Kansas City area fire apparatus

[MFD76]

The new Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department Quint 6 (truck) has arrived. In Kansas City, Kansas Pumpers and Quints are ALS in the Fire Alarm CAD system. The three remaining Truck companies are BLS. Due to CAD programing the new Truck must be called Quint. This is because Quint 6 is standalone and must be recognized as an ALS first responder. Future Plans call for adding the long over due Pumper 6 as a new company and reclassifying Quint 6 as Truck 6 and moving it to BLS status. Although called Quint 6 there has been a long time need for a 100ft Aerial truck company on the west side of the city since Truck 2 and Truck 19 were closed fifteen and twenty years ago replaced with sub standard 75ft Quints. Interesting sad note both Fire House 2 and 19 were double company with Pumper and Truck then became Pumper and Quint and then the Pumpers were removed and only Quints remained.

 

Kansas City, Kansas Fire Department

Quint 6 (Truck)

#26727

09-2013

Pierce Dash CF PUC

1500/300

100ft Tower Ladder 

 



 

 

 

 

 

A quick history The original Fire House 6 closed in the late 1980's in the Armordale section of Kansas City, Kansas. When Fire House 6 was reestablished near the Kansas Speedway ten years ago no new company was created due to budget concerns. The double company of Pumper 2, Quint 2 (ex Truck 2), and Haz-Mat 2, Haz-Mat Support 2 housed at Fire House 2 was split. Pumper 2 and Haz-Mat 2 moved to Fire House 3 and became Pumper 3 Haz-Mat 3. Pumper 3 moved to Fire House 19 and became Pumper 19, Quint 19 moved to the new Fire House 6 and became Quint 6.