Editing Madison, Wisconsin (section)

===Public safety===
[[File:Madison Police Department West District - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Madison Police Department West District]]

====Fire department====
The Madison Fire Department (MFD) provides fire protection and [[emergency medical services]] to the city. The MFD operates out of 14 fire stations,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fire Suppression |url=http://www.cityofmadison.com/fire/stations |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222184504/http://www.cityofmadison.com/fire/stations |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |access-date=December 18, 2016 |website=cityofmadison.com |publisher=Fire Department |location=Madison, Wisconsin |quote=Madison has thirteen (13) fire stations serving the city.}}</ref> with a fleet of 12 engines, 5 ladders,<ref>{{Cite web |title=What we do |url=http://www.cityofmadison.com/fire/stations/special-teams/what-we-do |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222184135/http://www.cityofmadison.com/fire/stations/special-teams/what-we-do |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |access-date=December 18, 2016 |website=cityofmadison.com |publisher=Fire Department |location=Madison, Wisconsin}}</ref> 2 rescue squads, 2 hazmat units,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hazardous Incident Team |url=https://www.cityofmadison.com/fire/stations/special-teams/hazardous-incident-team |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222184646/https://www.cityofmadison.com/fire/stations/special-teams/hazardous-incident-team |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |access-date=December 18, 2016 |website=cityofmadison.com |publisher=Fire Department |location=Madison, Wisconsin}}</ref> a lake rescue team,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lake Rescue Team |url=https://www.cityofmadison.com/fire/stations/special-teams/lake-rescue-team |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222182741/https://www.cityofmadison.com/fire/stations/special-teams/lake-rescue-team |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |access-date=December 18, 2016 |website=cityofmadison.com |publisher=Fire Department |location=Madison, Wisconsin}}</ref> and 9 ambulances.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EMS |url=http://www.cityofmadison.com/fire/emergency-medical-services |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222183643/http://www.cityofmadison.com/fire/emergency-medical-services |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |access-date=December 18, 2016 |website=cityofmadison.com |publisher=Fire Department |location=Madison, Wisconsin |quote=Each day, eight medics (or ambulances) are in service, each staffed by two paramedics.}}</ref> The MFD is contracted to provide fire and EMS services to the suburban enclave village of Shorewood Hills and also provides mutual aid to surrounding communities. In 2021 MFD in conjunction with Journey Mental Health, launched an emergency mental health response team consisting of a paramedic and social work to respond to mental health emergencies, the program initially launched in the Isthmus area and has expanded citywide in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Organization |url=https://www.cityofmadison.com/fire/about/command-staff |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222183302/https://www.cityofmadison.com/fire/about/command-staff |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |access-date=December 18, 2016 |website=cityofmadison.com |publisher=Fire Department |location=Madison, Wisconsin }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Reports |url=http://www.cityofmadison.com/fire/about/annual-reports |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222190309/http://www.cityofmadison.com/fire/about/annual-reports |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |access-date=December 18, 2016 |website=cityofmadison.com |publisher=Fire Department |location=Madison, Wisconsin}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=http://www.cityofmadison.com/fire/about/history |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222184507/http://www.cityofmadison.com/fire/about/history |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |access-date=December 18, 2016 |website=cityofmadison.com |publisher=Fire Department |location=Madison, Wisconsin}}</ref>

====Police department====
The Madison Police Department is the law enforcement agency in the city. The department has six districts: Central, East, North, South, West and Midtown.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blog – Chief's Office – Madison Police Department – City of Madison, Wisconsin |url=http://www.cityofmadison.com/police/chief/blog/?Id=7844 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170222174656/http://www.cityofmadison.com/police/chief/blog/?Id=7844 |archive-date=February 22, 2017 |access-date=December 8, 2016 |website=Cityofmadison.com}}</ref> Special units in the police department include the K9 Unit, Crime Scene Unit, Forensic Unit, Narcotics and Gangs Task Force, Parking Enforcement, Traffic Enforcement Safety Team, [[SWAT]] Team, Special Events Team, C.O.P.S (Safety Education), [[Mounted police|Mounted Patrol]], Crime Stoppers, and Amigos en Azul.

The Madison Police Department was criticized for absolving Officer Steve Heimsness of any wrongdoing in the November 2012 shooting death of an unarmed man, Paul Heenan. The department's actions resulted in community protests, including demands that the shooting be examined and reviewed by an independent investigative body.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madison rally calls for independent review of fatal police shooting |url=http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime_and_courts/madison-rally-calls-for-independent-review-of-fatal-police-shooting/article_0acaf784-5d8b-11e2-b307-001a4bcf887a.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315084711/http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/crime_and_courts/madison-rally-calls-for-independent-review-of-fatal-police-shooting/article_0acaf784-5d8b-11e2-b307-001a4bcf887a.html |archive-date=March 15, 2013 |access-date=February 16, 2013 |website=madison.com|date=January 13, 2013 }}</ref> WisconsinWatch.org called into question the MPD's facts and findings, stating that the use of deadly force by Heimsness was unwarranted.<ref>WisconsinWatch.org. [http://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2013/01/06/police-account-of-shooting-disputed "Police account of shooting disputed"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130122025017/http://www.wisconsinwatch.org/2013/01/06/police-account-of-shooting-disputed/ |date=January 22, 2013 }}</ref> There were calls for an examination of the Madison Police Department's rules of engagement and due process for officers who use lethal force in the line of duty.

Community criticism of the department's practices resurfaced after MPD officer Matt Kenny [[Shooting of Tony Robinson|shot Tony Robinson]], an unarmed man. The shooting was particularly controversial given the context of the ongoing [[Black Lives Matter]] movement. Due to new Wisconsin state legislation<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 Assembly Bill 409 |url=http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2013/proposals/ab409 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430212104/http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2013/proposals/ab409 |archive-date=April 30, 2015 |access-date=April 21, 2015 |website=wisconsin.gov}}</ref> that addresses the mechanisms under which officer-on-civilian violence is handled by state prosecutors, proceedings were handed over to a special unit of the [[Wisconsin Department of Justice]] in Madison. On March 27, 2015, the state concluded its investigation and gave its findings to Ismael Ozanne, the [[district attorney]] of Dane County.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Savidge |first=Nico |title=Tony Robinson shooting investigation will be turned over to district attorney on Friday |url=http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/tony-robinson-shooting-investigation-will-be-turned-over-to-district/article_712cb93e-28d9-5211-a0e2-b5cc3a63e9ab.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715053652/http://host.madison.com/news/local/crime_and_courts/tony-robinson-shooting-investigation-will-be-turned-over-to-district/article_712cb93e-28d9-5211-a0e2-b5cc3a63e9ab.html |archive-date=July 15, 2015 |access-date=April 21, 2015 |website=madison.com |date=March 24, 2015 |publisher=Wisconsin State Journal}}</ref> On May 12, 2015, Ozanne determined that the shooting was justified self-defense.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Berman |first=Mark |date=May 12, 2015 |title=Madison police officer won't be charged for shooting Tony Robinson |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/05/12/prosecutor-to-announce-whether-madison-police-officer-will-face-charges-for-shooting-tony-robinson/ |url-status=live |access-date=May 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150513010027/http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2015/05/12/prosecutor-to-announce-whether-madison-police-officer-will-face-charges-for-shooting-tony-robinson/ |archive-date=May 13, 2015}}</ref>