Safety Saturday is returning to the Capitol Square on June 13 from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Since its inception, Safety Saturday has provided an opportunity to demonstrate safe behaviors and teach people how to live, work and play safely.
Preventing…
City of Madison Fire investigators have determined that yesterday's fire at 7101 Flower Lane was caused by a 5-year-old boy playing with a lighter.
The cause was determined through witness interviews and evidence at the scene. The child's family is…
Eight families, several with young children are out of their homes tonight after a fire at 7101 Flower Lane on the City's west side.
Firefighters were called to the scene just before 2 p.m. for a report of flames visible from a two-story apartment…
City of Madison Fire Investigators have determined that hot embers from a notching machine used in the manufacture and repair of wooden pallets caused the fire at Madison Pallet Recycling on Robertson Road on May 16.
Firefighters responded to the…
An early morning fire caused approximately $5,000 damage to an apartment at 7634 Radcliffe Drive on Sunday. Nobody was in the apartment at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported.
The fire was discovered when a neighbor heard the smoke…
A neighbor from the 101 of S. Whitney Way noticed smoke and flames coming from 5146 Juneau Road and called 911. The neighbor called again, shortly after talking with 911 and told them they could now see lots of smoke and flames along the roofline…
Fire damaged an east side apartment this morning leaving one family without a home. The fire at 222 Swanton Road was reported to firefighters at 3:29 AM. Ladder 8 and Engine 5 arrived first on the scene and reported fire on the second floor of the…
For many years, City of Madison residents have been warned of the dangers of unsafe grilling. Memorial Day begins the busy summer grilling season and is a great time to review safety tips for barbeque grills and the increasingly popular outdoor…
Fire caused an estimated $10,000 damage to a home at 2264 Monroe Street this morning. Firefighters were called to the scene at 6:59 AM when the residents noticed smoke in their home.
Firefighters from Engine 4 were the first to arrive and noticed…
National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week is May 17-23. It coincides with the beginning of duties for the City's nine newest paramedics.
The paramedics graduated from their studies on April 8. Following graduation they completed a series of…
It's Arson Awareness Week and this year the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) is concentrating on arson for profit.
Arson for profit is insurance fraud, a criminal method of obtaining money from a fire loss policy. While it makes up a relatively…
A fire at the Hanover Square Apartments heavily damaged four apartments and displaced eleven people Sunday afternoon. Firefighters were called to the sixteen-unit building at 2418 Old Camden Square at 4:20 PM. When Engine 11 arrived on scene they…
The City of Madison Fire Department is proud to announce that Apparatus Engineer Todd Sailor has received Firehouse Magazine's 2009 Heroism and Community Service Award.
This award program, the largest of its kind in the United States, is presented…
City of Madison Fire Investigators say a fire last week at 549 Aztalan Drive was caused by spontaneous combustion of oily rags in the dryer.
A woman, her two children and the family dog escaped without injury after being alerted by fluctuating…
A small fire caused approximately $10,000 damage this morning at Orbital Technologies Corporation (Orbitec) located at 1212 Fourier Drive on Madison's west side. The fire was confined to a small room and damaged some equipment. Nobody was injured…
Following two incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning that sent 10 people to the hospital over the last two days, the City of Madison Fire Department is reminding residents of the need for carbon monoxide alarms, particularly in structures where…
City of Madison Fire Department paramedics transported a total of five people to hospitals today after they were exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide during church services at Trinity United Methodist Church, 1123 Vilas Avenue.
The first…
