The Merrill Fire Department responded to 42 calls last week, bringing the total for 2026 to 1,507 calls. There were 39 calls requiring EMS Services. On Friday, the Department performed a motor vehicle collision extraction of an individual after responding to a head-on collision on County Road K just south of County FF. Three patients were transported to Aspirus Wausau Hospital following the crash.
Read MoreThe Merrill Fire Department responded to 33 calls last week, bringing the total for 2026 to 1,464 calls. There were 30 calls requiring EMS Services. On Thursday, the Department responded to a potentially hazardous situation for the report of an odor of gas signaling a possible gas leak on Ricks Road near Tug Lake in Irma.
Read MoreThe Merrill Fire Department responded to 52 calls last week, bringing the total for 2026 to 1,373 calls. There were 44 EMS calls. The Department completed the last of our 5 scheduled EMS Informational Presentations on Tuesday at Merrill City Hall council chambers.
Read MoreThe Merrill Fire Department responded to 47 calls last week, bringing the total for 2026 to 1,318 calls. There were 43 EMS calls. The Department responded to a building collapse situation on Tuesday, and a motor vehicle accident that required extraction on Saturday. Both of those incidents were in the Town of Merrill. There was a vehicle fire on California Street in the City of Merrill on Sunday.
Read MoreThe Merrill Fire Department responded to 41 calls last week, bringing the total for 2026 to 1,271 calls. There were 33 EMS calls. The Department responded to a hazardous situation on Wednesday regarding a downed power line on East 1st Street in the City of Merrill.
Read MoreThe Merrill Fire Department responded to 50 calls last week, bringing the total for 2026 to 1,172 calls. There were 44 EMS calls. There was a lake house fire Sunday on Ackerman Road in the Town of Merrill. No injuries were reported, but the home was a total loss.
Read MoreThe Merrill Fire Department responded to 48 calls last week, bringing the total for 2026 to 1,117 calls. There were 43 EMS calls. There was a motor vehicle collision Tuesday on County Road G requiring the assistance of EMS Services, and a vehicle fire Thursday, also on County Road G.
Read MoreThe Merrill Fire Department responded to 47 calls last week, bringing the total for 2026 to 1,068 calls. There were 40 EMS calls. On Sunday, crews responded to the report of a carbon monoxide alarm at a commercial building on North Memorial Drive in Merrill. First responders found elevated carbon monoxide levels and the potential of natural gas inside the building. Additional medical units were requested to assist at the scene.
Read MoreThe Merrill Fire Department responded to 31 calls last week, bringing the total for 2026 to 1,021calls. There were 24 EMS calls. The Department provided mutual aid for a barn fire on Monday on State Highway 64 in the Town of Pine River. More information about that fire can be found on the Pine River Volunteer Fire Department Facebook page.
Read MoreThe Merrill Fire Department responded to 54 calls last week, bringing the total for 2026 to 903 calls. There were 47 EMS calls. The Department provided mutual aid for a building fire on Everest Avenue in Brokaw on Monday. There was a report of a fuel spill on West Main Street in the City of Merrill on Saturday.
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