In 2010, an estimated 500,000 pets are affected annually by home fires, however, nearly 1,000 house fires each year are accidentally started by the homeowners' pets, according to a new data analysis by the National Fire Protection Association.
The…
The Madison Fire Department Hazardous Incident Team (HIT) responded to the UW Madison Chemistry Building tonight for a liquid nitrogen leak. The team was able to slow the leak until a technician could respond to make repairs.
Engine 4 was sent to…
The firefighters at Madison Fire Station 10, like every station in the city, identify themselves with the neighborhood where their station is located. Station 10, at 1517 Troy Drive, is adjacent to Warner Park and the Duck Pond, home of the Madison…
The City of Madison Fire Department debuted a new "mini ambulance" this week.
The ASAP Medstat is a specialized vehicle manufactured for on- and off- road events and emergencies.
Smoke Alarms Alert Family to Fire
A couple and their infant child are safe thanks to the shrill of their smoke alarms around 11:20 Friday night.
The family lives at 420 Jean Street and awoke to the sound of their smoke alarms. The husband ran…
Sprinkler Extinguishes Fire at Coventry Village Retirement Community
A single sprinkler head extinguished a fire at Coventry Village Retirement Community, Thursday evening.
At 9:21 PM Paramedics Williams and Conner from Station #2, a west side…
City of Madison firefighters responded to a very smoky car fire at the Lake Street Parking Ramp tonight. A full structure fire response (3 engines, 2 ladder trucks, a paramedic ambulance and a chief officer in the command car) was sent to the ramp…
Safety Saturday is returning to the Capitol Square on June 8 from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Each year, Safety Saturday provides an opportunity to demonstrate safe behaviors and teach people how to live, work and play safely.
Preventing deaths and…
The Madison Fire Department will debut its EMS Bike Unit at Madison's Ride The Drive event on June 2nd. Paramedics riding with the unit will be in the area of Brittingham Park to show off the new bikes and answer questions about the new, improved…
A new restaurant just days away from opening was the scene of a fire on the west side of Madison this evening.
City of Madison firefighters responded to KJ's Curry Bowl, 7005 Tree Lane, at 8:25 p.m. Ladder Company 2 was first in. Though flames…
City of Madison firefighters responded to 2802 Dryden Drive this evening at 4:30 p.m. after a report of a broken water pipe in the building.
Engine Company 10 arrived on scene and observed water coming from a closed elevator door on the first…
Propane Grill In Basement Causes High Readings of Carbon Monoxide
Engine 10 crew responded to a Carbon Monoxide call at Kennedy Heights.
Firefighters were called to 161 Kennedy Heights around 6:30 pm for a Carbon Monoxide alarm. When firefighters…
City of Madison Firefighters were called to 1010 South Thompson Drive at 6:21 pm for a garage fire.
When firefighters arrived, crews noticed light smoke coming from the peak of the garage. As they approached the structure, they saw fire coming…
No one was injured at Brownlofts Apartment construction site when lightning struck shortly after 8:00 am on Friday, May 17th.
When City of Madison Firefighters arrived at 1815 University Avenue, on-site Findorff workers took the firefighters to…
Fire caused approximately $15,000 damage to a home located at 218 N. Marquette Street late Sunday night. One person was home at the time of the fire and escaped without injury.
Firefighters were dispatched to the house fire at 9:49 p.m. The first…
Three adults escaped an early morning fire without injuries on Madison's west side today. The owner woke up and noticed smoke in the home. He was able to awaken his wife and son in time to escape. The home had no working smoke alarms and the…
City of Madison Fire Investigators has determined that unattended grease left on the stove was the cause of Sunday's fire.
The fire leaves two families displaced from their duplex after a fire started in the kitchen.
The occupant's brother, who…
Kitchen Fire Displaces 2 Families In Duplex
Two families are displaced from their duplex after a fire started in the kitchen area.
The occupant's brother, who lives at 6210 Raymond Road, noticed smoke coming from the downstairs outlets. He and…
City of Madison Firefighters saved three children from the roof of their burning home on Wednesday evening.
Firefighters were called to 914 Chapel Hill Road at 7:15 pm, where they found three children on the garage roof screaming, while heavy smoke…
