After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and now local and state governments have recommended that people wear a face mask if they are in any public setting, more and more people have been wearing them. Since masks such as N-95 respirators have been in short supply and mostly only available to health care workers, people have been creative by making their … [Read more...] about Should you sterilize your facemask in the microwave?
Fire Safety
Survive Alive House kicks off ‘National Fire Prevention Week’
On Monday, October. 8, 2018, MPS students, local dignitaries, and experienced Milwaukee firefighters kicked off the 2018 National Fire Prevention Week at the Survive Alive House with fire safety lessons from Mayor Tom Barrett, MPS superintendent Dr. Keith P. Posley, MPS School Board President Mark Sain, and Fire Chief Mark Rohlfing. Second grade students from the nearby … [Read more...] about Survive Alive House kicks off ‘National Fire Prevention Week’
Boy, 12, boy killed in Harambee neighborhood house fire
A 12-year-old male child died in a house fire at 2509B N. 5th Street on September 24, 2018. Six adult occupants and four children were able to escape, but the victim was trapped on the upper floor of the 1½ story residence until rescued after an aggressive search; but unfortunately, by the time he was found, he had already succumbed to the high heat and fire. In the … [Read more...] about Boy, 12, boy killed in Harambee neighborhood house fire