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The Milwaukee Fire Department, also known as the MFD, is the primary fire suppression, prevention, r The MFD was established January 1, 1875.

The department consists of 29 Fire Stations, 29 Engines, 8 Trucks, 12 Paramedic Units, and one fire boat called The Trident.

Operating as usual

01/03/2023

12/30/2022

Have a Happy New Year! A reminder that most City of Milwaukee offices are closed for the holiday from Friday, December 30 through Monday, January 2. Request City services at milwaukee.gov/Click4Action, use the MKEmobile app or call 414-286-CITY.

12/29/2022

Plan your responsible New Years' festivities by considering this FREE option for public transportation if you will be out and about for the New Year. Otherwise, please choose a safe alternative by choosing a designated driver, or utilizing a rideshare service. Ring in the New Year safely and responsibly!

Let MCTS be your designated driver this New Year’s Eve. Miller Lite Free Rides are back on all routes to help you .

Learn more at RideMCTS.com/BusCrawl.

12/29/2022

Photos from Milwaukee Fire Honor Guard, INC.'s post

12/29/2022

Photos from Milwaukee Fire Honor Guard, INC.'s post

12/29/2022

Photos from Milwaukee Professional Firefighters Association's post

12/26/2022

Happy Kwanzaa to all who celebrate! is observed from Dec 26 to Jan 1. The seven candles (Mishumaa Saba) represent the seven principles of Kwanzaa - unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith.

12/26/2022

Photos from Milwaukee Fire Honor Guard, INC.'s post

12/26/2022

Photos from Milwaukee Fire Honor Guard, INC.'s post

12/26/2022

Photos from Milwaukee Fire Honor Guard, INC.'s post

12/25/2022

Merry Christmas and happy holidays! A reminder that most City of Milwaukee offices are closed for the holiday from Friday, December 23 through Monday, December 26. Request City services at milwaukee.gov/Click4Action, use the MKEmobile app or call 414-286-CITY.

12/23/2022

Miller Coors Again Sponsoring Free Bus Rides on New Year’s Eve

Since 1988 the program has provided more than 1 million rides for Milwaukee imbibers.

Snow can easily disguise ice and slippery conditions, so consider adapting the "Penguin Shuffle" if you can't help but l...

12/22/2022

3 tips to walk on ice: walk like a penguin

Snow can easily disguise ice and slippery conditions, so consider adapting the "Penguin Shuffle" if you can't help but leave the house during this weather advisory. It might look and feel strange, but that's the alternative to a broken body! Doing the Penguin Shuffle can prevent you from slipping on the ice. These great tips from Vox show you how to do it, and how to protect yourself in case you do take a spill.

Reclaim icy sidewalks without slipping.

12/22/2022

Qué saber y cómo prepararse ante la llegada de una tormenta invernal en Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (TELEMUNDO WI)--El Medio Oeste está en alerta ya que los expertos meteorológicos advierten la llegada de una tormenta invernal comenzando la noche del miércoles hasta el viernes. En

12/21/2022

Friends, we had been hoping we wouldn’t have to share this advice again this season, at least not so soon, but with a snowstorm imminent in Southeast Wisconsin, here you go!

12/21/2022

Timeline photos

If you are using a portable or space heater to warm up your home, follow these tips to avoid home fires:

✅ Plug heaters directly into wall outlets.
✅ Place heaters 3 ft. away from items that could burn.
✅ Use heaters with an automatic shut-off.

12/21/2022

Snowplow drivers will be working hard today to help make roads safer throughout this winter weather event. Please use caution around snowplows and give them space to get the job done. It is illegal to follow a snowplow closer than 200 feet if the plow is removing snow or ice on highways with a posted speed limit of more than 35 mph.

12/20/2022

While the snow accumulates in the next few days, please help out our members my shoveling at least a 3-foot circumference around any fire hydrants near your home. Snow tends to accumulate quicker in plow zones. Your assistance allows our crews a better chance at saving lives.

12/20/2022

Timeline photos

When extremely cold temperatures arrive, don't forget about your pets!
🐾 Keep pets indoors when possible
🐾 Provide adequate shelter for outdoor pets
🐾 Care for your pet's feet
🐾 Provide extra food and water

12/20/2022

❄️Be prepared and stay aware. ❄️ Get helpful cold weather safety & winter storm tips from various City of Milwaukee departments on keeping warm, finding shelter, parking during snow emergencies, snow clearing, salting, and preventing frozen water pipes at milwaukee.gov/coldweather.

