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The Newhall House Hotel Fire is the deadliest fire in Milwaukee's history on January 10, 1883. A porter discovered the fire at about 3 a.m. when the elevator he was in began to fill with smoke. [4] At least 70 people perished in the fire. On April 9, 1894, a fire broke out in the Davidson Theater that killed nine firemen and injured fifteen.
In 1908 a two-story cream brick block was added at the rear of the building to house horses and a hayloft. It was designed by Sebastian Brand, a fire fighter in the Milwaukee department who had immigrated from Germany. [2] Motorized trucks entered the Milwaukee fire department in 1915, but didn't replace the horses at the Lippert station until ...
The Milwaukee Fire Department High Pressure Pumping Station, at 2011 South 1st Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was built in 1931. It has also been known as the Kinnickinnic River Pumping Station. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 [1] [2] and the building was demolished in 2018. It was delisted in 2024.
Milwaukee Fire Department Chief Aaron Lipski speaks during a Milwaukee Fire Department ceremony commemorating the recommissioning of Engine Company 28 on 424 North 30th Street in Milwaukee on ...
In 1986 the chief of Milwaukee's fire department and the head of the firefighter's union disagreed on whether Deluge ' s replacement was safe. [6] Joseph Ruditys, President of the Milwaukee Professional Firefighters Association noted that the vessel was a used vessel, that dated back to service in the War in Vietnam , and that it had required ...
Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski discusses the investigation into the January 15 death of of Jolene Waldref during a press conference at the Alonzo Robinson Milwaukee Fire Department ...
One 10-year-old girls has reportedly died after a fire at an apartment building. It was one of three fires that Milwaukee Fire Department responded to within 2 hours.
Milwaukee in 1898 Milwaukee in 1912 Milwaukee slums in 1936 Milwaukee in 1955 During the first half of the 20th century, Milwaukee was the hub of the socialist movement in the United States . Milwaukeeans elected three Socialist mayors during this time: Emil Seidel (1910–1912), Daniel Hoan (1916–1940), and Frank Zeidler (1948–1960), and ...