F.O.C.U.S. (Fire Fighters Out Creating Urban Safety)

Project F.O.C.U.S. grew out of the Milwaukee Fire Department's desire to come up with a fire prevention program that would have an immediate impact on the fire death loss in the city.  Fire companies go into areas of the city where the fire loss rate is abnormally high and undertake a door-to-door campaign intended to promote fire safety awareness and proper use of smoke detectors.

The firefighting division actively participates twice a year in this program, both in the spring and the again in the fall.  Firefighters go into target neighborhoods and spread the fire safety message, as well as check and intall smoke detectors in all single-family residences in the targeted neighborhood.