How to Obtain Fire and Emergency Medical Services Records/Reports

THE MILWAUKEE FIRE DEPARTMENT

PUBLIC RECORDS NOTICE

DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION

The Milwaukee Fire Department Administrative Office is located at:

711 West Wells Street, 3^rd Floor, Milwaukee, WI 53233

The Milwaukee Fire Department shall protect the people and property within our city. The Milwaukee Fire Department is responsive to the needs of our citizens by providing rapid, professional, humanitarian services essential to the health, safety, and well-being of the city. The Milwaukee Fire Department will achieve our mission through prevention, education, fire suppression, emergency medical, and other emergency services. We will actively participate in our community, serve as role models, and strive to effectively and efficiently utilize all of the necessary resources at our command to provide a quality of service deemed excellent by our citizens with “Courage, Integrity, and Honor.”  

HOW TO OBTAIN PUBLIC RECORDS

The Assistant Chief of the Support Bureau serves as the Administrator of the Milwaukee Fire Department’s public records.  The public may obtain access to, or copies of, the Milwaukee Fire Department’s public records by email, telephone, mail or in-person request at the Administrative Office.  

Email requests can be made to [email protected] or by scanning the QR code.

Telephone requests can be made by calling 414-286-8969 or sent via fax to 414-286-8996. Mail requests can be sent to Milwaukee Fire Department Administration, ATTN: Records, 711 West Wells Street – 3^rd Floor, Milwaukee, WI 53233.

The MFD Administration is open to the public for walk-in requests at 711 West Wells Street, 3^rd Floor, Milwaukee, WI 53233, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, holidays excluded, between 7:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Per Milwaukee Code Ordinance 81-38.5, the Milwaukee Fire Department charges $0.15 per page for each single-sided copy made.  There will be an additional fee for location costs if the costs are $50.00 or more.  Additional charges may be added as required to cover the costs of complying with the request.  Requests which exceed a total cost of $5.00 may require prepayment. 

All requests will be processed as soon as practicable and without delay.

                                                                                                                        Rev. December, 2024  OAK