Red Cross assisting two families following duplex fire near 38th & Lloyd
MILWAUKEE -- The Red Cross is helping two families after a fire in Milwaukee early Monday morning, October 19th.Crews were called to a duplex near 38th and Lloyd just before 5 a.m.No additional details have been released -- including the cause of the fire or if anyone was hurt.Monitor FOX6 News and FOX6Now.com for updates on this developing story.
Fire damages home near 26th & Ruby; cause under investigation
MILWAUKEE -- Firefighters were called to a home near 26th and Ruby around 1 a.m. Friday, October 16th.Officials say the fire broke out in a bedroom on the second floor.
Milwaukee Fire Department teams up with the Bucks to help install smoke alarms
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Bucks are helping the Milwaukee Fire Department raise awareness for fire prevention.
"A very warm and proud feeling:" Milwaukee firefighters honored for heroic 2014 rescue
MILWAUKEE -- They are everyday heroes getting some much needed recognition.
Winners of MFD "Poster to Billboard" contest receive special lunch at fire station
MILWAUKEE -- Some Milwaukee students got a special lunch on Thursday, October 8th.They got to have lunch with the Milwaukee fire chief and Bucks mascot Bango at the fire station.The kids were all winners in the Milwaukee Fire Department's "Poster to Billboard" contest.These students created a poster to best show this year's theme, "Hear the Beep Where You Sleep: Every Bedroom Needs a Working Smoke Alarm."Besides lunch, the kids also received a free ticket to a Milwaukee Bucks game.The grand prize winner will get their poster made into a billboard.
"We don't ask for recognition:" MFD honors two heroes who say they were simply doing their job
MILWAUKEE -- A ceremony was held outside of the central Milwaukee Fire Department firehouse in downtown Milwaukee on Wednesday, October 7th, as MFD members remembered and honored the 127 Milwaukee firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
MFD kicks off "Fire Prevention Week" with MPS students at the "Survive Alive" house
MILWAUKEE -- Monday, October 5th was the start of "Fire Prevention Week," and the Milwaukee Fire Department kicked off the week with some Milwaukee Public Schools students at the "Survive Alive" house.
New concept for the MFD: Paramedics treating patients before they call 911
MILWAUKEE -- A new concept for the Milwaukee Fire Department (MFD) -- paramedics treating patients before they call 911.
MFD called out to fire at home near 6th and Keefe; blaze contained to home's attic
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee firefighters on Wednesday, September 23rd were called out to a fire at a home near 6th and Keefe.MFD officials say the fire was called in shortly before 5:00 p.m.No one was injured -- but two people who live in the home were displaced.
52-year-old man dead after stabbing near 22nd & Wisconsin Avenue, two arrested
MILWAUKEE -- Police are investigating a homicide that occurred on Tuesday evening, September 22nd.It happened near 22nd and Wisconsin Avenue -- near the Marquette University campus.Police say a 52-year-old man was stabbed during some type of altercation.
Seven people taken to the hospital after crash involving five vehicles near 35th and Capitol
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee police were on the scene of a crash involving a van that hit three parked, unoccupied vehicles and one occupied vehicle on Wednesday evening, September 9th.
After firefighter injured during vigil, family of man killed in motorcycle crash share their side of the story
MILWAUKEE -- A family in crisis, and a firefighter under attack: These are the two very different stories that have emerged following a candlelight vigil this past weekend.
Medical examiner identifies two men killed after boat crashed into break wall near Hoan
MILWAUKEE -- Two men are dead and two women rescued after a boat crashed into a break wall near the Hoan Bridge late Monday, September 7th.
MFD officials called out to fire at home on Euclid Avenue; occupants able to get out safely
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee Fire Department officials were on the scene of a fire at a one-story ranch home on Euclid Avenue (near 68th and Oklahoma) on Tuesday night, September 8th.The fire was called in to the Milwaukee Fire Department around 9:00 p.m.All of the occupants of the home were able to get out safely.No injuries were reported.A damage estimate was not immediately available.The Red Cross was notified about this fire, but it's unclear whether the home's residents will be displaced as a result of the fire.Monitor FOX6 News and FOX6Now.com for updates on this developing story.
Alderman Joe Davis: Firefighter violently grabbed during vigil something that's unconscionable
MILWAUKEE -- It's unconscionable.
MFD officials have message after firefighter grabbed during vigil: "100% of the time, we're there to help"
MILWAUKEE -- A Milwaukee firefighter was violently grabbed by a man in a crowd of hostile onlookers as he tried to help a victim while on a medical call.
"It's just so, so sad:" Loved ones remember brother & sister; two very young lives lost in fire
MILWAUKEE -- Coming together to say goodbye: Dozens gathered on Sunday evening, September 6th at the scene of a fatal fire in which two young children lost their lives.
Some residents displaced after fire in 2.5-story duplex near Richards and Townsend
MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee fire officials say some residents were displaced by a fire in a home on N.
Three displaced after fire breaks out in home near 45th and Meinecke
MILWAUKEE -- Officials with the Milwaukee Fire Department say three people were displaced following a fire that occurred on Sunday afternoon, September 6th in a home near 45th and Meinecke.It happened shortly before 2:00 p.m.Firefighters found fire on the home's second floor and attic.No one was injured.The cause of the fire is under investigation.
"Too young to die:" Family grieves loss of two children killed in overnight house fire
MILWAUKEE -- Two children died in a house fire on Milwaukee's northwest side early Friday morning, September 4th.