12/20/2022

I had such a wonderful time participating in today's Holiday Toy Giveaway at Milwaukee Fire Station 5. Civic leader Andre Lee Ellis led a fantastic event benefiting our youth, and it was a pleasure to join Mayor Cavalier Johnson, Fire Chief Aaron Lipski, and the dedicated public servants of the Milwaukee Fire Department in giving back to our community.

12/19/2022

According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), candles cause 45% of home decoration fires in the month of December. Share this post to remind friends and family to keep candles at least 12” away from anything that can burn, like decorations, furniture, and curtains. Consider utilizing battery-operated flameless candles this year!

Don’t forget to include your Smoke Alarm friends in your holiday plans – make sure you have working smoke alarms on every level of your home including inside and outside of every sleeping area.

A few other tips to stay safe this season:
• practice your fire escape plans with holiday guests,
• and always .
To learn more, visit closeyourdoor.org.

U.S. Fire Administration

12/19/2022

We want to send a huge THANK YOU to Community Advocates Public Policy Institute for their generous donation of Narcotic Lockboxes for our fire department. We appreciate your generosity!

12/18/2022

Happy Hanukkah. Wishing all who celebrate a festival filled with hope, peace & joy!

12/16/2022

We want to send a huge THANK YOU to the Milwaukee Fire Bell Club Inc. for their generous donation of Kringles. Today and tomorrow they are donating kringles to EVERY Milwaukee firehouse, including the surrounding areas. This organization is composed 100% of hard-working volunteers who provide relief for our members during extensive calls. Their care includes but isn't limited to portable restrooms, hot coffee, water, and snacks. They are a beloved part of our MFD family and we thank them for their generous support!

12/16/2022

Photos from Lighthouse Youth Center of Milwaukee's post

12/14/2022

Join us for this important community discussion!

12/12/2022

December 10, 2022

12/09/2022

Just a few days left! The City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County's Annual Holiday Drive is going on now through Monday, December 12. Due to the COVID pandemic, this effort was put on pause in 2021 but returns in full force this year.

The Drive is intended to spread holiday cheer to Milwaukee-area individuals and families seeking necessary goods for two fantastic organizations: Journey House and Running Rebels. To learn more, visit https://www.mkeholidaydrive.org/

12/09/2022

Urban spelunking: Milwaukee Fire Dept. Virginia Street maintenance facility

Just like your car and home, Milwaukee Fire Department vehicles and stations need repairs and maintenance. But did you ever consider how and where and by whom all that work is done? I did, and so I found myself in Walker's Point at MFD's Construction & Maintenance Division.

12/06/2022

Photos from Milwaukee Fire Honor Guard, INC.'s post

12/06/2022

Looking for winter resources? Get helpful cold weather & winter storm tips from various departments on:

❄️ Safely keeping warm
❄️ Finding shelter
❄️ Parking during snow emergencies
❄️ Snow clearing
❄️ Salting
❄️ Preventing frozen water pipes

Be prepared and stay aware: milwaukee.gov/coldweather

12/06/2022

National Influenza Vaccination Week is your reminder that flu shots protect you and your loved ones from mild to severe illness – and are available for individuals 6 months of age and older.

Are you ready to take down the flu? Learn more at milwaukee.gov/flu

12/05/2022

Metric Monday: Response Metrics for Week of November 28-December 4, 2022

12/05/2022

The City of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County's Annual Holiday Drive is going on now through Monday, December 12. Due to the COVID pandemic, this effort was put on pause in 2021 but returns in full force this year.

The Drive is intended to spread holiday cheer to Milwaukee-area individuals and families seeking necessary goods for two fantastic organizations: Journey House and Running Rebels. To learn more, visit https://www.mkeholidaydrive.org/

12/04/2022

Photos from Milwaukee Fire Department's post

12/01/2022

Photos from Milwaukee Recreation's post

A dry tree can be a deadly tree. Dry Christmas trees ignite rapidly, and keeping your tree hydrated can prevent a holida...

11/29/2022

How to Water a Christmas Tree

A dry tree can be a deadly tree. Dry Christmas trees ignite rapidly, and keeping your tree hydrated can prevent a holiday disaster.

Check out this video with instructions and safety tips to keep your tree hydrated and your home and family safe.

Follow this advice to keep your tree alive longer for the holiday season. For more tree tips head to https://www.familyhandyman.com/article/if-your-christmas...

