The most coveted Truck Company assignment on the KCFD. Ten Truck on the Ave. as the job calls it, answers from Fire House 23 with Pumper 23 and Car 104 on Independence Ave. This is the heart of the Ghetto. They don't make the most alarms in the city, however they make Fires. Originally a stand alone Truck Company assigned to Fire House 21 three miles from their current house on the Ave. The new Fire House 23 opened December 19th, 1977 with Pumper 23, Pumper 12, Truck 10, Car 104 as part of the new Fire Improvement Plan. Fire House 12,21,23 closed to create New Fire House 23.
so is kcfd the few of the departments that have actually expanded over the years instead of cutting back, or did i just read the info wrong???
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KCFD is actually smaller.
In 1975 they operated 40 Pumpers, 15 Trucks from 43 Fire Houses.
The 1977 fire improvement plan created four double pumper houses, six quints, six midi pumpers, and relocated a number of companies. The firemen we moved to an eight hour day and beds were removed from the fire houses. They created a fourth shift. The plan failed and was costly by the mid 1980s the department began to return to a traditional fire department.
In 1980 they operated 31 Pumpers, 9 Trucks, 6 Quints (three were single quints), 6 Midi pump Squads from 31 Fire Houses. Down Nine Pumpers, Six Trucks, twelve fie houses.
In 1993 three Quints were returned to dry trucks,
In 1997 two trucks, three Pumpers, and the six squads were coverted into seven rescues. They were nothing more then seven man power rigs. Four were designed as Service Truck Company's.
In 1997 we lost the oldest continually operated company Truck 1 est 1869 as McGee Hook and Ladder 1. 1999 we lost Pumper 2 est 1872 Dr. Lykins No. 2. Pumper 4 est 1877 is now the oldest continually operated company on the KCFD.
In 2005 the Three remaining 75ft Quints were disbanded. Stopping the quint madness. Pumper 44, Pumper 41, Pumper 28 were reopened.
In 2011 they operate 33 Pumpers, 12 Trucks, 3 Rescues, 1 Haz-Mat Pumper, 1 Haz-Mat Support from 34 Fire Houses. Still down six Pumpers, three Trucks, nine fire houses. The Rescues are actual rescues now.
There has never been a Pumper 46 or Fire House 46.
Currently KCFD is in great shape every pumper has four, trucks have four, rescues are six, haz-mat has eight, BC still have drivers. Things are good, I see them adding a couple trucks in the next few years.
02-24-2011, 02:50 AM (This post was last modified: 02-24-2011, 02:52 AM by Ladder 68.)
Love the KCFD stuff and the history is the best part. Anymore you have to share would be great. Especially the history of which companies were disbanded to form and/or reorganize other companies.
In 1975 they operated 40 Pumpers, 15 Trucks from 43 Fire Houses.
The 1977 fire improvement plan created four double pumper houses, six quints, six midi pumpers, and relocated a number of companies. The firemen we moved to an eight hour day and beds were removed from the fire houses. They created a fourth shift. The plan failed and was costly by the mid 1980s the department began to return to a traditional fire department.
In 1980 they operated 31 Pumpers, 9 Trucks, 6 Quints (three were single quints), 6 Midi pump Squads from 31 Fire Houses. Down Nine Pumpers, Six Trucks, twelve fie houses.
In 1993 three Quints were returned to dry trucks,
In 1997 two trucks, three Pumpers, and the six squads were coverted into seven rescues. They were nothing more then seven man power rigs. Four were designed as Service Truck Company's.
In 1997 we lost the oldest continually operated company Truck 1 est 1869 as McGee Hook and Ladder 1. 1999 we lost Pumper 2 est 1872 Dr. Lykins No. 2. Pumper 4 est 1877 is now the oldest continually operated company on the KCFD.
In 2005 the Three remaining 75ft Quints were disbanded. Stopping the quint madness. Truck 15, Pumper 44, Pumper 41 were reopened.
In 2011 they operate 33 Pumpers, 12 Trucks, 3 Rescues, 1 Haz-Mat Pumper, 1 Haz-Mat Support from 34 Fire Houses. Still down six Pumpers, three Trucks, nine fire houses. The Rescues are actual rescues now.
