Fire

A Cornell native turned filmmaker paid tribute to a small fire department in a new documentary titled “The Best of Us.” Of the 809 fire departments across Wisconsin, more than 75 percent are predominantly run by volunteers.

The DNR has suspended burn permits in all 43 counties where they have the authority to do so.

One person died and a Milwaukee firefighter was badly burned early Sunday in a fire that spread to three houses.

A fire has destroyed a historic ski lodge on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior.

After a Milwaukee woman fell on the ice and died on Jan. 15, the city’s fire department is reviewing the 911 response to the incident.

As 2024 approaches, the heads of police and firefighting services in two western Wisconsin communities are looking ahead with concern. Like the leaders of other rural first responders, Galesville fire […]

For much of 17-year-old Jadyn Mathison’s life, her dad has been a firefighter. “I hear about the stories that he goes through, and I think they’re so cool,” said Mathison, […]

This year marks the 40th anniversary of a landmark ruling that reaffirmed the 1837 treaty rights of a northern Wisconsin tribe to hunt, fish and gather on ceded territory. In […]

Exceptional and prolonged drought conditions have created the potential for elevated fire danger, largely in southern Wisconsin. That’s led the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to require burn permits in […]

Two Milwaukee-area businesses are raising money for wildfire victims in Hawaii. Ono Kine Grindz market and deli in Wauwatosa is raising money for Maui Strong and Kokua Restaurant and Hospitality […]