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George Consider Hale (1849-1923) was fire chief in Kansas City, Missouri from 1882 to 1902. [1] During this time he competed in the international firemen competition in Paris, and another in London in 1893. [1] [2] He was also the holder of more than 60 patents for fire fighting equipment. [1] He is an honoree of Kansas City Fire Brigade's Hall ...
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]
George C. Hale was born on October 28, 1849. He was a well travelled and prolific inventor, engineer and Fire Chief of Kansas City, Missouri from 1882 until retiring in 1902. Interested in the use of film, Hale came across William Keefe who had conceived the idea of an imitation railway passenger car on a circular platform that would remain ...
The Kansas City Council approved a $1.3 million settlement Tuesday afternoon for a 61-year-old Kansas City firefighter and paramedic who filed multiple suits against the department after years of ...
The Kansas City Fire Department estimated Brinker responded to nearly 20,000 calls during his 11 years with the department. Funeral services for Kyle Brinker take place on Wednesday, Sept. 25 ...
The U.S. Department of Justice notified Kansas City in mid-2021 that it was investigating racial discrimination within the Kansas City Fire Department.. The public only became aware of the federal ...
George C. Hale, Chief of the Kansas City Fire Department and inventor of the Hale tower and the automatic harness, demonstrated the first heat sensitive automatic fire alarm system.
Fire damages historic Warwick Theatre near 39th and Main streets in Kansas City’s Midtown. ... The fire department received a call shortly before 5 a.m. that there was a possible fire at the ...