April 15, 2026 – Hartford, WI – At approximately 8:44 p.m. on April 14, 2026, Hartford Fire & Rescue responded to the report of fire coming from the roof of a house located on McKinley Avenue. The first incident command vehicle arrived during a heavy thunderstorm and found fire pushing out of the eaves and facia of the roof, and confirmed all occupants were out of the building.
The first arriving engine crew deployed a hose line into the house to gain access to the fire’s location in the attic. The next arriving Hartford truck company set up and laddered the roof of the building and provided vertical ventilation.
The following Hartford engine assisted with water supply from the hydrant and provided an additional crew. Additional assistance was requested through the MABAS system at the Working Still level.
The fire in the attic and underside of the roof was extinguished, and the area was overhauled to ensure no other fire remained. Salvage efforts were taken to protect the belongings of the homeowner from further water damage.
EMS crews provided rehabilitation efforts to the firefighters as well as staffing an ambulance on scene. Smoke was removed from the house using fan-powered ventilation.
No citizens or fire or EMS personnel were injured during this incident. An active fire investigation is still underway at the time of this release to determine the cause of the fire.
Two other EMS calls occurred in Hartford at the same time as the fire call, with the first being handled by a Hartford ambulance crew, and the second by Lifestar Ambulance.
Assistance was provided by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office with dispatch services and Hartford Police Department with law enforcement assistance. Mutual Aid assistance was provided by St. Lawrence Fire Company and Slinger Fire Department.
Jackson Fire Department provided an engine and an ambulance at change of quarters to cover Hartford’s service area while at the fire. Hartford Electric Utility and Water Utility, along with WE Energies gas, also assured that there were no utility supply concerns.
Hartford Fire units had been out for several weather-related fire incidents just before this during the severe weather burst that moved through Hartford around 6:20 P.M.