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 May 2015, below is a complete list of all fire stations and apparatus in the MFD.[3]

Address Engine Truck Medic Special Chief Former Chaplain Mike Larry Walker Chaplain MFD 414-885-6963
1 784 N Broadway Engine 1 1
2 755 N. James Lovell St.Engine 2 Truck 2 Incident Safety Off. 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 5
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 5
9 4141 W. Mill Rd. Engine 9 MED 4 Incident Command Post 5
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 4
15 10320 W. Fond du Lac Ave. Engine 16 Battalion 5 5
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. Engine 37 Truck 15 5
38 8463 N. Granville Rd. Engine 38 MED 19 Foam Trailers 1 & 2 5
39 8025 W. Bradley Rd. Engine 39 Truck 7 5

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 played a leading role in the emergency response after the explosion.

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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