This from Asher Heimermann:
The 16th Great Milwaukee Fire Muster was held Saturday, June 27th at Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Oak Creek campus. Antique and present-day firefighting apparatus was on display including Milwaukee Fire Department’s Special Teams (Dive, HAZMAT, Structural Collapse). There were emergency service demonstrations and a flea market. A Flight for Life helicopter made an appearance in the morning.
The event was held in conjunction with the Wisconsin State Fire Chiefs’ convention.
Asher Heimermann photo
Asher Heimermann photo
Asher Heimermann photo
Asher Heimermann photo
Asher Heimermann photo
Asher Heimermann photo
This from Crabby Milton:
Good Afternoon. Here are several pictures from the Great Milwaukee Muster. It was a great time and good turn out this year.Thank You again for that great site.
1937 CHEVROLET DARLEY. Crabby Milton photo
1942 FORD PIRSCH. Crabby Milton photo
1963 PIRSCH ex. Racine. Crabby Milton photo
1963 WARD LaFRANCE ex Racine. Crabby Milton photo
1972 PIRSCH ex Minneapolis. Crabby Milton photo
1975 PIRSCH that served Kenosha. Crabby Milton photo
2007 PIERCE ENFORCER that serves the Milwaukee suburb of South Milwaukee. Crabby Milton photo
#1 by Crabby Milton on November 12, 2015 - 2:58 PM
I know what you are talking about and I have heard about that project for a few years now. Check with the Milwaukee Fire Historical Society since I’m fairly sure that someone in that group is working on that even though it looks like their website hasn’t been touched for a few years.
#2 by mike mc on November 12, 2015 - 1:56 PM
While I was at the muster, one of the vendors told me that he was going to publish a book on the history of Milwaukee’s firehouses and it would be available for the holidays. Can anyone provide further info?
Thanks in advance.
#3 by mike mc on June 30, 2015 - 4:44 PM
For one, Milwaukee’s muster is every other year while Chicago’s is annual. Secondly, not all the suburbs seem to embrace the Chicago event and I am sure some of the antique apparatus owners attend other suburban events through the summer.
The Milwaukee muster was indeed impressive and I was amazed at the number of antique Racine rigs. The 1953 FWD and the 1949 Mack were in superb condition. So much so, that I doubt if they were original Racine rigs, but they sure looked cool.
Many of us have grown accustomed to the rigs normally displayed at the Chicago muster so Milwaukee might have seemed more impressive to us simplye because it was new and different.
#4 by Crabby Milton on June 30, 2015 - 5:50 AM
Perhaps people are uncertain about parking in Chicago near that location. I thought about going this year but I had other things going that day anyway. But then again there’s always AMTRAK and a cab for me to consider. It would still be of concern for me for the parking issue since I don’t like to scurry around and get crabby. 🙂 However, there is at least a 50% chance that I’ll attend the IL. Emergency vehicle show this year.
#5 by Asher Heimermann on June 29, 2015 - 8:56 PM
I was very impressed by the Great Milwaukee Muster this year but why cannot the Chicago Fire Engine Rally have a bigger turn out?
#6 by Joe on June 29, 2015 - 3:22 PM
Great photos from everyone! Thanks for your efforts, looks like a good time was had by all.
#7 by Crabby Milton on June 29, 2015 - 2:58 PM
Yes it was a great time. Too bad they didn’t have any pump demonstrations but hey, there was still plenty to see. I got to see Flight For Life leave and that had to be one of the biggest flea market I have seen in all the years of that muster and I’ve been to all of them since 1987.