“Wichita Fire Department”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The Wichita Fire Department (WFD) is the local government agency responsible for protecting the citizens and property of Wichita, Kansas from fires and fire hazards. In addition to this the organization provides basic life support coverage along with Sedgwick County EMS. Organized in 1886, the Wichita Fire Department currently operates out of 22 Fire Stations, located throughout the city, organized into 4 Battalions employing 412 paid, full-time firefighters. The WFD currently operates a fire apparatus fleet of 17 Engines, 4 Trucks, 3 Quints, 2 Ladders, 14 Squads, 1 Heavy Rescue, 1 Mobile Air Unit, 1 Command Van, 1 Utility Truck, 1 USAR Trailer, 1 Fireground Rehabilitation(Rehab.) Unit, 1 Hazardous Materials(Haz-Mat.) Unit, 1 Water Tender, and numerous other special, support and reserve units.

In August 2016, the Wichita Fire Department commemorated their 130th anniversary with recognition of firefighter of the year and reported that they receive 60,000 to 70,000 phone calls a year.^[1] In 2010, the Department responded to over 44,000 emergency calls.

Fire Station Locations and Apparatus

Below is a complete listing of all fire station and apparatus locations in the city of Wichita according to Battalion.^[4]^[5]

1st Battalion

Engine Company

Truck Company

Squad Unit

Special Unit

Battalion

Address

Engine 1

Truck 1

Squad 1

Mobile Air 1, Command Van 1

Battalion 1

731 N. Main

Engine 4

Squad 4

Heavy Rescue 4, Utility Truck 4, USAR Trailer

2423 W. Irving

Engine 7

Squad 7

Rehab 7

2346 N. Coolidge

Engine 10

Squad 10

Haz-Mat 10

2950 E. 21st St.

2nd Battalion

Engine Company

Truck Company

Squad Unit

Battalion

Address

Engine 2

Truck 2

Squad 2

1240 S. Broadway

Engine 5

Squad 5

257 N. Hillside

Engine 11

Squad 11

1845 George Washington Blvd.

Engine 12

Squad 12

3443 S. Meridian

Engine 19

Squad 19

4440 S. Broadway

Engine 22

Squad 22

Battalion 2

2659 S. Hydraulic

3rd Battalion

Engine Company

Truck Company

Squad Unit

Battalion

Address

Engine 6

1010 N. 143rd St.

Engine 9

Truck 3

Battalion 3

350 S. Edgemoor

Ladder 2

Squad 14

6408 E. Farmview

Engine 15

Squad 15

7923 E. Lincoln

Engine 18

2808 N. Webb Rd.

Quint 20

2255 S. Greenwich

4th Battalion

Engine Company

Truck Company

Squad Unit

Special Unit

Battalion

Address

Engine 3

3261 N. Broadway

Engine 8

Squad 8

661 N. Elder

Engine 13

3162 W. 42nd St.

Engine 16

Truck 4

Battalion 4

1632 N. Tyler

Ladder 1

Squad 17

Tender 1

10651 W. Maple

Engine 21

2110 N. 135th St.

References

1. ^{{cite web|title=KMUW|url=http://kmuw.org/post/130-wichita-fire-department-better-equipped-weve-ever-been|website=At 130, Wichita Fire Department 'Better Equipped Than We've Ever Been|publisher=KMUW|date=31 August 2016|accessdate=31 August 2016}}
2. ^http://www.wichita.gov/Government/Departments/Fire/Pages/default.aspx
3. ^http://www.wichita.gov/Government/Departments/Fire/Pages/AboutUs.aspx
4. ^http://www.wichitafire.org/node/65
5. ^http://www.wichita.gov/Government/Departments/Fire/Pages/Stations.aspx