MERRILL FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT: MULTIPLE VEHICLE FIRES AND COLLISIONS
The Merrill Fire Department responded to 47 calls last week, bringing the total for 2026 to 1,756 calls. 45 of those calls required EMS Services.
The Department responded to the report of a passenger vehicle fire on State Road in the Town of Rock Falls on Monday, and to the report of a Recreational Vehicle fire on US Highway 51 near Lincoln Drive in the Town of Merrill on Friday. There were two motor vehicle collisions, the first occurring in the Town of Pine River on Wednesday. The second, a car vs pedestrian collision occurred Sunday night on Grand Avenue in the City of Merrill and resulted in a fatality for the pedestrian involved.
