128th Air Refueling Wing Fire Department

Area Served

Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport / General Mitchell Air National Guard Base, formerly Hamilton Airport and Milwaukee County Airport, is a joint civil / military airport located 5.8 miles south of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The airport is named in honor of United States Army Brigadier General William Lendrum "Billy" Mitchell (December 29, 1879 – February 19, 1936), who was raised in Milwaukee and is often regarded as the father of the United States Air Force. Mitchell served in France during World War I and, by the conflict's end, commanded all American air combat units in that country. Mitchell received many honors following his death, including a commission by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a Major General. He is also the first person for whom an American military aircraft design, the North American B-25 Mitchell, is named. Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport covers 2,180 acres and has five asphalt and concrete runways. Located on the eastern area of the airport property, General Mitchell Air National Guard Base is home to the 128th Air Refueling Wing (128nd ARW), an Air Mobility Command (AMC)-gained unit of the Wisconsin Air National Guard. Prior to 2007, a second military installation on the southwestern portion of the airport property was known as "General Mitchell Air Reserve Station." Pursuant to 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) action, the former AFRC facilities were turned over to the Air National Guard in 2007, resulting in the installation's renaming.

Department Profile

Aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF), structure firefighting, technical rescue, fire prevention and inspection for General Mitchell Air National Guard Base is provided by the 128th Civil Engineering Squadron / Mitchell Fire Department, a subordinate unit of the 128th Mission Support Group, comprised of 37 civilian and military firefighters,

Apparatus Roster

All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.

Fire Station - Building 621

Renovated August 2020

Chief 1 -

Crash 100 - 1985 Oshkosh P-19 4x4 crash tender (950/1000/130F)

Crash 101 - 1995 E-One / Teledyne P-23 8x8 crash tender (2000/3300/500B 500 lbs. PK)

Rescue 102 (AF08C00405) - 2008 Ford F-550 4x4 / Pierce Contender P-32 walk-around (SN#20750-09166892)

Tanker 103 (AF10L00878) - 2010 International WorkStar 7600 SBA 6x4 / Pierce P-26 dryside (1250/4000) (SN#22922-02)

Utility 104 (AF08B03027) - 2008 Ford F-450 4x4

Crash 105 (AF11L00120) - 2011 Oshkosh Striker 1500 4x4 crash tender (1500/1500/210F/500 lbs. DC/450 lbs. Halotron)

Chief 106 (AF11B02713) - Chevrolet Silverado 3500 4x4 (Asst. Chief)

Engine 107 - 1995 KME Renegade P-22 (1250/750/25A/25B)

Engine 108 (AF14L00022) - 2014 KME Predator (1250/500/25A/25B)

Crash 109 (AF95L00030) - 1995 E-One / Teledyne P-23 8x8 crash tender (2000/3300/500B 500 lbs. PK)

Confined Space Response Unit - DACCO / Wells Cargo Road Force RF7142 enclosed utility trailer

Retired Apparatus

1989 International PayStar 5000 6x6 / KME P-18 dryside tanker (500/2000) (Ex-Tanker 103)

1985 Oshkosh P-19 4x4 crash tender (1000/1000/130F) (Ex-Crash 105)

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