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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]
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 city told several non-white and female applicants last December that the search for a new fire chief was suspended without explaining why. KC’s ‘interim’ fire chief has had job nearly 2 ...
A deputy chief of the Kansas City, Kansas, Fire Department, who last year was accused of leadership failures by the union, has been placed on leave, according to an internal announcement.. First ...
The newspaper has been in publication since 1901, six years prior to Oklahoma statehood. [2] The publication was previously owned by several members of the Wade Family of Elk City, including Elizabeth Wade (2011–2018), Larry R. Wade [1] (1969–2011), and Paul R. Wade [2] (193x–1972).
A change in hiring policy instructs the city manager to reconsider whether college degrees are “strictly necessary” for some jobs . Kansas City’s next fire chief won’t need a college ...
Fire Department Headquarters; Fire Station #2, at 1020 Central Ave. in Kansas City, Missouri, was built in 1905–06. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1] It was designed by architect Albert Turney in Beaux Arts style. [2]