Welcome
Welcome to OlatheKids.org where you can learn about safety, firefighters and more!!
This Olathe (KS) Fire Department site made possible by a 2004 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant award.
Games
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Recent News
The Latest Happenings here at OlatheKids.org!
Puppy Rescue
Written by FF Dan on 06/30/2008
This video is from a real fire where everyone escaped safely and no one was hurt. Firefighters rescued a family pet and put the fire out in less than 10 minutes. (more…)
Got a Question? Ask Firefighter Dan!
Written by FF Dan on 06/30/2008
Learn about fire trucks with Firefighter Dan
Written by FF Dan on 06/30/2008
There are different kinds of fire trucks that firefighters use to help people. Some are big, some are small.
Firefighters use fire trucks everyday. In Olathe, four pumper engines, three quints (pumpers with a large ladder on top) and one rescue truck, along with several staff vehicles and specialty units like “HazMat,” are used by firefighters each day.
History
Written by FF Dan on 06/30/2008
The Olathe Fire Department was organized in 1871 after fires destroyed several buildings on the town square. Because of the fires, the City Council created the Olathe Hook & Ladder Company, Olathe’s first group of firefighters, to protect people and property. (more…)