Dear Editor: As I finished assisting with the management of my 31st and final Mifflin Street block party, I could only smile as I realized how safe it was.
During my career, I spent 18 years responding to the event as a paramedic and have spent the last dozen years assisting law enforcement with preparing for and managing the event. …this year the Madison Fire Department experienced the least number of emergency responses on record for the party.
The reason for the safe conclusion to the party rests with the members of our law enforcement agencies…..members of the Madison Police Department, University Police and Dane County Sheriff’s Office now have crowd control well in hand, which explains why the event was run so well.