Milwaukee $150M 2024 budget gap, doomsday scenarios proposed
The city of Milwaukee faces a major budget gap in 2024, and it’s expected to grow. The Common Council Steering and Rules Committee asked leaders of the city’s three largest departments not funded by grants or fees to come up with doomsday scenarios for cuts.
Open Record: A dream extinguished
How a last-minute medical question left a would-be fire cadet with the Milwaukee Fire Department feeling burned.
Milwaukee Fire Cadet Program: Family calls for change, FPC stands by it
Milwaukee Fire Department's cadet program is a pipeline to employment within the department. But days before the start of training, one man lost his spot. Here's why.
Milwaukee Fire Cadet Program: Family calls for change, FPC stands by it
Milwaukee Fire Department's cadet program is a pipeline to employment within the department. But days before the start of training, one man lost his spot. Here's why.
Apartment fire on Milwaukee's north side, residents displaced
A Milwaukee apartment building fire near 43rd and Good Hope displaced at least two adults and three kids Friday night, April 14.
Milwaukee 19th and Burnham fire; 1-year-old girl, woman found dead
A woman and baby were found dead after a fire near 19th and Burnham on Milwaukee's south side Wednesday. The Milwaukee Fire Department made the tragic announcement Thursday after initially reporting no injuries.
Milwaukee fire, 19th and Burnham, 4 homes damaged
Four Milwaukee homes were damaged (three destroyed) in a fire near 19th and Burnham on the city's south side Wednesday.
3 dead in Milwaukee fire near 33rd and Fairmount
A Milwaukee fire left three people dead near 33rd and Fairmount on Wednesday morning, March 29.
Milwaukee injured firefighter in Minnesota with sick daughter
The family said Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski visited Jeff Rothmeier at the hospital “and upon hearing the situation at hand, ordered an ambulance to transport Jeff to Mayo Clinic as soon as he was able to safely leave."
Injured Milwaukee firefighter reunites with sick daughter
Jeff Rothmeier, the Milwaukee firefighter who was badly injured when he fell two stories from the roof while battling a fire at an apartment complex near 80th and Oklahoma Saturday was able to be in Minnesota with his sick daughter, Fiona, on Monday.
Milwaukee firefighter fell from roof, badly hurt; daughter's kidney failing
A Milwaukee firefighter was badly injured when he fell two stories from the roof while battling a fire at an apartment complex near 80th and Oklahoma. The firefighter's young daughter is facing a health battle of her own. Their family is asking for prayers and donations to help with mounting medical bills.
Milwaukee church fire near 48th and Capitol; no injuries
Milwaukee firefighters responded to a fire at a church near 48th and Capitol Sunday morning.
Milwaukee firefighter fell from roof, badly hurt, daughter's kidney failing
A Milwaukee firefighter was badly injured when he fell two stories from the roof while battling a fire at an apartment complex near 80th and Oklahoma. The firefighter's young daughter is facing a health battle of her own. Their family is asking for prayers and donations to help with mounting medical bills.
Milwaukee dive rescue crew 'the busiest special team in the city'
It’s not a special team you’ll find at every fire department, but in Milwaukee, the dive rescue team is about as busy as it gets.
Milwaukee fire at 29th and Villard, 1 shot to death
One person was found dead from a gunshot wound inside a burning apartment building near 29th and Villard on Sunday morning.
Fire near Marquette, 5 hurt, some lost everything
A Milwaukee apartment fire near the Marquette University campus Tuesday night left about 50 people without a home. Five were taken to the hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
Milwaukee Lincoln Memorial Drive crash; man threatened fire personnel
Milwaukee police and firefighters responded to reports of a crash on Lincoln Memorial Drive on Sunday afternoon.
Milwaukee fire, body found a day later, investigation update
Milwaukee's fire and police chiefs shined more light on the investigation into the death of a man whose body was found after a fire near S. Layton Boulevard and W. Greenfield Avenue.
Milwaukee fire, body found a day later, investigation update
Milwaukee's fire and police chiefs scheduled a Wednesday news conference to shed more light on the investigation into the death of a man whose body was found after a fire near Layton and Greenfield.
Milwaukee Fire Station 28 reopens on N. 30th Street
The Milwaukee Fire Department held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, Jan. 23, to commemorate the recommissioning of the Fire station and Engine 28.