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Meet the MFD

  • Meet Firefighter/EMT Jonathan Koehler posted June 5, 2023

    Where are you stationed?
    Station 11 on the 'C' Shift

    Category: General, Station 11
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter/EMT Noah Engelhart posted May 17, 2023

    Where are you stationed?
    Station 12 (South Point Road) on the ‘C’ shift

    Category: General, Station 12
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter/EMT Tony Mangi posted May 3, 2023

    Where are you stationed?
    Station 7 (McKenna Boulevard) on the ‘C’ shift

    Category: General, Station 7
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter/EMT Josh Jerabek posted April 26, 2023

    Where are you stationed?
    Station 2 (Grand Canyon Drive), ‘A’ shift

    Category: General, Station 2
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter/EMT Liz Abitz posted April 19, 2023

    Where are you stationed?
    I’m assigned to Fire Station 4 (Monroe Street) on the ‘B’ shift.

    Category: General, Station 4
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant Philip Ruscetti posted April 13, 2023

    Where are you stationed?

    Category: General, Station 5
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter/EMT Antwan Anderson posted April 6, 2023
    Category: General, Station 6
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Supporting First Responders a Career-Long Passion for Admin Clerk Ann Blackdeer posted February 17, 2023
    When thinking of the fire department, images of fire trucks and firefighters often come to mind.
    Category: General, Station 1, Station 10, Station 11, Station 12, Station 13, Station 14, Station 2, Station 3, Station 4, Station 5, Station 6, Station 7, Station 8, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • John Fleming Retires From Career He Loved for Its Variety, Camaraderie posted January 14, 2023

    Lieutenant John Fleming retired this month, celebrating a 29-year career with the Madison Fire Department.

    Category: General, Station 1, Station 8, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Ed Ruckriegel Celebrates Career Devoted to Safety Through Prevention posted January 10, 2023

    Madison Fire Marshal Ed Ruckriegel retires from the Madison Fire Department this month after 32 years of service.

    Category: General, Your Safety
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Frank Jonczyk, Crew Leader at 'Bucky's House,' Retires From MFD posted January 4, 2023
    Category: General, Station 3, Station 4, Station 5, Station 6, Station 8
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Lieutenant Larry Grab Reflects on Career Full of 'Firsts' posted December 30, 2022
    Category: General, Station 1, Station 2, Station 5, Station 8
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • MFD Bids Farewell to Longtime Lieutenant Bob Hansbro posted December 30, 2022
    After more than forty two years of service to the City of Madison, Bob Hansbro ("Lt.
    Category: General, Station 4, Station 6, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant Jan Hesslink posted August 11, 2022

    Where are you stationed?
    I’m a roving lieutenant on the ‘B’ shift.

    Category: General, Station 1, Station 10, Station 11, Station 12, Station 13, Station 14, Station 2, Station 3, Station 4, Station 5, Station 6, Station 7, Station 8, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant Kevin McDonald posted August 3, 2022

    Where are you stationed?
    I’m a rover on the ‘A’ shift.

    Category: General, Station 1, Station 10, Station 11, Station 12, Station 13, Station 14, Station 2, Station 3, Station 4, Station 5, Station 6, Station 7, Station 8, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant David Bridges posted July 19, 2022

    Where are you stationed?
    I’m a rover on the ‘B’ shift.

    Category: General, Station 1, Station 10, Station 11, Station 12, Station 13, Station 14, Station 2, Station 3, Station 4, Station 5, Station 6, Station 7, Station 8, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Apparatus Engineer Paul Bowers posted July 13, 2022

    Where are you stationed?
    Station 9 (Midvale Blvd.) on the 'C' shift

    Category: General, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Answering the Call: Patrick Tomko Reflects on Career, From Priesthood to Paramedicine posted July 7, 2022

    Few in the fire service can say they arrived at the career by walking a divine path, but for Patrick

    Category: General, Station 1, Station 10, Station 11, Station 12, Station 13, Station 14, Station 2, Station 3, Station 4, Station 5, Station 6, Station 7, Station 8, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Michael Seltzner posted July 1, 2022

    Where are you stationed?
    I'm at Station 8 (Lien Road) on the 'B' shift.

    Category: General, Station 8
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Dan Dietzel posted June 30, 2022

    Where are you stationed?
    I'm at Station 7 (McKenna Blvd.) on the 'B' shift.

    Category: General, Station 7
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Jenna Larson posted June 27, 2022

    Where are you stationed?

    Category: General, Station 4
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Jason Palermo posted June 23, 2022

    What is your station/shift assignment?

    Category: General, Station 7
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Brittany Schultz posted June 21, 2022

    What is your station and shift assignment? 

    Category: General, Station 5
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Casey Balczewski posted June 17, 2022

    What is your station and shift assignment?

    Category: General, Station 2
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Megan Morehart posted June 12, 2022

    What is your station and shift assignment?

    Category: General, Station 7
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Apparatus Engineer Kristopher Kiley posted May 5, 2022

    Where are you stationed?

    Category: General, Station 2
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Fire Chief Steven Davis Retires From the Madison Fire Department posted April 1, 2022

    The Madison Fire Department says goodbye today to its eleventh career fire chief, Steven Davis, who retires after m

    Category: General, Station 1, Station 10, Station 11, Station 12, Station 13, Station 14, Station 2, Station 3, Station 4, Station 5, Station 6, Station 7, Station 8, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Captain Jen Román Retires From MFD After 23 Years of Dedicated Service posted December 21, 2021

     

    Category: Emergency Medical Services, General, Station 6
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Apparatus Engineer Craig Jones posted October 6, 2021
    Category: General, Station 3
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Apparatus Engineer Christopher Hahn posted September 29, 2021

    In August 2020, I was promoted from an 'A'-shift Firefighter at Station #8 (Lien Road) to the 'A'-shift Apparatus Engineer at St

    Category: General, Station 2
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Apparatus Engineer Becky Blaschka posted September 16, 2021

    Where are you stationed?

    Category: General, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant Will Yackel posted August 11, 2021


    Where are you stationed?

    Category: General, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant Carri Holloway posted August 4, 2021

    Where are you stationed?
    I’m currently stationed at Firehouse 5 (Cottage Grove Road) on the ‘A’ shift.

    Category: General, Station 5
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant Kevin Hembrook posted July 28, 2021

     

    Category: General, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant Nick Zimpel posted July 21, 2021
    Category: General, Station 13
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant Jarad Schmitt posted July 14, 2021

    Where are you stationed?
    Station 10 (Troy Drive) on the ‘C’ shift.

    Category: General, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant Lance Radock posted July 7, 2021

    Where are you stationed?

    Category: General, Station 12
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant Adam Phillipson posted June 30, 2021

    Where are you stationed?
    I’m currently at Fire Station 13 (Town Center Drive) on the ‘B’ shift.

    Category: General, Station 13
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant Ben Boucher posted June 24, 2021

    Where are you stationed?
    I am assigned to Station 4 (Monroe Street) on the B shift.

