On Saturday, March 7, City of Madison Fire Crews responded to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Engineering Centers Building for a report of a fire in an oven. A researcher placed some items in an oven to dry but was unaware the oven temperature…
Members of the City of Madison Police and Fire Department Joint Fire/Arson Investigation Unit have determined the cause of the early morning fire at 2116 Fisher St. to be intentionally set. The preliminary dollar loss as a result of this fire is at…
City of Madison Fire Crews responded to a structure fire on Friday, February 13, 2009 at 2116 Fisher Street at 6:00 AM. Upon arrival, smoke and fire was seen from a first floor apartment, which was burning the bottom of a wooden deck on the second…
The City of Madison Fire Department is preparing to put a new "employee" to work. I-Stan™ is an electronic patient simulator designed for paramedic training.
Members of the emergency medical community are being trained in how to operate the…
On Thursday, January 22, 2009 at 11:04 AM, a construction company working on an addition to the Bio Chemical Building located at 433 Babcock Drive, was replacing a new sewer when a water line broke. This caused the trench to fill up with water and…
On Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at 11:35 AM, a box truck at a construction site located at 333 N. Orchard and University Avenue, containing waterproofing materials ignited. Engine 4 saw 10 foot flames as they arrived at the scene. The crew was…
City of Madison fire investigators have determined that the heat from torches caused two recent structure fires.
A fire at 321 Walnut Street on January 15 started when a maintenance worker was using a torch to thaw frozen pipes in the building.…
Fire and smoke caused an estimated $200,000 damage to an east side business and three apartments this morning. Firefighters were called to the fire at 2750 East Johnson Street at 11:24 AM. When they arrived on scene, firefighters saw smoke and…
Four sprinkler heads were all that was needed to extinguish an early morning fire at Madison Newspapers today. The automatic fire sprinkler system activated when a compressor caught fire in a mechanical room at this facility.
Employees were…
One person received non-life-threatening injuries at an apartment fire late last night. Madison Fire Department paramedics transported the occupant to St. Mary's Hospital for treatment of his injuries. No other injuries were reported.
The City of…
The residents of a campus apartment building are safe tonight following a fire that caused $50,000 damage. A resident of 321 Walnut Street discovered the fire in her apartment and went outside. The building's alarm system was activated and alerted…
City of Madison Community Education officers will join with Red Cross volunteers to provide free cardio cerebral resuscitation (CCR) training at six City of Madison library branches.
The training takes between 15 and 20 minutes. It will be…
With the extreme cold temperatures and more snow predicted, it's a good idea to make sure you keep your gas tank at least half full. But extreme cold can also tempt drivers to do some things that can lead to a fire at the pump.
Despite warnings,…
The City of Madison Fire Department reminds residents that electrical fires are a special concern during the winter months, which call for more indoor activities and increased use of lighting, heating and appliances.
• Take special care with…
City of Madison firefighters were dispatched to 508 S. Prospect this morning at 3:08 for a chimney fire. The owner/occupant of the home reported that he had been awakened by a smoke detector and found a small amount of smoke coming from the floor…
City of Madison Firefighters responded to a fire on MATC's Truax campus Saturday at 6:44 a.m. The call came in as an alarm sounding at the main building of the campus, 3550 Anderson St.
Upon arrival Engine 8's crew was met by a security guard who…
A couple and their two cats are safe following a fire in their home this morning. All four escaped from the fire that caused approximately $25,000 damage to their home at 1709 Hooker Avenue.
City of Madison firefighters were called to the north…
