The Fort Osage Fire Protection District is a career emergency services district which provides fire protection, paramedic ambulance service, special rescue, hazardous materials and a variety of non-emergency service to patrons within 110 square miles of north-eastern Jackson county 20 minutes east of Kansas City, Missouri. Protection is provide to cities of Buckner, Levasy, Sibley, River Bend, and part of un-incorporated Jackson County.
The fire district borders Liberty on the north, Kansas City, Independence and Sugar Creek on the west, Central Jackson County FPD and Sni Valley FPD on the south and Wellington-Napoleon FPD on the east. The fire district is proud to have mutual aid agreements with each of these in an effort to support each other during high call volumes.
Coverage is provided out of three facilities: Station 1/Headquarters in Buckner, Station 2 at Blue Mills and Koger Road, and Station 3 in Salem East Subdivision. Station 1 & 3 are staffed 24 hours a day, while station 2 is utilized by off-duty and volunteer personnel.
The district is staffed with 30 personnel and up to 12 volunteers that are crossed trained in fire protection and emergency medical as either an emergency medical technician or paramedic operating 4 engine companies, 3 ambulances, ladder truck, tankers and brush rigs. Fire protection ratings are a class 5 within 5 road miles from the nearest fire station and a class 10 outside of five miles.
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