October 12, 2024 – Village of Richfield, WI – On October 11, 2024 at 5:35 p.m., the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Communication Center took a 911 call from a homeowner, who reported, their garage was on fire at 5861 Monches Rd in the Town of Erin.
Washington County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and the Richfield Fire Department were dispatched to the scene.
Upon the arrival of Deputies and Richfield Fire, the approximately 30 foot by 30 foot garage attached to the residence was fully engulfed in flames.
The Richfield Fire Department quickly upgraded the call to a box level fire call and was assisted by: Germantown Fire, Slinger Fire, Jackson Fire, Allenton Fire, Lisbon Fire, Lifestar Ambulance, Hartford Fire, Merton Fire, Sussex Fire, Newburg Fire, West Bend Fire, Menomonee Falls Fire and Ambulance, Kohlsville Fire, Cedarburg Fire, Butler Fire, Pewaukee Ambulance, Hartland Fire and St. Lawrence Fire. The Wisconsin State Patrol assisted the Washington County Sheriff’s Office with traffic control in the area.
The homeowner was able to exit the residence and did not suffer any injuries.
A Richfield firefighter was transported for minor injuries to Community Memorial Hospital in Menomonee Falls. Those injuries were suffered during firefighting operations and the firefighter was treated and released from the hospital.
The fire was contained to mostly the garage and only approximately 10% of the residence sustained fire damage.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and Richfield Fire Department.
Ten departments were called to a garage/house fire Friday afternoon just before 6 p.m. in the Village of Richfield.
Responding were Allenton, St. Lawrence, Hartford, Jackson, Germantown assisting. Also, the Hartford ladder, Newburg FD and Waukesha County responded.
Early word is the fire started in the garage and then spread to the house in the 5800 block of Monches Road.
This is a working story, and more information will be published when details are available.
