Saturday Bluff Fire Near Gills Rock
A fire call was made by a person out on a jet ski near Gills Rock Saturday night. At about 6:00 pm, the caller reported a fire on the bluff along the shoreline with several large trees burning near a residence. This was along the bluff line between Wisconsin Bay and Northport. Sister Bay Liberty Grove Fire Department arrived to find the fire was actually … Continue reading
Sister Bay Liberty Grove Fire Dep. Welcomes “Squad 6-24”
The Sister Bay Liberty Grove Fire Department welcomed the newest apparatus to their fleet this week, the “Squad 6-24”. This heavy-rescue custom built truck was made in Appleton by Pierce Manufacturing. It carries up to 6 firefighters to structure fires, automobile accidents, technical rescues, and other similar emergencies. Members of the department spent 3 years working towards the completion of this new addition. Fire Chief … Continue reading
Liberty Grove Electrical Fire
There was a fire call north of Ellison Bay Monday afternoon. At 3:40 pm, the Sister Bay Liberty Grove Fire Department was paged for a possible electrical fire at a residence on the west end of Europe Bay Road. Sister Bay Fire Chief Chris Hecht reports that fortunately a member of his department was working at a nearby residence and responded immediately. At the home … Continue reading
2 Separate Vehicle Fires in Northern Door Wednesday
There were 2 separate vehicle fires in northern Door County Wednesday evening. First, at just about 6:00 pm, a fire call was made for a Dodge minivan on fire in downtown Ephraim. Fire Chief Justin Macdonald tells us what his department found when they arrived….. Fire Chief Macdonald reports that his department responded with 4 trucks and 14 firefighters to extinguish the fire with 750 … Continue reading
Car Fire in Ellison Bay
Friday evening there was an emergency call for a vehicle on fire in Ellison Bay. Around 7:40 pm, the Sister Bay Liberty Grove Fire Department was dispatched to the scene. On Highway 42 just near the Parkside Inn, they found a local elderly couple who were on their way home from grocery shopping apparently were unaware they had a rear flat tire. They had driven … Continue reading
Fatal Sister Bay 2-Car Crash
There was a fatal car accident Sunday afternoon in Sister Bay. Shortly after 1:00 pm the Sheriff’s Office was notified of a 2-vehicle crash on South Bay Shore Drive near the intersection with Highland Road. Emergency personnel reported that each vehicle had three occupants and all were injured. One was transported by helicopter to an area hospital, while the other 5 went by ambulance to … Continue reading
Condo Fire in Northern Sister Bay
The Sister Bay Liberty Grove Fire Department responded to a fire just after 9:00 Saturday evening. The Location was a unit of a condominium building along the Green Bay shoreline in northern Sister Bay. They were joined by the departments from Ephraim, Gibraltar, Egg Harbor, Baileys Harbor, Jacksonport, and also by Door County Emergency Services. Initially, the call came in as a smaller fire on … Continue reading