Milwaukee Fire Department

Milwaukee Fire Department
Operational area
Country  United States
State  Wisconsin
City Milwaukee
Agency overview[1][2]
Annual calls 73,631 (2014)
Employees

950 (2014)

  • 839 - sworn
  • 111 - civilian
Annual budget $111,460,088 (2014)
Staffing Career
Fire chief Mark Rohlfing
IAFF 215
Facilities and equipment[2][3]
Battalions 5
Stations 36
Engines 32
Trucks 12
Rescues 3
Ambulances 12
HAZMAT 2
USAR 2
Website
Official website
IAFF website

The Milwaukee Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] The department is responsible for an area of 96.12 square miles (248.9 km2) with a population of 594,833.[2] The department was ranked third in the U.S. for best medical emergency service by a USA Today study in 2003.[4]

Stations and apparatus

As of June 2016, below is a complete list of all fire stations and apparatus in the MFD.[3]

Address Engine Truck Medic Special Chief Battalion
1 784 N Broadway Engine 1 1
2 755 N. James Lovell St.Engine 2 Truck 2 Incident Safety Off. Incident Command Post Deputy Chief 1
3 100 W. Virginia St. Truck 1 Rescue 3-Dive Team 1
4 9511 W. Appleton Ave. Engine 4 Truck 3 MED 16 7
5 1313 W Reservoir Ave. MED 7 Fire Invest. Unit Battalion 1 1
6 1693 N. Franklin Pl. Engine 6 1
7 3174 S Chase Ave. Engine 7 MED 15 Battalion 4 4
8 5585 N. 69th St. Engine 8 7
9 4141 W. Mill Rd. Engine 9 MED 4 7
10 5600 W. Oklahoma Ave. Engine 10 Truck 17 MED 18 3
11 2526 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. Truck 6 4
12 2130 W. Oklahoma Ave. Engine 12 Rescue 1,4 H.U.R.T. Team & Trailer 4
13 2901 N. 30th St. Engine 13 2
14 6074 S. 13th St. Engine 14 Truck 8 ARV-2 4
15 10320 W. Fond du Lac Ave. Engine 16 Battalion 7 7
17 4653 S. 13th St. Engine 17 MED 17 4
18 3628 N. Holton St. Engine 18 2
21 2050 N. Palmer St. Engine 21 MED 6 1
22 8814 W. Lisbon Ave. Engine 22 2
23 1400 S. 9th St. Engine 23 4
24 4927 W. Fiebrantz Ave. Engine 24 Rescue 2 Battalion 2 2
25 300 S. 84th St. Engine 25 HazMat 1, HazMat 2 3
26 1140 S. 26th St. Engine 26 MED 3 3
27 2647 N. Bartlett Ave. Engine 27 Truck 5 1
28 424 N. 30th St. Engine 28 MED 14 3
29 3529 S. 84th St. Engine 29 3
30 2903 N. Teutonia Ave. Engine 30 Truck 12 2
31 2400 S. 8th St. Engine 31 4
32 1551 N. 30th St. Engine 32 Truck 9 1
33 4515 W. Burnham St. Engine 33 High-Volume Hose Unit Battalion 3 3
34 6205 W. Burleigh St. Engine 34 MED 13 2
35 100 N. 64th St. Truck 16 3
36 4060 N. 27th St. Engine 36 MED 5 2
37 5335 N. Teutonia Ave. Truck 15 7
38 8463 N. Granville Rd. Engine 38 MED 19 Foam Trailers 1 & 2 7
39 8025 W. Bradley Rd. Engine 39 Truck 7 ARV-1 7

Notable incidents

2006 Falk Corporation explosion

On December 6, 2006, a large and fatal propane gas explosion occurred at the Falk Corporation facility in the industrial Menomonee River Valley neighborhood of Milwaukee. Three people were killed and forty-seven others injured. Cars were reportedly flipped through the air and debris scattered over several blocks.[5] The Milwaukee Fire Department responded to the emergency.

Public works of art

Several stations feature commissioned works of art, including:

References

  1. 1 2 "About Us". Milwaukee Fire Department. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "2013 Annual Report" (PDF). Milwaukee Fire Department. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Stations". Milwaukee Fire Department. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  4. Rohde, Marie (7 March 2007). "Glendale estimates savings in fire service switch". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
  5. Borowski, Greg J. (2006-12-06). "A hint of trouble, then tragedy". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2006-12-06.

Coordinates: 43°3′0″N 87°57′0″W / 43.05000°N 87.95000°W / 43.05000; -87.95000

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