Currently KCFD is in great shape every pumper has four, trucks have four, rescues are six, haz-mat has eight, BC still have drivers. Things are good, I see them adding a couple trucks in the next few years.
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ok i see,but unlike other cities atleast they have had some of the compaies that were lost reorganized.
1976-1977 KCFD Lost FH5 R90,91,92 KCI city contracted Crash Rescue with Wakenhutt
1977 Central Fire Station No2 closed after 1906-1977 Seventy-One years at 1020 Central Downtown. Truck 1 to FH25, Pumper 2 to FH7, Car 101 to FH10. Served as Fire Headquarters until 1967 and FD Shops until 1965
late 1980's Local 42 Victory KCFD reopens FH5 at KCI
1990 Haz-Mat 71 30+41=71 was opened at Fire Academy FH47
1990 Victory RED returns after a Sixteen Year absence. Color chosen White over Red. E\-One Hush Pumper Vista Cab delivered in new color No Q-Siren for Pumper 71 of Haz-Mat 71
1990 Quint 42 Squad 42 moved to FH41, Pumper 41 moved FH42
1990 Snorkel 3 became Truck 3 Sutphen tower
1990 Snorkel 2 became Truck 2 Simon Duplex LTI tiller
1993 Quint 8,12,13 reorganized as DRY TRUCKS Truck 8,12,13
1993 FH 27 closed Squad 27 moved to FH 24
1995 NEW Pumper 1 was reorganized when the city took Richards-Gebaur AFB southern most company FH1
1996 Haz-Mat 71 moved to New FH27 on same lot.
1996 Truck 1,9 closed
1996 Pumper 11,12,31 closed marks three of four double pumper houses Closed
1996 Victory Squad-Midi 16,38,10,27,41,28 closed
1996 Seven Rescue Concept Rescue 1,9,7,11,12,16,31 opened
1996 Air 1, Command Bus move from FH10 to Fire Academy FH47
1996-1997 Car 101 City wide Deputy Chief lost Driver.
1998 Pumper 2 was closed at FH7 moved and Pumper 3 reorganized. Even though Pumper 3 technically still belongs to CFR Rescue 91 at KCI. Pumper 3 is northern most company. ALL Double Pumper Fire Houses closed.
1999 NEW Truck 4 reorganized at FH3 with Rescue 16 manpower
1998 Quint 38 moved FH44, Pumper 44 moved FH38
2005 Truck 15,reorganized at FH36 manpower from seven rescue concept.
2005 Rescue 1,9,31 organized manpower from seven rescue concept.
Excellent information...What is the background on the 7 rescue concept and then abandoning it relatively quickly (9 years or so)?
Specific to the rescues, don't they have very heavy staffing? Like 7.
And any idea which rescue companies were used to re-organize other companies?
Thanks again for excellent history on the KCFD.
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Rescue 1, 9 & 31 remains the 3 Rescues for the city.
Rescue 7 - became Pumper 28. When P28 was reorganized they were orginally issued a Reserve Pumper which had spent time at both Pumpers 10 & 25. Later P28 had a E\-One Typhoon Pumper with hydraulic ladders (first and last rig with hydraulic ladders for the KCFD) purchased for them. I think theres a pic that Rick had taken of it at the Fire Academy. It now belongs to the Fire Academy as Pumper 51. Most of the equipment Rescue 7 had on it remained on P28 (extrication & RIT equipment). P28 and P44 (ex Q44) were the only 2 Pumpers that were RIT capable, on top of all Truck & Rescue Co's. A couple years ago FH28 was remodeled at that time is when R7 was closed and turned into P28, Q28 was closed and turned into T15 out of 30s until the new 36s was built. P28 was placed at FH41 with Q41 until their house was completed. Both P28 & T15 benefited from the moves to their temporary houses. Those 2 companies caught a lot of fire that they normally would not have gotten. At this time Pumper 28 is also in charge of Brush 28.
Rescue 11 - I believe their manpower was distributed, nothing was reorganized with them.
