Kansas

[southwheatland514]

Looks Good! I agree that some stations should have squads, but not necessarily all should have them. Open up one or two additional truck companies. I also like that they are planning to stick with Towers for their truck companies so far.

[Athomas5784]

Was up in Atchison, KS for Thanksgiving and shot a quick photo of their 2011 KME Predator.





2011 KME Predator

1250/750

Serial #: UNK

[jlg1875]

Could you post one of Lawrence's new hazmat/engine? Thanks!

[MFD76]

Here she is in all of her mutilfunctional glory. This unit was purchased to replace Haz-Mat 4 and Quint 4. It is a Pierce PUC walk around heavy rescue.

Special Note: This unit does NOT have an on board Class B foam system, roof, or bumper turret for AFFF foam application. It however does have a Class A/ CAFS system.



Lawrence, Kansas Fire Department

Engine 4 (Haz-Mat Unit)

09/2012

#25394

Pierce Velocity PUC

1500/470/30FA-CAFS







Rear Hose Bed is in the upper left compartment.





Rear hose bed door open. Note the door is NOT notched to allow LDH to be hung lower. From ground to hose bed bottom is 8ft and 6ft standing on tail board.









Lawrence FIre Department now operates two engines, three 75ft quints, one 100ft tower-quint, one heavy rescue, six ambulances, and one shift commander from five fire houses and one standalone ambulance station. There will soon be one more 100ft tower-quint and one 75ft quint ordered.

[Guest]

Some old slides of a Pratt County Rescue, not sure where or when these were taken. Found in the Parker CO photo archives

   



   

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[willman940]

[quote name='MFD 61 KS' timestamp='1354256387' post='504376']

Here she is in all of her mutilfunctional glory. This unit was purchased to replace Haz-Mat 4 and Quint 4. It is a Pierce PUC walk around heavy rescue.

Special Note: This unit does NOT have an on board Class B foam system, roof, or bumper turret for AFFF foam application. It however does have a Class A/ CAFS system.



Lawrence, Kansas Fire Department

Engine 4 (Haz-Mat Unit)

09/2012

#25394

Pierce Velocity PUC

1500/470/30FA-CAFS







Rear Hose Bed is in the upper left compartment.





Rear hose bed door open. Note the door is NOT notched to allow LDH to be hung lower. From ground to hose bed bottom is 8ft and 6ft standing on tail board.









Lawrence FIre Department now operates two engines, three 75ft quints, one 100ft tower-quint, one heavy rescue, six ambulances, and one shift commander from five fire houses and one standalone ambulance station. There will soon be one more 100ft tower-quint and one 75ft quint ordered.

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are there plans to rectify that?

[Athomas5784]

Thanks Eric! Here is their current truck

[jshippey]

What will happen to the current Quint 4 in Lawrence?

[MFD76]

[quote name='jshippey' timestamp='1357786617' post='507183']

What will happen to the current Quint 4 in Lawrence?

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It was reassigned to Quint 3 and the first new red fire apparatus the 2006 Pierce Lance 75ft Quint 3 ex Quint 1 was assigned to Reserve. They are currently ordering a new Quint for Quint 3 that will put one of the twin 2009 Quints in reserve. Also a new Tower Ladder for Truck 5. The current Quint 3 will go to reserve and the current Tower Truck 5 will go to reserve. I would imagine both the 1995 Spartan Smeal and 1996 HME Smeal quints will be disposed of and the reserve ladder 2002 HME Smeal dry 100ft Ladder will be disposed of. I am sad to see the three Smeal's go as they are very well designed and great machines. This would leave the 2000 ALF Engine and 2004 Tender as the last green fire apparatus.



Stay Safe, Rick

[DaveYoung]

[quote name='MFD 61 KS' timestamp='1357788541' post='507202']

It was reassigned to Quint 3 and the first new red fire apparatus the 2006 Pierce Lance 75ft Quint 3 ex Quint 1 was assigned to Reserve. They are currently ordering a new Quint for Quint 3 that will put one of the twin 2009 Quints in reserve. Also a new Tower Ladder for Truck 5. The current Quint 3 will go to reserve and the current Tower Truck 5 will go to reserve. I would imagine both the 1995 Spartan Smeal and 1996 HME Smeal quints will be disposed of and the reserve ladder 2002 HME Smeal dry 100ft Ladder will be disposed of. I am sad to see the three Smeal's go as they are very well designed and great machines. This would leave the 2000 ALF Engine and 2004 Tender as the last green fire apparatus.



Stay Safe, Rick

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Is the current 2011 Tower 5 being replaced so soon due to the age of the reserve truck and the department needed/wanted a newer reserve? Thanks.

[jshippey]

Thanks Rick. Sounds llke they will have some very nice reserve units

[Athomas5784]

Wichita Fire Department purchased new Battalion Chief trucks. They have magnetic numbers so they can be rotated. They did switch from the big F-250's to F-150's.

Battalion 4

2013 Ford F-150



 

Battalion 1

2013 Ford F-150

[MFD76]

Emporia/ Lyon County, KS 

(Emporia, Kansas Fire Department)

Rescue 1

07/1992

#725

International/ Stratus

Diesel/ Automatic

 



 

Stratus was located in North Kansas City, Missouri and primarily built ambulances. This is the only rescue built by Stratus that I have encountered. 

[MFD76]

Lyon County, KS Fire District Four

(Emporia, Kansas Fire Department)

County Tender 2

1981

#14266

Chevrolet C50/ KK

250/1000

Gas/Manual

 



 

I love the rural door lettering. Designed to look like logs. 

[MFD76]

Emporia, Kansas Fire Department

Quint 1 "Defiance"

07/2001

#11117

Spartan/ RK/ Luverne Lear II

1250/500

75ft Ladder 

Diesel/ Automatic

 



 

Housed with Engine 1, this unit operates as the city wide Truck company. Future plans include purchasing a tower ladder and returning to a 100ft aerial. 

 

Defiance and Champion were the first two hose companies formed in 1882. Throughout EFD history Engine 2 has carried the Champion name and Engine 1 has carried the Defiance name. The current Engine 1 is named Chief Lang and after the retirement of Hose 1 a 1975 ALF Century pumper the Defiance name was moved to Quint 1.   

[MFD76]

Emporia, Kansas Fire Department

Engine 1 "Chief Lang"

05/1994

#10543

Simon-Duplex/ Luverne

1250/750

DD 6V92 Diesel/ Automatic

Note: Graphic wrap was added for 9/11 tribute.

 

[MFD76]

Emporia, Kansas Fire Department

Engine 2 "Champion"

Ex: Leawood, KS one of two

05/1997

#EA724-02

Pierce Dash

1500/500

Deisel/ Auto

Note: Grill mounted Q Siren was out for repair. Double ladder racks

 



 

This was purchased in 2011 from Leawood, Kansas as an emergency purchase. The 1982 Mack CF no longer passed pump testing and was removed from service. Emporia has been a long time Federal Q2b siren user and the crews retrofitted the front grill to accept a Q2b siren. The siren was in process of being installed by the firemen. 

[MFD76]

Lyon County, KS Fire District Four

(Emporia, Kansas Fire Department)

County Tender 1

09/2003

#227202

Freight Liner/ Central States

500/3000

Diesel/ Automatic