"It's one of the cheapest, simplest tools you can have:" Milwaukee firefighters conduct smoke detector sweep
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee firefighters were out going door to door this afternoon checking smoke detectors.They were in the area of 54th and Center.Earlier this week, a 4-year-old girl had to be rescued from a burning home in the neighborhood.
MFD called out to St. Paul Avenue after tanker truck leaks sodium hydroxide
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Fire Department was called out to the 2100 block of W.
Three firefighters injured battling apartment fire on Milwaukee's north side
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Fire crews were called out to the scene of an apartment fire on Tuesday night, December 2nd in the neighborhood near Sherman and Villard on Milwaukee's north side.
Two workers injured at construction site in downtown Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Fire Department responded to a downtown construction site Tuesday morning, December 2nd for a report of workers injured.Close to 40 firefighters responded to the area of Cass and Michigan around 6:30 a.m. Fire officials tell FOX6 News that two people were injured while working 25-30 feet below ground.
Three homeless after fire in basement of Milwaukee tavern
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Three people are homeless after a small basement fire on Milwaukee's north side early Saturday, November 29th.The fire broke out in the basement of a tavern near 35th and Village around 2 a.m. Saturday.Three people in an apartment above the tavern, two adults and one child, were forced to evacuate the building.
How'd they do it? Specialized MFD team talks about rescue on power plant stack
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- It was a dramatic rescue from nearly 300 feet in the air -- and it all unfolded over several hours in Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley on Monday, November 24th.Five workers were doing routine emission testing on a massive stack at the We Energies Valley Power Plant.
Specialized MFD team rescues five workers stranded 300 feet up at Valley Power Plant
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Fire Department's HURT (Heavy Urban Rescue Team) was called to We Energies' Valley Power Plant near 10th and Canal in Milwaukee after five workers became trapped on one of the stacks -- 300 feet up in the air.The workers became trapped around 5:15 p.m. Monday, November 24th.
Firefighters battle fire at vacant house near 20th & Center
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Investigators are trying to figure out why a vacant house on Milwaukee's north side went up in flames.
Six people displaced after fire breaks out at home near 35th and Meinecke
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee firefighters on Thursday evening, November 20th responded to a house fire at a 1.5-story bungalow in the 2400 block of N. 35th Street.Fire officials say the fire started on the rear porch, and spread into the walls.No one was injured.Six people who lived in the home were displaced, and the American Red Cross is assisting them.Fire officials are investigating what caused the fire.
Emergency crews respond to Ebola scare stemming from language barrier
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- A communication gap leads to an Ebola scare.
Firefighters battle two-alarm blaze, freezing conditions at Miller Compressing
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee firefighters battled a two-alarm fire at Miller Compressing in the Menomonee Valley on Monday afternoon, November 17th.
"It makes us feel great!" Milwaukee firefighters deliver coats collected during "Warm Up Winter" campaign
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Fire Department rushed into Allen-Field School to a celebrity welcome on Wednesday, November 12th.
SEARCH SUSPENDED: Dive Team called to Milwaukee River, but missing swimmer not found
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Fire Department's Dive Response Team suspended its search for a person who a witness says jumped or dove into the Milwaukee River and began swimming on Wednesday morning, November 5th.
"Change your clocks, change your batteries:" Daylight Saving Time a good opportunity to check smoke alarms
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- As Daylight Saving Time ended, and we turned our clocks back an hour this weekend, fire officials hoped we would also take time to check our smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, and change the batteries if needed.It's something fire officials stress every time there's a fire: working smoke detectors can save lives."It's a simple, inexpensive safety feature that everybody should have," Lt.
6 arrested after man is beaten to death on Milwaukee's south side
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Milwaukee Police responded to a report of a fight in the street, and when they arrived they found a 40-year-old man who appeared to be beaten.
Red Cross called out to assist family following house fire near 70th & Capitol
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The American Red Cross was called out to assist a family following a house fire that occurred on Thursday afternoon, October 30th.It happened at a home near 70th and Capitol.A fire official tells FOX6 News two children who lived at the home came home from school and smelled smoke.
Halloween Family Party: Cops and kids get into the spooky spirit!
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- With Halloween right around the corner, it is time to celebrate!Milwaukee Police Office Officers and some area kids spent the day getting into the spooky spirit.
"Hopefully, it doesn't come here:" Preparing locally for Ebola
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The threat of Ebola has everyone one edge, even our local heroes.
"My initial reaction was shock:" Three vacant homes, up in flames; was the blaze intentionally set?
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Three homes in Milwaukee went up in flames on Sunday afternoon, October 12th, and investigators are looking into whether arsonists set the blaze.Three homes near 12th and Highland in Milwaukee are charred after Sunday afternoon's blaze.
Arson suspected in 3-alarm fire, but why didn't anyone call 911?
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Milwaukee fire officials suspect arson is the cause of a three-alarm fire near 12th and Highland -- just north of the Marquette Interchange on Sunday afternoon, October 12th.Three homes were fully engulfed -- flames and thick smoke clouded an otherwise clear sky on Sunday.