The first alarm for what's still known as just the Third Ward Fire was turned in at 5:43 p.m. The timing wasn't great: Most Milwaukee fire crews were already out on other calls, fighting windswept ...

The legacy of Milwaukee’s Great Fire The Third Ward, Potawatomi land before the 1833 removal treaty, and Milwaukee, was forever changed after the fire of 1892. It pushed the fire department to ...

In 1892, the worst fire in Milwaukee history destroyed more than 400 buildings over 16 square blocks, leaving about 2,000 people homeless. Much of the Third Ward was rebuilt from the 1890s through ...

READ: 'Damn The Old Tinderbox!' Tells The Story Of Milwaukee's Historic Newhall House Fire Despite having a turbulent legacy in the Third Ward, Baehr says it didn't stop the Irish from finding ...

Milwaukee's Third Ward schedules a public safety meeting for June 4 with local leaders to discuss summer safety strategies.

This was the greatest loss of life in Milwaukee history and demonstrated the department’s lack of proper aerial ladders and the city’s lack of building codes. The Third Ward fire. The fire ...

Two people were shot about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday near Water and Buffalo streets in the Third Ward and then drove to Milwaukee police headquarters on State Street, police said.The Milwaukee Fire ...