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Fire departments in the state of Missouri, United States. Pages in category "Fire departments in Missouri" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
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City Hose Company No. 9, also known as City Fire Station No. 9 , is a historic fire station located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was designed by the architect Edmond Jacques Eckel (1845–1934) and built in 1901. It is a picturesque two-story, brick building and features a decorative oriel window. [2]: 1–2
The department is also the second oldest professional and fully paid fire department in the United States. [5] [6] The STLFD is responsible for 66.6 square miles (172 km 2) and has a population of approximately 294,890 with a daytime population of over 2 million. [2] The Fire Department Division is a division of the St. Louis Public Safety ...
The Kansas City Fire Department first originated with the formation of volunteer bucket brigades as early as 1858. Church bells rung to signal a fire alarm and members would assemble at the scene to help. In 1867, the city abandoned the voluntary bucket brigade for a paid fire department, and Colonel Frank Foster was elected as its first chief. [4]
Squires is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States. Squires is located approximately 9 miles (14 km) south of Ava on Route 5 at the intersection with Route JJ. The Squires fire tower is located one-quarter mile to the southwest, at an elevation of 1,517 feet (462 m).
Lanton is an unincorporated community in southern Howell County, Missouri, United States. [1] It is located on Missouri Route 17 between Missouri Route 142 and the Arkansas line approximately one mile to the south. [2] A post office called Lanton was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1977. [3]
Olympian Village is serviced by the part paid, part volunteer, Hematite Fire Protection District which operates a station nearby, about halfway between Olympian Village and nearby Festus. Olympian Village was served by its own police department, which was a volunteer program until 2005, when state and federal grants allowed for a full-time ...