Kansas and Missouri

[MFD76]

Parsons, Kansas Fire Department(Labette County)

Built 1936



Engine 3, Ladder 1, Rescue, Task Force 4, and Fire Chief





Fire House One was constructed in 1936 as a Works Project Administration (WPA) building. This is a true classic and to prove the quality of construction it survived a direct F3 Tornado hit in 2000. All buildings on the city block were leveled except Fire House One.



The following unit respond from Fire House One Engine 3, Ladder 1, Rescue, Task Force 4, and Fire Chief. All living quarters and administration offices are located on the second floor. Firemen ascend to the apparatus room by two brass fire poles. A small watch desk nook is off the apparatus room. A brass Gamewell gong still alerts the firemen to an alarm.