dr. and S. Broom St.
Paramedics spotted the victim, East of Law Park several hundred feet from shore. - PUB DATE: 2/25/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
The Sturgeon Bay Police Department says a second body was recovered from the burned-out rubble of Butch’s Bar Thursday afternoon. This follows the recovery of a body earlier in the day.
Both victims were male, and both remains are being taken to Madison for positive identification.
No names will be made public until the identities are confirmed and their families have been notified, police said. - PUB DATE: 2/24/2022 4:31:15 PM - SOURCE: WMTV NBC 15 Madison
One person was injured Wednesday in a house fire on the city’s east side.
Fire crews responded around 11 p.m. to a house fire in the 1400 block of Eliza Street, according to Green Bay Metro Fire Department.
Fire officials said crews arrived to smoke and flames coming from the first and second floor of the home. - PUB DATE: 2/24/2022 5:26:00 AM - SOURCE: Green Bay Press-Gazette
One person is in serious condition following a crash in Grafton.
It happened around 8:57 p.m. near Green Bay Rd. and Hickory St in the town of Grafton.
According to the fire department, firefighters found one vehicle off the roadway with heavy damage. Two citizen were rendering aid to a semi-conscious patient. - PUB DATE: 2/24/2022 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
The Racine Police Department said on Wednesday, Feb. 23 that a suspect who was identified in the homicide of Racine Firefighter Christopher Lalor is dead.
A Florida sheriff's office found the suspect, identified as 51-year-old Peter Lui, dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Racine Police Chief Maurice Robinson on Tuesday offered few details on the investigation – hoping to protect it. - PUB DATE: 2/23/2022 1:59:16 PM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
