According to the U.S. Fire Administration, over 70 percent of firefighters are volunteers. Of these voluntters, over half are more than 40 years old, a benchmark where the incidence of muscular and ...

A fire truck that lost a wheel on its way to an emergency Oct. 27 exemplifies the dangers of Milwaukee's aging firefighting ...

Amanda Newsom's two decades of experience testing and certifying first responder PPE provides the platform for her stance ...

The City of Milwaukee's proposed 2026 budget allocates $2 million to the fire department for equipment repairs. Chief Aaron ...

Milwaukee's firefighter union is "alarmed" with the state of the city's fleet of firefighting equipment and the proposed ...

About every five to 10 years, fire departments are required to get new equipment in order to meet regulations, but the ...