Lithium battery fire at Airbnb extinguished on arrival, Sheboygan WI

Fire & Arson

Reported: 11/8/2025 05:56 PM

Near Center Ave, Sheboygan, WI 53081

Fire crews responded to a lithium battery fire on a kitchen counter at an Airbnb near Center Ave. The fire was extinguished before their arrival but the battery was still smoldering. Units confirmed no remaining fire or smoke and one occupant had evacuated safely.

Audio|Source: Sheboygan County Fire and EMS

02:10

Transcript:

00:00

In 1851, 1873, Battalion 18, please respond near Center Ave for a lithium battery that was on fire at an Airbnb on the counter.

00:10

It went out and is now smoldering.

00:12

Your talk group is going to be Group 12, time out, 1956.

00:21

Attention, 1851, 18681, 1873, Battalion 18, please respond near Center Ave for a lithium battery that was attached to something on a counter.

00:31

It was on fire, it's now just smoldering.

00:34

Dr. 12 from up 1953.

00:37

Dispatcher, 61, respond.

00:40

Okay,

00:43

18, responding.

00:48

Copy.

00:53

dispatch from 61.

00:56

Got it. Got it.

00:57

Got it.

01:03

We're on the scene of a two-story,

01:05

large apartment.

01:06

Rolls, we got nothing showing.

01:08

We do have one occupant, evacuated.

01:11

61 will be center of command and we working 12 for communication.

01:15

Investigating.

01:17

Dispast from that 1851 on primary? Good.

01:20

Go ahead.

01:23

Can you please log 1851 arrived? R.M.D.

01:26

C's down. Copy.

01:27

Copy.

01:29

Battalion 18 from Center Appelman working for.

01:34

Go ahead.

01:40

We're going to want a couple of pictures with your phone again.

01:45

We can cancel the truck.

01:46

They can return.

01:48

We'll keep 51 unseen just for another few minutes.

01:50

I will be bringing the responsible party out for some information for you.

01:55

Fire's out, no smoke.

01:57

Okay, Gabby.

01:59

Some of these three coffees we can cancel.

02:06

This batch from 1873 on secondary area.

02:08

We've been canceled by command.

02:09

We're available.

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