Firefighters respond to machine blaze in town of Meeme CLEVELAND — A shredder, which is a machine that shreds cars into pieces to be recycled as scrap metal, caught fire Monday at B&B Metals, 14520 Pioneer Road in the town of Meeme.
	Embers spark garage fire in De Pere DE PERE -- A garage fire in De Pere caused about $2,000 in damages Monday evening. De Pere firefighters responded at 7:54 p.m. to 1009 Jordan Road where hot embers sparked the blaze.
	Girl injured in grease fire at Green Bay home GREEN BAY -- A girl was injured in a fire Sunday that damaged a home on Green Bay's northwest side.
	Senior selected as fire queen JUNEAU — A 17-year-old Dodgeland High School senior was selected as the 2008 Juneau Fire Queen in competition held at the public library Thursday night.
	Mock Emergency Held in Mondovi MONDOVI -- A weekend of fun wraps up with a lesson in safety. Friendship Days came to an end Sunday in Mondovi. A mock accident was held at the fairgrounds to show the public what fire and rescue crews do during an emergency. Rescue crews removed two people who were trapped in a car.
	Firefighters entertain festgoers NEW MUNSTER - Wheatland firefighters put their ability to the test Sunday, battling other fire departments from Kenosha County and northern Illinois in their annual water fighting competition at the town festival.
	West-side house fire sends teen to hospital GREEN BAY -- A fire that reportedly started in the kitchen damaged a house on Lincoln Street on Green Bay's west side late Sunday afternoon.
	Parade marshal has long firehouse history CAMPBELLSPORT — Leo Janous remembers the "good old days" of fighting fires. "Three or four of us rode on the back of the old Reo (fire truck). When we got to a hill, we jumped off and pushed," said the former member of the Campbellsport Fire Department.
	Two Sheboygan men hurt in plane crash SHEBOYGAN — Two Sheboygan men were injured Sunday afternoon in the crash of a small plane at Sheboygan County Memorial Airport. WBAY | WEAU | WDJT
	Fire Destroys Hartford Restaurant HARTFORD - Crews from several departments battled a large fire at the Hartford Paradise Family Restaurant on Grand Ave. near Monroe Ave. on Sunday morning.
	Altoona Fire: Teens Could Be Charged As Adults ALTOONA -- Investigators believe two of the three Altoona High School students arrested for arson will be charged as adults.
	Fire Destroys Shed In Chippewa County CHIPPEWA COUNTY -- A fire destroyed a shed in the Chippewa County Town of Boyd. Firefighters say the owner was trying to jump-start a lawnmower when a spark hit some dry grass. They say he had some trouble getting off the lawnmower and had to roll off to crawl away from the flames. Firefighters say no one was hurt.
	Fire officials not sure what caused DAR blaze MENOMINEE - Accidental and undetermined, that's what fire officials are saying about the cause of Wednesday's fire that destroyed the home of Brian and Miranda Johnson at 1423 7th St., otherwise known as the former DAR Boys & Girls Club.
	Fire damages Town of Algoma home No one was injured when fire broke out Saturday afternoon in a two-story home the town of Algoma. The second-floor fire extensively damaged the home.
	Weber promoted to battalion chief MILWAUKEE -- Armed with a passion nurtured by the medical adventures of Johnny Gage and Roy DeSoto on the 1970s hit show “Emergency!” Debra Weber wouldn’t let the fact that the Milwaukee Fire Department wasn’t hiring women in the 1980s stop her from trying.
	Fire Friday damages Dell Prairie home DELL PRAIRIE -- A Dell Prairie home was extensively damaged in a fire early Friday morning.  Kilbourn Fire Chief Tory Wolfram said the department was dispatched at 1:16 a.m. Friday to a home at 3731 Highway 13 in Dell Prairie after a passer-by saw flames coming from the house.
	Lightning strikes Franklin home FRANKLIN -- Lightning struck a home in Franklin this afternoon, causing an estimated $30,000 in damage. All four people home at the time escaped without injury, an official said.
	Allenton Inn Catches Fire ALLENTON - A huge fire broke out at the Allenton Inn early Saturday morning. Two residents were forced to evacuate the apartment above the business, but were not injured.
