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Thousands of Milwaukee residents live in apartments without sprinkler systems due to a grandfather clause. After a deadly ...
"I assure you we would not have had five fatalities probably would have had zero fatalities if we had functioning sprinklers.
It's been over two weeks since the deadly Mother's Day fire that killed five people, left multiple in critical condition and hundreds displaced.While the building was up to code, ...
After a fatal apartment fire took five lives, a city committee and other officials took a closer look at sprinkler codes.
Next Door – a leading provider of early childhood education in Milwaukee for more than 1,000 children each year – will host ...
In the early-morning hours of April 14, 2024, Milwaukee Fire Department Lieutenant Ben Baus was instrumental in the rescue of Milwaukee Firefighter Ryan ...
Ladder trucks were used to rescue other residents from windows while some firefighters inside the burning building crawled on hands and knees to get people out, Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski ...
Milwaukee Common Council removes gender-specific terms from city code, promoting inclusivity in fire department language.
The apartment building fire on Milwaukee’s West Side on Sunday turned deadly in part because the building did not have a sprinkler system, according to Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski. “I cannot ...
Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski said investigators are combing through evidence at the apartment building where five people died in a fire.
Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski said, "We can't rule anything out" when it comes to the cause of the apartment building fire that killed five people Sunday.Lipski and other city leaders held a news ...
Ladder trucks were used to rescue other residents from windows while some firefighters inside the burning building crawled on hands and knees to get people out, Fire Chief Aaron Lipski said Sunday.