Rescue 12 - went into Haz-Mat to add more manpower. I believe the guys rotate every other month for who rides Pumper 71 & who rides Support 71. In the early stages of FH27 opening (Car 110 (now C302, P71, Support 71 & Utility 71) when P71 had a run in their first due whether Fire (still alarm) or EMS related another Pumper normally P24 if in service would also make the alarm. I believe they did this due to the lack of manpower Haz-mat had at the early stages of FH27 reopening. So if they were on a alarm and a Haz-Mat alarm came in they could leave and the other Pumper would stick around and handle it. If I remember correctly Support 71 was cross staffed by P71 & Utility 71 when they first moved in to FH27. Utility 71 was a F450 with a Utility body, and then later a GMC (flat face, not sure cab style) with a Hackney body it ran CO checks and Natural Gas Odors Inside with most of the citys first due Pumpers back in the day. They still have Utility 71 (the GMC) that is loaded with Absorbent. In present time P71 is still apart of Haz-mat but its shown as a normal Pumper just like any other throughout the city. There is no more sending 2 Pumpers on a still alarm in their first due.
Rescue 16 - became Truck 4 out of FH3
Hope this helps. Rick can probably add to this or make corrections where needed.
These are not my pics but a guy who had placed them on the Facebook page Red House Helmet Shields (a KCFD firefighter that makes custom shields). Old school pics of KCFD. Check them out. Once again theyre not my pics, but thanks to whoever threw them up on the net. Check them out.
These are not my pics but a guy who had placed them on the Facebook page Red House Helmet Shields (a KCFD firefighter that makes custom shields). Old school pics of KCFD. Check them out. Once again theyre not my pics, but thanks to whoever threw them up on the net. Check them out.
Rescue 1, 9 & 31 remains the 3 Rescues for the city.
Rescue 7 - became Pumper 28. When P28 was reorganized they were orginally issued a Reserve Pumper which had spent time at both Pumpers 10 & 25. Later P28 had a E\-One Typhoon Pumper with hydraulic ladders (first and last rig with hydraulic ladders for the KCFD) purchased for them. I think theres a pic that Rick had taken of it at the Fire Academy. It now belongs to the Fire Academy as Pumper 51. Most of the equipment Rescue 7 had on it remained on P28 (extrication & RIT equipment). P28 and P44 (ex Q44) were the only 2 Pumpers that were RIT capable, on top of all Truck & Rescue Co's. A couple years ago FH28 was remodeled at that time is when R7 was closed and turned into P28, Q28 was closed and turned into T15 out of 30s until the new 36s was built. P28 was placed at FH41 with Q41 until their house was completed. Both P28 & T15 benefited from the moves to their temporary houses. Those 2 companies caught a lot of fire that they normally would not have gotten. At this time Pumper 28 is also in charge of Brush 28.
Rescue 11 - I believe their manpower was distributed, nothing was reorganized with them.
Rescue 12 - went into Haz-Mat to add more manpower. I believe the guys rotate every other month for who rides Pumper 71 & who rides Support 71. In the early stages of FH27 opening (Car 110 (now C302, P71, Support 71 & Utility 71) when P71 had a run in their first due whether Fire (still alarm) or EMS related another Pumper normally P24 if in service would also make the alarm. I believe they did this due to the lack of manpower Haz-mat had at the early stages of FH27 reopening. So if they were on a alarm and a Haz-Mat alarm came in they could leave and the other Pumper would stick around and handle it. If I remember correctly Support 71 was cross staffed by P71 & Utility 71 when they first moved in to FH27. Utility 71 was a F450 with a Utility body, and then later a GMC (flat face, not sure cab style) with a Hackney body it ran CO checks and Natural Gas Odors Inside with most of the citys first due Pumpers back in the day. They still have Utility 71 (the GMC) that is loaded with Absorbent. In present time P71 is still apart of Haz-mat but its shown as a normal Pumper just like any other throughout the city. There is no more sending 2 Pumpers on a still alarm in their first due.
Rescue 16 - became Truck 4 out of FH3
Hope this helps. Rick can probably add to this or make corrections where needed.
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Thanks Eric for the info, I forgot some of this. Hope i am not aging to fast <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />.