	Sheldon EMTs honored SHELDON -- In the early 70’s there was no public medical service in the rural area. If something happened you would put the person in a car or truck and drive them to the nearest hospital or you could call the undertaker and he or she would deliver the patient to the medical facility.
	Sheboygan fires destroy car, damage Dumpster SHEBOYGAN -- A mechanical malfunction caused a car fire that did $2,500 in damage Thursday evening, according to the Sheboygan Fire Department.
	Menasha cheese store fire's cause unknown MENASHA — A community fixture for 124 years was destroyed by fire in just a matter of hours Thursday.
	Greenleaf house damaged by fire GREENLEAF — A one-story frame house next to the Brown County Highway Department shops in Greenleaf was destroyed by a fire discovered just before 10 a.m. Thursday.
	Record-breaking week Prairie du Sac Firefighters PRAIRIE DU SAC -- The Prairie du Sac fire department had a record-breaking week, June 7-14. Prairie du Sac Firefighters responded to 20 calls within the week and a record 12 calls on Thursday, June 12. The previous record for the Prairie du Sac fire department in one day is three calls. Most of the calls for service were related to the unusual weather in the area.
	Aging FD looks for ways to draw younger members Eagle -- With 10 to 12 members of the 35-member Eagle Fire Department logging longtime memberships with the department and the department facing longer response times when volunteers respond to calls in evenings, the Eagle Fire Commission has begun looking at the possibility of going to a paid-on-call department.
	Firefighters battle blaze at old Town of Menasha cheese factory TOWN OF MENASHA — A family is homeless after a fire this evening destroyed their home and an adjacent cheese factory. WGBA
	No one injured in Greenleaf house fire GREENLEAF -- A one-story frame house next to the Brown County Highway Department shops in Greenleaf was destroyed by a fire discovered just before 10 a.m. Thursday.
	Emergency Responders suspended in Columbus COLUMBUS -- One of the cities hardest hit by flooding, Columbus, is now handling disaster response without its deputy fire chief and emergency management director.
	LATE NIGHT FIRE AT DULUTH'S ARTHUR'S FORMAL WEAR DULUTH -- Fire crews and the Duluth Police Department were kept busy Thursday morning, battling a blaze at Arthur’s Mens Formal Wear on First Street in Downtown Duluth.
	Hazmat crews respond to Federal Courthouse MILWAUKEE- Fire department hazmat crews responded to the Federal Courthouse for a report of a suspicious package.
	Arson Investigators Take Training Classes At WCTC MILWAUKEE -- How do you investigate a fire when there's nothing left of the building? Firefighters are learning the tricks of their trade and Fox 6 was along for the ride. Cathy Orosz has the exclusive.
	12 rescued near Dresbach dam DRESBACH, Minn. — Twelve adults and teenagers were rescued from the Mississippi River on Wednesday afternoon as their crippled boat neared Lock and Dam No. 7 at Dresbach. WXOW
	Firefighters group honors Huebsch APPLETON -- Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch, R-West Salem, was given the Legislator of the Year Award by the Professional Firefighters of Wisconsin June 10 at a ceremony during the firefighters’ annual convention in Appleton.
	Dogs die in Eau Claire fire EAU CLAIRE - Three dogs died in a fire in Eau Claire Wednesday. The fire at 1412 Altoona Ave., Eau Claire, was called in by the home's owner at 11:49 a.m. It had burned itself out by the time the Eau Claire Fire Department responded, but there was still heat built up in the residence, according to the Eau Claire Fire Department.
	Near-drowning victim thanks emergency personnel FOND DU LAC -- Guardian angel is definitely not in Edgar Ramirez-Tellez's job description. But perhaps that's just what a 32-year-old North Fond du Lac man needed when he slid into the raging Fond du Lac River early Sunday morning. Fox 11
	PHOTOS: Ashford trailer home fire
	Fire damages hall at Wawbeek
	Greenfield, Greendale eye fire merger
	Two cars destroyed in parking lot fire
	Flooding and traffic cause accidents, death
	7-Year-Old Wausau Boy Saves Neighbors from Duplex Fire
