Fire Department

Each year, the Madison Fire Department performs 25,000 inspections across the city to maintain fire code compliance in public buildings and

Station 5’s crew on the ‘A’ shift, with assistance from Ladder 8, recently had the opportunity to participate in vehicle extrication training at Liberty Towing and Roman Auto Body on Madison's east side.

Home cooking fires happen most often on Thanksgiving— doubling in numbers nationwide, according to the U.S.

Volunteers from the Madison Fire Department, Fire Fighters Local 311, the American Red Cross, and the WisSAFE Coalition recently joined forces to insta

49 years ago today, the first-ever 911 call took place in Haleyville, Alabama.
 

The Madison Fire Department is thrilled to receive a generous grant from the IRONMAN Foundation and the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation for the pur

September is National Preparedness Month – a great time to review emergency plans with family, friends, and co-workers, or to

Each year, Safety Town teaches pre-kindergarten kids about home and neighborhood safety in a fun and nurturing environment. With the help of a generous donation, this valuable learning opportunity is now available to more children through the Wisconsin Head Start program.
 

An estimated 12,000 people will make their way to the University Ridge Golf Course this weekend for the 2016 American Family Insurance PGA Champion

One week ago in a Galaxie not so far away, Fire Prevention Officer Doug Milks stood by, clipboard in hand, preparing to run the final tests on

Months’ worth of collaborating, planning, programming, constructing, inspecting, and cross-checking all

Utilizing acquired structures from our community stakeholders, members of the City of Madison Heavy Urban Rescue Team (HURT) routinely practice

The Madison Fire Department was a proud participant in another successful Safety Saturday on June 13.

Meet us without the emergency! Join us at Fire Station 5 (4418 Cottage Grove Road) on Saturday, August 8 for Firefighter Fun Day. From 1:00-4:00 p.m., we’ll have food, face painting, activities, fire prevention resources, rig tours, a balloon twister, music, and more.
 

After several years of planning, drawings, and staffing and response planning, Fire Station #13 opened for service today 0700 hours.  The Department is very excited and proud to be providing a high level of EMS and Fire service to the citizens on the far east side of the city.  As Madison continu