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Steven Davis, Fire Chief

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  4. Station Eight

Station Eight

Fire Station 8 is located on Lien Road on Madison’s east side near East Towne Mall.

Fire Station 8 was previously located on North Street until 1990. Old Station 8 was staffed with eight firefighters. It is currently owned by retired firefighter and unofficial MFD historian Mike Fuss.

The current Station 8 is a double-company house, staffed daily with eight firefighters and two firefighter/paramedics who work 24-hour shifts.

Station 8 also houses equipment for the Department's Heavy Urban Rescue Team (HURT). HURT is trained for technical rescues that may include incidents involving confined spaces, trench collapse, building collapse, or high-angle rope rescue.

  • Fire Station 8 - Serving Madison's east side!
    Fire Station 8
    Serving Madison's east side!
  • Ladder 8 - Ladder 8 is a 2014 Pierce Quantum Aerial Platform with a TAK4 suspension featuring a 100-foot aerial platform ladder with water tower.
    Ladder 8
    Ladder 8 is a 2014 Pierce Quantum Aerial Platform with a TAK4 suspension featuring a 100-foot aerial platform ladder with water tower.
  • Station 8 Roster - Rosters inside each fire station outline each person's assignment for the day.
    Station 8 Roster
    Rosters inside each fire station outline each person's assignment for the day.
  • Station 8 Kitchen - Ten firefighters and paramedics cook and dine together every day at Station 8.
    Station 8 Kitchen
    Ten firefighters and paramedics cook and dine together every day at Station 8.
  • Station 8 Kitchen - Ten firefighters and paramedics cook and dine together every day at Station 8.
    Station 8 Kitchen
    Ten firefighters and paramedics cook and dine together every day at Station 8.
  • The Beast Of the East - Station 8 touts the motto 'Beast Of the East' and has a mascot to match.
    The Beast Of the East
    Station 8 touts the motto "Beast Of the East" and has a mascot to match.
  • Squad 8 - Squad 8 is the official response rig for the MFD's Heavy Urban Rescue Team.
    Squad 8
    Squad 8 is the official response rig for the MFD's Heavy Urban Rescue Team.
  • Heavy Urban Rescue Team - Every person stationed at Fire Station 8 is a member of the Heavy Urban Rescue Team.
    Heavy Urban Rescue Team
    Every person stationed at Fire Station 8 is a member of the Heavy Urban Rescue Team.
  • Squad 8 - The Heavy Urban Rescue Team is trained in high-angle rescue, trench rescue, building collapse, and more.
    Squad 8
    The Heavy Urban Rescue Team is trained in high-angle rescue, trench rescue, building collapse, and more.
  • Ladder 8 Platform - The official logo for Station 8 adorns the aerial platform of Ladder 8.
    Ladder 8 Platform
    The official logo for Station 8 adorns the aerial platform of Ladder 8.
  • Ladder Company 8 - Ladder companies respond to structure fire and extrication calls, and are available for other fire and EMS calls.
    Ladder Company 8
    Ladder companies respond to structure fire and extrication calls, and are available for other fire and EMS calls.
  • Engine 8 as seen from the front, with doors open.
    Engine 8
    Engine 8 as seen from the front, with doors open.
  • Medic 8 parked inside the fire station.
    Medic 8
    Medic 8 parked inside the fire station.
  • Cot and EMS equipment inside Medic 8.
    Medic 8
    Cot and EMS equipment.
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Equipment

  • Ladder 8 – Madison's first platform truck is a 2014 Pierce Quantum Aerial Platform with a TAK4 suspension featuring a 100-foot aerial platform ladder with water tower. The bucket gives firefighters a safe working area to perform rescues and roof ventilation operations as well as other firefighting activities. It also carries ground ladders, has a 1500 gallons-per-minute pump with 300-gallon booster tank, attack and supply fire hose, ventilation equipment, hand tools, and extrication equipment. Ladder 8 also carries battery-powered HURST e-DRAULIC extrication tools and emergency medical equipment including a defibrillator, oxygen, and immobilization gear.
  • Engine 8 – a 2019 Pierce Quantum Fire Engine with a 1250 gallons-per-minute Hale pump, 500-gallon water tank, and 20-gallon foam tank. Engine 8 also carries ground ladders, fire hose, and tools. Additional EMS equipment is also carried on board to be utilized by the crew. Engine 10 is also designed with several cancer prevention options for firefighter health. These upgrades will ease the cleaning of equipment and personnel after a fire.
  • Medic 8 – a 2018 Demers ambulance with a Ford E-450 chassis. M8 provides advanced life support for the greater east side of Madison and may be called outside the city to assist with higher acuity incidents. It carries a full complement of advanced life support medicine and equipment including a cardiac 12-lead defibrillator, oxygen, and immobilization gear. To aide in patient and paramedic safety and comfort, it operates with a Stryker power-loading cot and liquid shock suspension system.
  • Squad 8 - a 2005 Quantum chassis, Detroit Diesel Series 60 455HP engine, breathing air, command station, receiver hitches on all sides with 9000-pound winch, storage for plywood and struts in rear, cribbing compartments, TAK-4™ Independent Front Suspension, Command Zone #8482; advanced electronics system, "L"-shaped desk with hinged top dry erase board, 15" LED flat mounted TV monitor on swivel bracket. Pelco video observation system, half-width compartment in hatch compartments for storage of cascade bottles on top, Cascade system, two Wilber 9000 Night Scan light masts, and four electric cord reels.

Daily Staffing

  • 2 Lieutenants – Station officers, one on the Ladder and one on the Engine
  • 2 Apparatus Engineers (driver) – one on the Ladder and one on the Engine
  • 4 Firefighters – two on the Ladder and two on the Engine
  • 2 Paramedics on the ambulance

Station 8 logoStation 8, located on the city's east side, proudly claims the name "Beast Of the East."


Station Eight News

  • February 17, 2021

    Lt. (Ret.) Hubert McKenzie's Legacy Carries On Through Lessons Shared

    McKenzie in 1980 Read more »
  • October 20, 2020

    November Election Ballot Drop Boxes Now Available At a Fire Station Near You!

    Early voting and absentee voting are underway in Madison, and the City has made a number of ballot drop boxes available for your convenience. If you have a ballot that has been completed and signed by a witness, you can drop it off at your nearest fire station or Elver Park. Read more »
  • October 3, 2020

    Madison Fire Participates in Nationwide Vigil to Honor Fallen Firefighters

    All fourteen of Madison's fire stations are lit up in red this Saturday to honor and remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty, and to show support for the families whose loved ones are being remembered. Read more »
  • August 24, 2020

    Meet Firefighter Bree Bower

    Recruit Class 9 is now serving at a fire station near you! Get to know Madison's newest firefighters.   Where are you stationed? Station 8 (Lien Road), 'B' shift   Read more »
  • April 25, 2020

    'Because Of You…’ A Tribute to the First Women of MFD

    Back (L-R): Rory Ward, Bev Buhr, Denise Sullivan, Laura Smith Front (L-R): Jan Jefferson, Pam Jacobson, Marcia Holtz Not pictured: Mary Freitag Forty years ago today, history was made at the Madison Fire Department. Eight women graduated the Fire Academy, becoming the first women ever to serve on the MFD.  Read more »

The location shown is approximate & may not be accurate.

Fire Station #08

Fire Station 8
3945 Lien Road
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