Jason Thom started out as a volunteer firefighter 31 years ago. After the retirement of Fire Chief Lee Douglas last Friday, Thom is taking on the position of fire chief for Chippewa Falls Fire and ...

Jan. 29—CHIPPEWA FALLS — The Chippewa Falls Fire and EMS Department is already making preparations for the closure of HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital, but Chief Jason Thom acknowledges there are a lot of ...

After months without being able to operate shifts at full staff, Chippewa Falls Fire and Emergency Services is now back to having as many fire and rescue employees as it had prior to the pandemic. The ...

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. (WEAU) - If you are experiencing a health emergency, you want first responders to be there as soon as possible. Yet with the closure of HSHS St. Joseph’s hospital, EMS providers ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - For more than a month, healthcare workers in the area have been working to maintain the same level of care in the Chippewa Valley as there are now only two emergency ...

Thom Brennaman was on my mind when I woke up Thursday morning. No idea why. Perhaps it’s because a new baseball season is starting, and Brennaman remains locked out of the booth. Maybe it’s because I ...