    Category: General, Station 4
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • MFD Welcomes New Recruits at First In-Person Ceremony Since COVID-19 Pandemic posted June 15, 2021

    The Madison Fire Department welcomed a new class of firefighters into its ranks at the first in-person graduation ceremony

    Category: General, Station 1, Station 2, Station 3, Station 4, Station 5, Station 6, Station 7, Station 8, Station 9, Station 10, Station 11, Station 12, Station 13, Station 14
    Tags: Meet the MFD, Fire Academy
  • Meet Firefighter Brennan Woerth posted April 22, 2021
    Category: General, Station 5
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Taylor Frosch posted April 20, 2021
    Category: General, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Assistant Chief Mike Popovich, Celebrating 33 Years at MFD, Retires posted March 21, 2021

    Assistant Chief Mike Popovich takes one last tour on Command Car 31 today—the 33rd anniversary of his very first day o

    Category: General, Station 1, Station 2, Station 4, Station 7
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Asst. Chief (Ret.) Arthur Dinkins III Broke Glass Ceiling for Black Firefighters at MFD posted February 24, 2021

    Prior to his career at the Madison Fire Department, Arthur Dinkins III served eight years in the U.S.

    Category: General, Station 1, Station 6
    Tags: Meet the MFD, Black History Month
  • Lt. (Ret.) Hubert McKenzie's Legacy Carries On Through Lessons Shared posted February 17, 2021
    McKenzie in 1980
    Category: General, Station 1, Station 2, Station 4, Station 7, Station 8
    Tags: Meet the MFD, Black History Month
  • 'The Dream Is In the Journey' - Catching Up With Paramedic (Ret.) Leotha Stanley posted February 10, 2021
    Leotha Stanley recently joined us over video chat
    Category: General, Station 1, Station 4, Station 7
    Tags: Black History Month, Meet the MFD
  • Firefighter (Ret.) Kat Jackson Reflects on Career, Calls on Black Women to Join the Fire Service posted February 3, 2021
    Category: General, Station 3, Station 6, Station 7, Station 9, Station 11
    Tags: Meet the MFD, Black History Month
  • Lieutenant Steve Tennant Retires After 25 Years of Service posted January 6, 2021
    Category: General, Station 1, Station 2, Station 3, Station 4, Station 6, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • MFD Bids Farewell to Retiring Apparatus Engineer Jon Byrd posted January 4, 2021

    Apparatus Engineer Jon Byrd retires this week, capping off 22 years of service with the City of Madison.

    Category: General, Station 1, Station 5, Station 6, Station 7, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Firefighter Lisa Van Buskirk Retires With an Eye Toward the ‘Afterlife’ posted December 29, 2020

    The Madison Fire Department is saying goodbye to Firefighter Lisa Van Buskirk, who retires af

    Category: General, Station 4, Station 13
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Captain (Ret.) Gil Gonzales Reflects on His 28-Year Career at MFD posted October 11, 2020
    Hazmat Team, Children & Fire Program Co-Founder Left a Legacy
    Category: General, Station 1, Station 4, Station 6, Station 11
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Farewell to Jerry McMullen, Monona's Next Fire Chief & EMS Director posted September 30, 2020

    Today we say goodbye to Jerry McMullen, Fire Prevention Officer and a Leadworker in our Fire Prevention Division.

    Category: General
    Tags: Meet the MFD, Fire Prevention Division
  • Meet Firefighter Brianna Kruchten posted September 3, 2020

    Recruit Class 9 is now serving at a fire station near you! 

    Category: General, Station 12
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Darius Green posted September 2, 2020

    Recruit Class 9 is now serving at a fire station near you! 

    Category: General, Station 4
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Tasha Kirch posted September 1, 2020

    Recruit Class 9 is now serving at a fire station near you! 

    Category: General, Station 3
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Austin Kuhl posted August 31, 2020

    Recruit Class 9 is now serving at a fire station near you! 

    Category: General, Station 2
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Meredith Brezinski posted August 28, 2020

    Recruit Class 9 is now serving at a fire station near you! 

    Category: General, Station 7
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Kevin Julka posted August 27, 2020
    Category: General, Station 3
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Diondrae Jenkins posted August 26, 2020

    Recruit Class 9 is now serving at a fire station near you! 

    Category: General, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Chris Villanueva posted August 25, 2020
    Category: General, Station 7
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Bree Bower posted August 24, 2020

    Recruit Class 9 is now serving at a fire station near you! 

    Category: Station 8
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet the MFD's Newest Firefighters posted August 21, 2020

    Earlier this year, the Madison Fire Department welcomed Recruit Class 9 to its neighborhood fire stations.

    Category: General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • 'Because Of You…’ A Tribute to the First Women of MFD posted April 25, 2020
    Back (L-R): Rory Ward, Bev Buhr, Denise Sullivan, Laura Smith
    Category: General, Station 1, Station 2, Station 3, Station 4, Station 5, Station 6, Station 7, Station 8, Station 9, Station 10, Station 11, Station 12, Station 13, Station 14
    Tags: MFD History, Class of 1980, Meet the MFD
  • MFD Says Goodbye To Retiring Apparatus Engineer Dan McCosky posted January 10, 2020

    This week we say goodbye to Apparatus Engineer Dan McCosky, who retires after nearly 32 years o

    Category: General, Station 7, Station 8, Station 9, Station 13
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Ten New Firefighters Join the Ranks posted January 3, 2020

    The Madison Fire Department celebrates the graduation of Recruit Class 9 and welcomes our newest members to the field!

    Category: General, Station 2, Station 3, Station 4, Station 7, Station 8, Station 10, Station 12
    Tags: Meet the MFD, Fire Academy
  • Meet Firefighter Dontrell McIntyre posted July 21, 2019

    Recruit Class 8 is now serving at a fire station near you! 

    Category: Station 8, General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Michael Sepulveda posted July 20, 2019

    Recruit Class 8 is now serving at a fire station near you! 

    Category: Station 12, General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Allie Feys posted July 18, 2019

    Recruit Class 8 is now serving at a fire station near you! 

    Category: Station 4, General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Chelsea Utzerath posted July 17, 2019

    Recruit Class 8 is now serving at a fire station near you! 

    Category: Station 5, General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Heather Seeber posted July 16, 2019

    Recruit Class 8 is now serving at a fire station near you! 

    Category: Station 12, General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Devin Rogers posted July 15, 2019

    Recruit Class 8 is now serving at a fire station near you! 

    Category: Station 8, General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Jessie Bowden posted July 14, 2019

    Recruit Class 8 is now serving at a fire station near you! 

    Category: Station 7, General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Seth Dahmen posted July 13, 2019

    Recruit Class 8 is now serving at a fire station near you! 

    Category: Station 1, General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Josh Popanz posted July 12, 2019

    Recruit Class 8 is now serving at a fire station near you! 

    Category: Station 9, General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Ryan Liss posted July 11, 2019

    Recruit Class 8 is now serving at a fire station near you! 

    Category: Station 5, General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Lexi Wagner posted July 10, 2019

    Recruit Class 8 is now serving at a fire station near you!

    Category: Station 4, General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Julie Griessmeyer posted July 9, 2019

    Recruit Class 8 is now serving at a fire station near you!

