Big Truck Day introduces Milwaukee kids to public works jobs

MILWAUKEE — To have a good time the top of Nationwide Public Works Week, Milwaukee’s DPW had it is fleet on full show at Crimson Arrow Park.

Youngsters from the realm have been in a position to take a look at metropolis rubbish vehicles, cranes from the forestry division and the hearth division had an engine on show.

Car operators and trainers have been on the occasion to assist youngsters study concerning the totally different vehicles and supplied demonstrations of the totally different tools.

“It is a fantastic cap off to what DPW workers do,” mentioned Interim DPW Commissioner Jerrel Kruschke. “Possibly it’ll strike somebody to work for DPW, certainly one of these younger individuals individuals, you already know sooner or later to work for the town.”

Workers with DPW do every thing from decide up our rubbish, preserve our parks in nice situation, take away snow within the winter and a lot extra.

The division is chargeable for 95 sq. miles, 221 buildings, a fleet of greater than 1,500 automobiles, 476 acres of boulevards and inexperienced areas and 200,000 avenue timber.

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