Fire in a House Kansas City, MO (KCFD) 3101 Kensington 11-16-13

[MFD76]

Had a couple of friends in town from the east coast for a buffing weekend in Kansas City. It was productive. 

 

beeeeeep House Fire for Car 105, Pumper 18, Pumper 24, Pumper 27, Truck 5, Rescue 31, 3101 Kensington, rig radios A5 portables C5. Truck 5 on scene single story frame light smoke showing.  Pumper 24 on scene stretching one small. Car 105 on scene in command. Car 105 Fire Alarm make this a working fire. Pumper 24 command we got it knocked. Pumper 24 hauled the mail and was first due pump with a line off behind 5 Truck. 

 

beeeeeep Air Wagon 1, Car 120 (EMS), Truck 10 for RIT working house fire 3101 Kensington on arrival rig radios A5 portables C5. Car 105 keep Air Wagon and Utilities on the way you can put Car 120 and Truck 10 in service.

 

Truck 5 from Fire House 18 ground ladders up!!!



 

 

My photos with smoke showing did not turn out great so this was near the end. Truck 5's 14ft roofer to the roof and Pumper 24's first line off in the front door. 



 

 

Friendly neighbor out for a drive. 



 

5 Truck from Fire House 18 took the front side A, Pumper 24 behind, Rescue 31 from Fire House 17 in front of Truck 5. 



 

Air Wagon 1 from Fire House 47 at the Fire Acadmey/ Fire Shop complex. Air 1 is always staffed with one FAO Fire Apparatus Operator. Air 1 makes all working fires, High-Rise alarms, tech rescues, and Haz-Mat alarms for Air Compressor-Light-Power-Rehab. One of the rather unique designs with this new air wagon is it carries plywood and dementional lumber with battery operated power tools. It responds on all confined space-trench-collaspe alarms with the three Rescues, and Rescue 75 tractor trailer.

 

The KCFD MSA masks have a KCFD spec UAC quick fill on the PASS alarm/Air gauge. The masks are 45min 4500psi bottles. This design was a direct result of the December 18th, 1999 4th Alarm LODD of highly respected Battalion Chief John Tevdten Car 106 from old Fire House 32. KCFD worked hand in hand with MSA for this change to be made and offered. During the Large Area Search Training LAST it was found this option was desired for RIT operations. At fires the members walk to the rear and the FAO hooks them up and they quick fill off the system. They can also do a traditional bottle fill in the air containment compartment at the rear. 

[hank]

Good photos!

 

tHANKs