Weekly Update
                               
Weekly Summary
                                        


  • A garage fire in the 4800 Block of W Donna Dr in Brown Deer occurred May 8.
  • A house fire in the 800 Block of E. Spooner Rd in Fox Point caused $20,000 damage. Initial reports of people trapped in the home were unfounded after searches were completed.
  • The Department assisted both the Wauwatosa and Milwaukee Fire Departments this week for fires in their communities.
  • The Fire Department Board of Directors met on Tuesday May 8. The following occurred at the meeting:
    • 2017 Fiscal Audit Presentation by Baker Tilly
    • Fire Station 83 Building Status: The Village of Shorewood has asked for the Fire Department's input on reuse of the current building as opposed to building a new station. A engineering study and design process will need to be conducted to get more information on reuse of the building. Shorewood will be working with the Fire Department to hold a community input session later in May/early June.
    • Fire Station 84 Status: Bids for the remodel project all were over projected costs. The Project Team will consider options to reduce costs and report back at the June Board Meeting.
    • Approved expanding Firefighter Intern Program to ten interns from six interns at the recommendation of Staff and Fire Commission.
    • Approved an agreement to continue public safety communication services with the Village of Bayside
    • Elected Glendale Mayor Bryan Kennedy as Board President, Bayside Village President Sam Dickman as Board Vice-President and Brown Deer Village President Carl Krueger as Board Secretary/Treasurer for 2018.
  • Firefighter/Paramedic Recruits completed their fourth full week of recruit training today. The week was primarily spent training on firefighter safety and rescue issues.
Calls for Service This Week
 
Incident Type
Incident Count
Fire/Rescue/Service
Weekly Average (2017)
37
39
Emergency Medical
Weekly Average (2017)
108
113
 
Priority 1 & 2 Calls
Meeting Response Goal of 7:02
91%
(goal of 90%)
Average Response Time
Priority 1 & 2 Calls
5 minutes 25 seconds
(goal of 6 minutes)

*Priority 1 & 2 calls are calls for service which the Department sends an initial responding unit to a scene with lights and sirens operating. Priority 3 calls are responses that are considered non-emergent.


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