January 24, 2026 – Town of Trenton, Wi – On January 23, 2026 at approximately 9:39 pm, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a call of a possible structure fire in the 6400 block of Congress Drive in the Town of Trenton. The original call came from a neighbor.
Deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene along with the Newburg Fire Department.
Initial fire responders and deputies were able to determine the structure was an outbuilding and not a residence.
Because there are no hydrants in the area, water had to be trucked to the scene. Refill locations were at east Highway 33 and Paradise Drive. An excavator and salt trucks were also on scene.
The Newburg Fire Department was assisted by the following fire departments: Fillmore, West Bend, Jackson, Boltonville, Slinger, Germantown, Kewaskum, Allenton, Hartford, Richfield, St. Lawrence, Kohlsville, Ozaukee Central, Southern Ozaukee, Cedarburg, Waubeka, Port Washington, Fredonia, Silver Creek, and Lifestar EMS.
Additional support was provided by Milwaukee Fire Bells, Washington County Highway Department, Town of Trenton DPW, Newburg DPW, and WE Energies.
Below freezing temperatures made for slick footing.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Newburg Fire Department, however early indication points to the origin of the fire being a heat source. An early damage estimate is in the area of $500,000.
January 23, 2026 – Town of Trenton, Wi – Sub-zero temperatures are making for a difficult situation as 13 area fire departments are on scene at a structure fire in the 6400 block of Congress Drive in the Town of Trenton.
The fire call came in just before 10 p.m.
Tenders are being used to haul water to the scene.
Fire departments on scene include Newburg, West Bend, Saukville, Cedarburg, Fillmore, Fredonia, Waukeba, Boltonville, Germantown, Allenton, Kewaskum, Richfield, St. Lawrence and Jackson.
This is the second large fire today as Germantown had a barn fire on Hilltop Drive just after noon.
This is a working story and more information will be posted when details are available.
