In 2021 Topeka Fire Department received a generous donation from a prominent family in Topeka. The gift was the opportunity to receive a comfort dog. Her name is Molly and Training Officer Lt. Robbie Forman is her handler. She is now a big part of the TFD family
Malachi Brown with the Baxter Springs Fire Department in Baxter Springs, Kansas died October 15, 2021, while on duty. Find out more about this incident at https://t.co/FWuNN3NrlA.
Please keep the Baxter Springs Fire Department in your thoughts and prayers
Fire Prevention Week. Please remember to check your smoke detectors, CO detectors, your home escape plans and remember "Know the Sounds of Fire Safety."
A big thank you to Kansas Insurance, Wendy’s, and Paradise Donuts for providing chili to all the Topeka fire stations this week in honor of fire prevention week. @KansasInsurance@Wendys
From 2017 to 2019, cooking fires were the leading cause of residential building fires and accounted for 51% of all residential fires, responded to by U.S. fire departments. Cooking fires were the leading cause of residential building fire injuries.
I had a very special person come visit me with a donation. 80 years young Larry Ross Madden wanted to present the fire department with a pair of binoculars.
I want to thank him for this very generous donation 😃
Congratulations to TFD Captain Rachel Hawkinson-Penny who received the Topeka-Above-Beyond (TAB) award for the work she has done in leading the way our new program "Camp Courage" which gives young females an inside look at becoming a firefighter.