Kansas and Missouri

[DaveYoung]

Beautiful stations and great pics! Looks like things are on the upswing for KCFDMO fire facilities.

[ilfirebuff]

Nice Pics.

[Guest]

Hope you dont mind if I post a couple KCFD stations. I made a trip across the state in August of 2007.



KCFD Station 10, 1505 E 9th

Pumper 10

Truck 3

Command Center

   

   

[Guest]

KCFD

Station 25, 401 E Missouri Ave

Rescue 1

Battalion 104

*Taken just prior to the new Rescue 1 being placed in service

   

[Guest]

KCFD

Station 27 (HazMat House), 6600 Truman Road

Pumper 27

HazMat 71

Foam Tanker 1

*HazMat and Pumper both running reserves in pic

   

   

[Guest]

KCFD

Station 29, 1414 E 63rd

Unknown Pumper

Truck 11

   

[Guest]

KCFD, 3401 Paseo

Station 17

Pumper 17

Truck 2

Rescue 31

Collapse Rescue 75

*Pumper 17 running with reserve pumper 2

   

   

[Guest]

KCFD

Station 47, 5130 Deramus (Located at the academy and shops)

Pumper 47

Air 1

Command 1

   

[Guest]

KCFD

Fire Museum

Cherry St. (Cross streets of 10th/11th)

   

[Guest]

Located this at Vine St. @ 21st st.

   

[Guest]

Nice pics!! I see they are putting poles back in the houses, at least somebody is trying to bring tradition back!!

[MFD76]

[quote name='SLCPDEXPLORER' post='272867' date='Jan 10 2009, 11:05 ']KCFD

Fire Museum

Cherry St. (Cross streets of 10th/11th)

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Thanks you your photos are great keep posting.



IMPORTANT:

This building opened in 1910 as the Kansas City Fire Insurance Patrol until 1954 when the city took over the station and moved FH10 Engine 10, Truck 3 into this building. KCFD did however always provide the manpower for the Insurance Patrol. It was decommisoned in 1979 when the current 10's opened at 9th and The Paso. From 1979 until 1990 it was the city garage sale barn. Then in 1990 we starting using it as the Fire Mesuem and recently moved into Union Station. This building is being torn down to make way for a park. The current City Adminstratior does not want a Fire Mesuem in his park nor does he really like the fire department.

[MFD76]

[quote name='SLCPDEXPLORER' post='272871' date='Jan 10 2009, 11:09 ']Located this at Vine St. @ 21st st.

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Black archive now.



Ex: FH11 Pumper 11 Car 102



BC's in KCFD are called Cars 102-108 are shift BC's, 101 is the Shift Deputy Chief. 109 Aiport BC 08-1700 M-F, 110 Haz-Mat BC 08-1700 M-F

[MFD76]

[quote name='SLCPDEXPLORER' post='272861' date='Jan 10 2009, 10:57 ']KCFD

Station 29, 1414 E 63rd

Unknown Pumper

Truck 11

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Pumper 29

[MFD76]

[quote name='SLCPDEXPLORER' post='272852' date='Jan 10 2009, 10:50 ']Hope you dont mind if I post a couple KCFD stations. I made a trip across the state in August of 2007.



KCFD Station 10, 1505 E 9th

Pumper 10

Truck 3

Command Center



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This command center was purchsed with Federal USAIS money so it can respond metro wide and is the second-out command center for KCFD. Command 1 the EVI at FH47/Fire Acadmey is the primary command center. FH10 is also where the Deputy Car 101 is based and from 1979-1997 some what refered as the Central Fire House. It used to house Pumper 10, Squad 10, Car 101, Truck 3, Air1, Command 1 and while 8's was being rehabed in 1993 Pumper 8 and Car 102.

[MFD76]

[quote name='MFD 61 KS' post='272964' date='Jan 10 2009, 18:03 ']Black archive now.



Ex: FH11 Pumper 11 Car 102



BC's in KCFD are called Cars 102-108 are shift BC's, 101 is the Shift Deputy Chief. 109 Aiport BC 08-1700 M-F, 110 Haz-Mat BC 08-1700 M-F[/quote]



Engine 11 in the KCFD was the segrated engine company. This was an all African American Fire House into the late 1960's it was first due to the 18th and Vine area of the famous KC Jazz area. Engine 11 became known as Pumper in 1967 as did all of the Engine's. In 1980 it moved to 32nd and Indiana at the newly reloacted Fire House 18 home of Pumper 18, Truck 5, Pumper 11. 18 had been a stand alone engine as with 11 and Truck 5 was stationed with Pumper 12 and Car 104. This was all part of the now failed fire improvment plan. In 1982 Pumper 18, 11 recieved new white over lime green. American LaFrance Century Series and order of six or seven. In 1990 Pumer 11 was one of the lucky companies to recieve a red repaint in the new white over red paint and ended the white over lime green era 1975-1990. In 1996 as a cost saving mesure all four double engine houses 7,17,18,23 were changed Pumpers 11,12, 31 became Rescues 11,12,31 and Pumper 2 was a year later disbaned and reopend as Pumper 3 at 111 and North Oak. Sad because Pumper 2 was the oldest inservice Engine Company, it was opened when the KCFD was estiblished as Dr. Lykins Steam Engine Co. 2. Again three years ago Rescue 11 was disbanded with Rescue 7, 12, 16. So that is the scoop.



Stay Safe, Rick

[MFD76]

Retired Wichita, Kansas Fire Depeartment Fire House 2 Downtown

[MFD76]

Retired Wichita, Kansas Fire Department No 2

[MFD76]

Wichita, Kansas Fire Department Retired Fire House 6. This is now the Kansas State Fire Musuem and by the govner is the Offical Fire Museum of Kansas. It sits next door to the current WFD No. 2 that opened in 1983.



They also have a Memorial that is decticated to all of the Fallen Firefighters in Kansas. It is shown in the photos.



This Musuem should be a stop on your list if traveling through Kansas.

[MFD76]

Leawood, Kansas Fire Department Fire House 1