Kansas City area fire apparatus

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[quote name='anesti' timestamp='1298514198' post='426680']

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.