	North Freedom woman looks 'death right in the face'
	Fire guts Glenbeulah bar, restaurant
	10 Rescued After Canoes Capsize On Milwaukee River Channel3000.com WISN
	Overnight fire
	West Bend Fire
	Car Crash Pushes House Off Foundation
	House Fire in Eau Claire
	Council Delays Making Cuts to Green Bay Fire Department WBAY Fox 11
	River Current Too Dangerous for Rescues
	Deputies rescue 28 during FATFAR
	Volunteer Opportunities
	Water rescue training benefits local agencies
	Emergency crews respond to tragic accident Fond du Lac Reporter Green Bay Press Gazette
	Fire damages Pierce Manufacturing office
	Arson suspected at Paul Bunyan's Restaurant
	Neighbors Put Out Flames After Lightning Starts Roof Fire
	River rescue CBS 58 TMJ4
	Two Females Get Stuck in Altoona Dam WEAU WQOW
	Car damages house; patient taken by medical helicopter
	Mill emergency response praised
	Rib Mountain to upgrade EMS levels WAOW Wausau Dailey Herald
	Fire damages Wausau home Wausau Daily Herald WSAW
	Fire, explosion threat due to flooding very real
	Man nearly drowns today in FdL River
	Emergency Landing in Eau Claire WEAU WQOW
	25 treated for gas exposure in Brokaw Wausau Daily Herald WAOW
	EXPLOSIONS, FIRE ERUPT AT READY MIX PLANT Journal Times WITI WISN TMJ4
	Departments respond to Clinton fire
	House explosion reported near FDL Fond du Lac Reporter WLUX
	PHOTOS: Waupun garage fire
	Ambulance drivers sought
	Rescuers use Ducks to help stranded residents, motorists
	Train derails south of Oshkosh
	GROUP OF JUVENILES START CAR ON FIRE
	Proposal For Fire Station Divides Amberg Community
	North fire station is officially open
	Fire station debate heats up
	Fire station study called for
	Suspicious fire investigation
	Lightning causes LaFayette fire
	Nekoosa Ambulance Service achieves paramedic status
	Chief proposes reorganizing NSFD
	Traffic back to normal on Interstate
	Arson at Altoona School Property Causes Thousands in Damage
	Firefighters union will support Obama
	Two Saved, One Firefighter Injured
	Beloit Frito-Lay Plant Fire Extinguished
	Emergency Training At CWA
	Helicopter Hits Power Lines
	Fire: House Possibly Struck by Lighting
	Hot Plate May Be to Blame for Overnight Fire
	Lisbon rail lines cause few emergency delays; Fire Dept. uses many resources to avoid roadblocks
	Electrical fire in Sturtevant
	Fire department staffing for Algoma topic of Tuesday session
	One killed as fire strikes apartment building
	Man Rescued From Burning Home
	Fire Inspectors say Man Tried to Tip Their Truck
	Small fire reported on city’s North Side
	Fire ruins part of house, displaces family in Mount Pleasant
	EMS upgrades service
	EMS, fire service stirs argument
	Fire investigation
	Storm damages Mayville buildings
	Construction bids in for Hortonville-Hortonia fire station
	Juvenile Admits Setting Fire In Allouez
	Massive Kenosha fire CBS 58 TMJ4
	Firefighters on scene of south side home
	Farm house fire cause ruled accidental
	Garage fire causes $150,000 damage
	Two die in Town of Beloit house fire Janesville Gazette WKOW Channel3000.com TMJ4 WMTV
	SIMPLY SHOCKING!
	Tanker rolls, spills fuel, fertilizer
	FIRE DESTROYS 1 WEST DULUTH HOME & DAMAGES ANOTHER
	New firehouse to quicken response times
	City appoints acting fire chief
	Woman, teen hospitalized after school bus-SUV crash
	Deadly Gillett fire was accidental
	Cigarette causes porch fire
	Fire fighters speak out
	Apartment fire reported in Grafton
	PFC approves rate hike
	Motel project catches fire WLUC Eagle Herald Peshtigo Times
	Kaukauna OKs larger ambulance service area
	Elderly siblings displaced in Tuesday afternoon fire
	Duplex fire
	Grill burns through roof
	Midday accident draws onlookers
	Battalion chief raises question: Are firefighters being targeted?
	Two displaced by south side fire
	Ambulance coverage studied
	Extra-alarm blaze at Harvard apartment complex
	Suspicious Fire on City's North Side Fox News WDJT
	GBFD Promotes Fire-proof Stove Elements
	Safety agencies practice to make perfect
	Fire set at Allouez school during church picnic
	Green Bay Gazette
	Fox 11
	1 reported killed in Gillett fire Green Bay Gazette Shawno Leader WISN
	3 injured in Oconto County rollover
	Crash kills Hartford man

