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North Shore Fire Department
Media Release
North Shore Firefighters extinguished a fire on the second floor of a home at 5006 N. Diversey in the Village of Whitefish Bay Friday August 9, 2008. Firefighters were called to the scene around 7:15 P.M. and found a fire on the second floor of the home. Occupants of the home had been alerted to the fire by a passer-by and were evacuated upon the Fire Department’s arrival. The fire was contained to the second floor of the home. No injuries were reported to occupants or firefighters. Four engine companies, one truck company, two ambulances and two chief officers responded to the scene. Damage to the structure is estimated at $70,000.00.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. For more information on this incident, contact the Operations Battalion Chief at (414) 228-5205.
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North Shore Fire Department
Media Release
North Shore Firefighters extinguished a fire in a third floor apartment at 8901 N. Park Plaza Ct. in the Village of Brown Deer on 6/21/08. Firefighters were called to the scene around 1 P.M. and found an apartment well involved in fire. Firefighters, with the assistance of the Brown Deer Police Department, evacuated the entire sixty-six unit building while they extinguished the fire. The fire was contained to one unit. No injuries were reported to occupants or firefighters. Four engine companies, one truck company, two ambulances and three chief officers responded to the scene. Damage is estimated at $40,000.00. The occupant of the apartment is being assisted with living arrangements by the apartment building owner. No other residents were displaced.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation. For more information on this incident, contact the Operations Battalion Chief at (414) 228-5205.
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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 were 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
North Shore Fire Department
Media Release - February 12, 2008
Approximately 150 children ages five weeks to 16 years old along with a group of senior citizens were evacuated from the Dunwood School Building in Fox Point this morning after a fire damaged a classroom in the building. The building is owned by the Fox Point-Bayside School District but is leased to various private educational providers including the YMCA, which operates a daycare in the building, the New World Montessori School, and other various community groups. A fire alarm system alerted occupants and the North Shore Fire Department of the fire. Occupants of the building initiated an evacuation procedure with the assistance of firefighters and police officers from the Fox Point Police Department while other North Shore Fire Companies extinguished the fire and conducted searches to ensure the building had been completely evacuated.
All of the children were removed from the school to a Milwaukee County Transit Bus that had been in the area on a regular route and was used to shelter the children while alternative arrangements for them was made. The Transit Bus, along fire, police and private vehicles were ultimately used to move the children and staff to a building owned by the Village of Fox Point that is used as community center/ice skating warming shelter. Staff from the schools and daycare center along with Fox Point Police Officers, Department of Public Works Officials, North Shore Firefighters and North Shore Fire Department Chaplains coordinated an effort to care for the children and reunite them with their parents at the community center building. The senior citizens group was able to self-evacuate.
Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire and ventilated the building, but it was determined for the safety of children and staff that the schools and daycare would close for at least the remainder of the day. No children or staff members were reported injured. Approximately twenty-five firefighters and paramedics responded to this incident from the North Shore Fire Department. Damage to the building and its contents is estimated at $45,000. It was determined the fire was caused by a torch being used to repair windows in the building. For more information on this incident, contact the Operations Battalion Chief at (414) 228-5205.
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North Shore Fire Department
Media Release - December 24, 2007
On December 24, 2007 at approximately 5:34 PM The North Shore Fire Department was dispatched to a report of fire at 500 W Bradley Road in Fox Point. Fire was extending from the second floor to the third floor on arrival. First arriving crews immediately began rescue and fire attack of the occupied apartment building. Due to the extent of rescue operations and the rapidly expanding fire the incident was upgraded to a Second Alarm to bring additional crews to the scene. Crews made rapid entry to the apartment where the fire is believed to have started and removed the occupant. Fire and emergency medical crews made every effort but were not able to resuscitate the occupant. A Police Officer and Firefighter were treated for injuries sustained at the fire. 
The cause was believed to have started in a sleeper sofa, located in the in the North bedroom of the involved unit. Analysis of the scene further indicates this was an accidental fire. Fire Investigators from the North Shore Fire Departments F.I.T team along with the Fox Point Police Department and the ATF made this determination. Approximately twelve apartments have been affected by fire, smoke and water damage. Residences are being assisted to find temporary housing.
The Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) worked efficiently to bring seven neighboring fire departments to assist with this fire. Thiensville, Mequon, Wauwatosa, West Allis, Menomonee Falls, The City of Brookfield and Saint Francis provided fire companies to assist in firefighting operations and covering North Shore Fire Department stations.
The North Shore Fire Department would like to emphasize that proper installation and maintenance of smoke detectors save lives. In addition, every residence should practice their Exit Drills In The Home (E.D.I.T.H), to ensure proper evacuation avenues and techniques.
For further information, contact North Shore Fire Department Operations Battalion Chief at 228-5205.
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