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Title: Fire Department Headquarters
Description: File containing a National Register of Historic Places nomination form for the Fire Department Headquarter building at 1020 Central Street.
Object Type: Report

Title: Municipal Art Commission Seeks Proposals from Professional Artists
Description: Proposals for "works of art for seven of the city's newest fire stations."
Date: 1980-07
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: The Dream Ride
Description: The "Castle's View" column features John Broski and his huge collection of fire department memorabilia. The collection includes a 300-pound fire hydrant sitting on his porch, fire trucks, hoses and nozzles, fire axes, alarm pull boxes, fire dogs, Smokey the Bear, etc. "Overland Park is trying to start a fire department museum at the Deanna Rose Farmstead. If they succeed, the Broski's wonderful collection may some day grace their shelves for all to see." Includes picture of Broski standing by part of his collection.
Date: 2006-12-20
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Historic Fire Station
Description: Featured in the "Featurehome" section of the newspaper is a historic fire station for sale located at the corner of St. John and Elmwood in the Northeast area. Article states it was constructed in the late 1800s as Fire Station 23 and was de-commissioned in the late 1970s. It was also known as the Owl Center.
Date: 2004-01-14
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: New Fire Station for Westport, Plaza Taking Shape
Description: Article about the new Kansas City Fire Station No. 19 being built in Westport. Includes artist's rendering of the station. It will be located just north of St. Luke's Hospital at 43rd Street and Bridger Road and will replace existing stations No. 19 at 4012 Washington St. and No. 32 at 4928 Main St. ''The project was designed by Shaughnessy, Fickel and Scott Architects and is being built by J.E. Dunn Construction Co.''
Date: 2006-01-04
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Fire Station 23 Rededicated
Description: Thanks to Kansas City voters who approved a quarter-cent sales tax in August 2001, Fire Station 23 at 4777 Independence Ave. is the latest station to receive upgrades to make it a modern and comfortable facility. A rededication ceremony was held on December 12 for the $4 million project. Article tells what the improvements were to the station and includes a picture of the station.
Date: 2006-12-20
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: New Church in Old Office
Description: Photo and article about the two churches or temples at the intersection of Elmwood and Saint John Avenues in Northeast Kansas City. The first a Muslim mosque and the second "a renovated fire station" restored as "Jesus, Light of the World Church" at 4603 Saint John Avenue, led by Reverend J. Michael Diaz.
Date: 2001-08-08
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Red Hot Response
Description: Article describes the successful efforts of Rick Bumgardner and Don Fields to convert Rosedale's Fire Station Number 1, an historic building located at the corner of I-35 and Mission Road, into a living space. The building, which combined a fire house with a city hall and jail, was built in 1912, and auctioned off to the public in 1998.
Date: 2004-07
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: It's a Long Way from the Bucket Brigade
Description: Nation's only combined fire training academy, maintenance shop, and fire station.
Date: 1966-09
Object Type: Magazine Article

Title: Negro Named a Fire Chief
Description: Biographical article about the promotion of Raymond Daniel, "2339 Wabash Avenue, to battalion chief" of the Kansas City Fire Department. Daniel joined the department in 1945, became captain in 1952, and organized firefighting departments in Liberia in 1953.
Date: 1960-11-30
Object Type: Newspaper Article

Title: Fire Department Station No. 6
Description: Kansas City Fire Department Station No. 6 building under construction at 2600 N.E. Parvin Road. "This station opened in 1956. . .[and] was the first fire station to be built north of the Missouri River.... This is the fourth Fire Station No. 6 since 1883" (Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department 1868-1006, Vol. IV, 2007, page 62, MVSC F 628.92 K1652).
Date: 1956
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fire Station and Engine
Description: Fire engine on the street in front of Fire Station 17, located at 3033 Holmes.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fire Station
Description: View of open garage of Fire Station #30 of the Kansas City, Missouri Fire Department, located at 7538 Prospect Avenue. Architects Seligson & Eggen received an award for their use of color and graphics in the design of this building.
Date: 1970
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fire Station
Description: Full frontal view of unidentified station, located next to Presbyterian church.
Date: 1890
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Firemen at Central Fire Station
Description: Group portrait of firemen in formation outside front of department headquarters (Central Fire Station); located at 11th and Central.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Central Fire Station
Description: Full frontal view of Central Fire Station building (department headquarters).
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Fire Station Number 17
Description: Architectural rendering showing full frontal view of Fire Station Number 17; located at 3033 Holmes.
Object Type: Photograph

Title: Independence Names First Woman Fire Chief
Description: Sandra Schiess was named the new fire chief in Independence, Missouri. She appears to be the first woman in the Kansas City area to lead a fire department. She came to Independence in 2000 as assistant fire chief of administration.
Date: 2005-07-08
Object Type: Newspaper Article

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