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Lightning strikes Franklin home (from franklinnow.com) 
Lightning struck a home in Franklin this afternoon, causing an estimated $30,000 in damage. All four people home at the time escaped without injury, an official said.

At about 4 p.m., Franklin firefighters were called to a home in the 8600 block of S. River Terrace that had been struck by lightning, said fire Lt. Lance Braun. The attic and roof were on fire and the four people - three adults and a child - were already out, Braun said.

The building inspector allowed residents to return to the home, he said.
 

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Greenfield, Greendale eye fire merger (from greendalenow.com) 
Officials in Greendale and Greenfield have quietly been having discussions on a possible merger of their fire departments.

Greendale Fire Chief Jonathan Cohn confirmed today that the two departments have begun "very preliminary" discussions on the potential of merging their personnel and services.

Neither Greendale nor Greenfield governing bodies have had any formal, public discussions on the matter, he said, but they are approaching the point where they could decide whether to proceed with that.

Merging is a step that many fire departments throughout the state and the nation have already made or at least considered, Cohn said.

"It would be irresponsible of us not to look at this option for delivering services," Cohn said. "There are consolidation models and actual departments that have experienced it that have seen the ability to control costs, reduce duplication (of equipment or training), create efficiencies and increase service levels."

While discussions about merging fire departments have taken place throughout the metro area over the years, there is only one example of Milwaukee County departments actually consolidating: the North Shore Fire Department, which was created in 1995.

West Allis and Greenfield discussed a merger in 1994. Oak Creek, St. Francis, Cudahy and South Milwaukee have floated the idea as well in recent years.

The fact that the Greenfield Fire Department already provides paramedic services to Greendale is also something his department needs to consider, Cohn said, because the majority of calls it receives - about 75 percent - are medical calls, not fire calls.

"What does each department offer in return to make a better fire department? That's where our initial discussions are going to lead us," he said.

Greenfield Fire Chief Russ Spahn could not immediately be reached for comment.
 

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Fire station study called for  (from oakcreeknow.com) 
With two of Oak Creek's three fire stations in need of reconstruction, city officials are now one step closer to agreeing on future fire station needs.

The Capital Improvement Project Committee on Tuesday voted to recommend to the Common Council that the city fund an outside study that would help determine whether fire stations No. 1 and 2, which likely will need to be rebuilt in the near future, should be relocated and if a fourth station should be added.

The study would cost an estimated $25,000 to $30,000, and likely would be funded with money that originally was budgeted to repair Fire Station No. 2.

City staff will begin putting out requests for qualifications for the study, and the recommendation should go before the Common Council for a decision at its Tuesday, July 1, meeting.
 

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Two cars destroyed in parking lot fire (from brookfieldnow.com) 
Two cars were destroyed and a third was damaged Monday after an electrical malfunction started a vehicle fire in the parking lot of T.G.I. Friday's, 17431 W. Bluemound Road.

Firefighters arrived on the scene at 4:01 p.m. and had the fire extinguished a few minutes later. A 1991 BMW sedan and a Chrysler of unknown year and model were destroyed in the fire, officials said. A Volkswagen Beetle parked next to the BMW suffered around $5,500 in damage.

