Milwaukee Fire Department

Milwaukee Fire Department

Operational area
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
City	Milwaukee
Agency overview
Established	1875
Annual calls	93,029 (2019)
Employees	871(2019)
Annual budget	$116,333,388 (2019)
Staffing	Career
Fire chief	Aaron Lipski, Acting Chief
EMS level	ALS and BLS
IAFF	215
Facilities and equipment
Battalions	6
Stations	29
Engines	29
Trucks	8
Rescues	2
Ambulances	12
Tenders	1
HAZMAT	2
USAR	1
Fireboats	1
Website
Official website
IAFF website

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.

Stations and apparatus

As of April 2021, the Milwaukee Fire Department operates out of 29 fire stations. Fire Boat 1 is a 2007 36' fire boat built by Metal Craft Marine. It is docked at the Discovery World Pier at Milwaukee Harbor.

In 2019, the busiest fire station was Station 30, located at North Teutonia Avenue and East Locust Street.

A number of closed fire stations are occupied for other uses. The not-for-profit Milwaukee Fire Bell Club operates out of the shuttered Fire Station 25 and the fire department's Community Relations Division is located in the former Fire Station 28 in the city's Brady Street neighborhood.

Public works of art

Several stations feature commissioned works of art, including:

• The Last Alarm
• Dauntless Guardian
• Fire and Water
• Spirit of the Firefighter
• On Watch
• Gear 23
• R. HERO (sculpture)
• MFD Coloring Book (print) By Reginald Baylor