North Shore Fire Department

Media Release
September 17, 2009

On September 17, 2009 at approximately 2315 hours, the North Shore Fire Department responded to 1414 East Dean Road in the Village of Fox Point for a residential house fire. Upon arrival fire crews found heavy smoke and fire coming from the second floor of the home, and extending through the roof. An offensive fire attack was made to quickly extinguish the fire.

There were two occupants home at the time and they were sleeping. A working smoke detector on the first floor alerted the occupants and they were able to escape without injury.

The North Shore Fire Department responded with twenty-eight personnel, which consisted of four engine companies, one truck company, four EMS units and four Chief Officers. Two firefighters did sustain minor injuries and they were treated and released from a local hospital.

The cause of the fire was determined to be an electrical short within a light that was located in the second floor ceiling. For more information on this incident, please contact the North Shore Fire Department on-duty Battalion Chief at 414-228-5204.

 

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Press Release

June 24, 2009

Three people were transported to area hospitals overnight as a result of a fire at a nine story apartment building in Shorewood.

Firefighters arrived on scene at 1600 E. River Park Ct. at approximately 10:46 P.M. and found a resident hanging from a second floor apartment window. While firefighters fought the fire in a second floor apartment, other companies removed the trapped occupant using ground ladders. The occupant was transported to Columbia-St. Mary’s Hospital-Milwaukee Campus by North Shore Fire Paramedics. The condition of the occupant is unknown at this time. Two other occupants of the building were transported; one with smoke inhalation and one other for medical evaluation.

Firefighters initiated a partial evacuation of the building, specifically in areas of the building adjacent to the apartment that was on fire. The Fire Department estimates that at least seventy-fire people evacuated the building. Other occupants that resided in apartments distant from the fire were allowed to remain in the building. The fire building is a large nine-story high-rise apartment building with multiple wings.

The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Shorewood Police Department and the North Shore Fire Department. Damage is estimated at $65,000.00. At least five apartments will be uninhabitable until contractors can complete clean-up work in the building. Approximately thirty firefighters responded to the scene with four engine companies, two truck companies, three ambulances and a number of Chief Officers. Additional private ambulances were called to the scene as a precautionary measure due to the hot, humid weather and since many occupants of this building are elderly with existing medical conditions.

Inquires specific to the investigation into the cause of the fire should be referred to the Shorewood Police Department at (414) 847-2610. For further information regarding other details of this incident, contact the North Shore Fire Department Operations Battalion Chief Office at (414) 228-5205 or (414) 228-5204.

 

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Press Release
May 26, 2009

An investigation into the cause of a two-alarm fire at a commercial building housing a restaurant/bar, marshal arts studio and a day spa/salon at 4473-79 N. Oakland Avenue in the Village of Shorewood continues today. Investigators from the North Shore Fire Department, Shorewood Police Department and State Fire Marshall’s Office have initially indicated the cause of the fire appears suspicious in nature.

The North Shore Fire Department was initially dispatched to a report of a fire alarm reported by a fire alarm company at 2:36 AM. The call was followed-up by a 911 call from an employee of the restaurant reporting a fire at the rear of the building. North Shore Fire and Shorewood Police Department units arrived within minutes and found a significant fire involving the rear of the building. The sole occupant of the building had evacuated prior to the responders arrival. Fire companies made an aggressive interior fire attack and found that the fire had extended to a second floor office space in the building. The fire was ultimately extinguished after extensive overhaul of the building. Preliminary damage estimates appear to be approximately $300,000.00.

Approximately fifty-five firefighters responded to the scene with eight engine companies, four truck companies, three ambulances and a number of Chief Officers. Firefighters from Mequon, Thiensville, Cedarburg, Greendale, St. Francis, Wauwatosa, West Allis, City of Brookfield, and Menomonee Falls assisted the North Shore Fire Department at the scene of the incident and by providing fire protection and emergency medical services in the seven communities served by the North Shore Fire Department. The Milwaukee Fire Bell Club provided support for firefighters on the scene also. There were no reports of firefighter or occupant injuries.

