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Milwaukee's fire department began in 1837 as a small volunteer fire company. Its equipment consisted of buckets, axes and some ladders, all kept in a shed in the central business district. In 1839 the company acquired its first "fire engine," which amounted to a hand-operated pump mounted on a wagon pulled to fires by men on foot.
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.
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 ...
Deluge was a fireboat built for the Milwaukee, Wisconsin fire department. [1] She was christened on 1 April 1949. According to The Milwaukee Journal, "Deluge will be the most modern and one of the most powerful fire fighting craft west of New York city."'
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 ...
The Milwaukee Fire Department will review the actions and procedures of the 911 call system, after Jolene Waldref was found dead near a busy city bus stop earlier this month.. According to the ...
The Newhall House Hotel Fire (January 10, 1883) is the deadliest fire ever to have affected the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.. At least 70 people perished in the fire. Survivors of the fire included General Tom Thumb and his wife Lavinia Warren, who were carried out of the building under the arm of a Milwaukee firefighte