Safety

Safety Information

The Wisconsin State Capitol Police have statewide jurisdiction and are responsible for providing police and security services to elected officials, visiting dignitaries, state facilities and citizens of the State of Wisconsin.  

Emergencies:  911 (or 9-911 from Capitol phone)

State Capitol emergency: 608-266-7700

State Capitol non-emergency:  608-266-8797

Building Firearms and Weapon Policy

Open carry is not allowed inside of the Wisconsin State Capitol. 

Concealed Carry

The Wisconsin State Capitol houses all three branches of state government and each has its own policy on firearms. Firearms are not allowed in the offices of the Wisconsin State Capitol Police or in the Supreme Court. Legislative offices throughout the Capitol can choose whether to post a sign on their door to signify that firearms are not allowed in their offices.  

Assembly Policy

Except as provided below, an individual may carry a concealed weapon in any space within the State Capitol that is assigned to the State Assembly or the State Assembly’s members or officers, unless the individual is prohibited by law or Assembly policy from carrying the concealed weapon.

Assembly Representative Offices:

An Assembly representative may post a sign in a prominent place near the public entrance to the office, stating a weapon restriction for that office. The Assembly shall provide uniform signage for use by Assembly Representatives under this policy.

Representatives interested in posting a sign can contact the Sergeant’s office to have a sign placed (on the lower left hand corner of the glass of the entry door). The same signs are used throughout the building, they look like this:

Capitol Medical Emergencies

In the event of a Medical Emergencies 911 should be called.  To dial out of a Capitol phone line a 9 or 8 must be dialed for the call to go through (9-911.)

The Wisconsin State Assembly, Senate and Capitol Police worked together to make seven Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) available throughout the Capitol to be used when needed in the case of a medical emergency.  Six are located in the fireboxes (near the stairwells) in the West (Northside) and South (Eastside) Wings on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Floors. Along with the fire extinguisher a small first aid kit accompanies these AEDs.  One additional AED is located behind the tour desk on the Ground Floor along with a more extensive first aid kit.

AED Locations:

Ground Floor (behind Information Desk)

2nd West (North stairwell)          2nd South (East stairwell)

3rd West (North stairwell)             3rd South (East stairwell)

4th West (North stairwell)             4th South (East stairwell)

This is what the Capitol Fireboxes look like:

Capitol Emergency Information (pdf)

Each year the Capitol hosts approximately 45,000 school-age children that take part in tours and thousands that visit the Capitol with parents or guardians. The Wisconsin State Capitol has implemented a Lost Child protocol. When a parent or guardian becomes separated from a child, he or she should locate and notify the nearest employee that a child is missing. The employee should take the parent or guardian directly to the Wisconsin State Capitol Police in Room B2 North, which is in the North Wing basement. There, the Wisconsin State Capitol Police will implement the following steps:

Obtain a detailed description of the child

  • Name
  • Age
  • Hair and eye color
  • Approximate height and weight
  • Clothing that the child was wearing
  • Other identifying features (scars, birthmarks, moles)

 

The Wisconsin State Capitol Police will make an assessment of the situation and activate the Lost Child protocol if necessary.

Map Inside the Capitol (pdf)