Yep totally forgot Rescue 16 was used to reorganize Truck 4. Rescue 16 moved to New FH3 from FH16. Rescue 16 was one of three set up like a City Service Ladder Truck.
When Truck 4 was disbanded in 1979 it was answering from Fire House 7. Truck 4 and Pumper 7 were both disbanded together. Government Block grant was used to relocate FH7 keeping the number alive.
Eric is correct half of Rescue 12 became full time staffing for Pumper 71. Haz-Mat when opened in 1990 had five or six assigned. Back then it was three person Pumpers city wide. The Support was a lime green Betten Roll-up beverage truck that was donated to the fire department to organize HM71, it has a FAO like Air 1. Now there are eight assigned at HM71.
Rescue 11 and half of 12 was split to add add staffing to Rescue 1,9,31.
Rescue 7 became Pumper 28.
KCFD has done a lot of swapping over the years. Most of engine rigs assigned to the pumpers in 1975 had been reassigned to other pumpers by 1979. In part due to the Seagrave Quints and nine 1976 Mack MB's and the 1979 Ford C-8000 E-Ones.
Yeah. I dont know whats up with it. If you have a Facebook, go to Red House Helmet Shields, and take a look. Theyre worth seeing, especially if you know some of the history of KCFD.
Jeff here you are. Your moment of Zen <img src='http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/fireman.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Sorry these next two are crooked its late.
One of Three,Truck 1,7,9. First pre-piped heavy duty ladders purchased by KCFD and last canopy cabs. Also this was during the time period when KCFD lost their Q-Sirens on the new rigs. Fire House 19 added Q-Sirens at their own cost to Truck 7 and Pumper 19 and spruced up the drab city decals. This was not uncommon during this period. Normally the companies that added Q Sirens were the heavy fire companies or the brothers that were into the job!!!
It was fun sitting in the Fire Alarm Exchange and watching the Late Bob McKiddy say Car 106 Pumper 19 and Hook and Ladder 7 over the air. To him it was not a Truck it was a Hook and Ladder!!!! Classic!!!
Late Fire House 19 Westport WPA building 1939. With the famous Red and Green Globes on the front. The last real fire house in the KCFD a street side, store front fire house!!! A week before the house closed I stopped in for some lunch, photos, and slide the poles one last time. Took a ride out of the house on Truck 7 to eat some Gate's BBQ with the Brothers from the 19's. Now its a Coffee Company go figure!!
Thanks, Rick! Nice to see those shots of the 19s. Great old house there.
Cool story about the guys buying the Qs with their own money, as well as the decals to spruce the rigs up. That's just unheard of!!! Pride and dedication at its best! Those "KCMO Fire Department" decals from that time period were very lame, for sure.
Great info! KCFD is probably the closest Metro Department to me (other than Omaha) here in Lincoln; unfortunately I don't know a lot about them. I've met a couple of the Brother's from there and they are top-notch. One of these days I'll have to Buff down there, although locating Stations isn't that easy. Thanks for the great pics and history!
Our new Engine for Merriam, Kansas has been assigned job number #24431
2011
Pierce Velocity/ Traditional Style Pumper with Medium Body
#24431
450hp Detroit Diesel Big Block
1500/750/30A
Solid RED!!!
Top Mount Pump
New York Style Low Hose Bed
Much to our surprise our drivers requested a top mount pump. This Pumper will closely match our 2001 E\-One. However it is longer due to the top mount pump. The entire department was anti PUC design and wanted a traditional style fire engine. We were able to fight CAFS and compromised with a Class A foam system. I believe the class a foam system will be a great addition. We were just not sold on CAFS for our aggressive urban environment. We are finely returning after to Sold RED after using White over RED for the past thirty-three years. Our tradition of moving our 1968 Ward LaFrance Bell to each new front-line engine will continue. This will be the fourth pumper the bell has served on. We are also adding a Red MARS light to the grill. Yes it will have a REAL Q siren on the foot pedal!!! matching our other units. We visit Pierce next week for the pre-build conference. Our city struggled for years with finical issues which was reflected in our 1991,2001,2004 E-Ones. This is the nicest first truly custom pumper we have purchased since our beautiful 1983 Pierce Arrow.
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