1/26/2026

WAKEFIELD – Fire crews from Wakefield concluded emergency response operations over the weekend at the scene of a building fire in Wakefield.  That fire started during the overnight hours in Wakefield Friday in temperatures of 25 below zero.  Fire crews were on scene until Saturday afternoon.  The main street of Wakefield is now reopened; however, it could be icy.  Fire crews expect that the remnants of that building fire will smolder for the next several days.  Nobody was injured in that fire; fire crews think the fire started in the attic of the building.

1/26/2026

ASHLAND- No injuries but 2 pets die after a house fire in Ashland Saturday morning Ashland.  Ashland Fire crews were called to a 2-story home just after 8am Saturday.  When fire crews arrived, they found flames coming from the first floor of the home.  No one was home when the fire started however 2 pets died.  The cause of that fire is being investigated, no foul play is suspected.  Fire crews from Mason and Washburn were also called to help fight that fire.    

1/26/2026

PARK FALLS – The death of a 61-year-old Park Falls woman in November was ruled accidental.  The woman identified as Vicki Hirtreiter was found November 24th with severe burn injuries outside her Saunders Ave home.  The case was investigated by the Park Falls Police Department and the Wisconsin Department of Justice Division of Criminal Investigation.  Details on how the woman caught on fire was not released.