Milwaukee Fire Department
Appearance
Operational area | |
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Country | United States |
State | Wisconsin |
City | Milwaukee |
Agency overview[1][2] | |
Annual calls | 73,631 (2014) |
Employees | 950 (2014)
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Annual budget | $111,460,088 (2014) |
Staffing | Career |
Fire chief | Mark Rohlfing |
IAFF | 215 |
Facilities and equipment[2][3] | |
Battalions | 5 |
Stations | 30 |
Engines | 30 |
Trucks | 8 |
Rescues | 4 |
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
List of fire stations and apparatus in the Milwaukee Fire Department as of June 2016[update]:[3]
Address | Engine Company | Truck Company | Medic or ambulance unit | Special unit | Chief | Battalion | |
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1 | 784 N Broadway | Engine 1 | MEDS 20,21 | Tactial EMS (TEMS) Team | 1 | ||
2 | 755 N. James Lovell St. | Engine 2 | Truck 2 | Dive Team | Deputy Chief | 1 | |
3 Closed | 100 W. Virginia St. | ||||||
4 | 9511 W. Appleton Ave. | Engine 4 | Truck 3 | Community Paramedics | 7 | ||
5 Closed | 1313 W Reservoir Ave. | 1 | |||||
6 Closed | 1693 N. Franklin Pl. | ||||||
7 | 3174 S Chase Ave. | Engine 7 | Battalion 4 | 4 | |||
8 | 5585 N. 69th St. | Engine 8 | MED 16 | 7 | |||
9 | 4141 W. Mill Rd. | Engine 9 | MED 4 | 7 | |||
10 | 5600 W. Oklahoma Ave. | Engine 10 | Hi-Volume hose unit | Battalion 3| 3 | |||
11 | 2526 S. Kinnickinnic Ave. | Engine 11 | MED 15 | 4 | |||
12 | 2130 W. Oklahoma Ave. | Engine 12 | Truck 1 | Incident Command Post,Compr. Air unit | 4 | ||
13 | 2901 N. 30th St. | Engine 13 | Battalion 2 | 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 | Battalion 1 | 1 | |||
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 | Rescue 1,Rescue 4 | 4 | |||
24 | 4927 W. Fiebrantz Ave. | Engine 24 | Rescue 2 | Battalion 2 | 2 | ||
25 Closed (Firebell Club) | 300 S. 84th St. | Emergency Support Units 1&2 | 3 | ||||
26 | 1140 S. 26th St. | Engine 26 | MED 3 | 3 | |||
27 | 2647 N. Bartlett Ave. | Engine 27 | Truck 5 | 1 | |||
28 Closed | 424 N. 30th St | ||||||
29 | 3529 S. 84th St. | Engine 29 | MED 18 | 3 | |||
30 | 2903 N. Teutonia Ave. | Engine 30 | Med 7 | 2 | |||
31 Closed | 2400 S. 8th St. | ||||||
32 | 1551 N. 30th St. | Engine 32 | Truck 9 | 1 | |||
33 | 4515 W. Burnham St. | Engine 33 | Truck 16 | Haz Mat 1&2 | 3 | ||
34 | 6205 W. Burleigh St. | Engine 34 | MED 13 | 2 | |||
35 | 100 N. 64th St. | Engine 35 | MED 14 | 3 | |||
36 | 4060 N. 27th St. | Engine 36 | MED 5 | 2 | |||
37 | 5335 N. Teutonia Ave. | Engine 37 | 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 |
Public works of art
Several stations feature commissioned works of art, including:
- The Last Alarm
- Dauntless Guardian
- Fire and Water
- Spirit of the Firefighter
- On Watch
- Gear 23
- R. HERO (sculpture)
- MFD Coloring Book (print) By Reginald Baylor
References
- ^ a b "About Us". Milwaukee Fire Department. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ a b c "2013 Annual Report" (PDF). Milwaukee Fire Department. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ a b "Stations". Milwaukee Fire Department. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
- ^ Rohde, Marie (7 March 2007). "Glendale estimates savings in fire service switch". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 29 May 2015.