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At least two explosions Thursday from propane tanks in south Wichita caused a 50-foot ball of flame to shoot up in the air, the Wichita Fire Department said Friday. A propane tank also was shot ...
The 31-year-old responded to the detached garage fire at 9:06 p.m. on June 2. He is the only full-time person in the volunteer department. A fire truck with volunteers was a couple minutes behind him.
A Wichita firefighter searches through the window of an apartment complex where a fire killed a woman and injured three other people on Oct. 13. (Courtesy photo/Wichita Fire Department)
Two days later, on December 17, the North Wichita Fire was fully contained, with a burned area of 7,572 acres (3,064 ha). The wildfire destroyed five structures and cost approximately $46,000 (2021 USD). Another but smaller wildfire, the Wichita County Fire, was contained a day later on December 18 with a burned area of 782 acres (316 ha).
The Wichita Police Department, established in 1871, is the city's law enforcement agency. With over 800 employees, including more than 600 commissioned officers, it is the largest law enforcement agency in Kansas. The Wichita Fire Department, organized in 1886, operates 22 stations throughout the city.
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The Wichita firefighters’ union is calling for an independent investigation of “several significant and devastating errors” by Sedgwick County 911 in an apartment fire that killed 22-year ...
American LaFrance ( ALF) was an American vehicle manufacturer which focused primarily on the production of fire engines, ladder trucks, and emergency apparatus such as ambulance and rescue vehicles. Originally located in Elmira, New York, the final iteration of the company was located in Summerville, South Carolina.