Kansas and Missouri

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Here is a better photo of the harness system for the horses. Stars held the harness with rop feeding through the holes. Note pully and at back were the raising rope came through the celing.

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Ramp paint

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Fort Scott Fire House Two. opened 2009



Ladder 1 and Rescue 1 respond from this fire house with Engine 1, 2, 3 responding from Fire House One.



There are two career firemen assigned each shift.

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Rear

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Nevada, Missouri Fire Department



built 1951



At the time Nevada did not own an aerial so the bays were built for three engines. The fire house is extremely small and they have out grown it and would like a new fire house. Some fire units are stored behind the fire house in an old building.



Rescue Truck and Engine are up front

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Rear bay of Nevada, Missouri Fire Department



Rear bay is the Brush Truck directly behind the Rescue

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Nevada, Missouri Fire Department addtional storage building behind fire house.



This building houses the Quint, Tanker, Reserve Engine, and Gator.

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Here are some addtional photos of Winfield, Kansas Fire Department



This is the oldest inservice fire house in Kansas 1886.

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North View showing the whole fire house.



North bays were added later.

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Fire Pole One

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Fire Pole Two

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Potawatomi Tribal, Kansas Fire Department (north or Topeka, Kansas on US75) They protect the reservation and a casino. Pictured is the old volunteer fire house and new career fire house.



They started in the early 1990's as a volunteer fire department for the reservation and expanded to fully career when the casino was built in the early 2000's. They have seven firemen per shift which is a mix of FF/EMT and FF/Parmedic. They staff one engine one ambulance and have crosstaffing for another ambulance, engine, tanker, or 100ft tower.

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Potawatomi Tribal, Kansas Fire Department Now storage at one time the volunteer fire house.



The Ford C ALF pictured far right was their origanal fire unit and was just on gov deals.

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Potawatomi Tribal, Kansas Fire Department



Career Fire House

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Abilene, Kansas Fire Department (eight career firemen two per shift a 40hr chief and asst chief and five-ten volunteer firemen for the county fire district.)



This is an intresting fire house, note the orginal bays attached to the city building. One bay was closed and one is still open. Then note the addtional two bays added in the 1960's or 1970's.



The closed bay is two floors now housing offices on ground then the dayroom kitchen on middle note windows. Above is the orginal building second floor note large windows but due to height should be the third floor. The one fire pole is a 40-45ft slide. When the new bays were added the orginal second floor was gutted of the dayroom, kitchen, bunkroom and refinished into a new bunkroom and large closet. They still use the orginal stair case which is very neat to acess the sceond floor.



Abilene went public safety (police as firemen) in the late 1970's and the career firemen were reduced to three drivers. In the late 1990's the fire department returned and six firemen were rehired. Now fire and police are seperate.

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One orginal bay and newer bays.



1999 HME 1871 Ferrera and 1997 HME SFO Central States both are Engines. A 75ft 1986 Pierce Dash Quint sits behind the 1999 HME Ferrera.

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Abilene Fire Pole

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Abilene Fire Pole note the door added for access off of the middle floor of the closed bay.

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Abilene Fire Pole top from current bunkroom. A long slide.

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[quote name='MFD 61 KS' post='310929' date='Jun 3 2009, 23:35 ']Here are some addtional photos of Winfield, Kansas Fire Department



This is the oldest inservice fire house in Kansas 1886.[/quote]

My old chief retired as their captain a few years back. You know anyone from Winfield?