House Fire Extinguished on Elm Grove Road

Multiple fire departments helped battle a residential fire that started in the sunroom of a home on Elm Grove Road in Brookfield.

Brookfield firefighters quickly extinguished a blaze that started in the sunroom of a home on Elm Grove Road.  Fire Chief Charlie Myers said first responders spotted flames and smoke coming from the rear of the home when they arrived on the scene. The home was at 530 South Elm Grove Road. The fire was in the city's mutual response area, and New Berlin firefighters arrived on the scene first.  "First police officer arrived on scene saw heavy smoke," Myers said. "Our comapnies arrived on scene along with New Berlin and made an aggresive fire attack on the rear of the building. We extinguished the fire rapidly."  The homeowners were out of the house when the fire started, and no firefighters were injured during the blaze, which started at …

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3-Story Home Severely Damaged in Fire

Nobody was injured in Saturday morning blaze in the Town of Brookfield.

Mandel Group Honored for Fire Rescue of Elderly Couple

With smoke filling the Brookfield apartment so quickly, the workers' fast action to pull the couple out before firefighters arrived was heroic and possibly life-saving, a deputy fire chief said Thursday.

It was gut-check time for two Mandel Group apartment workers on Sept. 11 and the duo acted quickly and courageously, a fire chief said. Not only did they run into a Brookfield apartment building after smelling smoke and seeing flames shooting out the garage, but they pulled an elderly couple to safety and went back in to save their pet dog and birds, Brookfield Deputy Fire Chief Brian Gerner said. "Most people will see smoke and fire in a building and everybody's running out and you two ran in," Gerner told maintenance technician Matt Potts and his supervisor Brad Schmidt. "You guys knew where the fire was. You knew who the people were who were living there. You knew that they needed help." That quick knowledge of tenants speaks well of …

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Grill Fire Prompts Warning About Turning Off Gas

Firefighters responded to a grill fire Friday afternoon in the 2400 block of Coach House Drive.

Brookfield firefighters helped put out a grill fire outside a home in the 2400 block of Coach House Drive about 4:30 p.m. Friday. The homeowner was trying to knock the flames down with a garden hose, fire officials said Monday. Fire Chief Charlie Myers urged residents to turn off not only the grill but also the gas supply — either at the propane tank or the gas outlet from the house.

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UPDATED: Apartment Crews Rescue Elderly Couple from Burning Unit

Mandel Group maintenance workers pulled a man and wife from a burning apartment on Astor Court and rescued their pet dog and birds.

Update (11:30 p.m. Tuesday) Damage to the garage and contents of two apartments was estimated at $100,000 and the cause remained under investigation late Tuesday, Brookfield Deputy Fire Chief Brian Gerner said in a release. ________________________ Two maintenance workers for the Mandel Group rescued an elderly couple from their fiery Brookfield apartment building Tuesday afternoon — and then rescued their pets. Maintenance technician Matt Potts said he was working with his supervisor Brad Schmidt in a nearby building in the Woodlands of Brookfield complex when he smelled smoke shortly before noon. "We saw flames coming from the garage and we knew there was an elderly couple there who couldn't get out," Potts said. He and Schmidt ran to …

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UPDATE: Fire Causes $300K Damage; Displaces Couple

A Brookfield couple got out of the Phoenix Avenue house safely but a fire caused major damage as it spread through the attic and roof.

UPDATE (2:30 p.m. Monday): A fire caused an estimated $300,000 in damage to a Phoenix Avenue home, after flames spread through the attic and roof, fire officials said Monday. When the first Brookfield fire crews arrived and saw the extent of the flames in the roof, they struck a second alarm withthe MABAS (Mutual Aid Box Alarm System). Crews came to assist from the Town of Brookfield, Elm Grove, Wauwatosa, Butler, Pewaukee, West Allis, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls, Lisbon, City of Waukesha and Sussex. The cause of the fire remained under investigation Monday. The Brookfield homeowners were being helped by the Red Cross. Fire crews were called to the home at 15105 Phoenix Avenue about 6:50 p.m., Police Sgt. Jason Pfeiffer said. The blaze …

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Updated: Early Morning Fire Destroys Elm Grove Home

The fire started about 3 a.m. Monday in the 15100 block of Westover Road and engulfed the vacant home, which had an accepted offer.

(Updated 3:15 p.m.) An Elm Grove home that burned down overnight was scheduled for a closing Monday, fire officials said. "The home did have an accepted offer, with the sale scheduled for closing on today's date," Elm Grove Police Chief James Gage said in an news release. "All evidence at the scene, along with all information gained through interviews of the homeowners, their agents, and the prospective buyers, and their agents, indicates that the home was vacant and that no one was in the residence," Gage said. Elm Grove fire officials got a call at 2:52 a.m. about the blaze at 15105 Westover Rd. and called for mutual aid, getting response from nine area fire departments, The damage was estimated at $407,300, which was the assessed value …

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Fire on Indianwood Drive Started in Garage

Sunday evening blaze caused $93,500 in damage, largely to the garage and its contents, fire officials said.

A garage fire that spread to a house attic caused $93,500 in damage Sunday evening, fire officials said. Crews were able to control the fire at 1230 Indianwood Dr. within 15 minutes of the 6:20 p.m. fire call. The cause of the fire, which started in the garage, is  unknown but is not suspicious, Fire Chief Charlie Myers said Monday. The fire, which was blazing strong when the first crews arrived, caused major damaged to the garage and its contents, with minor damage to the attic, according to a news release from Deputy Fire Chief William L. Selzer. Assisting at the fire scene were crews from the Town of Brookfield, Village of Elm Grove and Cities of West Allis, New Berlin and Pewaukee. Also, crews from the City of Wauwatosa, Town of Lisbon…

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Updated: Fire Causes $100K Damage to Brookfield Home

The cause was not yet determined, but the fire department warned citizens to use caution with fireplaces and ensure they have spark screens or approved doors.

Updated (2:25 p.m. with Fox6now.com report): A fire caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to a Pershing Drive home Saturday night, but person inside was able to get out safely. It was not yet known exactly what caused the fire but it has been determined to be accidental, according to the Brookfield Fire Department. Patch media partner Fox6now.com reported that a man feel asleep after starting a fire in the house's living room fireplace.  Fire Chief Charlie Myers said in a press release that having working fire alarms on all levels of the home helped alert the occupant to get out in time. The chief also warned to use spark control screens or approved doors on fireplaces and burn with "extreme caution." Crews were alerted to the fire in the…

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City Plow Truck Catches Fire, Causes $75K Damage

The cause of the fire was unknown but did not appear suspicious.

A city plow truck was on fire early Saturday morning inside the Brookfield highway garage, setting off a sprinkler system that alerted firefighters. The sprinklers and fire crews contained the fire and damage was estimated at $75,000, according to Fire Chief Charlie Myers. The cause was yet undetermined but not believed to be suspicious. According to the fire department: Firefighters got a water flow alarm at 1:37 a.m. Saturday at the highway garage, 19700 Riverview Dr. But the first units saw fire inside the building and found a plow truck on fire inside. Crews from three fire engines and three paramedic units put out the fire with about 400 gallons of water. No one was injured.  

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