''The Last Alarm'' is a

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work by artist Robert Daus. It is located in front of the

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headquarters in downtown

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at 7th and Wells Streets.

Description

The sculpture consists of bronze boots, jacket, gloves and helmet stacked neatly as if in preparation for a funeral procession. The boots stand upright and face forward, and the jacket is folded neatly on top. Gloves rest on top of the jacket and beneath a helmet bearing the Milwaukee Fire Department insignia. The sculpture is mounted on a black granite pedestal inscribed with the names of workers who sacrificed their lives fighting fires. A brick plaza surrounds the work.

References

1996 sculptures Bronze sculptures in Wisconsin Outdoor sculptures in Milwaukee {{Public-art-stub