Milwaukee’s busy Fire Station 30 has been vacated due to structural issues.
The building was designed to handle horse-drawn fire wagons when it was built in 1911.
Current fire engines can weigh 60,000 pounds when they are carrying 500 gallons of water.
The aging floor can’t support that.
When some firefights working at the location noticed some floor damage it was determined that the floor was unsafe and the fire crews were moved to Fire Station 5, a mile away.
Structural engineers will assess the situation and start the process of fixing the floor.
