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Sturgeon Bay Bridgetender Clutched Onto Lifted Span of Bay View Bridge in “Up” Position
There was an odd emergency call made from the US Coast Guard to Door County dispatchers Friday morning as they reported a person was clutching onto one of the lifted spans of the Bay View Bridge as it was in the fully “up” position. Sturgeon Bay Fire Chief Tim Dietman reports his department was called to the scene for assistance at about 10:15 AM. He … Continue reading
Sturgeon Bay Apartment Building Fire
Shortly after 10:15 Wednesday morning, a structure fire started in a four-unit apartment building on the 400 block of Sturgeon Bay’s N. 7th Avenue. Flames and heavy black smoke were spotted coming from the building. Sturgeon Bay Fire Chief Tim Dietman reports his department sent 8 trucks and 18 firefighters to the scene, and they had assistance from Southern Door who sent 1 engine and … Continue reading
Swimmer Rescued at Cave Point
Monday in the early afternoon an emergency call was made from Cave Point County Park when a woman who was swimming had injured herself while jumping off the cliff into the lake. Around 12:30 pm, the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department was paged to the scene along with the Jacksonport Rescue Boat. Also on the scene were Door County EMS and first responders from the Sevastopol … Continue reading
Sturgeon Bay Gas Leak Saturday
There was some commotion on the 1000 block of Sturgeon Bay’s N. 5th Avenue Saturday afternoon. Just before 5:00 pm, a homeowner was doing some digging by hand on his property when he accidentally hit a WPS natural gas line near his house. Natural gas was actively leaking and he called 9-1-1. Sturgeon Bay Fire Chief Tim Dietman reports his department sent 2 engines and … Continue reading
Wednesday Fire in Sturgeon Bay Industrial Park
There was a fire call in the Sturgeon Bay Industrial Park Wednesday evening. Just after 6:00 pm, the call came in for smoke and flames coming from a rooftop chimney on the south end of the C & S Manufacturing building on Neenah Ave, that call coming from a few Hatco employees next door who noticed the fire. Sturgeon Bay Assistant Fire Chief Kalin Montevideo … Continue reading
Two Sturgeon Bay Firefighters Win Life-Saving Award
There was a special presentation Tuesday afternoon at Sturgeon Bay’s City Hall. Two of the city’s firefighters, Brian Hanson and Anthony Moore, were honored for their brave life-saving efforts in their response to the late February structure fire at Butch’s Bar. Sturgeon Bay Fire Chief Tim Dietman addressed the assembled crowd of fellow firefighters and family members describing the department’s Life-Saving Award and the event … Continue reading
1st Great Lakes Regional Marine Firefighting Conference in Sturgeon Bay
This week there has been a 3-day conference and training happening here in Sturgeon Bay titled the “Great Lakes Regional Marine Firefighting Conference”, the first conference of its kind on the Great Lakes. Present were representatives from various port city fire departments from around the Great Lakes, as well as Coast Guard representatives from all 4 sectors of the Great Lakes. Attendees shared information, experiences, … Continue reading
Second Body Found in Rubble of Butch’s Bar
At 4:30 Thursday afternoon, the Sturgeon Bay Police Department announced that the body of a 2nd deceased male was recovered from the rubble of the Tuesday morning’s fire at Butch’s Bar. The remains are being transported to Madison for identification. The Dane County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the names of the 2 deceased males once positive ID Has been made and all next of … Continue reading
Update on Butch’s Fire Investigation
We have an update on the investigation site after Tuesday morning’s fire at Butch’s bar in downtown Sturgeon Bay. Yesterday afternoon, while public safety crews and investigators were working at the site, a drone was directly above them and halted their recovery efforts prompting a call to the Sturgeon Bay Police Department. At that time, the FAA issued a 1-mile radius temporary flight restriction for … Continue reading
Tuesday Morning Fire at Butch’s Bar, Sturgeon Bay
There was a devastating fire in downtown Sturgeon Bay this morning and emergency response crews are still on scene assessing the incident. The call came in at 3:40 am of a fire at Butch’s Bar (112 S. 3rd Ave), a fully-involved structure fire. On the scene were all 9 mainland fire departments, the Sturgeon Bay Police Department, and Door County EMS . The fire appears … Continue reading