A teen struck while marching in the Waukesha Christmas Parade is back home with his family.
Erick Tiegs, 16, returned home on Tuesday. The Waukesha South High School sophomore was playing trombone with the school marching band when a driver in an SUV drove through the parade, striking Tiegs and his bandmates. - PUB DATE: 12/1/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WISN-TV ABC 12 Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Fire Department Administration Building now carries the name of the man who designed it six decades ago.
The administration building in downtown Milwaukee was built in 1962. Alonzo Robinson was the lead architect, but that's difficult to tell from historical records.
"The groundbreaking, construction, dedication and grand opening of this key part of Milwaukee's infrastructure -- I find not one mention of lead architect Alonzo Robinson," said Fire Chief Aaron Lipski. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2021 4:48:12 PM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Area firefighters spent Monday morning working on their skills.
Around 30 members of the Wisconsin Rapids and Port Edwards Fire Departments came together to train.
They spent four hours putting out a controlled fire and learning how to solve different problems.
While firefighters train on-duty all the time, off-duty training like this happen four times a year. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
Merrill fire crews responded to a call at around 2:30 a.m. this morning to find the structure and the building next to it completely engulfed in flames.
An all call was put out to all personnel off-duty and other local fire departments, including Wausau, Pine River, and Corning Fire Departments, and Tomahawk EMS. - PUB DATE: 11/30/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WAOW-TV ABC 9 Wausau
A member of Dodge County’s volunteer emergency response team died of COVID-19 over the weekend, according to a Facebook post from the group.
Paul Kohlman, who worked with the Dodge County Emergency Response Team (DCERT) since 2008, died Saturday morning from COVID-19 complications. In a Facebook post shared Monday, DCERT officials said Kohlman’s family is in need of financial assistance for his funeral arrangements. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2021 2:37:24 PM - SOURCE: WISC-TV CBS 3 Madison
VIDEO/PHOTO: Christmas came early for Superior's firefighters.
"If you would have asked me two years ago if I would have been working in a brand new fire station with two new ladders, I would have said you're kidding," said Battalion Chief Howard Huber.
The Superior Fire Department has not one, but two new aerial ladder trucks. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: Superior Telegram - Metered Site
One week since the Christmas parade tragedy in Waukesha, the city is working to honor the victims throughout the holiday season. The memorial at Veterans Park continues to grow, and blue lights are now shining throughout Waukesha.
A moment of silence marked exactly one week from when Waukesha's Christmas parade turned into tragedy. - PUB DATE: 11/29/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WITI-TV FOX 6 Milwaukee
The American Red Cross is helping two adults after their building caught fire in Sun Prairie Sunday morning, the communications director for the Red Cross of Wisconsin said.
Sun Prairie Fire officials say they received a call reporting smoke coming from a four-unit building on Broadway Drive around 8 a. - PUB DATE: 11/28/2021 6:05:33 PM - SOURCE: WMTV-TV NBC 15 Madison
A child using a lighter started a fire at a four-unit apartment on Main Street Sunday morning, according to the Dodge County Sheriff's Office.
The sheriff's office said it got a report of the fire at about 7:30 a.m. The building was evacuated and firefighters quickly put out the fire.
The apartment residents have been displaced because of smoke and water damage to at least two apartments, the sheriff's office said. - PUB DATE: 11/28/2021 11:14:37 AM - SOURCE: Fond du Lac Reporter
Tenants of a small apartment complex are safe after a fire rendered the building a total loss Tuesday night.
The Dewey Fire Department received a report of a fire on County Road DB, near Tiki Beach Bar & Grill at about 10 p.m. Tuesday, Dewey Fire Chief LeRoy Pukrop said.
Four people lived in the complex, Pukrop said, and they were all able to make it out of the building. - PUB DATE: 11/24/2021 8:09:11 AM - SOURCE: Stevens Point Journal
Area municipalities are updating their safety precautions for their holiday events and parades in the wake of the mass casualty event that took place at the Waukesha Christmas parade Sunday night.