Inquires specific to the investigation into the cause of the fire should be referred to the Shorewood Police Department at (414) 847-2610. For further information regarding other details of this incident, contact the North Shore Fire Department Operations Battalion Chief Office at (414) 228-5205 or (414) 228-5204.

 

North Shore Fire Department

May 16, 2009

A two-alarm fire at Signicast Incorporated located at 9000 N 55 St. in the Village of Brown Deer caused damage to the foundry on May 16, 2009. The North Shore Fire Department and Brown Deer Police Department responded to a report of a machine on fire in the foundry at approximately 9:53 PM. First arriving fire companies found heavy smoke emitting from the large foundry building and immediately upgraded the response. All workers had evacuated the building and were accounted for. Fire companies entered the structure and found a significant fire in the foundry area of the building. Companies extinguished the fire and conducted significant overhaul of the structure. Damage estimates are pending at the time of this press release.

Fifty-five firefighters responded to the scene with eight engines, four truck companies, three ambulances and a number of Chief Officers. Firefighters from Mequon, Thiensville, Greendale, St. Francis, South Milwaukee, Wauwatosa, West Allis, City of Brookfield, and Menomonee Falls assisted the North Shore Fire Department at the scene of the incident and by providing fire protection and emergency medical services in the seven communities served by the North Shore Fire Department. The Milwaukee Fire Bell Club provided support for firefighters on the scene also. There were no reports of firefighter injuries.

For further information on this incident, contact the North Shore Fire Department Operations Battalion Chief Office at (414) 228-5205 or (414) 228-5204.

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Jane Peterson, Health Officer, 414-371-2980
TIPS FOR COPING WITH FLOODS

Brown Deer — North Shore Health Department officials are urging victims of the recent flooding to take the following health and safety precautions when cleaning and repairing their flood-damaged homes:

• Carpeting, drywall and other building materials affected by flood waters will in most instances need to be removed and discarded. ANY POROUS MATERIALS THAT CANNOT BE DRIED IN 48 HOURS SHOULD BE DISCARDED.
• Do not rush to replace drywall and carpeting. The home must be thoroughly dried before installing new materials.
• Using dehumidifiers and fans can hasten this process. Weather permitting, open windows to further assist with the ventilation and drying of basements, crawl spaces and living areas.
  Walls typically need several days to dry and floors may take several weeks. It may make sense to remove wet sub flooring.
• If using a portable generator, keep it outside and far away from the building. The exhaust or fumes from a portable generator could kill you in minutes if you breathe it in.
• Remember to protect yourself while cleaning. Wear work boots, eye and hand protection and, if working with mold, respiratory protection.
• Hard surfaces may be disinfected with a solution of 1 cup of chlorine bleach in 5 gallons of water. Do not mix chlorine with other chemicals.
• Residents should avoid contact with the flood water. Do not let children or pets play in the flood water.
• Handwashing is very important after doing flood cleanup and after handling articles contaminated with flood water.
• Clothes contaminated with flood water should be washed in hot water and detergent.

A twenty page booklet is available online from the EPA that gives simple instructions for safely cleaning your home after a flood.
http://www.epa.gov/mold/flood/flood_booklet_en.pdf

If you’re not sure when you had your last tetanus immunization please contact the North Shore Health Department at 414-371-2980.

North Shore residents with private wells which are submerged by flood waters should not drink the water. They should wait till the waters recede and then sample the well for bacteria.

Sample kits may be obtained from the North Shore Health Department. If samples
come back as having unsafe levels of bacteria present, it is recommended that the well be disinfected and then re-sampled. Information on how to perform sampling and well sanitizing can be obtained from the health department or on the Department of Natural Resources web site at: http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/dwg/flood.htm

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