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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Click here to view the 2018 annual report for the Atchison Fire Department  

Atchison Firefighters participated in the 9/11 memorial stair climb at the Epic Center in Wichita KS.

The Atchison community mourns the loss of former Fire Chief, Michael E. McDermed, who passed away after a courageous battle with brain cancer on Thursday, March30, 2017. Chief McDermed served the [...]