Fire News

Recently the Atchison Fire Department was awarded 2 separate grants for equipment. The Kansas Pipeline Association awarded the department  $3,000 for the purchase of equipment related to the [...]

The City of Atchison’s E-Community Program is pleased to announce a new loan to Presley Pierce Interiors, LLC. The startup retail and interior design company plans to remodel the space located at [...]

The Atchison Fire Department is now offering in-home safety inspections at the request of our citizens. These inspections will cover a variety of in-home safety for typical household hazards such [...]

Fire crews were called to 1629 US Hwy 59 for a report of a  fire. When they arrived, they found insulation around a grain bin on fire. The fire was quickly extinguished, and the cause was [...]

Looking back, 2020 was a year like no other. We were faced with challenges no one could foresee. We accepted this challenge proactively placing several protocols to protect our firefighters while [...]

City Commissioners unanimously approved a grant application that the Atchison Fire Department is submitting that would pay for 95% of a new mini-pumper truck – changing the way the department [...]

On Sunday, November 24th, Atchison Fire Department Lieutenant/EMT David Downing Jr. along with Firefighters Rick Vice, Blake Mispagel & Kimberly Rauch, responded just in time to deliver one [...]

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ATCHISON – Atchison firefighters recently learned that they will be receiving more than $100,000 from a federal grant, which will help the department buy new breathing equipment and a few sets of [...]