Wichita Fire Department


The Wichita Fire Department provide fire response and basic life support services for Wichita, Kansas. Organized in 1886, the WFD operates out of 22 Fire Stations organized into four Battalions employing over 400 paid, full-time firefighters.
The WFD operates a fire apparatus fleet of 19 Engines, five Trucks, two Ladders, 14 Squads, one Heavy Rescue, one Mobile Air Unit, one Command Van, one Utility Truck, one USAR Trailer, one Fireground Rehabilitation Unit, one Hazardous Materials Unit, one Water Tender, and several other special,support and reserve units. WFD provides basic life support coverage along with Sedgwick County EMS.
In 2010, the Wichita Fire Department responded to over 44,000 emergency calls. In August 2016, the Wichita Fire Department commemorated their 130th anniversary with recognition of firefighter of the year and reported that they receive 60,000 to 70,000 phone calls a year. In 2010, the Department responded to over 44,000 emergency calls.

Fire Station Locations and Apparatus

Below is a complete listing of all Wichita Fire Department fire station and apparatus locations in the city of Wichita according to Battalion.

1st Battalion

Engine CompanyTruck CompanySquad UnitSpecial UnitBattalionAddress
Engine 1Truck 1Squad 1Mobile Air 1Battalion 1731 N. Main
Engine 4Squad 4Rescue 1, Utility Truck 4 w/ USAR Trailer2423 W. Irving
Engine 7Squad 7Rehab 72346 N. Coolidge
Engine 10Rescue 2 2950 E. 21st St.

2nd Battalion

Engine CompanyTruck CompanySquad UnitBattalionAddress
Engine 2Truck 2Squad 21240 S. Broadway
Engine 5Squad 5257 N. Hillside
Engine 11Squad 111845 George Washington Blvd
Engine 12Squad 123443 S. Meridian
Engine 19Squad 194440 S. Broadway
Engine 22Squad 22Battalion 22659 S. Hydraulic

3rd Battalion

Engine CompanyTruck CompanySquad UnitBattalionAddress
Sedgwick County Fire District #1 Engine 38Squad 61010 N. 143rd St.
Engine 9Truck 3Battalion 3350 S. Edgemoor
Ladder 14Squad 146408 E. Farmview
Engine 15Squad 157923 E. Lincoln
Engine 18Truck 52808 N. Webb Rd.
Engine 202255 S. Greenwich

4th Battalion

Engine CompanyTruck CompanySquad UnitSpecial UnitBattalionAddress
Engine 33261 N. Broadway-
Engine 8Squad 8661 N. Elder
Engine 13Command 13162 W. 42nd St.
Engine 16Truck 4Battalion 41632 N. Tyler
Ladder 17Squad 17Tender 110651 W. Maple
Engine 212110 N. 135th St.