    Category: Station 12, General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Jay Watson posted July 8, 2019

    Recruit Class 8 is now serving at a fire station near you!

    Category: Station 13, General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Recruit Class 8! posted July 7, 2019
    Category: Station 8, Station 12, Station 13, Station 2, Station 3, Station 4, Station 5, Station 6, Station 7, Station 9, Station 11, Station 10, Station 1, General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Assistant Chief Clay Christenson Retires From MFD posted May 10, 2019
    Category: General, Station 1, Station 13, Station 8, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Community Paramedic Gail Campbell Rocks On To Retirement posted May 7, 2019
    Category: Station 1, Station 10, Station 2, Station 3, Station 5, Station 6, Station 7
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Apparatus Engineer Kirk Munden posted April 5, 2019

    Where are you stationed?
    I'm at Station 9 (Midvale Blvd.) on the 'A' shift.

    Category: General, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Apparatus Engineer Wes Buchholz posted April 4, 2019

    Where are you stationed?
    I'm at Station 12 (South Point Road) on the 'B' shift.

    Category: General, Station 12
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Apparatus Engineer David Guthrie posted April 3, 2019

    Where are you stationed?
    I'm at Station 3 (Williamson Street) on the 'B' shift.

    Category: General, Station 3
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Apparatus Engineer Justin Jenkins posted April 2, 2019

    Where are you stationed?

    Category: Station 8
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Rick Mulhern, Leader In Technical Rescue and Peer Support, Retires From MFD posted February 21, 2019
    Category: General, Station 8
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter D'Juan Roberts posted November 8, 2018
    Category: General, Station 2
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Derek Epps posted November 7, 2018
    Category: General, Station 3
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Mark Norton posted November 6, 2018
    Category: General, Station 4
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Jameson Duhr posted November 5, 2018
    Category: General, Station 1
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Rob Wand posted November 2, 2018
    Category: General, Station 2
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Cody Jones posted November 1, 2018
    Category: General, Station 7
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Brennan Boughton posted October 31, 2018
    Category: General, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Mike Lothe posted October 30, 2018
    Category: General, Station 8
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Mitch Hanson posted October 29, 2018
    Category: General, Station 3
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Sam Coenen posted October 26, 2018
    Category: General, Station 2
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Marshall Angst posted October 25, 2018
    Category: General, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Brandon Courts posted October 24, 2018
    Category: General, Station 8
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Grahm Yahn posted October 22, 2018
    Category: Station 4
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Tom Shannon posted October 19, 2018
    Category: General, Station 13
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Joe Parrillo posted October 18, 2018
    Category: General, Station 8
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Ryan Dostalek posted October 17, 2018
    Category: General, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • MFD Introduces Recruit Class 7! posted October 16, 2018
    Category: General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Captain Jen Román Receives National Honor For Work With CampHERO posted August 9, 2018
    Category: General
    Tags: Awards & Recognition, Meet the MFD, Madison Fire EMS
  • Meet Lieutenant Zak Smith posted July 13, 2018
    Category: General, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant Eric Mills posted July 12, 2018
    Category: General, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant Liza Tatar posted July 10, 2018
    Category: General, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant David Crossen II posted July 9, 2018
    Category: General, Station 13
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Four New Lieutenants Assume Position At Area Fire Stations posted July 8, 2018

    Four new lieutenants were recently promoted, rounding out

    Category: General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Medical Director Dr. Megan Gussick posted June 14, 2018
    Category: Emergency Medical Services, Station 1, Station 10, Station 11, Station 12, Station 13, Station 2, Station 3, Station 4, Station 5, Station 6, Station 7, Station 8, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Lieutenant Tracy Recob Is Ready For Take-Off posted April 26, 2018
    HazMat Leader Has Her Sights Set On The Next Adventure
    Category: General, Station 7
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Bob Wallace Retires, Leaving A Legacy Of Patient-Focused Compassionate Care posted April 12, 2018

    The Madison Fire Department said goodbye to its longest-serving paramedic last week as Bob Wallace put a cap on an incredible 2

    Category: General, Station 2, Station 6
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Michael Samosky posted March 27, 2018

    Seventeen new firefighter

    Category: General, Station 6
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Nickolas George posted March 26, 2018
    Category: General, Station 11
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Desmond Leidich posted March 23, 2018
    Category: General, Station 4
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Kyle Kampmeier posted March 22, 2018
    Category: General, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Jonathan Clinkscale posted March 21, 2018
    Category: General, Station 11
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter John Clooten posted March 20, 2018

    Category: General, Station 1
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter McKinnan Stamschror posted March 19, 2018

    Category: General, Station 12
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Ryan Raisbeck posted March 16, 2018
    Category: General, Station 12
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Daniel Ramirez posted March 15, 2018
    Category: General, Station 6
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Brett Bower posted March 14, 2018
    Category: General, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Bryce Powell posted March 13, 2018
    Category: General, Station 5
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Daniel Congdon posted March 12, 2018
    Category: General, Station 1
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Larry Moen posted March 9, 2018

    Category: General, Station 3
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Charles Campbell posted March 8, 2018
    Category: General, Station 5
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Casey Endres posted March 7, 2018
    Category: General, Station 12
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Benjamin Nevarez posted March 6, 2018

    Category: General, Station 7
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Recruit Class 6 Reports For Duty posted March 5, 2018

    Seventeen new firefighter/EMTs recently joined the ranks at the MFD and are now serving at a fire station near you!

    Category: General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Paramedic Richard Garner posted January 23, 2018
    Category: General, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Apparatus Engineer Mindy Huitt Retires From MFD posted January 9, 2018

    Apparatus Engineer Mindy Huitt steps down from the driver’s seat of Ladder 2 one last time this week, wrapping u

    Category: General, Station 1, Station 2, Station 4, Station 5
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • MFD Bids Farewell To Retiring Apparatus Engineer Steve Dahlgren posted January 2, 2018

    The new year opens a new chapter for Apparatus Engineer Steve Dahlgren, who retires from the Madison Fire Department tod

    Category: General, Station 2, Station 6, Station 7, Station 8, Station 12
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Paramedic Brandon Jones posted November 21, 2017

    Where are you stationed?
    I’m at Station 6 (W. Badger Road) on the C shift.

