THE WICHITA, KANSAS, FIRE DEPARTMENT is celebrating its 123rd birthday this month and they decided to invite the citizens over for a big open-house event at all 22 stations yesterday. There was a big turnout as folks came by to say hello and visit with their firefighters. Helping add to the festive day is the fact that the FD opened three new stations this year.
KAKE-TV has this nice video report that includes some old newsreel coverage from two of the department’s most tragic fires:



















































Recent Comments