“You don’t want protests turning into riots? Stop letting arrests turn into murder,” says a protestor with a megaphone, as unrest in downtown Madison begins to wrap up around 2am Tuesday morning. Protesters spent Monday evening and Tuesday morning marching in civil unrest in Madison, protesting the Kenosha Police Department officer’s shooting of a Black […]
Assembly Advances PFAS Bill
Today, Wisconsin lawmakers moved to advance a bill to curb water contamination. The bill, which now heads to the State Senate, would prevent firefighters from using foam that contains PFAS, a family of toxic chemicals. The bill would allow the use of toxic foam in emergencies and in cases when fire departments have a plan […]
City Approves New Ambulance Purchase, Could Staff in 2021
The Madison Fire Department will have to wait until at least next year to receive funding to operate a ninth ambulance, but it may not have to wait too much longer to get the ambulance itself. During their budget meeting Tuesday, the Madison City Council rejected three amendments that would have added ten firefighters to […]
City Council Rejects Ambulance
Firefighter Union President Mahlon Mitchell was one of nearly fifty union members who attended the City Council’s 2020 budget deliberations last night to voice their support of a proposal to staff a ninth ambulance. Mitchell noted that the union was not seeking increased wages or reduced hours, but rather the City’s support to protect the […]
Madison Fire Chief Calls for Ninth Ambulance
In 2010, the City of Madison added its eighth ambulance. Now, nearly ten years later, Madison Fire Chief Steven Davis is calling upon the City to add its ninth. According to Davis, emergency calls have grown about 5 to 7 percent each year, and resources have not kept up. Davis also says that when all […]