Investigators said the BMW's heated seats malfunctioned and sparked the blaze.

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Chief proposes reorganizing NSFD (from myfoxpointnow.com) 
With the departure of Deputy Fire Chief Charles Myers, North Shore Fire Chief David Berousek is proposing a reorganization and succession plan.

Berousek told the North Shore Fire Department Board of Directors today that he and two other department chiefs will be eligible for retirement within three to five years.

Berousek proposed the creation of deputy chiefs, one for administration and another for operations, whom he can train and mentor as possible successors.

The board's Personnel Committee recommended the proposal, but action on the plan will likely come next month.

Myers left the department after being named chief of the Brookfield Fire Department. He started his new job Monday.

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Firefighters on scene of south side home (from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) 
Milwaukee firefighters are on the scene of a basement fire inside a one-and-a-half story home on the city's south side this morning.

Firefighters responded about 9:20 a.m. to 1318 W. Ohio Ave., where smoke was showing and all occupants had safely evacuated. Fire officials requested that the American Red Cross respond to the scene, according to Tiffany Wynn, department spokeswoman.

They indicated that the fire is under control and they would likely be working the fire for another 30 minutes.
 

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Apartment fire reported in Grafton (from meqounnoq.com) 
Fire crews from Grafton are at the scene of an apartment building fire at 2025 First Ave. in the village.

The first Grafton Fire Department units to arrive called for Cedarburg fire crews to immediately respond to the scene.

Fire crews from Saukville, Port Washington and Thiensville are also being dispatched to assist as are Cedarburg police and Cedarburg Emergency Government crews. The Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department is also assisting.

There were no immediate reports of any injuries.

UPDATE: Apartment building heavily damaged
Grafton - Fire has heavily damaged an eight-unit apartment building here.

The fire was reported shortly before 1 p.m. at 2025 First Ave. The first Grafton Fire Department units to arrive immediately called for assistance from the nearby Cedarburg Fire Department.

The fire appears to have started on the second floor and extended to the roof. There are no immediate reports of injuries.

In addition to Grafton and Cedarburg, fire crews from Saukville, Port Washington and Thiensville have been called to assist. The Mequon Fire Department has also been called to stand by.

Cedarburg police, the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department and Cedarburg Emergency Government crews are also assisting with traffic and crowd control.

The Red Cross is also being notified.
 

UPDATE: Heavy damage, no injuries in fire

Grafton - No one was injured in a fire here this afternoon that caused more than $500,000 damage to an apartment building, said Asst. Chief John Place of the Grafton Fire Department.

The fire started in a second-floor apartment in the southwest corner of the building at 2025 First Ave. The cause has not been determined, Place said. The fire burned through the roof of the building.

The State Fire Marshal's office has been called in to help Grafton investigators determine the cause.

Of the eight apartments in the building, two apartments are uninhabitable. Others sustained heavy smoke damage. The Red Cross is at the scene assisting residents.

The fire was reported shortly before 1 p.m. The first Grafton firefighters to arrive immediately called for the nearby Cedarburg Fire Department to respond.

In addition to Grafton and Cedarburg, firefighters from Saukville, Port Washington and Thiensville were called to assist. The Mequon Fire Department was also put on standby.

Police from Grafton and Cedarburg as well as the Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department and Cedarburg Emergency Government handled traffic and crowd control near the scene. The Wisconsin State Patrol also assisted.

 

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Two displaced by south side fire (from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) 
Two people were displaced when their home caught fire on the city's south side today, where neighbors alerted authorities to flames coming out of a window of the Milwaukee duplex.

The American Red Cross responded to the scene to help residents with temporary placement after the fire, reported about midnight at 1717-1717A S. 36th St.

Fire department spokeswoman Tiffany Wynn reported today that the residents evacuated before firefighters arrived. There were no working smoke detectors found in the 2 -story home.

A crew of 15 firefighters were on scene for about an hour. The fire started in the stairwell of the home and extended to the second floor.

The cause is under investigation by Milwaukee police. Estimated damage is $25,000, according to Wynn.
 

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