Acknowledgements
The following City of Madison Fire
Department (MFD) history was taken directly from the book
Capital City Courage: A
History of the Madison Fire Department, 1856-1991. A special thanks
goes out to the original MFD History Book Committee (Mike Fuss, Joe
Conway, Jr., Shelley Conway, Terry Turnquist, Roger Bjorge, and Tommy
Anderson) who put together this wonderful book on the history of the Fire
Department. To get this history out to a new generation of people
who use the internet as their primary source for information, we have made an attempt to summarize the department's history in a
package that fits the internet information medium. The department
has an incredible history and by no means does this summary tell the
complete story and accomplishments of the department. However, it is
hoped that the following information provides the outline of what is truly
a remarkable history and that over time the information will be expanded
on to give a more complete picture of the City of Madison Fire
Department's history. For a much more comprehensive look at the
history of the department, as well as to view amazing photos of this
history, we strongly urge visitors to find a copy of the book
Capital City Courage.
