One person was transported to Meriter Hospital after a fire broke out inside a 2-flat apartment on Mifflin Street.
A neighbor called 911 to report the resident of 2418 E. Mifflin Street ran across the street and told him her kitchen was on fire…
Today, the Madison Fire Department will be reaching out to students on the University of Wisconsin campus with a message of fire safety. September is Campus Fire Safety Month, and we are setting up shop right in the heart of campus this afternoon…
Madison Fire Department firefighters were able to quickly contain and extinguish a kitchen fire in a single family home on the west side late Thursday afternoon.
MFD crews were called to the scene by a passerby who saw smoke coming from the house. …
The City of Madison Fire Department is pleased to announce the following promotions approved by the Police and Fire Commission. Fire Chief Steven A. Davis will preside over the ceremony and presentation of badges at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 12…
Each year, as September 11th approaches, firefighters and other first responders are asked to reach back and remember that day in 2001. They reflect on how it affected them as firefighters and, in some cases, how it drove them to become…
An aggressive fire attack by Madison firefighters last night kept an apartment fire contained to the room of origin, preventing extensive damage to the 8-unit apartment building.
Ladder Company 6 responded to 322 Kent Lane at 10:20 Friday night for…
UWPD Chief of Police Susan Riseling and the family of Peter Talen will join Madison Fire Chief Steven A. Davis at Firehouse #1, 316 W. Dayton St., on September 2 at 4:00 p.m. to express their support of a Council Resolution proclaiming September as…
Lightning strikes caused two fires on Monday morning as storms rolled through Madison. One home and an apartment complex were damaged as a result of lightning strikes. Luckily both were witnessed strikes. No one was injured in either blaze. The…
This morning, at approximately 9:00AM, Madison Fire Department was called for a report of a structure fire at 3138 Dorchester Way. While enroute, Ladder 7 reported black smoke showing from McKee Rd. Medic 7 was first on scene and reported a…
Grassroots charity School Supplies For Kids and Fire Fighters Local 311 will team up Wednesday afternoon, August 20, to deliver donated school supplies to East High School.
Firefighters Local 311 (www.local311.org) supported the 2014 fundraising…
Fourteen homes on and around Apollo Way, suffered heat damage as a result from Friday’s fire. The fire could have turned into a large conflagration, but firefighters prevented a major and costly disaster by protecting many homes. Crews used…
City of Madison Fire Department is asking the public to send any photos or video they may have of the Apollo Way fire, to the following e-mail address MFD@cityofmadison.com.
The fire, which occurred in the 500 block of Apollo Way was reported…
Madison firefighters remain at the scene of last night's fire on Madison's east side. Two crews maintained fire watch overnight to battle hot spots. The fire in the 105-unit apartment building under construction appears to be out this morning,…
Madison firefighters battled a fast-moving fire for two hours Friday night before bringing it under control. Calls began coming in shortly after 7:30 p.m. from drivers on Interstate 90 who saw the flames and smoke, from the area of the 500 block of…
The Madison Fire Department Hazardous Incident Team (HIT) responded to Oscar Mayer Foods this afternoon to neutralize a chemical reaction.
Madison Firefighters were sent to 910 Mayer Avenue at 2:59 p.m. after lactic acid and sodium nitrate were…
To help reduce the estimated 500,000 pets affected by home fires each year, The American Kennel Club and ADT Security Services today launched the inaugural "National Pet Fire Safety Day." July 15 is declared “National Pet Fire Safety Day”. This…
Shortly after 7:00 pm, a fisherman pulled a young man into the safety of his boat on Lake Mendota.
Scuba 1, Car 31, Engine 4, Medic 1 and UWPD responded to Babock Drive and the lake, for a report of a man yelling for help in the water.
Upon…
City of Madison firefighters made quick work of an apartment fire this afternoon on the city’s east side. Crews were dispatched to the 5000 block of Camden Road at 1:46 p.m. after a neighbor in the building saw smoke coming from a first floor…
