First responders in Green Bay train with Packers for Game Day and Draft operations

VIDEO: If you saw emergency vehicles in the parking lot at Lambeau Field on Tuesday, there was no immediate danger. Local first responders gathered at Lambeau for a combined training. Officials participated in a simulated event that helped them prepare for the upcoming Packers season. Green Bay Police Chief Chris Davis says this practice helps with communication and learning where to prioritize resources for all public safety, fire, and EMS workers at large public events. This training exercise practices communication and coordination through simulated events. Chief Davis says the type of training they participated in on Tuesday can be applied for any large event in the city, including the NFL Draft, highlighting the importance for each unit to be prepared for any situation.
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La Crosse Fire Department holds open house for new Fire station No. 4

VIDEO: On Thursday, the La Crosse Fire Department held an open house for its new Fire Station 4. After nearly a year of construction, the station is now open on Gillette Street. It is the department's second new station in the past 14 months, joining Station 2 on the UW-L campus. The new building houses several response and specialty vehicles, seven full-time firefighters, and a new north side police office. La Crosse Fire Chief Jeff Schott said the new station offers numerous opportunities for the department. “Operationally it just makes us better. It gives us the space to train, it allows us to have the space to have a multitude of equipment for different types of responses including 2 boats, 3 front line pieces of apparatus, 2 engines and a ladder truck. Amazing opportunities for us to just grow with the community and get better," said Schott.
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Appleton unveils Lundgaard Park upgrades honoring fallen firefighter

VIDEO/PHOTOS: An Appleton park honoring a fallen firefighter is showing off its upgrades. The city held a ribbon cutting ceremony for Lundgaard Park on Lightning Drive Wednesday. It features a fire station-themed playground and basketball and pickleball courts. The park is dedicated to Mitchell Lundgaard, a 14-year veteran of the Appleton Fire Department, who was shot and killed while responding to a medical call at the Valley Transit Center in May of 2019. He left behind a wife and three sons. At the time of its dedication in May of 2020, it was just lawn the city had set aside for park land years prior. The location was perfect: next to Appleton fire station #6. Park design planning and public input began in 2021 and in September of 2023, the project broke ground.
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Kitchen fire damages Tomah home

VIDEO: A fire that started in the kitchen of a Tomah home on Wednesday morning ends up causing damage throughout the residence. Tomah Fire Chief Tim Adler said they were called about 8:30 a.m. for the fire at 826 Cranberry Circle. Heavy smoke was coming from the front windows on the first floor. Once inside, crews found that the fire had spread to the upstairs part of the home. Assisting Tomah firefighters, members of the Fort McCoy Fire Department put a fire on one side of the home. Chief Adler said there was substantial damage fire, smoke, and water damage inside and on the outside the home. The three people in the home at the time got out safely. No injuries were reported. The chief said the traced the start of the fire to the kitchen where a toaster caught fire. He reminded people that when cooking, someone should be in the kitchen to attend to any problems.
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