Smoke alarm check: Milwaukee firefighters visit homes after fatal fire

Milwaukee firefighters visited homes near 34th and Lisbon on Tuesday to check homes for working smoke alarms. A 75-year-old man died in a house fire.

Milwaukee 2-alarm house fire; flames spread to another home
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Milwaukee firefighters battled a two-alarm house fire near 34th and Lisbon on Monday morning. The fire ended up spreading to another home, and one of the impacted homes collapsed.

2- alarm house fire near 34th and Lisbon, Milwaukee
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Milwaukee firefighters battled a two-alarm house fire near 34th and Lisbon on Monday morning, May 16.

Milwaukee gun safety initiative announced
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Leaders announce details of a gun safety initiative between the City of Milwaukee, the Milwaukee Police Department, the Milwaukee Fire Department, the Milwaukee Office of Violence Prevention and United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee (UNCOM).

Purifoy-Smoots appointed MFD assistant chief; 1st African American woman

Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski on Friday, April 29 formally appointed Deputy Chief Sharon Purifoy-Smoots for the position of assistant chief.

MFD, Pro1Tek send supplies to Ukraine

Things like surgical sponges, gauze and even tourniquets are being packed into individual first aid kits and sent to Ukraine, and Milwaukee firefighters are among the volunteers leading the way.

Call before you dig: We Energies, MFD remind customers to call 811

The statistics are alarming — two in five homeowners will put themselves and their communities at risk by digging in their yard without calling 811.

Milwaukee Fire Department HOPE kits: Combating overdoses

Milwaukee emergency responders are giving out Narcan and fentanyl test strips – no questions asked.

Milwaukee Fire Department HOPE kits: Combating overdoses in city
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Teams with the Milwaukee Fire Department's (MFD) Milwaukee Overdose Response Initiative (MORI) have been distributing HOPE Kits since November 16, 2021. On Monday, March 28, a news conference was held to talk about the progress being made in the city in regards to combating overdoses.

Milwaukee 7-year-old alerts family to house fire
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Family members of a Milwaukee 7-year-old say she noticed fire growing in a bedroom and jumped into action by alerting her loved ones.

Car crash into Milwaukee fire station
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A driver crashed into the Milwaukee Fire Department station near Locust and Teutonia Monday night.

Milwaukee Fire Department seeks chaplains
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We all know how easy it can be to carry our jobs home with us. For those responding daily to calls of gun violence, reckless driving crashes and fires, the stress weighs extra heavy. The Milwaukee Fire Department is seeking answers in faith.

Milwaukee welding facility fire, 2 alarms
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Firefighters battled explosions during a two-alarm fire at a Milwaukee recycling and welding facility near 30th and North on Monday evening.

Acting mayor makes Milwaukee FPC nomination

Milwaukee Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson has nominated Bree Spencer to fill an open seat on the city's Fire and Police Commission.

Body in burned car; Milwaukee Fire Department makes policy changes

Immediate policy changes are coming to the Milwaukee Fire Department after crews who extinguished a car fire missing a body that was inside the vehicle.