Date: January 23, 2026
Case: 26-3144 Structure Fire
Authority: Sgt. Brandon Hood
On January 23, 2026 at approximately 9:39 pm, the Washington County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received a call of a possible structure fire in the 6400 block of Congress Drive in the Town of Trenton. The original call came from a neighbor.
Deputies with the Washington County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene along with the Newburg Fire Department. Initial fire responders and deputies were able to determine the structure was an outbuilding and not a residence. The Newburg Fire Department was assisted by the following fire departments: Fillmore, West Bend, Jackson, Boltonville, Slinger, Germantown, Kewaskum, Allenton, Hartford, Richfield, St. Lawrence, Kohlsville, Ozaukee Central, Southern Ozaukee, Cedarburg, Waubeka, Port Washington, Fredonia, Silver Creek, and Lifestar EMS. Additional support was provided by Milwaukee Fire Bells, Washington County Highway Department, Town of Trenton DPW, Newburg DPW, and WE Energies.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Newburg Fire Department, however early indication points to the origin of the fire being a heat source. An early damage estimate is in the area of $500,000.