Grease fire in apartment kitchen causes hand burn, Onalaska WI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/3/2025 04:12 PM

10th Ave N, Onalaska, WI 54650

Firefighters responded to a grease fire in a kitchen at an apartment near 10th Avenue North in Onalaska. The fire was out upon arrival, but one person had a hand burn and was taken by ambulance for medical evaluation.

Audio|Source: LaCrosse County Fire and EMS

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Transcript:

00:00

Call for Onalaska Fire on Onalaska Fire going to near 10th Avenue North Department 4 for grease fire, still believe they have it out.

00:12

Call for Onalaska Fire Department.

00:25

Call for an Onalaska fire, grease fire in the stove since they have it out.

00:31

Near 10th Avenue North number 4.

00:33

Near 10th Avenue North number 4.

00:37

Call for Onalaska Fire Department.

00:44

Dispatch on Onalaska Engine 1 is en route near 10th Avenue North.

00:48

Copy. Do you want Holman to head that way or you want them to stand down?

00:57

Holden can hold in quarters.

01:00

Copy.

01:04

EDC, Holman, copy, sir-ex.

01:06

We'll be standing down.

01:08

Copy.

01:10

Copy. Copy.

01:15

Casual on from truck one.

01:17

Good.

01:18

Good.

01:23

Truck 1 is going to circle the round and come in from the north end by the Westwood hydrant.

01:36

Sounds great, thank you.

01:44

This match on Onalaska Engine 1 will be on location.

01:48

We have a large two-story residential multifamily white haze mode showing.

01:56

Engine 1 will be establishing command of investigation.

02:00

Happy.

02:04

ADC, Holman Rescue 1, clear, pleasant drive.

02:09

Happy.

02:17

Angel one from Trukwant, you want to just stage at the Tidre.

02:23

No fire, but could you start an ambulance non-emergent for a burn to the hand? The patient is going to need to get that checked out.

02:34

This bad copy is just an ambulance.

02:38

I'll get them headed that way.

02:41

Copy.

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