    Category: Station 6
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant Jeffery Vogen posted September 19, 2017
    Category: General, Station 11
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant Chris Hammes posted September 18, 2017
    Category: General, Station 13
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant Wes Ecker posted September 17, 2017
    Category: General, Station 5
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant Chris Carbon posted September 16, 2017
    Category: General, Station 12
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant Linnea Anderson posted September 13, 2017
    Category: General, Station 5
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lieutenant Dan Williams posted September 12, 2017
    Category: General, Station 12
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • MFD Introduces Six New Lieutenants! posted September 12, 2017

    Four paramedics and two apparatus engineers were recently promoted to the rank of lieutenant with the City of

    Category: General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Farewell to Intern Abe Ruiz posted August 24, 2017
    Category: General
    Tags: Wanda Fullmore Youth Internship Program, Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Maj-Britt Williams posted May 10, 2017
    Category: General, Station 5
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Adam Thimmig posted May 9, 2017
    Category: General, Station 11
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Ruth Savard posted May 8, 2017
    Category: General, Station 5
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Mike Reisman posted May 7, 2017
    Category: General, Station 3
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Trent Meicher posted May 6, 2017
    Category: General, Station 12
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Jonathon McCray posted May 5, 2017
    Category: General, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Adam Lesser posted May 4, 2017
    Category: General, Station 4
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Patrick Johnson posted May 3, 2017
    Category: General, Station 7
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Kyle Homan posted May 2, 2017

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    Category: General, Station 8
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Joe Gangler posted May 1, 2017
    Category: General, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Justin Fehrenbach posted April 30, 2017
    Category: General, Station 2
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Matthew Dykstra posted April 29, 2017
    Category: General, Station 7
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Brandon Douglas posted April 28, 2017

     

    Category: General, Station 6
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Tamara Dinkel posted April 27, 2017
    Category: General, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Marta Darrow posted April 26, 2017
    Category: General, Station 8
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Davy Calkins posted April 25, 2017
    Category: General, Station 13
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Ryan Beckwith posted April 24, 2017
    Category: General, Station 7
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • MFD Introduces 18 New Firefighters! posted April 24, 2017

    Eighteen new firefighters recently joined the ranks at the MFD and are now serving at a fire station near you!

    Class 5 began their recruit academy on October 3, 2016, and graduated on January 13, 2017.

    Category: General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet AE Brad Vogen posted April 9, 2017

    Where are you stationed?
    I'm at Station 4 (Monroe St.) on the C shift

    Category: General, Station 4
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet AE Vince Soto posted April 8, 2017

    What are you stationed?
    Engine 3 (Williamson St.) on the C shift

    Category: General, Station 3
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet AE Chad Powell posted April 7, 2017

    Where are you stationed?
    I’m currently assigned to Station 12 (South Point Rd.) on the C Shift.

    Category: General, Station 12
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet AE Daniel Pazurek posted April 6, 2017

    Where are you stationed?
    I'm at Station 7 (McKenna Blvd.) on the B shift.

    Category: General, Station 7
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet AE Todd Mahoney posted April 5, 2017

    Where are you stationed?

    Category: General, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Apparatus Engineer Cole Christenson posted April 4, 2017

    Where are you stationed?
    I'm at Station 6 (W. Badger Rd.) on the B shift.

    Category: General, Station 6
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet AE Derek Brown posted April 3, 2017

    Where are you stationed?
    I'm at Fire Station 7 (McKenna Blvd.) on the C shift.

    Category: General, Station 7
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • New Apparatus Engineers Now Serving In Your Neighborhood! posted April 3, 2017

    A wave of recent retirements and promotions has ushered in a new group of Apparatus Engineers now serving at a fire station near you!

    Category: General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • EMS Training Officer Beth Risler Retires From MFD posted March 9, 2017

    In a department comprised of more than 350 commissioned members, few can say they know every name and recognize every face.

    Category: General, Station 1, Station 3, Station 5, Station 8
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • 26 MFD Members Celebrate Career Achievements In 2016 posted October 20, 2016

    Each year the Madison Fire Department takes time to recognize members who have achieved a promotion or recl

    Category: General
    Tags: Awards & Recognition, Hiring & Promotions, Meet the MFD
  • Meet AE Ethan Dade posted September 22, 2016
    Category: General, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet AE Wade Raddatz posted September 21, 2016
    Category: General, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet AE Lance Radock posted September 20, 2016
    Category: General, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet AE Jacob Conner posted September 19, 2016
    Category: General, Station 11
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet AE Dan Smith posted September 16, 2016
    Category: General, Station 5
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet AE Kevin Hembrook posted September 15, 2016
    Category: General, Station 13
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet AE Tom Winter posted September 14, 2016
    Category: General, Station 5
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet AE Lori Karst posted September 13, 2016
    Category: General, Station 3
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • MFD Introduces Eight New Apparatus Engineers posted September 13, 2016
    Category: General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Farewell To Interns Shauna and Michael! posted August 18, 2016

    The Madison Fire Department says goodbye to this year's Wanda Fullmore Interns this week!  

    Category: General
    Tags: Meet the MFD, Wanda Fullmore Youth Internship Program
  • “It’s Been A Great Ride," Says Retiring Driver John Lucille posted June 9, 2016


    For Apparatus Engineer John Lucille, to be a firefighter was to fulfill a childhood dream.

    Category: General, Station 5, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lt. Lisa Becher posted April 17, 2016
    Category: General, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lt. Derek Teff posted April 16, 2016
    Category: General, Station 3
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lt. Casey Preimesberger posted April 15, 2016
    Category: General, Station 5
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lt. Sue Juedes posted April 14, 2016
    Category: General, Station 12
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lt. Ted Higgins posted April 13, 2016
    Category: General, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lt. Matthew Mialik posted April 12, 2016
    Category: General, Station 3
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lt. Michael McCartney posted April 11, 2016
    Category: General, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • MFD Introduces Seven New Lieutenants posted April 11, 2016

    Seven new lieutenants assumed position in fire stations throughout Madison effective January 3, 2016.
     

    Category: General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Division Chief Mike Dibble Retires, Passing On "The Caring Gene" posted March 3, 2016

    "Very few of us have an occupation where we get a chance to make a difference in someone’s life every day,” said parting Division Chi

    Category: General, Station 1, Station 3, Station 4, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Apparatus Engineer "Recon Bob" Says Goodbye After 25 Years Of Service posted January 28, 2016

    The Madison Fire Department was part of Robert Recob’s life long before he became a firefighter here in January 1991.
     

    Category: General, Station 5, Station 6, Station 8
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • With Gratitude, Division Chief Ron Schwenn Bids Farewell To the MFD posted January 16, 2016

    “This career has given me more than I’ve given it,” says retiring Division Chief Ron Schwenn as he reflects on 33 years in the fire and

    Category: Station 1, Station 3, Station 4, Station 6
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • New Training Technology Aims to Offer Full Immersion, Minus the Risks posted January 14, 2016

    MFD Apparatus Engineer Wes Ecker (pictured in the background) has been hard at work on a virtual reality-based training system

    Category: General, Station 13
    Tags: Madison Fire EMS, Meet the MFD, Training & Professional Development
  • Finance Manager Rita Johnson Retires After 44 Years With the City posted January 6, 2016

    Though most of her work has been behind the scenes, Finance Manager Rita Johnson’s expertise has played an integral role in

    Category: General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Farewell to West District Captain Tom Reiter posted January 5, 2016

    After 22 years with the Madison Fire Department-- and many more dedicated to the fire service-- Captain Tom Reiter is hanging up his helmet

    Category: General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Caluster Buie posted December 23, 2015

    Eighteen new firefighters

    Category: General, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Steven Foulks posted December 22, 2015

    Eighteen

    Category: General, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Richard Miyagawa posted December 21, 2015

    Eig

    Category: General, Station 3
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Joshua Balli posted December 19, 2015

