Operational area | |
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Country | United States |
State | Missouri |
City | Kansas City |
Agency overview[1] | |
Annual budget | $188 million (2019) |
Staffing | Career |
Fire chief | Ross Grundyson (interim) |
IAFF | 42, 3808 |
Facilities and equipment[2] | |
Battalions | 7 |
Stations | 35 |
Engines | 33 |
Tillers | 3 |
Platforms | 9 |
Squads | 12 |
Rescues | 3 |
Ambulances | 27 static, 5 ALS dynamic, 5 BLS dynamic |
HAZMAT | 1 |
Airport crash | 5 |
Wildland | 3 |
Rescue boats | 2 |
Light and air | 1 |
Website | |
Official website | |
IAFF website |
The Kansas City Fire Department provides fire protection and emergency medical service for Kansas City, Missouri, and under contract to Village of the Oaks, Village of Oakwood Park, and Village of Oakwood. It provides fire protection only under contract to City of Lake Waukomis, City of Platte Woods, City of Weatherby Lake, and Village of Ferrelview. In addition, it provides EMS support under contract for the City of Riverside.[3] It operates 35 fire stations, one dedicated EMS operations facility housing dynamically deployed ambulances, organized into seven battalions and cover 318 square miles (820 km2).