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Title
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George Hale
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Description
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Photos, illustrations, and descriptions of the fire chief George Consider Hale, or George Hale, and his firefighting inventions. Description of him as being born in New York in 1849 and arriving in Kansas City in 1863 as an engineer, assisting Octave Chanute in the construction of the Hannibal Bridge from 1866 to 1869, and succeeding Colonel Frank Foster as the Kansas City's second fire chief in 1882.
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Date
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1893
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Half a Century on the Front Line
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Description
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Article about Kansas City's longest serving firefighter, Louie Martin, who after 51 years has decided to retire. His last shift happened to be Thursday night's fire at the Westport Presbyterian Church. "Martin, 75, said he has seen many changes to the profession."
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Date
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2011-12-31
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Kansas City Firemen
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Description
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Exterior view of Kansas City firemen with equipment in use at the Campbell Glass and Paint building at 11th and Hickory streets. Building appears to have been on fire and is timed at 2:35 a.m. (Found in scrapbook on page 26.)
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Date
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1893-03-30
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Negro Named a Fire Chief
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1960-11-30
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Fire Hose Demonstration
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Description
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Fire fighters and officials viewing a demonstration of a fire hose.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Fire Department Officials
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Description
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Unidentified Fire Department officials viewing demonstration of safety apparatus; notation on back of photo reads "Captain's Training School (Woodland School)."
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Fire Equipment Demonstration
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Description
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Unidentified official demonstrating fire fighting equipment to four unidentified firemen.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Fire Officials and Safety Equipment
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Description
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Twelve unidentified Fire Department officials standing in front of cars with safety equipment at their feet.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Fire Fighters
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Description
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Fire fighters unpacking breathing apparatus.
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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Building Fire
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Description
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Firemen extinguishing a smoldering fire that has destroyed an unidentified building. Several people are watching from a nearby street and filling station. There are several billboard advertisements in the background.
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Date
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1930~
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Object Type
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Negative
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Title
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Kansas City Fire Department
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Description
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Composite of five photographs of the Kansas City fire department. (1) Engine House No. 1 with nine identified firefighters by horse-drawn fire-fighting equipment; (2) Engine House No. 2 with nine identified firefighters by horse-drawn fire equipment; (3) Kansas City No. 3 with nine identified firefighters by horse-drawn fire equipment; (4) McGee H & L, No. 1 with four mostly unidentified fire fighters standing by hook and ladder fire equipment. In the middle of the composite is a portrait cameo of M. Burnet, Chief.
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Date
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1873~
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Object Type
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Photograph
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Title
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SC30-6 John C. Egner Fire Department Scrapbook Finding Aid
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Description
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John C. Egner was Fire Chief of the Kansas City Fire Department from 1906 to 1918. His name has been associated with this item. The scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, photographs, brochures, and various ephemeral items. It features the early years of the Kansas City, Missouri, Fire Department and chronicles the department's trips to London in 1893 and the Paris Exposition in 1900. The scrapbook also contains numerous pages of vaudeville/entertainment coverage. The scrapbook has been microfilmed and use is restricted to that medium.
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Date
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1880~/1940~
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Fire Department's Record Commended
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Description
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Short article with picture of Chief Hardwick, newly appointed chief of the fire department for his work improving efficiency of the department and lowering fire losses. Includes a table that "shows the record of total and per capita fire losses for the eight years preceding the establishment of the drill school and the eight following its establishment." Years shown are 1921-1928 and 1929-1936.
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Date
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1937-03-16
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Firefighters Change Rules for Gas Leaks
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Description
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Article announces that the Kansas City Fire Department has changed its procedures for how it responds to emergency calls involving natural gas leaks. It is stated that the changes have been made as a direct result of the JJ's Restaurant explosion in February of 2013. Kansas City Mayor Sly James is interviewed and discusses the need for the new policies.
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Date
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2013-03-15
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Report Surfaces in Fatal Explosion
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Description
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Article reports on new evidence that raises questions about the whereabouts of two security guards who were on duty during a 1988 construction site explosion that killed six firefighters. The testimony of the guards helped to convict the five defendants in the case, which is being reviewed by the Justice Department.
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Date
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2009-04-26
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Legacy Garden Honors Those Who Served Country, Community
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Description
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Mt. Olivet Cemetery on Blue Ridge Blvd. and Resurrection Cemetery on NE Cookingham Drive were chosen for the establishment of a new Legacy garden especially for "those who have served their country and those who have served their community--police, fire fighters and all first responders."
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Date
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2011-11-18
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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