    Eighteen n

    Category: General, Station 8
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Matthew Boyle posted December 18, 2015

    Eighteen new firefighters graduat

    Category: General, Station 2
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Oscar Castillo posted December 17, 2015

    Eight

    Category: General, Station 9
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter David Bartkowiak posted December 16, 2015

    E

    Category: General, Station 1
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Christopher Staveness posted December 15, 2015

    Eig

    Category: General, Station 3
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Michael Guerten posted December 14, 2015

    Eight

    Category: General, Station 10, Station 13
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Marcus Bobholz posted December 11, 2015

    Eighte

    Category: General, Station 7
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Joshua Ramsey posted December 10, 2015

    Eighteen

    Category: General, Station 5
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Michael Olson posted December 9, 2015
    Category: General, Station 7
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Eric Popovich posted December 8, 2015

    Eighte

    Category: General, Station 2
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Paul Schecklman posted December 7, 2015

    Ei

    Category: General, Station 7
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Brian Tremain posted December 4, 2015
    Eighteen new
    Category: General, Station 10
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Cameron Gasaway posted December 3, 2015

    Eight

    Category: General, Station 7
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Vaughn Brockel posted December 2, 2015

    Eighte

    Category: General, Station 1
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Firefighter Brian Bieganski posted December 1, 2015
    Eighteen new firefight
    Category: General, Station 8
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • MFD Introduces Eighteen New Firefighters posted November 30, 2015
    Category: General
    Tags: Meet the MFD
  • Meet Lt. Chris Homman posted July 14, 2015
    Category: General, Station 13
    Tags: Meet the MFD, Hiring & Promotions

