Country United States City Milwaukee Staffing Career Annual budget 111.5 million USD (2014) Truck 12 | State Wisconsin Annual calls 73,631 (2014) Phone +1 414-286-8948 Rescue vehicles 3 | |
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Employees 950 (2014)
839 - sworn
111 - civilian Address 2333 N 49th St, Milwaukee, WI 53210, USA | ||
Milwaukee fire department 2015 recruit class video montage
The Milwaukee Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical services to the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The department is responsible for an area of 96.12 square miles (248.9 km2) with a population of 594,833. The department was ranked third in the U.S. for best medical emergency service by a USA Today study in 2003.
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Stations and apparatus
As of June 2016, below is a complete list of all fire stations and apparatus in the MFD.
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. 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: