Kansas and Missouri

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second Lawrence Fire Department Fire House 4 built 2006 on Warkursa Drive



Quint 4, Medic 4

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first Lawrence Fire House 5 and third location for Fire Headquarters built 2006



This station was built with donated land by the KU Endowment. For years the University wanted a Fire House on Campus that could house the Truck Company. This location is actually the near the center of Lawrence so it made since to house the Truck Company here. This build also has up stairs Fire Headquarters and a large community training room.



2006-current Engine 5, Ladder 5, Medic 5, Batt. 1, Engine 6 (Reserve), Medic (Reserve), Haz-Mat 5

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Another View

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Firefighter Statue infront of the Headquarters entrance. Odd the Helment Front has M-5 for Medic 5 on it instead of E-5 or L-5.

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Side View, it is very impressive



Note: The 8lb floor axe in his hand and even shows detail of the Scott SCBA and Shelby Fire Gloves.

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View of the Fire Headquarters side up the hill.



The buildings are connected by an elevator and stairs but are not build on top.

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New logo 2005-Current. Reflects more Fire Service than old logo in next post. Lawrence has even been made larger to reflect the Fire Department. Even the fire helment fronts say Lawrence again instead of LDCFM. We all believe it is only a matter time before the rigs say Fire Department once again.

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OLD 1997-2005 Logo. This was developed by taking the Lawrence Eagle head and adding the star of life after the merger in 1997.

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Consolidated Fire District Two (CFD2) Fire House Three (Prairie Village, Kansas) Kansas City Metro.



Home of Engine 3 (23) and Truck 3 (23)



The Condensed Version. CFD2 was formed in 1947 as the first fully career fire department in Johnson County, Kansas. They were created to protect landmark developer JC Nichols new development city/community called Prairie Village and Mission Hills, Kansas. JC Nichols created the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City and developed Prairie Village as a new community for returning vetrans from WWII to start families. It is a bedroom community with cape cod style homes and boarders the elite area called Mission Hills were the Ward Family founders of Russell Stover Candies and Ewing Kuffman founder of the Royals Basball club once lived. CFD2 started as Mission Twp Two at 63rd and Mission Raod in 1947 with two shifts A,B and two Engine's a Mack-E and Chevy-Central. In 1955 in south Praire Village Mission Twp Three was formed in a dairy barn at 83rd and Mission RD with two shifts A,B and two American LaFrance 700 series Engines. A year later Mission Twp Three moved into the new fire house pictured below at 90th and Roe. Although they had operated seperatly since 1955 they shared the Fire Chief.In 1962 both Fire District combine to form Consolidted Fire District Two. in 1987 the addtion was added of two bays and later one bay became the current office. In 1989 CFD2 combine again with Mission Fire Department and gained a third fire house. Today they operate three engines and two trucks (Tower and Ladder) with one BC from three fire houses. This is the second oldest fire house in Johnson County, Leawood FH1 is the first.

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Note the smaller number 2 this is were the 3 was removed in 1963 when the fire district merged.

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Rear

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Used with premission from CFD2. It is framed on their wall in the day room.

credit: Kansas City Star News Paper



This is the opening day photo from 1956 of Fire House Three with the gleming American LaFrance 700 series twin matching engines.

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CFD 2 Fire House Three Logo in the bay hallway.

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Got any shots of Hutchinson, Ks station's ? Thanks DF

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[quote name='The Commish' post='309061' date='May 26 2009, 21:15 ']Got any shots of Hutchinson, Ks station's ? Thanks DF[/quote]



I do only of Fire House One. They are from my 35mm on film from a few years ago, I will look for them. Hutch is a nice department with seven fire houses. The union web site has current fire house photos and their tech rescue station 4 has a web page. The guys from fours are great. Sorry I could not be more help. Hutch is four hours from KC and most of the drive is two lane highway, not super easy from KC. It is a fun city though with the Cosmosphere and Salt Mines. One of my bestfriends got married last year in Hutch but with such a tight time frame and entertaining my girlfriend no fire house stops were made. Stay Safe, Rick



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www.hfd4.com

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Hutchison, Kansas Fire Department Fire House One



Home of Quint 1, Squad 1, and Batt. 1



Prior 1988 Engine 1, Ladder 1, and Batt. 1





The orginal fire house is in the photo to the left noticed the bricked up doors. The older portion housed horse drawn equipment. A large gym sits about the old fire house and is accesed from the new addtion by a sliding freight door on the second floor in the dayroom. The current addtion was a WPA project with two fire poles.

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Side View of newer addtion WPA project. Note hose tower.

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Pole from Dayroom down between Squad and Quint. Note the sign.

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Cage in Dayroom for previous photo.

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Pole from bunkroom down by Batt Chief.