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2023
June
  • Meet Firefighter/EMT Jonathan Koehler
May
  • Madison Fire Celebrates 50 Years of Paramedic Service
  • Meet Firefighter/EMT Noah Engelhart
  • Meet Firefighter/EMT Tony Mangi
April
  • Meet Firefighter/EMT Josh Jerabek
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  • Meet Lieutenant Philip Ruscetti
  • New Classes Added: Free Community CPR
  • Meet Firefighter/EMT Antwan Anderson
  • Madison Fire, Red Cross to Install Free Smoke Alarms in Area Homes
March
  • Sign Up for Free Hands-Only CPR & AED Training
  • New Device Assists Crews Responding to Cardiac Arrests
  • PHOTOS: MFD Celebrates International Women's Day, Film Premiere
February
  • Supporting First Responders a Career-Long Passion for Admin Clerk Ann Blackdeer
  • From Tragedy, a Tradition of Giving Back
January
  • New Ladder Trucks Now in Service on West and South Sides
  • John Fleming Retires From Career He Loved for Its Variety, Camaraderie
  • Ed Ruckriegel Celebrates Career Devoted to Safety Through Prevention
  • Frank Jonczyk, Crew Leader at 'Bucky's House,' Retires From MFD
2022
December
  • Lieutenant Larry Grab Reflects on Career Full of 'Firsts'
  • MFD Bids Farewell to Longtime Lieutenant Bob Hansbro
November
  • Madison Fire Seeks Community Members to Serve on Firefighter/EMT Interview Panel
  • Recipe for a Safe Thanksgiving
October
  • *NEW* Virtual Recruitment Open House Announced
  • Apply Now to Join Our Team as a Firefighter/EMT!
September
  • Madison Fire Department Announces Recruitment Open Houses
August
  • Meet Lieutenant Jan Hesslink
  • Meet Lieutenant Kevin McDonald
July
  • Meet Lieutenant David Bridges
  • Meet Apparatus Engineer Paul Bowers
  • Answering the Call: Patrick Tomko Reflects on Career, From Priesthood to Paramedicine
  • Meet Firefighter Michael Seltzner
June
  • Meet Firefighter Dan Dietzel
  • Meet Firefighter Jenna Larson
  • Meet Firefighter Jason Palermo
  • Meet Firefighter Brittany Schultz
  • Meet Firefighter Casey Balczewski
  • Meet Firefighter Megan Morehart
  • Fire and Police Departments Bridge Gap with Elementary Children
May
  • Remembering Retired Fire Chief Earle Roberts
  • Meet Apparatus Engineer Kristopher Kiley
April
  • Fire Station 9 Welcomes New Tulip Tree In Celebration Of Arbor Day
  • Ready For ‘Combat’ – Crews Train To Save Fellow Firefighters
  • Special Delivery: Paramedics Earn Stork Pins After Delivering Baby Boy
  • Fire Chief Steven Davis Retires From the Madison Fire Department
March
  • Police and Fire Commission Releases Finalist Interviews In Search For New Fire Chief
February
  • Public Input Sought In Search For New Fire Chief
2021
December
  • Captain Jen Román Retires From MFD After 23 Years of Dedicated Service
November
  • Bartillon Drive Training Burn A Chance To Practice Key Firefighting Skills
October
  • Two MFD Community Paramedics Named 'First Responders of the Year'
  • Meet Apparatus Engineer Craig Jones
September
  • Meet Apparatus Engineer Christopher Hahn
  • Madison Fire Department Firefighter Recruitment Update
  • Meet Apparatus Engineer Becky Blaschka
August
  • Give Blood At the 10th Annual September 11 'Never Forget' Blood Drive
  • Meet Lieutenant Will Yackel
  • Meet Lieutenant Carri Holloway
July
  • Meet Lieutenant Kevin Hembrook
  • Meet Lieutenant Nick Zimpel
  • Include Your Pets In Your Home Fire Safety Plan. Here's How!
  • Meet Lieutenant Jarad Schmitt
  • Meet Lieutenant Lance Radock
  • Station 8 Hosts ‘Open House’ Hours To Showcase New Volterra Electric Engine
June
  • Meet Lieutenant Adam Phillipson
  • Meet Lieutenant Ben Boucher
  • Fire Station 14 Will Be Home To New Memorial Honoring Fallen Firefighters
  • MFD Welcomes New Recruits at First In-Person Ceremony Since COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Station 8 Is Home to North America’s First Electric Fire Engine
May
  • Fire Sprinkler Week: The Environmental Benefits of Sprinklers
  • Fire Sprinkler Week: Where in Your Home Do Fire Sprinklers Need to Be?
  • PHOTOS: Heavy Urban Rescue Team Responds to Kettle Moraine for Plane Crash
  • Fire Sprinkler Week: Protecting Your Home and Your Drinking Water
  • Home Fire Sprinkler Week: How Do Fire Sprinklers Work?
April
  • Ladder Companies Complete Rooftop Training at Former Westgate Mall
  • Meet Firefighter Brennan Woerth
  • Meet Firefighter Taylor Frosch
March
  • Assistant Chief Mike Popovich, Celebrating 33 Years at MFD, Retires
February
  • Asst. Chief (Ret.) Arthur Dinkins III Broke Glass Ceiling for Black Firefighters at MFD
  • Lt. (Ret.) Hubert McKenzie's Legacy Carries On Through Lessons Shared
  • 'The Dream Is In the Journey' - Catching Up With Paramedic (Ret.) Leotha Stanley
  • Firefighter (Ret.) Kat Jackson Reflects on Career, Calls on Black Women to Join the Fire Service
January
  • New Painting at Station 6 Celebrates ‘Unity Through Community’
  • ‘Operation Surprise’ Gives Back to Station 10 for Their Lifesaving Work
  • Lieutenant Steve Tennant Retires After 25 Years of Service
  • MFD Bids Farewell to Retiring Apparatus Engineer Jon Byrd
2020
December
  • Firefighter Lisa Van Buskirk Retires With an Eye Toward the ‘Afterlife’
  • New Heavy-Duty Tiller Aerial Ladder Now In Service At Fire Station 1
November
  • MFD Expands Services To Town Of Madison
October
  • Celebrating a Life Saved at the Hands of a Stranger
  • November Election Ballot Drop Boxes Now Available At a Fire Station Near You!
  • Captain (Ret.) Gil Gonzales Reflects on His 28-Year Career at MFD
  • Madison Fire Participates in Nationwide Vigil to Honor Fallen Firefighters
September
  • Farewell to Jerry McMullen, Monona's Next Fire Chief & EMS Director
  • New Airboat Named For Lake Rescue Team Co-Founder Craig Yapp
  • Annual Drive Nets New Record in Blood Donations
  • Meet Firefighter Brianna Kruchten
  • Meet Firefighter Darius Green
  • Meet Firefighter Tasha Kirch
August
  • Meet Firefighter Austin Kuhl
  • Meet Firefighter Meredith Brezinski
  • Meet Firefighter Kevin Julka
  • Community Paramedics Pivot to Testing, Outbreak Response During COVID-19
  • Meet Firefighter Diondrae Jenkins
  • Meet Firefighter Chris Villanueva
  • Meet Firefighter Bree Bower
  • Meet the MFD's Newest Firefighters
  • Calling All Artists: Fire Station Mural Project Aims to Celebrate the Spirit of the South Side
June
  • Take A Virtual 3D Tour of Fire Station 11
  • Fire Station 6 Brings Fire Station, Rig Tours To You
April
  • 'Because Of You…’ A Tribute to the First Women of MFD
March
  • Local 11-Year-Old Continues Quest To Get Pet Oxygen Masks For Every Fire Department
February
  • Separate Lake Rescue Incidents Prompt Call To 'Get the Lead Out' Of Our Lakes
  • New Special Team Bolsters MFD's Fire Investigation Capabilities
January
  • MFD Says Goodbye To Retiring Apparatus Engineer Dan McCosky
  • Ten New Firefighters Join the Ranks
2019
December
  • Routine Medical Call Leads Engine Co. 13 To A ‘Kindness Angel’
  • DHS Brings 'Resilient Wisconsin' Campaign To Fire Admin and Station 1
  • Station 5 Offers A Lift, And A Helping Hand
November
  • Madison Needs A Ninth Ambulance Now
  • Engine 1 Helps Woman Who Dropped Keys Down Parking Ramp Grate
  • Our Firefighter Application Period Is Halfway Over!
October
  • Station 3 Helps Man Experiencing Car Trouble Next Door
  • Two MFD Members Recognized As 'Hometown Heroes' At State Capitol
  • Apply Now To Join Our Team!
September
