[3] The department included individuals that resonate with Milwaukee’s history: Solomon Juneau, Dousman, Auer, Ludington and Elisha W. Edgerton to name a few.

In 1931, the Milwaukee Fire Department High Pressure Pumping Station was built to replace the function of Fireboat No.

17, which was located in an area of heavy industry and where streets, railway tracks, bridges and the Kinnickinnic River crossed multiple times.

[5] The four men wore uniforms consisting of military BDU pants and navy blue Milwaukee Fire Department shirts in an effort to convey some semblance of being official.

[7][8] In December 2019, Sharon Purifoy became the first African American female deputy chief of the Milwaukee Fire Department.

[9] The Survive Alive House is a building located on Milwaukee's south side that teaches fire safety to children.

A fire engine is housed at each station as well as several other firefighting apparatus including ladder trucks and heavy rescues.