Around 6:30 am, City of Madison Fire Department paramedics were called to the 2900 block of E. Washington Avenue for an injured person in a dumpster.
A male had been sleeping in a dumpster when a garbage truck came and emptied the contents into the…
City of Madison Fire Chief Steve Davis will announce the department's latest smoke alarm installation project at a news conference on Tuesday, September 17. The news conference will begin at 2:30 p.m. at Fire Station 6 located at 825 W.
The City of Madison Fire Department recruit academy is at its midpoint, and recruits are moving into more live training drills.
This week's training has centered on responding to hazardous material calls. Madison's Hazardous Incident Team (HIT)…
Fire caused approximately $125,000 damage to a housing cooperative at 244 West Lakelawn Place early this morning. About 34 residents are displaced until damage assessments can be made.
City of Madison firefighters were called to the four story…
An exterior fire caused approximately $15,000 damage to a four unit apartment building at 1125 Catalpa Circle early Sunday morning. The fire involved two recycling carts and miscellaneous items stored next to the building. Fire and smoke damaged…
Each year, as September 11th approaches, firefighters and other first responders are asked to reach back and remember that day in 2001. They reflect on how it affected them as firefighters and, in some cases, how it drove them to become…
Discarded ashes from a charcoal grill placed in a city refuse cart caused a garage fire at 19 and 21 N. Baldwin Street.
Residents awoke to the fire burning next to the garage. One of the occupants tried to use a dry chem extinguisher, but was not…
At 2:05 am, interconnected smoke detectors in a utility room alerted residents of a fire at 6701 and 6715 Park Edge Drive. The building houses two side-by-side four plexes; eight units total with a shared basement.
When firefighters entered 6715…
With the heat forecast to extend into the weekend and concerns with heat issues, the City of Madison Fire Department, Mayor's Office, Public Health along with other city agencies want to stress the importance of public building locations for people…
• City of Madison Fire Department reminds residents that this week's heat and humidity will require some precautions to stay safe and healthy.
• Older adults and young children are particularly susceptible to extreme heat. If you are 65 years of…
The Madison Fire Department Lake Rescue Team was called to Lake Mendota this afternoon to search for a missing swimmer. The call for assistance was received at 3:19 p.m. and rescue divers were in the water within minutes of launching the rescue…
A fire inside the wall of an eastside home caused approximately $100,000 damage Monday night. Madison Firefighters worked hard to open the plaster and wire mesh walls to locate and extinguish the fire. As a result, one firefighter was transported…
City of Madison firefighters made quick work of an early morning kitchen fire on the second floor of an apartment building at 15 S. Charter St., near the UW Campus.
The first call for the fire came in to the 911 Communications Center at 3:18 a.m.…
A single sprinkler head extinguished a downtown apartment fire this morning, preventing major fire damage to the nine unit building.
Madison firefighters were called to 315 S. Henry Street at 10:17 a.m. for a water problem in the building. When…
The City of Madison Fire Department will host a groundbreaking ceremony for Fire Station #13 on Tuesday, July 23 at 9:00 a.m. The location for the new fire house is 6350 Town Center Drive, near the intersection of Sprecher Road and Milwaukee Street…
City of Madison Fire Chief Steve Davis welcomes a new 16-week recruit class, his second as chief, on Monday, July 22 at 1:00 p.m. at the Department's training center on the Madison College - Truax campus, 1750 Pearson St.
Chief Davis will be joined…
An extended period of hot and humid weather will mean extra precautions for residents to stay safe and healthy. While upcoming heat conditions do not mirror what we faced last summer, precautions should be taken in the upcoming warm days.
Older…
An outdoor sauna ignited Sunday evening on Madison's west side. No one was home at the time of the fire.
Several neighbors smelled an odor in their neighborhood for several hours, but could not pinpoint the smell or location. About three hours…