  • Service Dog In Training Gets To Know Firefighters At Station 5
  • 8th Annual “Never Forget” Blood Drive Draws Record Turnout
  • MFD To Host Three Recruitment Open Houses This Fall
  • Engine 10, Medic 8 Reunite With Baby Who Burst Into the World Feet First
August
  • Station 10 Gets Creative After Neighbor's Cell Phone Falls In Sewer
July
  • Meet Firefighter Dontrell McIntyre
  • Meet Firefighter Michael Sepulveda
  • Meet Firefighter Allie Feys
  • Meet Firefighter Chelsea Utzerath
  • Meet Firefighter Heather Seeber
  • Meet Firefighter Devin Rogers
  • Meet Firefighter Jessie Bowden
  • Meet Firefighter Seth Dahmen
  • Meet Firefighter Josh Popanz
  • Meet Firefighter Ryan Liss
  • Meet Firefighter Lexi Wagner
  • Meet Firefighter Julie Griessmeyer
  • Meet Firefighter Jay Watson
  • Meet Recruit Class 8!
June
  • Special Dinner At Station 5 Lends Support To Grieving Firefighters
May
  • IT'S BACK: Madison Women In Fire/EMS Workshop
  • Assistant Chief Clay Christenson Retires From MFD
  • Community Paramedic Gail Campbell Rocks On To Retirement
April
  • Station 7 Hosts Seven-Year-Old Noah Sanger For Special Make-A-Wish Dinner
  • Meet Apparatus Engineer Kirk Munden
  • Meet Apparatus Engineer Wes Buchholz
  • Meet Apparatus Engineer David Guthrie
  • Meet Apparatus Engineer Justin Jenkins
  • Remembering Richard Garner
March
  • 'Unsung Heroes' At Bureau Of Maintenance Keep Our Rigs Rolling
  • Madison Firefighters Raise Funds To Fight Lung Cancer
February
  • Rick Mulhern, Leader In Technical Rescue and Peer Support, Retires From MFD
  • Burn Awareness Week: About UW Hospital's Burn Center
  • Burn Awareness Week: Identifying and Treating Burns
  • Burn Awareness Week: Sunburn and Frostbite
  • Burn Awareness Week: Home Oxygen Safety
  • Burn Awareness Week: Preventing Cooking-Related Scalds and Burns
January
  • Peer Support Program Offers A Helping Hand To First Responders Coping With Stress, Trauma
  • Stop The Bleed Campaign Equips 'First Care Providers' To Help Save Lives
  • Engine 14 Brings Faster Fire, EMS Response To Madison's Southeast Side
2018
December
  • New Engine Now In Service On City's North Side
November
  • Northside Firefighters Assist Man Off Roof, Finish Cleaning His Gutters
  • Meet Firefighter D'Juan Roberts
  • Meet Firefighter Derek Epps
  • Meet Firefighter Mark Norton
  • Meet Firefighter Jameson Duhr
  • Meet Firefighter Rob Wand
  • Meet Firefighter Cody Jones
October
  • Meet Firefighter Brennan Boughton
  • Meet Firefighter Mike Lothe
  • Meet Firefighter Mitch Hanson
  • Meet Firefighter Sam Coenen
  • Meet Firefighter Marshall Angst
  • Meet Firefighter Brandon Courts
  • Meet Firefighter Grahm Yahn
  • Meet Firefighter Tom Shannon
  • Meet Firefighter Joe Parrillo
  • Meet Firefighter Ryan Dostalek
  • MFD Introduces Recruit Class 7!
  • MFD's Community Education Division Teaches Kids To BE AWARE
  • LEARN Two Ways Out Of Every Room
  • LISTEN For The Sound Of The Smoke Alarm
  • LOOK: Fire Hazards May Lurk In Your Home
August
  • Charity Flag Football Game Raises Funds For Local Youth
  • Captain Jen Román Receives National Honor For Work With CampHERO
July
  • First Annual Richard Garner Memorial Ride Raises Over $14,000 For Scholarship Fund
  • Meet Lieutenant Zak Smith
  • Meet Lieutenant Eric Mills
  • Meet Lieutenant Liza Tatar
  • Meet Lieutenant David Crossen II
  • Four New Lieutenants Assume Position At Area Fire Stations
  • National EMS Memorial Bike Ride Pays A Visit To Station 4
  • Engine 10 Helps Reunite Mama Duck With Four Stranded Ducklings
June
  • Engine 10 Named After Richard Garner, Jr.
  • Meet Medical Director Dr. Megan Gussick
May
  • New Aerial Platform Ladder Truck Hits The Road On Madison's West Side
  • Show Us Your Smarts: Take the Home Fire Sprinkler Quiz!
  • Fire Sprinkler Protection: See the Difference!
  • Hiding In Plain Sight: Choosing Concealed Fire Sprinklers
  • The Truth About Home Fire Sprinklers
  • Seconds Matters: How Home Fire Sprinklers Save Lives
April
  • 'Tactical Athlete' Program Aims To Reduce Injuries, Maximize Performance
  • Lieutenant Tracy Recob Is Ready For Take-Off
  • Station 7 Makes Wishes Come True For Local Third Grader
  • Recruit Class 7 Graduates the MFD Fire Academy
  • Bob Wallace Retires, Leaving A Legacy Of Patient-Focused Compassionate Care
March
  • Meet Firefighter Michael Samosky
  • Meet Firefighter Nickolas George
  • Meet Firefighter Desmond Leidich
  • Meet Firefighter Kyle Kampmeier
  • Meet Firefighter Jonathan Clinkscale
  • Meet Firefighter John Clooten
  • Meet Firefighter McKinnan Stamschror
  • Meet Firefighter Ryan Raisbeck
  • Meet Firefighter Daniel Ramirez
  • Meet Firefighter Brett Bower
  • Meet Firefighter Bryce Powell
  • Meet Firefighter Daniel Congdon
  • Meet Firefighter Larry Moen
  • Meet Firefighter Charles Campbell
  • Meet Firefighter Casey Endres
  • Meet Firefighter Benjamin Nevarez
  • Recruit Class 6 Reports For Duty
February
  • Annual EMS Banquet Honors First Responders And Cardiac Arrest Survivors
January
  • Meet Paramedic Richard Garner
  • 110 Years Ago: The Rhoads Opera House Tragedy Spurs Stronger Fire Codes
  • Apparatus Engineer Mindy Huitt Retires From MFD
  • MFD Bids Farewell To Retiring Apparatus Engineer Steve Dahlgren
2017
December
  • MFD Mailbag: 'A Rousing Thank You to Fire Station 10'
  • Old Fire Hoses Find New Life At the Henry Vilas Zoo
  • Keep Your Holidays From Going Up in Flames!
  • Crews Practice Extrication Skills Using New Battery-Powered Equipment
November
  • Meet Paramedic Brandon Jones
  • Tips For A Safe Thanksgiving
  • Hiring Timeline: An Overview Of the 2017-2018 Application Process
  • Engine 10 Celebrates Halloween With the North Lake Mendota Neighborhood
  • Engine 3 Celebrates Halloween With East Side Neighbors
October
  • New Solar Panels Installed At Fire Station 12
  • Fire Prevention Week: Easy-To-See House Numbers Help Us Find You Faster!
  • Fire Prevention Week: Practice Your Escape Plan!
  • Fire Prevention Week: How To Make A Home Fire Escape Plan
  • Fire Prevention Week: Every Second Counts -- Know 2 Ways Out!
  • Now Accepting Firefighter Applications!
  • CampHERO for Women Coming Up Saturday!
September
  • Madison Launches 'PulsePoint Verified Responder' Pilot Program
  • Meet Lieutenant Jeffery Vogen
  • Meet Lieutenant Chris Hammes
  • Meet Lieutenant Wes Ecker
  • Meet Lieutenant Chris Carbon
  • Meet Lieutenant Linnea Anderson
  • Meet Lieutenant Dan Williams
  • MFD Introduces Six New Lieutenants!
  • Upcoming Community Events!
August
  • Farewell to Intern Abe Ruiz
  • New Garden Places Fire Station 9 On the Monarch's Map
July
  • MFD To Host Four Recruitment Open Houses
  • A Look Back: Three Teens Rescued From Abandoned Mine
  • Madison Health Careers Camp Visits Fire Station 4
June
  • ER Docs Dive Into Firefighting During 'Doc Ops Day'
  • MFD Lends Helping Hand At Gilbert Brown Football Camp
  • Special Delivery: “Beltline Jax” Makes A Grand Entrance
  • New Lease On Life: Oregon Man Reconnects With Crew That Helped Save Him
  • 235 New Smoke Alarms Move Into Sherman Terrace!
  • Captain Todd Steyer Wraps Up A Fulfilling 30-Year Career With MFD
  • Calling All Volunteers! CampHERO Kicks Off Its 6th Season
May
  • EMS Q&A: Where can I learn CPR?
  • EMS Q&A: Did you know MFD paramedics are also firefighters?
  • EMS Q&A: What should I expect after calling for an ambulance?
  • EMS Q&A: What’s the difference between an EMT and a Paramedic? How many paramedics are on duty?
