Travis Vaughn

Fire Chief Travis Vaughn City of Lenexa, KS. Follows/Re-Tweets are not endorsements by the City of Lenexa or its Fire Department.

[Travis Vaughn @LenexaFireChief]

On days like today, staying hydrated is key. LFD C5 setting the example.

[Lenexa Fire Dept. @LenexaFire]

Our Honor Guard was proud to present the Colors at the American Royal Association Rodeo this evening.

[Travis Vaughn @LenexaFireChief]

Enjoyed watching Battalion Chief Rauh and others sharing their high angle rope rescue wisdom with other members of the LFD the last couple days.

[Travis Vaughn @LenexaFireChief]

Excellent job by @KCMOFireDept and @KCKFDPIO in this morning’s #IAFC # FRI opening ceremony. As one of the oldest organizations in the country, the theme of this year’s conference is to Honor Tradition and Embrace Innovation.

[Travis Vaughn @LenexaFireChief]

Congratulations to the newest graduates of the @LenexaFire Citizens’ Fire Academy. Yesterday was the last of seven sessions, focused on the department’s fire and injury prevention efforts. Education included some fire behavior and suppression tactics to get the adrenaline going!

[Travis Vaughn @LenexaFireChief]

Glad to have an opportunity to congratulate the graduates of the @theSMSD Project Blue Eagle program. Keep working hard to earn your place in the best profession on the planet. Your futures are bright!

[Lenexa Fire Dept. @LenexaFire]

Last night’s Citizen’s Fire Academy class was not short of excitement. They got to cut a car apart and rappel out of our tower!

[Lenexa Fire Dept. @LenexaFire]

We had the honor of presenting the colors at the American Royal this evening. One of our firefighters sang the National Anthem and our Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor recipients were recognized.

[Travis Vaughn @LenexaFireChief]

Congratulations to these @LenexaFire members and others pictured below recognized today by @JoCoHeartSafe for their role in a successful cardiac arrest resuscitation. #CPRSavesLives #PulsePointApp #HandsOnlyCPR

[Travis Vaughn @LenexaFireChief]

Congratulations to the 2022 LFD award recipients. Proud of the exceptional work by the men and women of the LFD!

[Lenexa Fire Dept. @LenexaFire]

Here are a few more photos from our awards ceremony along with the program showing all our awards recipients. #lenexa

[Lenexa Fire Dept. @LenexaFire]

Citizen's Fire Academy registration is open!! Spots are very limited so enroll soon. The program runs from April 6th- May 18th. Visit https://t.co/gNetoVyemX for more information and to sign up.

[Travis Vaughn @LenexaFireChief]

Proud of the commitment these 13 @LenexaFire members have made to the organization by participating in the Officer Academy and of staff for creating this opportunity for them. Day 1 of 4 off to a good start. #lenexa

[Lenexa Fire Dept. @LenexaFire]

This past weekend, Lieutenant Wells was memorialized on the Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial at the Kansas Fire Museum in Wichita.

[Travis Vaughn @LenexaFireChief]

What a great turnout by our community. Thank you for participating. Look forward to using your feedback to make it even better next year!

[Lenexa Fire Dept. @LenexaFire]

Thank you to everyone who made our open house a success!! Please take a minute to fill out a survey about the event at https://t.co/zm2b4NTmZp Last, if you have any photos you’d like to share with us, please leave them in the comments below or tag us @lenexafire

[Travis Vaughn @LenexaFireChief]

Miss this great fire officer and a gem of a human being.

[Lenexa Fire Dept. @LenexaFire]

Today marks the third anniversary of the passing of Lieutenant Michael Wells. One of the ways we have chosen to honor Lt. Wells is by placing his ID number (150) on the badge of our Honor Guard.

[Travis Vaughn @LenexaFireChief]

@LenexaFire Chief Officer staff spending the day together working through various initiatives, policy decisions, and future plans. #teamwork

[Travis Vaughn @LenexaFireChief]

Privileged to serve the #Lenexa Community working alongside some really tremendous people.

[Lenexa Fire Dept. @LenexaFire]

We are so proud to be accredited for the fifth time! Read the full story at: https://t.co/UOQZydA5gY

[Lenexa Fire Dept. @LenexaFire]

8 week academy ✅ Badge pinning ceremony ✅ These recruits are now firefighters! Congratulations! #lenexa

[Travis Vaughn @LenexaFireChief]

B-Shift doing work and getting better at their craft! Focus of today’s training is on a simulated firefighter rescue from a basement accessed from a daylight window well.

[Lenexa Fire Dept. @LenexaFire]

Please join us in congratulating Ben Cernech on his promotion to Battalion Chief!