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FIRE DEPARTMENTS EXTINGUISH FULLY ENGULFED HOUSE ON COUNTY ROAD D - My Northern Wisconsin - 01-26-2026
On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at 12:46 a.m., Phillips Fire Department was dispatched to a house fire on County Road D.
Officers arrived on scene first and stated the house was fully engulfed.
According to Fire Chief David Lontcoski,"Phillips Fire responded with an engine, tender, brush truck and nine firefighters. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered heavy fire coming from the roof of the house."
The Phillips fire chief requested a MABAS (Mutual Aid Box Alarm System). Park Falls Fire responded with a squad and four firefighters; Fifield Fire responded with an engine, tender and command vehicle, a chief, and seven firefighters; Kennan Fire responded with four firefighters and their trailer, which was used for warming; Prentice Fire responded with a tender, squad, chief, and six firefighters; and Catawba Fire responded with an engine, tender, chief, and five firefighters.
The chief added, "Temperatures were 38 degrees below zero, making firefighting very challenging. Frozen hoses and equipment, ice, and cold temperatures required firefighters to work in shifts."
Approximately 19,000 gallons of water were used to extinguish the fire.
There were no reported injuries and everyone made it out of the house.
Phillips Fire was back at the station and in service at 9 a.m.
Phillips EMS, Phillips Police Department, Price County Sheriff's Office, Emergency Management, Xcel Energy, Phillips Water Department, and Price County Highway Department (who came with a sand truck) also assisted at the scene. The chief added, "Phillips Fire would like to thank all that assisted at the fire."