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# Fire Station 17

Police and fire in Mitchell West, Milwaukee.

Status: Status not stated. No license in force or recent check on file.

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 4653 S 13th St, Milwaukee, 53221 [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=42.9600611&lng=-87.9296386) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Identifiers | [OpenStreetMap way/663959841](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/663959841) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Fire Station 17 is on OpenStreetMap at 4653 S 13th St, Milwaukee. It is not yet a listed place; a Neighborhood Mayor or the editor can nominate it. [Inclusion rule](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/inclusion-rule.md)

## The building

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Fire station.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Use | Fire station | City property file | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

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Bus:

- Route 19 at S 13th & Layton, on the block (48 m)
- Route 55 at Layton & S 13th, a 1-minute walk (88 m)
- Route 19 at S 13th & Van Norman, a 4-minute walk (298 m)

Source: [Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed](https://www.ridemcts.com/policies/developer-terms), checked November 1, 2026. Schedule data updated July 21, 2026, valid through December 5, 2026. Little Milwaukee is not sponsored or operated by MTS or MCTS.

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## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright): Open Data Commons Open Database License \(ODbL\) 1.0. Credit: [© OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- [City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\), City Assessor

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 4653 South 13th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53221 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Fire station, land use code 9224 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 42.96006, -87.92964 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Fire Station 17 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm category | amenity=fire\_station | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm id | way/663959841 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Zip | 53221 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |

Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-02.

Record id: ff526b3b-78a7-40f8-bb34-7de2f87605e2

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## For agents

Fire Station 17 \(police and fire in Mitchell West, Milwaukee\) is at 4653 S 13th St, Milwaukee, 53221. It is not a listed place, and its status is status not stated \(No license in force or recent check on file\).

JSON: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/fire-station-17-ff526b.json

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