MERRILL FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT: TWO-CAR CRASH IN TOWN OF CORNING, VEHICLE FIRE IN CITY OF MERRILL

The Merrill Fire Department responded to 41 calls last week, bringing the total for 2026 to 1,800 calls. 37 of those calls required EMS Services. The Department responded to the report of a two-vehicle crash with injuries at State Road 107 and County Road Z in the Town of Corning on Tuesday, and to the report of a passenger vehicle fire at Polk and East Second Streets in the City of Merrill on Thursday.

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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…

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MERRILL FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT: COOKING APPLIANCE FIRE, REPORT OF GAS LEAK

The Merrill Fire Department responded to 49 calls last week, bringing the total for 2026 to 1,658 calls. There were 44 calls requiring EMS Services. The Department responded to the report of a fire on South Park Street in the City of Merrill on Monday. The fire was confined to a cooking appliance. On Friday, emergency units were dispatched to East 1st Street in the City of Merrill for the report of a possible gas leak.

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MERRILL FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT: EMERGENCY UNITS RESPOND TO MULTIPLE COLLISIONS

The Merrill Fire Department responded to 52 calls last week, bringing the total for 2026 to 1,658 calls. There were 48 calls requiring EMS Services. The Department responded to three motor vehicle collisions involving injuries during the week There were two accidents on Wednesday, the first where County Road Z meets State Road 107 in the Town of Corning, and the second at the intersection of First and Hope Streets in the City of Merrill. The third collision occurred on Thursday at the intersection of County Roads X and J…

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MERRILL FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT: Extraction Equipment Used in Highway Crash Response

The Merrill Fire Department responded to 49 calls last week, bringing the total for 2026 to 1,606 calls. There were 44 calls requiring EMS Services. On Friday, the Department responded to a motor vehicle collision near the 216 mile marker of US Highway 51 that required the use of extraction equipment for an individual who was trapped in the vehicle.  

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