Kansas and Missouri

[MFD76]

Finely able to get out on the road again. Hit the southern most boundary of the metro. About 45min from Kansas City, Missouri proper is Ottawa, Kansas Fire Department. Ottawa is fully career protecting 12,700 people from two fire houses. They have six firemen on duty each day. Four fireman on Engine 2 at Fire House One and Two fireman on Engine 3 at Fire House Two. They respond to fire, life threatening ems, and entrapment alarms.



Ottawa Fire House One

built 1979

Note: Built as a five bay the bay closest to living quarters enclosed during Public Safety era from 1980-1990.



Front: Engine 1 (Reserve), Squad 1, Tower 1, Engine 2

Rear: Utility 1, Engine 8





Ottawa Fire House Two

Built: 1997

Note: The fire bay was added on to the county ambulance barn. The fireman share living quarters with County EMS. The partnership has worked well over the years.



Engine 3, Utility 2