Tess Corners Fire Department

08/30/2026

One More Day to Help TCFD Fill the Boot!

After participating in the Dandilion Daze parade, members of the Tess Corners Fire Department will be at Veterans Park collecting donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

📅 Sunday, August 30
⏰ After the parade until 3:00 p.m.
📍 Dandilion Daze at Veterans Park in Muskego

Stop by and help us fill the boot! Every donation—large or small—helps make a difference.

Thank you to everyone who has already donated and supported this important cause!

08/29/2026

Who Is Tess Corners Fire Department?

Tess Corners Fire Department is a combination fire department made up of approximately 93 members—and growing.

While not every member could be present for this photo, each member plays an important role in serving our community.

Our department brings together volunteers, paid-on-premises personnel, paid-on-call members, and paid-per-call firefighters and EMS personnel who work together to provide fire protection, emergency medical services, rescue, and other emergency response throughout the City of Muskego.

Monday through Friday, our stations are staffed from 5:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with EMTs, Advanced EMTs, and Paramedics ready to respond to emergency medical calls.

Outside those hours, eight dedicated EMS duty crews rotate coverage throughout the week, while additional members respond when needed. Fire calls are answered by members responding from throughout our community.

Different schedules. Different roles. One department. One main goal: serving Muskego.

For more than 100 years, generations of Tess Corners firefighters and EMS personnel have answered the call for this community. As Muskego continues to grow, we recognize that the needs of our fire and EMS service are growing with it.

With additional funding and resources, TCFD believes there is an opportunity to expand our current staffing model to provide a form of 24/7 station staffing while maintaining the combination department that has served Muskego for generations.

Around-the-clock staffing would provide personnel ready to respond from the station, while our larger membership would continue to provide the additional manpower and resources needed for structure fires, major emergencies, simultaneous calls, severe weather events, and other incidents requiring more personnel.

We believe the future of TCFD can build upon what already works—adding staffing and resources where they are needed while preserving the depth and flexibility of a strong combination fire department.

🚒 Proud of our history. Ready to evolve. Focused on the future. Here to serve Muskego

08/29/2026

Help TCFD Fill the Boot Today!

Members of the Tess Corners Fire Department will be at Dandilion Daze today from noon until 3:00 p.m, collecting donations to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

📅 Saturday, August 29
⏰ Noon–3:00 p.m.
📍Veterans Park in Muskego

Stop by and help us fill the boot! Every donation—large or small—helps make a difference.

Thank you for supporting this important cause!

08/22/2026

🏈 Junior Warriors Football is Back! 🏈

TCFD is back at the high school today for the first Junior Warriors football games of the season!

Our crews will be on-site for every Junior Warriors home game on Saturdays throughout the season, providing EMS coverage and supporting our young athletes, families, and community.

We’re excited for another great season of Warriors football!

🏈🚑 Go Warriors! 🚑🏈

08/21/2026

TCFD is out tonight with a rescue crew for the first Muskego Warriors football game of the season!

Our crew will be on-site throughout the game, ready to provide EMS assistance if needed while cheering on our hometown Warriors.

We’re proud to be part of these community events and help keep our players, students, families, and fans safe.

Have a great season, Warriors! 🏈💪

Go Warriors! 🖤❤️

08/18/2026

🚨 TCFD Call Volume Update 🚨

We’re catching up on our monthly call reports! From March through June, Tess Corners Fire Department continued responding to emergencies throughout the City of Muskego and assisting neighboring communities when requested.

March:
🚑 Rescue/EMS: 153
🔥 Fire-related: 25
🚗 Motor vehicle accidents: 2
🤝 Mutual aid: 5

April:
🚑 Rescue/EMS: 154
🔥 Fire-related: 27
🚗 Motor vehicle accidents: 8
🤝 Mutual aid: 4

May:
🚑 Rescue/EMS: 143
🔥 Fire-related: 24
🚗 Motor vehicle accidents: 9
🤝 Mutual aid: 2

June:
🚑 Rescue/EMS: 155
🔥 Fire-related: 28
🚗 Motor vehicle accidents: 8
🤝 Mutual aid: 4

July:
🚑 Rescue/EMS: 150
🔥 Fire-related: 31
🚗 Motor vehicle accidents: 10
🤝 Mutual aid: 2
Year to end of July call number- 1,354

Every call represents someone in our community who needed assistance. Whether responding to a medical emergency, fire, motor vehicle accident or mutual-aid request, our members remain committed to being ready when called.

Thank you to our firefighters and EMS personnel for their continued dedication to the City of Muskego.

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08/15/2026

🚒 Come see us at Touch-A-Truck!

TCFD is out at Fleet Farm in Muskego this morning for Touch-A-Truck!

We’ll be here from 9:00 AM–Noon with Truck 12. Stop by, check out the truck, meet some of our crew, and get an up-close look at some of the equipment we use to serve the community.

👋 Bring the kids and come say hi — we’d love to see you!

📍 Fleet Farm – Muskego
⏰ Today | 9:00 AM–Noon

08/08/2026

🍦🚲 TCFD Helmet Heroes of the Week! 🚲🍦

We caught a great group of local kiddos doing things right this week — riding their bikes and wearing their helmets!

Our crews stopped to recognize them and hand out a certificate for a FREE scoop of ice cream.

👏 This week’s Helmet Heroes are:

Makena, Hope, Hudson, Nolan, Allen, Jolene, Warren, Maelah, Abby, Ben, Reverie, Kuenn, and Naia!

Great job, everyone! Keep those helmets on and keep riding safe! 🚲🪖

A huge thank you to Frozen Frog Ice Cream and Milk Can Hamburgers & Custard for partnering with TCFD and helping us reward kids for making safe choices! 🍦

08/05/2026

🚒 Fire Hose Testing Complete

Over the past two days, Tess Corners Fire Department and ... completed the required annual fire hose testing.

Crews tested miles of hose, including hose carried on each fire apparatus, department spare hose and forestry hose used for brush and wild land fire operations.

Every section of hose was removed, inspected, pressure tested and documented to ensure it can safely perform under the demanding conditions of an emergency. Any hose that did not meet required standards was identified and removed from service.

This process takes considerable time, coordination and physical work, but it is an essential part of maintaining reliable equipment and keeping our firefighters and community safe.

Thank you to everyone who helped complete the testing and return our apparatus and equipment to service.

08/03/2026

🔥 Incident Overview — August 1, 2026

At approximately 10:43 a.m. on Saturday, August 1, Tess Corners Fire Department was dispatched to the Schultz Lane area after a neighboring resident reported seeing a fire. Initial reports could not confirm whether the incident involved a brush fire or a structure fire.

At 10:48 a.m., a TCFD medical unit and fire officer arrived and reported that multiple carport-style tents, equipment, and a trailer were on fire, with flames spreading into the surrounding brush.

At 10:52 a.m., crews received reports of propane cylinders exploding within the affected area as the first fire apparatus arrived on scene.

The fire was brought under control at approximately 10:59 a.m. WE Energies was requested to respond due to electrical hazards at the scene.

While crews continued working at the fire, TCFD received two additional EMS calls at 11:34 a.m. and 11:35 a.m. Despite having 10 different pieces of equipment committed to the fire, the department remained available and successfully handled both additional calls for service.

At approximately 11:42 a.m., the scene was turned over to the property owners and WE Energies.

Preliminary information indicates that a tree may have fallen onto overhead power lines, causing energized lines or electrical equipment to ignite the items below. The exact cause remains subject to any further investigation.

Thank you to our Muskego Police Department and our members for their quick response and coordinated work, and to the neighboring resident who promptly reported the fire.