Kansas

[MFD76]

City of Coffeyville Fire Department Montgomery County, Kansas

IAFF Local 265 Coffeyville is the largest career fire department in Montgomery County with six firemen per shift. Total Strength of 18 and 700 runs per year. They run first-aid when requested by the Hospital Ambulance.

Coffville at one time operated two fire houses in the city. The second fire house was only open for five years 1975ish-1979ish before being closed due to budget cuts and the firemen were reduced through attrition.



Ladder 1

1996

Sutphen

# HS 3161

1500/300

75ft Ladder

(Replaced the 1977 Pierce/ Ford C-8000/ 85ft Snorkel)



Sadly Coffeyville had a fire chief in the mid 1980's that believed in ugly yellow. So in 1985 as many fire department's returned to red or white Coffeyville began to transition to yellow. I visited CFD in 1993 and the fleet was still primarily red and still could be saved. However in the following years yellow took hold. Most of the Firemen would like to see red return. The current Chief has commented the next Real Fire Truck or Engine will most likely be RED. Sadly the damage has been done the the rich department history has been altered.