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Station Six
Fire Station 6 on West Badger Road was decommissioned on January 9, 2025, and station personnel and equipment have moved to 2120 Fish Hatchery Road, the former site of the Town of Madison Fire Department. This relocation is temporary and will last for the duration of the Park Badger Redevelopment project until a new Fire Station 6 is open for service.
Station 6 serves Madison's south side and is staffed daily with four firefighter/EMTs and two firefighter/paramedics who work 24-hour shifts. Temporary Station 6 houses Engine 6 and Medic 6.
Equipment
- Engine 6 – a 2018 Pierce Quantum Engine with a 1250 gallons-per-minute fire pump and 500 gallon water tank. Engine 6 also carries ground ladders, fire hose, and tools. The engine will also be MFD's first full-time Paramedic Engine. This Paramedic Engine will be staffed with a paramedic 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Along with being staffed with a paramedic 24/7, additional EMS equipment will also be carried on board to be utilized by the crew.
- Medic 6 – a 2022 Demers ambulance with a Ford E-450 chassis. M6 provides advanced life support primarily for the south side of Madison and may be called anywhere within or 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 monitor/defibrillator, oxygen, and advanced airway management tools. To aid in patient and paramedic safety and comfort, it operates with a Stryker power-loading cot and Liquid Spring suspension system.
Daily Staffing
- 1 Lieutenant, station officer
- 1 Apparatus Engineer (driver) operating the engine
- 2 Firefighter/EMTs staffing the engine
- 2 Firefighter/Paramedics staffing the ambulance