La Crosse man accused of lighting apartment on fire
July 13, 2021 4:23 PM Jourdan Vian
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Dominique Boyland, 31, was charged in La Crosse County Circuit Court with arson and misdemeanor bail jumping in connection with the fire at 1208 Avon St.
According to the criminal complaint, Boyland was arrested early March 8 after a domestic violence incident at the apartment where the fire started and released on bond an hour later. Investigators say Boyland went back to the apartment after getting out of the La Crosse County Jail and piled items on top of the stove, then turned the burners on high and left.
Two people rescued from La Crosse River
July 13, 2021 11:02 PM Site staff
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT)- Two people were rescued from the La Crosse River Tuesday night.
The call came in just before 8:00 p.m. for two people who became stranded on logs while tubing down the river.
The first crews arrived on scene within 6 minutes.
The La Crosse Fire Department deployed a rescue boat from Earl’s Landing and a Rapid Deployment Craft (RDC) from behind a location along Hwy. 16.
The two people were safely brought to shore by 8:11 p.m.
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La Crosse Fire Department to run Holmen Area Fire Department for $14,583 a month in new pact
July 8, 2021 7:38 PM Mike Tighe
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) The La Crosse Fire Department will assume administration of the Holmen Area Fire Department for a year under a resolution the La Crosse Common Council approved Thursday night.
Council members Mark Neumann and Doug Happel characterized the approval, at a cost of $14,583.33 a month to the Holmen district, as one of the most important actions the council took Thursday, if not stretching back further.
The resolution, which has been considered in one form or another for years and is similar to La Crosse pacts with other municipalities, is the result of the Holmen department’s request for the La Crosse department’s chief and subordinates “to serve as the Acting Chief and management and administration” for Holmen.
La Crosse Fire Department offers fireworks safety reminders
June 28, 2021 5:10 PM Tyler Job
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – The La Crosse Fire Department is reminding people of fireworks safety regulations ahead of the holiday weekend.
Any fireworks that explode or leave the ground are illegal without a permit in La Crosse and statewide.
Anyone who uses fireworks illegally can receive a citation.
Fireworks that are allowed without a permit include sparklers, toy snakes and smoke bombs.
Community risk management leaders say there are more than 10,000 emergency room visits every year in the U.S. as a result of injuries related to fireworks around the 4th of July.
La Crosse firefighters extinguish blaze at Hydrite Chemicals
June 28, 2021 6:04 PM Site staff
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) La Crosse firefighters extinguished a fire in a trailer next to a large chemical storage bin at Hydrite Chemicals shortly after 3 p.m. Monday.
After arriving at 701 Sumner St. after a four-minute response time, members of the La Crosse Fire Department discovered a large amount of smoke coming from the trailer, according to a fire department news release.
Firefighters evacuated all surrounding buildings as the crews also put out the fire and cooled down the storage bin.
No injuries were reported from the fire, fought by a total of 21 firefighters and eight fire department apparatus.