Fire News

The City of Atchison is interested in finding individuals to fill terms on the following boards and commissions.  Board                                                 Requirement                [...]

Atchison Fire Department, Lieutenant, David Downing Jr., was recently awarded a letter of commendation for his life saving actions in the early morning hours of February 12th  2022 when Lt. [...]

At approximately 12:44 Thursday afternoon, 02/03/22, our Fire Department was dispatched to 1418 Kansas Ave. for a report of a house on fire. When crews arrived, they found the rear of the two [...]

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 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 [...]