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10-YEAR OLD GIRL JUMPS FROM WINDOW

TO ESCAPE HOUSE FIRE

AUNT CREDITS MILWAUKEE FIRE DEPARTMENTS

SURVIVE ALIVE HOUSE

 
 

 

The Milwaukee Fire Department

Congratulates the 

12-10-12 Class of New Milwaukee Firefighters

 

 
 



The Milwaukee Fire Department is pleased to announce the graduation of 27 fire recruits. Each individual graduating spent the past 14 weeks preparing for this moment.  The recruits were challenged both physically and mentally throughout their time at the Training Academy so that they would understand what it truly means to part of this great profession. When they report to duty in their firehouses they will represent 25% of that firefighting company. The end of this chapter as recruits leads them into the tremendous privilege and responsibility of being professional firefighters ready to serve the City of Milwaukee with Courage, Integrity, and Honor.


The ceremony was held Thursday March 14, 2013 at 7:00 pm at the Milwaukee Fire Department Training Academy, located at 6680 North Teutonia Avenue in the gymnasium on the first floor.  Mayor Tom Barrett and Executive Director of the Fire & Police Commission Michael Tobin spoke in addition to Chief Mark Rohlfing and other Milwaukee Fire Department representatives.  The new firefighters have been issued a new style of uniform that the Milwaukee Fire Department will transition to by January 1, 2014.

 


 

 

 15-YEAR OLD SAVES MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER FROM HOUSE FIRE

 

 

 


 

PROJECT STAYING ALIVE CELEBRATES

25,000 STUDENT CONTACTS SINCE 2007

CARSON ACADEMY STUDENTS HELPED US CELEBRATE

 

 

Project Staying Alive is a program designed to help reduce violence related injuries to children in Milwaukee.

The Milwaukee Fire Department, Milwaukee Public Schools, Medical College of Wisconsin, Children’s Hospital, and

Project Ujima partnered up to develop the curriculum for the class.

 

This week Project Staying Alive will reach a milestone. Milwaukee firefighters will reach 25,000 student contacts since the program began in 2007. Each year the program has grown and teachers look forward to the return of Project Staying Alive instructors to their classrooms. Milwaukee firefighters teach 6th grade students skills to address anger management and conflict resolution. Ultimately, the goal is to change the attitudes of students about the way they deal with their anger. Firefighters stress the importance of making good decisions that will keep them not only safe as they grow up, but out of trouble so that they can have more opportunities to be successful. Students will realize that the decisions they make now will affect the rest of their lives.

 

Project Staying Alive was featured in Fire Chief magazine for using Turning Technologies to measure

the audience response in the public education program

To read the article, click the link below

http://firechief.com/public-education/milwaukee-firefighters-use-turning-technologies-measure-public-education-campaign

 


 

The Milwaukee Fire Department 2011 Annual report is now available for download

Click the picture to download your copy

Click here to download previous annual reports


 

 

On March 6, 2012 the Milwaukee Fire Department Museum and Historical Society returned a 1850's hand pumper.
The pumper was on loan from the Milwaukee County Historical Society.

 VISIT THE PHOTO GALLERY 

 


 

 

Fire Chief Mark Rohlfing has a Safety Message to all City of Milwaukee residents about

Winter Safety Tips for Your Home.

Click here to read the message from the Office of the Chief.

  


 

OPERATION WARM

 

MILWAUKEE FIREFIGHTERS TEAM UP WITH NON-PROFIT


TO PROVIDE COATS FOR AREA CHILDREN

 


 

 

 

 

 

RELATED LINKS: 

 

American Heart Association ~ American Lung Association ~ Safe Kids ~ National Fire Protection Association
City of Milwaukee Office of Homeland Security
~ Mesothelioma Prognosis ~ Another Hand Foundation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIRE CHIEF
Mark A. Rohlfing

BIOGRAPHY 
FIRE CHIEF'S MESSAGE 
MFD MISSION STATEMENT
SAFETY MESSAGE

 


 

 

Dispatched Calls for Service. Click HERE for the link.

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

MFD 2012 Yearbook Order Form Click Image below to download PDF. Follow instructions on order form.

 

 

 


 

 

It can be difficult at times to know if you are having a real medical emergency. Many people are not aware of the symptoms that are indicative of a serious medical condition. Please use the following links to help you identify the symptoms that are associated with strokes and heart attacks to be sure you call for the help when needed.

 

HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS

STROKE SYMPTOMS


 

Open Burning Regulations
(click on the image)

 

 

 


  
PRESS RELEASES
& MEDIA ALERTS

 

 

 THE MILWAUKEE FIRE DEPARTMENT


The Milwaukee Fire Department, also known as the MFD, was established January 1, 1875. The department consists of 36 Fire Stations, 35 Engines, 15 Trucks, 12 Paramedic Units, and the Fireboat Trident
Currently under the leadership of Fire Chief Mark Rohlfing, the
MFD, is the primary fire suppression, prevention, rescue and emergency medical service for the City of Milwaukee. The department's motto is "Courage, Integrity and Honor."

The Milwaukee Fire Department consists of more than 800 firefighters, many of whom serve simultaneously as paramedics providing BLS (basic life support) and ALS (advance life support) services. The MFD was ranked 3rd in the country for best medical emergency service by a
USA Today study in 2003.


 

 
Milwaukee Fire Department
711 West Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233
414-286-8948