A kitchen fire caused approximately $10,000 damage to an efficiency apartment at 2120 University Avenue Tuesday night. City of Madison firefighters received the call for a structure fire at 8:43 pm.
Engine 4 arrived at the 118 unit apartment…
As sure as dandelions crop up in the spring, the onset of summer brings a surge of fireworks stands in anticipation of the 4th of July holiday.
The consumer fireworks industry has created the phrase "safe and sane" to refer to these smaller…
City of Madison firefighters battled a house fire late last night on the city’s near east side. Engine Company 3 was dispatched at 11:23 p.m. Sunday for a fire in the 1200 block of Rutledge St.
Occupants of the home reported a loud crack just…
Cleanup has begun to areas affected by last night’s severe weather. The attached map lists road closures within the city due to downed trees.
While the cleanup progresses, the Madison Fire Department would like to remind everyone of the…
Early this morning, a line of severe weather struck the City of Madison in several areas. This severe weather caused heavy damage to trees, the electrical grid, homes, and commercial buildings in multiple neighborhoods throughout the City. Despite…
Shortly after midnight, 911 Communications received calls from multiple residents on Friar Lane, reporting their roof was just torn from their home. City of Madison Fire Department crews were dispatched to the area, where numerous homes were…
Three children escaped without injury from a house fire this afternoon on Madison’s eastside. The fire started in a bedroom after two of the children were playing with a lighter.
Safety Saturday returns to the Capitol Square this weekend, June 14th 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…
Water from a single fire sprinkler controlled a bedroom fire in the Tower Apartments at Oakwood Village West Monday night. Damage was minimal and one person was transported to the hospital for a minor injury.
Madison Firefighters were dispatched…
One adult and one child were transported to UW Hospital for possible smoke inhalation following a kitchen fire on Madison’s West side Thursday afternoon.
Around 3:30 pm, the City of Madison Fire Department responded to 50 S. Gammon Road for a fire…
An east side home suffered $40,000 in damage after a pot of oil was left on the stove.
Public Safety Communications Center received a 911 call around 2:17 pm, for the report of a fire at a single family home at 3425 Richard Street.
As City of…
Hot ashes placed in a paper bag and left in the garage lead to a garage fire on Madison’s far east side this afternoon. The fire caused an estimated $25,000 in damage to the garage and its contents.
Two occupants were in the house when they…
Memorial Day weekend seems to be the official start of the grilling season.
U.S. Fire Administration estimates 5,700 grill fires on residential properties occur annually in the United States.
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One cat died in a fire that occurred in an illegal basement bedroom. Two occupants left the home when they were alerted by smoke alarms. They escaped uninjured.
The fire broke out at 3201 Thorp Street shortly before 7:00 am in a non-compliant…
City of Madison fire investigators have determined a cause for each of three structure fires occurring last week.
A kitchen fire that killed three pets Thursday night at 725 Pulley Drive was determined to be accidental in nature as a result of an…
A smoky, early morning fire has closed down the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development at 201 East Washington Avenue. Madison firefighters were dispatched to the State Labor Building, commonly known as GEF-1 shortly before 2 a.m. after a 911…
City of Madison firefighters scrambled to manage resources this evening with three near-simultaneous structure fires between 6:30 and 7:00.
The first call, at 605 Elmside Blvd. began with a report of an odor of smoke and a haze in the house.…
City of Madison firefighters returned to 9 Loomis Circle shortly after midnight when a stubborn apartment fire traveled into the attic of an adjacent building.
Crews were dispatched to the address yesterday evening at 7:23 for a fully involved…
A fire in a boiler room at Capital Newspapers forced around 35 employees out of their building Friday evening. City of Madison Firefighters were called to 1901 Fish Hatchery Road around 5:45 pm for a fire alarm.
Employees noticed smoke coming…