Menomonee Falls has decided to cancel its parade scheduled for this weekend because of the tragedy in Waukesha, an alert said on the village website. - PUB DATE: 11/24/2021 5:50:42 AM - SOURCE: Greater Milwaukee Today
With the dust still settling after a red SUV mowed down Christmas parade marchers in a Milwaukee suburb Sunday, killing at least five people and injuring dozens – including children – law enforcement and witnesses at the scene are praising first responders’ handling of the chaos that unfolded. Brayden Kowalski, 19, one of the witnesses at the scene, described the first responders’ professionalism as "wonderful" in an interview with Fox News. - PUB DATE: 11/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: FOX News
Every year, the Green Bay Metro Fire Department teams up to spread holiday cheer to Brown County teens in need. The department's 'Gifts for Teens' program collects gifts and monetary donations for teenagers who have signed up for Christmas assistance through the Salvation Army.
“We started this program 10 years ago and it was just kind of a pass the hat program with the firefighters to raise donations for area teens who we found out just really weren’t supported in some of the other charitable giving drives here in town,” said engineer Chad Decker. - PUB DATE: 11/24/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WGBA-TV NBC 26 Green Bay
De Pere Firefighters put out a fire on the rooftop of an industrial building Tuesday morning.
Crews were called to Sustana, 1751 Mathew Dr., just before 4 a.m. They found a fire on the roof of an outbuilding that handles methane gas.
Firefighters put out the fire on the rooftop, but it had extended into the insulation, causing firefighters to overhaul the roof. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2021 2:01:36 PM - SOURCE: WNFL-AM 1440 Green Bay
One person was taken to the hospital with burns to the face after a fire at a Milwaukee apartment fire early Tuesday morning, Nov. 23.
Officials say the call came in around 5:19 a.m. for a fire on the second story of a building near 62nd and Chambers.
When crews arrived, they were able to rescue a man from a second story porch. - PUB DATE: 11/23/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WDJT-TV CBS 58 Milwaukee
Twenty-four hours after an SUV driver visited horror on the city's Christmas parade, hundreds gathered for an evening of interfaith prayer and an opportunity to embrace their sense of community.
“We walk that street everyday, it’s home, and it just hits really close to home," said Kim Mischalouski, Waukesha resident for 30 years. - PUB DATE: 11/22/2021 11:17:58 PM - SOURCE: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The La Crosse Fire Department has been installing new burners on stoves in public housing. The burners will cook people’s holiday dinners without the danger of fires.
SmartBurners prevent cooking oils from reaching a temperature in which they catch on fire. “Most of the cooking fires we see are the result of cooking oils getting to the point where they auto ignite,” said Pat Corran, the Fire Department’s community risk educator. - PUB DATE: 11/22/2021 4:59:18 PM - SOURCE: WKBT-TV CBS 8 La Crosse
If you drive by any of the six Eau Claire fire stations, you may soon see a green wreath hanging up on the wall. But it's more than a regular Christmas decoration, as the fire department's annual "keep the wreath green" campaign is set to start on Thanksgiving.
The goal of the campaign is to try and encourage people in the community to stay safe this winter, and to prevent fires during the holiday season. - PUB DATE: 11/22/2021 2:46:49 PM - SOURCE: WQOW-TV ABC 18 Eau Claire
Kids can help Green Bay firefighters this winter season.
The Green Bay Metro Fire Department and Green Bay Water Utility are relaunching the Hydro’s Helpers program.
Children pick a fire hydrant near their home and pledge to keep it free of snow during the winter months.
They will also be responsible for reporting any damages to the hydrant to their local water department. - PUB DATE: 11/22/2021 11:47:41 AM - SOURCE: WNFL-AM 1440 Green Bay
PHOTOS: Four people are safe after an SUV wound up in Lake Winnebago on Sunday.
Fond du Lac Fire Rescue says they were called near Frazier Point in Lakeside Park for a report of a vehicle in the lake.
The initial report said that two children were on the hood of the SUV and two adults were inside.
When rescue crews arrived they found all four people on the shore unhurt. - PUB DATE: 11/22/2021 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WLUK-TV FOX 11 Green Bay
