Milwaukee Fire Department

An out of the park visit & base-ically the best way to slide into the weekend ?? Bryan Hudson, Trevor Megill and Bryse Wilson of the Milwaukee Brewers went #BeyondtheDiamond and stopped by Station 33 to meet the crew, hop in the engine & even enjoy some fire house pizza. Talk about covering your bases! Thanks for pitching in today, guys! #ThisIsMyCrew #KindnessInMKE

In the fire service, "All Hands" is a term used to describe a situation where the incident is significant enough that it requires the use of all available personnel on the scene. Essentially, it's a call for maximum effort and participation from everyone on-scene to effectively manage and mitigate the incident. Ignite The Spirit- Milwaukee added our All Hands Initiative to our programming in 2019. We realized that if we were going to support Milwaukee-area firefighters and families in their times of need, that we needed to step up and support our firefighters in their darkest days, too. Originally, All Hands was established to provide immediate transportation for a firefighter in crisis to in-patient treatment centers across the country specifically for first responders. However, the reactive nature of the program prompted us to think further, especially following the addition of a brother’s name to our Milwaukee Fallen Firefighter Memorial last summer. This event deeply reinforced our resolve to enhance our support systems. Today, we are proud to announce a major expansion in our commitment to firefighter mental health. We are breaking down barriers and promoting early engagement with mental health professionals, fostering preventative relationships with therapists to address issues before they escalate. Ignite The Spirit-Milwaukee is thrilled to partner with First Responder Psychiatric Services to offer completely free and confidential therapy services to Milwaukee firefighters. This initiative could not have been realized without ‘All Hands’ working and the tireless commitment to the well-being of our firefighters by Milwaukee Fire Department Chief Aaron Lipski, Assistant Chief David Hensley, and MFD Health and Safety Manager Ali Ekman. Thanks to their invaluable support, this vision is now a reality, ensuring our firefighters have the support they need when they need it the most. If you are interested in helping support or sustain this program, please visit ITSMKE.org

The Milwaukee Junior Fire Institute is passionate about leaving a positive impact on our community. The majority of our instructors are volunteers, and many of our students go on to join the Milwaukee Fire Department and then become JFI instructors themselves! We encourage students to give back to the city of Milwaukee. ?? https://mkejfi.com/contact #JFI #JuniorFireInstitute #MKE #Students #FireDepartment #Community #Milwaukee

NEW EPISODE: "Train Them and Tell Them You Love Them with Lts Kendria Donaldson and Jessica Ziems, MFD" This episode features two women who currently serve in the Milwaukee Fire Department—Lieutenants Kendria Donaldson and Jessica Ziems. Both started their firefighting journeys as Fire Cadets in 2013. The two-year program hires individuals between the ages of 17-19 and starts them on their firefighting career. They completed recruit class in 2015 and have been honing their firefighting and leadership skills in the Milwaukee FD since that time. Both attended the Leadership Under Fire Leadership Development Course at The Farm in the Fall of 2023 and offered a great deal of insight to the cohort. Listen on our website or however you stream podcasts. If you like our show, please leave a comment and rate us, subscribe and share it. Click here to listen: https://lnkd.in/eQEMPKCH

A wonderful opportunity to learn about firefighting as a career and get hands on experience!

“We hate change, and we hate the way things are.” 2 chiefs for the price of 1?!?!? Such a fun episode to record with Chief Aaron Lipski from Milwaukee Fire Department and Chief Dennis Rubin from Kansas City Kansas Fire Dept where we talked about: ?? DEI in the fire service? ?? Why administration and the union should have a good relationship? ?? Abandoned, vacant, burning buildings: stay out or go in?? ?? Getting firefighters to retirement . . . healthy Plus a couple of laughs! Be on the lookout for when this dynamic duo's episode drops! #firechief #firefighters #podcast #publicsafety #chiefexchange #kansascity #milwaukee

Join the Saturday, March 9th American Lung Association Fight For Air Climb at the 411 E. Wisconsin Avenue Building in Milwaukee!

Anyone need a last-minute Valentine? Stay safe this holiday! #happyvalentinesday #firesafety #preparingiscaring #usfireadministration

Our toes may have been chilly, but our hearts were warm at the 3rd annual Downtown IceCAPE-ade last Saturday. From superheroes to American champions, like Five-time Olympic Gold Medalist Bonnie Blair, there was no shortage of talent at Red Arrow Park. Thank you to everyone who stopped by!

Never a dull moment for our crews!