11/29/2022

Attention, motorists! Please read below and take note of the new system you'll begin to see on some plows this winter. Flashing green lights are being implemented to increase visibility and alert drivers to proceed slowly with caution.

You may notice flashing green lights on some Wisconsin snowplows this winter. A new law took effect in April allowing county and municipal snowplows to use fluorescent green warning lights in addition to red or amber lights.

The green lights can create a greater contrast than other warning lights to improve visibility, especially during snowstorms. The additional green warning lights are meant to increase safety, enhance driver awareness and improve visibility of maintenance vehicles.

Read more about snowplow safety here: https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/doing-bus/local-gov/hwy-mnt/winter-maintenance/faq.aspx

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711 W Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI
53233

Telephone

+14142868948

Website

http://city.milwaukee.gov/mfd

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National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

It's National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week! We popped over to our communications headquarters and lead dispatcher Megan Hart gave us a tour to see what activities our dispatchers are up to this week!

Happy Milwaukee Day!

Happy Milwaukee Day! We stopped by class today to ask our MFD cadets and Assistant Chief Parish what they love about Milwaukee. What's yours?

Here are some quick reminders of winter vehicle safety from the IAFF.

MFD Station 23

For our next virtual visit, Captain AJ Hornik takes us on an informative tour of Station 23, home of Engine 23, Rescue 1, and Rescue 4.

Dangers of Turkey Fryers

Research from the NFPA shows Thanksgiving as the peak day for home cooking fires with more than three times the daily average for such incidents. Christmas Day and Christmas Eve ranked second and third, with both having nearly twice the daily average. In 2019, U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated 1,400 home cooking fires on Thanksgiving, the peak day for such fires. Unattended cooking was by far the leading contributing factor in cooking fires and fire deaths. Cooking caused half (49 percent) of all reported home fires and more than two of every five (42 percent) home fire injuries, and it is the second leading cause of home fire deaths (20 percent) in 2015-2019. Please protect you and your family this holiday season by staying safety-aware in the kitchen and practicing safe cooking methods.

MFD Station 8

Did you know Engine 8 has the largest coverage area of any firehouse in Milwaukee? Come take a virtual visit with us as Captain KC Simon gives us a tour of Station 8 in the seventh battalion.

Outdoor Fire Safety

The approaching cooler weather might be the perfect time for cozy campfires. Here are some fall weather outdoor activity and fire prevention tips from beoutdoorsafe.org and our other furry friend, Smokey Bear.

Calling all teachers! A great project for the classroom (or at home), this crafty fire safety project will teach your children how to stay safe in case of a home fire. Fire Prevention Week runs October 3-9, 2021.

The members of the Milwaukee Fire Department strive to provide excellent service to our constituents every time we are called. We know every call is unique, and we are aware of the risks we may face at any given moment. Although every sworn member of this department has voluntarily taken an oath to serve and protect our citizens regardless of the circumstances, as humans we hope never to find ourselves in any situation where our lives may be at peril. Thanks to our great training and preparation we are able to selflessly make quick decisions in order to help others and keep them safe. One such instance took place in the afternoon of Thursday, June 24. Engine Company 9 was responding to a single motor vehicle accident on the North Teutonia Avenue overpass which goes over West Silver Spring Drive. A female bystander alerted Fire Paramedic Nyles Wray about the driver involved in the accident who was experiencing a mental health crisis and had threatened to end his life by jumping off the bridge. The driver climbed over the guard rail and lower himself over the side. Fire Paramedic Wray was able to get to him quickly, reaching out to grab his hand just as he let go of the guardrail. Fire Paramedic Wray was quickly assisted by Fire Paramedic Rita Muzia, Heavy Equipment Operator Joshua LaDue, and Fire Lieutenant Colin Thomas. Putting their own lives at risk as all of their feet came off the ground, they were able to bring the man over the guard rail to safety and continue providing medical assistance to him until members of the Milwaukee Police Department arrived to assist. The valor and dedication of these members not only resulted in saving this man’s life, it portrayed the foundation of our Milwaukee Fire Department and its members.

THANK YOU MFD dispatchers and communications teams for around-the-clock services you provide to those calling for help in often extreme time of need, and for keeping our members well-informed to provide the best outcomes possible. Your composed professionalism is appreciated! We ♥ our MFD communicators! #nationalpublicsafetytelecommunicatorsweek