Prairie du Sac Fire Department

05/02/2026

Thank you The Mixing Bowl Bakery and the local area businesses that participated in the first coffee, cocoa and cookie canter!

05/01/2026

04/18/2026

Good luck Sauk Prairie Forensics at the WFCA State Tournament!

04/17/2026

Please be weather aware this afternoon and evening. All types of severe weather with rapid development are possible.

Thunderstorms are expected to start developing across central Iowa early this afternoon(4-17-26). As these storms begin to develop, the are expected to move northeast into southern Wisconsin. Make sure to stay up to date on the forecast through this evening. Quieter weather is expected for the weekend.

04/16/2026

Statewide Tornado Drill Cancelled, In-House Drills Still Encouraged at Your Facility As Tornado Season Has Started:

Due to the active week of severe weather and that we're still going through and NWS staff doing storm damage surveys, Wisconsin Emergency Management and the NWS have made the decision to cancel the statewide tornado drill which was set to occur tomorrow (Thursday, 4/16). If you have plans to go through your severe weather plans, please still go through with them, but know that there will not be official messaging or a Routine Weekly Test that is sent from the NWS. With the recent stretch of severe weather, you all have hopefully had more than enough opportunity to dust those plans off. Sorry for any inconveniences.

04/14/2026

Here is the noon update (Tuesday, April 14th) for the severe weather potential for this afternoon and this evening. Please review and be weather aware. Also, see our previous share of the Sauk County Sheriff's Office post to get signed up for weather alerts.

04/14/2026

There is a link and information in the post from the Sauk County Sheriff's Office for signing up for weather watches and warning. We highly recommend signing up if you haven't already. Access to these types of watches and warnings are crucial during potential severe weather events.

03/22/2026

02/01/2026

** For Immediate Release - January 31, 2026 **

Press Release: Commercial Structure Fire

On Friday, January 30th, 2026, at approximately 5:23 pm, the Prairie du Sac Fire Department, along with automatic aid from the Sauk City Fire Department, Merrimac Fire Department and Sauk Prairie Ambulance were dispatched to 875 17th Street in the Village of Prairie du Sac, for a report of smoke coming from the building.

Upon arrival, it was confirmed that an approximately 10,000 square foot waste transfer facility had an active fire inside the building. It was confirmed from first arriving law enforcement that there were no occupants in the structure. Fire crews determined with on-site employees that the building was filled approximately 40% with a mix of garbage collection, recycling & dumpster collection materials along with a front end loader.

Crews set up a defensive fire attack through a partially open garage door & several walk in service doors around the structure. Due to the size of the structure, the fire load & the temperatures, Fire Command requested MABAS Wisconsin (Mutual Aid Box Alarm System) Box 13-3-1 to the Box Alarm level for additional resources. Command later upgraded the Box Alarm to the 2nd Alarm level for further additional resources. An excavator was brought in to assist crews with building access, ventilation and moving of the materials inside the structure to complete the extinguishment. Crews remained on scene until approximately 12:00 pm, Saturday, January 31st. In total there were approximately 107 Fire, EMS, Law Enforcement, Public Works & assisting personnel for this incident.

There were 2 reported injuries to fire personnel on scene which required transport to the hospital. Both fire personnel were treated and released prior to the completion of the incident. No other injuries were reported.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation at this time.

The Prairie du Sac Fire Department would like to remind everyone of the importance of proper refuse disposal and recycling, especially, hazardous materials such as batteries, electronics, chemicals, and medical waste, using approved drop-off locations.

The Prairie du Sac Fire Department would like to thank all of the following agencies for their assistance during this incident: Sauk City Volunteer Fire Department, Merrimac Fire & Rescue, Sauk Prairie Ambulance, Sauk Prairie Police Department, Village of Prairie du Sac Public Works, Utilities & Administration, Badger Excavating & Plumbing, Sauk County, WI Emergency Management, Sauk County Sheriff's Office Dispatch Communications Center, Arlington Fire Department, Baraboo Area Fire and EMS District, Black Earth Fire Department, Dane Fire Department, Dells-Delton EMS, Delton Fire Department, Lodi Area EMS, Lodi Area Fire Department, Lyndon Station Fire Department, North Freedom, WI Fire Department, Plain Fire & EMS Fire Department, Reedsburg Fire Department and Spring Green Fire / EMS Fire Department. Also, a special thank you to Cody with JDH Auto Repair for providing us with a food donation. The assistance and community support are greatly appreciated.

James Schulenburg
Fire Chief
[email protected]

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