Kansas City area fire apparatus

[e290l103]

Rick,

did Leavenworth also get Picatinny Arsenal's Hazmat/Rescue? last time we were at the Arsenal they told us it went to Leavenworth when they got Monmouth's rescue.

[Roto-Ray]

Mike, I'm not sure if [url="http://www.firepics.net/groupboards/index.php?showtopic=19506&hl=monmouth"]this older thread[/url] helps or not...

[e290l103]

yes it does! thanks Taylor.

[Guest]

I have pics of the old Picatinny Hazmat/Rescue at Forest Glen. It is under Montgomery County, MD.

[MFD76]

Three hours south of Kansas City is the City of Neosho, Missouri. They respond from two fully career fire houses. They provide city and rural fire response from the two fire houses within the Neosho city limits. For city fire response they staff two engines and one quint. 

 

 

Neosho, Missouri Fire Department

Fire House Two

Engine 7

01/1988

#E-3972

Ford C8000/ Pierce Suburban

1250/750

Note: Frontline, first due on fires within Neosho City Limits.


 

She just turned twenty-five and still going strong. 



 

 

Neosho, Missouri Fire Department

Fire House Two

Ladder 1

10/1996

#EA-123

Pierce Quantum 

1500/500

75ft Ladder



 

 

 

Neosho, Missouri Fire Department

Fire House One

Engine 8 

1999

#102731

Spartan/ Precision  

1500/1000

Note: Frontline, first due on fires within Neosho City Limits.



 

 

 

Neosho, Missouri Fire Department

Fire House One

Engine 9 (Reserve) 

08/1979

#F-2363

GMC Brigadier/ Boardman  

1500/750

Detroit Diesel/ Automatic

[MFD76]

Paola, Kansas Fire Department 
Engine 1 (Reserve)
01/1986
#E-3063
Pierce Dash 
1250/750
Note: Refubished at Pierce after accident. The refurbish included new extended bumper with jump line, siren speaker, and air horns. They also replaced the light bar, rear scato-ray lights and added lower zone lights. 
 

[MFD76]

Paola, Kansas Fire Department 
Engine 2
06/1981-1996
#E-1111
Pierce Arrow/ Snorkel 
1500/500
55ft Tele-Squrt
Note: Delivered as standard pumper in 1981. Refubished at Snorkel in 1996 and Tele-Squrt retrofitted. Displayed at 1996 IAFC in Kansas City. 
Note: Bell from Paola ALF 700 Series Engine.
 

[MFD76]

Paola, Kansas Fire Department 
Engine 3
12/2009
#HS4754
Sutphen Sheild
1250/750 
Note: Purchased as Demo
 

[MFD76]

Miami County Fire District One
Paola, Kansas  
Engine 4
10/2009
#629992
HME SFO/ Ahrens Fox
1750/750/30FA CAFS
Note: Purchased as a Demo in 2011 for the rural fire district. This is why it was delivered with an eQ2b instead of a real Q2b siren. Also the CAFS system came with the unit and is seldom used. 
 
This is a neat compact machine with a very low urban hose bed. 
 

[MFD76]

Paola, Kansas Fire Department 
Rescue 1
06/2007
#07F09227
Spartan Advantage II/ Hackeny 
0000/0000
Note: Responds within the City of Paola and Miami County Fire District One for Rescue-Air-Light-Power.
 

[MFD76]

Miami County Fire District One
Paola, Kansas
Tender 1
03/1999
#20509
International/ E\-One Tradtion
350/1600
 

[MFD76]

Paola, Kansas Fire Department
Engine 18
1926
#5586
American LaFrance Type 38
750/0000
 

[MFD76]

Here is the rear of Paola, Kansas Engine 3 and Engine 4. Paola likes to keep the machines simple and urban.

 

Engine 3 Sutphen Shield body double deep high side with low side ladders.  

 



 

 

Engine 4 HME SFO/ Aherns Fox. This is a great wheel base and a super low urban hose bed. 

 

[MFD76]

Consolidated Fire District Two

(Prairie Village/ Mission, Kansas)

Engine 23

03/2013

#26250

Pierce Dash CF

1500/500

DD13/4000EVS

Note: Second Pierce Dash CF delivered in Kansas.

 

[DaveYoung]

Consolidated Fire District Two

(Prairie Village/ Mission, Kansas)

Engine 23

03/2013

#26250

Pierce Dash CF

1500/500

DD13/4000EVS

Note: Second Pierce Dash CF delivered in Kansas.

 

Nice looking engine, great pic!

[Guest]

I like the practicality of the Paola rigs...are they a career/volunteer/combination department?  Thanks for posting...this is some great stuff!

[MFD76]

I like the practicality of the Paola rigs...are they a career/volunteer/combination department?  Thanks for posting...this is some great stuff!

 

Thanks glad you enjoy them. They are volunteer with a part-time fire chief. They are an impressive group of firemen. They are well trained and very dedicated. Being all volunteer they are a mix of career firemen from departments in the Kansas city metro, retired firemen, and local residents and business owners that volunteer. The city does offer a retirement benefit for the volunteers and they also are active in the KSFFA Kansas Firemen's Association Relief Fund. They always have a waiting list for hiring. The Chief has a keen eye for fire apparatus design and keeping it simple. He is not a fan of fancy electronic gadgets on fire apparatus. I really like and embrace his thought process. With that they have very few maintenance issues with the apparatus. 

 

Stay Safe,

Rick 

[MFD76]

Last Tuesday KCFD Pumper 71 became Pumper 27.

 

Pumper 27 was disbanded in 1979. From 1979-1994 Squad 27 midi-pumper (FAO & Firemen) operated from Fire House 27. In 1996 when the new Fire House 27 was opened at the same location it became the sole quarters for Haz-Mat 71 consisting of Pumper 71, Support 71, Utility 71 and in recent years Foam Tanker 1. Support 71 is now know as Haz-Mat 71. This change occurred since KCFD will provide Fire Alarm services for Raytown, MO and Grandview, MO in the coming months. One department will take fifty series and one will take the seventy series on the KCFD Fire Alarm Channel A1. Southern Plate currently operates in the sixty series on A1. Since neither department operates a speciality company. Haz-Mat 71 will keep there memorial number deticated to the six firemen of Pumper 30, Pumper 41 that lost their lives in the 1988 explosion. However one department will assume the Pumper 71 designation. The KCFD Fire Acadmey pumper also no longer carries the Pumper 51 designation. Since one department will assume the Pumper 51 designation. 

 

Another note, Belton, MO is currently specing two pumpers. Preliminary reports appear the department will be returning to RED from the current lemon-yellow color scheme. If this change occurs this would leave Central Jackson County, Lee's Summit, and Kearney as the only three metro departments still purchasing yellow. At one time in the Kansas City metro over twelve departments used lime-green or yellow. 

 

 

[MFD76]

Birmingham, Missouri Fire Department

Ex: Claycomo, Missouri Fire Department

Pumper 22

12/1984

#E-2429

Pierce Dash D-8000

1000/500

3208 CAT/ Auto

Note: Delivered Solid Yellow. Repainted by Midway Ford for Claycomo in 1997. Also during the repaint Claycomo extended the front bumper and relocated the siren speaker and placed a MARS Commander siren on the bumper. Claycomo removed the MARS Commander when Birmingham took delivery.

 

[Guest]

Its a shame they are changing the HazMat houses indentifiers, but Im Glad to hear they will keep HazMat 71's designation as a small reminder. The memeorial site is nice on the new highway.