  • EMS Q&A: Why does a fire truck come when I call for an ambulance?
  • Meet Firefighter Maj-Britt Williams
  • Meet Firefighter Adam Thimmig
  • Meet Firefighter Ruth Savard
  • Meet Firefighter Mike Reisman
  • Meet Firefighter Trent Meicher
  • Meet Firefighter Jonathon McCray
  • Meet Firefighter Adam Lesser
  • Meet Firefighter Patrick Johnson
  • Meet Firefighter Kyle Homan
  • Meet Firefighter Joe Gangler
April
  • Meet Firefighter Justin Fehrenbach
  • Meet Firefighter Matthew Dykstra
  • Meet Firefighter Brandon Douglas
  • Meet Firefighter Tamara Dinkel
  • Meet Firefighter Marta Darrow
  • Meet Firefighter Davy Calkins
  • Meet Firefighter Ryan Beckwith
  • MFD Introduces 18 New Firefighters!
  • A Greener Firehouse: How Fire Station 12 LEEDs the Way
  • Meet AE Brad Vogen
  • Meet AE Vince Soto
  • Meet AE Chad Powell
  • Meet AE Daniel Pazurek
  • Meet AE Todd Mahoney
  • Meet Apparatus Engineer Cole Christenson
  • Meet AE Derek Brown
  • New Apparatus Engineers Now Serving In Your Neighborhood!
March
  • Next Firefighter Application Period To Open October 1
  • MFD Behind The Scenes: Grain Bin Rescue Training
  • EMS Training Officer Beth Risler Retires From MFD
  • Two New Fire Engines Are About To Hit The Road!
  • MFD Behind The Scenes: Lake Rescue Team Ice Dive Training
February
  • Dane County EMS Banquet Honors Survivors, Responders Involved In Cardiac Saves
  • On This Day In History: The First 911 Call Is Placed In 1968
  • PHOTOS: Getting Up Close With The Lake Rescue Team
  • Sable Flames "Second Alarm" Benefit Enters Its 24th Year
  • Madison's Iranian Community Comes Together To Honor Firefighters
  • Building Connections, Inspiring Kids: Engine 12 At Olson Elementary School
January
  • Farewell To Administrative Assistant Velma Avalos
  • Retiring Asst. Chief "Little" Laura Laurenzi Leaves Behind Big Shoes To Fill
  • MFD T-Shirts For Sale!
  • Proud Westsider Rick Miyagawa Retires From MFD
  • AE Eddie Emberson Retires With 28 Years Of Service In the Rear-View Mirror
2016
December
  • Sixth-Generation Firefighter Marc Behrend Retires from MFD
  • Retiring Lieutenant Tim Binger Reflects On "A Wonderful Life"
  • REACH-A-Child Provides Books For Children In Need
  • Thank You And Farewell To Nancy Robinson
November
  • With Safety and Fire Prevention For All...
  • Recruits Participate In Educational House Burn
October
  • Lieutenants Receive 'Patriotic Employer Awards' From ESGR
  • MFD Behind The Scenes: Fire Recruit Fitness Training
  • 26 MFD Members Celebrate Career Achievements In 2016
September
  • Welcome Home: Cooper's Hawk Returns To Willy Street
  • The Results Are In: 91 Donations Collected During the “Never Forget” Blood Drive
  • Meet AE Ethan Dade
  • Meet AE Wade Raddatz
  • Meet AE Lance Radock
  • Meet AE Jacob Conner
  • Meet AE Dan Smith
  • Meet AE Kevin Hembrook
  • National Preparedness Month: Special Needs Disaster Planning
  • Meet AE Tom Winter
  • Meet AE Lori Karst
  • MFD Introduces Eight New Apparatus Engineers
  • Generous Grant Brings New "Jaws Of Life" Equipment To Ladder 6
  • National Preparedness Month: Creating Communication and Evacuation Plans
  • National Preparedness Month: Don't Wait. Communicate.
August
  • Farewell To Interns Shauna and Michael!
  • MFD Mailbag: "The Miracle Wedding"
  • An Unexpected Call At Station 3
  • Firefighter Fun Day, Now Double The Fun!
July
  • A Lake Rescue Legacy Lives On As City Names New Boat 'The Ralph Chamberlin II'
  • Generous Scholarships Give More Kids A “Head Start” In Safety
June
  • “Doc Ops Day” Gives ER Docs A Taste Of Firefighter Life
  • Two Years After Accident, Family And First Responders Celebrate 'A Miracle'
  • Madison Fire Aims To Keep Injuries Well Under Par At PGA Championships
  • “It’s Been A Great Ride," Says Retiring Driver John Lucille
  • A Thank-You Gift For All To Enjoy
  • “Friday Nights At the Y” Returns In 2016
May
  • Learn Hands-Only CPR - Saturday, May 21
April
  • Meet Lt. Lisa Becher
  • Meet Lt. Derek Teff
  • Meet Lt. Casey Preimesberger
  • Resources For Candidates Preparing For the Physical Ability Test
  • Meet Lt. Sue Juedes
  • Meet Lt. Ted Higgins
  • Meet Lt. Matthew Mialik
  • Meet Lt. Michael McCartney
  • MFD Introduces Seven New Lieutenants
  • Inside The Galaxie: Making Madison's Newest High Rise Safer For All
March
  • Madison Firefighters Join the Fight For Clean Air, Healthy Lungs
  • Division Chief Mike Dibble Retires, Passing On "The Caring Gene"
  • Partnerships With Fitchburg Fire, 54th CST Make Hands-On Hazmat Training Possible
February
  • MFD Says Farewell To Elevator Inspector Jim Ruszkowski
  • MFD Firefighters, Paramedics Honored At Dane County EMS Survivor Banquet
  • Black History Month Is A Time To Reflect As We Also Invest In Our Future
January
  • Edgewood Students Donate Stuffed Animals For Kids Experiencing Trauma
  • Apparatus Engineer "Recon Bob" Says Goodbye After 25 Years Of Service
  • New Boat Enhances MFD Lake Rescue Capabilities
  • With Gratitude, Division Chief Ron Schwenn Bids Farewell To the MFD
  • New Training Technology Aims to Offer Full Immersion, Minus the Risks
  • In the Midst Of Transitions, Our Crews Don't Miss A Beat
  • Finance Manager Rita Johnson Retires After 44 Years With the City
  • Farewell to West District Captain Tom Reiter
2015
December
  • Meet Firefighter Caluster Buie
  • Meet Firefighter Steven Foulks
  • Meet Firefighter Richard Miyagawa
  • Meet Firefighter Joshua Balli
  • Meet Firefighter Matthew Boyle
  • Meet Firefighter Oscar Castillo
  • Meet Firefighter David Bartkowiak
  • Meet Firefighter Christopher Staveness
  • Meet Firefighter Michael Guerten
  • Meet Firefighter Marcus Bobholz
  • Meet Firefighter Joshua Ramsey
  • Meet Firefighter Michael Olson
  • Meet Firefighter Eric Popovich
  • Meet Firefighter Paul Schecklman
  • Meet Firefighter Brian Tremain
  • Meet Firefighter Cameron Gasaway
  • Meet Firefighter Vaughn Brockel
  • Why We Do What We Do: Remembering the Our Lady of the Angels Fire
  • Meet Firefighter Brian Bieganski
November
  • MFD Introduces Eighteen New Firefighters
  • Giving Thanks To MG&E
  • Hazmat Exercises Mimic Reality To Put Skills To the Test
October
  • MFD Community Educators and Firefighters Bring Fire Safety To A School Near You!
  • MFD Now Accepting Applications For Firefighter
September
  • Farewell to Fullmore Intern Edson Garcia
  • Donate to the "Never Forget" Battle of the Badges Blood Drive
August
  • The Alix Olson Award for the Promotion of a Tolerant and Just Community
  • MFD Announces Application Period for Academy Class 5
  • New Emergency Care Clinic Opens On Far East Side
  • Upcoming Open Houses Get You "Fired Up" for Recruitment!
July
  • Farewell To AASPIRE Intern Casey Tubbs
  • Meet Lt. Tim Hagen
  • Meet Lt. Jeff Mast
  • Meet Lt. Matt Thomas
  • Meet Lt. AJ Greenlee
  • Meet Lt. Chris Homman
  • Join The Team Current News
  • MFD Introduces Five New Lieutenants
  • Saving Santa at Station 3
  • MFD Mailbag: Kudos For the Crew of Engine 7A
June
  • The Madison Fire Department Prepares For Inaugural "Shake the Lake" Event
  • The Heavy Urban Rescue Team Practices Life-Saving Skills
  • Safety Saturday 2015: A Day In Photos
  • Firefighter Fun Day 2015 is Saturday, August 8
  • Retired Firefighter Tim Healy Inducted Into Madison Sports Hall Of Fame
  • Firefighter Ty Stebbins Sworn In
2014
June
  • Fire Station 13 is Open for Response

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