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.


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Recent News

The Latest Happenings here at OlatheKids.org!


Puppy Rescue

Written by FF Dan on 06/30/2008

A firefighter holds a Shih-Tzu puppy that they rescued from an apartment home fire.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

Firefighters, like Firefighter Dan, wear special clothes to protect them when firefighting or helping people. When you have a question for a firefighter, just ask Firefighter Dan!

FF Dan is one of our favorite firefighters and he is happy to answer your question. 

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Learn about fire trucks with Firefighter Dan

Written by FF Dan on 06/30/2008

A fire engine from Olathe Fire Station #4.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.

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History

Written by FF Dan on 06/30/2008

A picture of Olathe firefighters and Prince, our first horse, in 1898.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…)