Electrical Fire Involving a Space Heater Damages Home Wednesday, November 22, 2023 | Views: 4675 | Categories: Fire Department Press Releases Electrical Fire Involving a Space Heater Damages Home On Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at 3:49 a.m., the Lee's Summit Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the 1400 Block of SW Jefferson. The occupants called 911 after waking up to a popping noise and discovered smoke and fire in the living room. When the fire department arrived, smoke was visible from the front door of a one-story, single-family residence. The occupants and dog were outside. Firefighters entered the building and quickly...
Truck 3 In Service at Fire Station No. 3 Monday, November 13, 2023 | Views: 4317 | Categories: Fire Department Press Releases Truck 3 In Service at Fire Station No. 3 The Lee’s Summit Fire Department proudly announces that Truck 3 went into service November 11 at Fire Station No. 3 as the second staffed fire apparatus in the station with Pumper 3, Med 3, and Chief 102, and is the first addition of a fire truck and crew since 2006. The ladder truck is an expansion apparatus approved through the 2019 No Tax Increase Bond Issue, along with the twelve personnel to staff it approved in the 2022 Public Safety Sales Tax initiative....
City of Lee’s Summit Launches New Alert System for Residents Monday, October 30, 2023 | Views: 7531 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases City of Lee’s Summit Launches New Alert System for Residents The City of Lee’s Summit is excited to launch LS Aware, a free alert system designed to keep residents and businesses informed of emergencies and certain non-emergency events. The City can quickly send messages via phones, text, email and more, depending on the preferences set up by the user. The public is encouraged to sign up at LSaware.net LS Aware will be used to communicate emergency notifications that involve immediate or pending threats to public...
Lee’s Summit Snowplow Naming Contest Accepting Submissions Wednesday, October 25, 2023 | Views: 5237 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases Lee’s Summit Snowplow Naming Contest Accepting Submissions The City of Lee’s Summit Public Works Department is inviting the community to participate in its first Snowplow Naming Contest. Residents can submit their unique and creative names for the City’s snowplows online at cityofLS.net/snowplow through Nov. 7. Winning entries will be announced Nov. 20 on the City’s social media and website. The new names will be placed on the City’s snow removal equipment that is in service during the upcoming...
Lee’s Summit Downtown Market Plaza Groundbreaking Ceremony Wednesday, October 18, 2023 | Views: 16126 | Categories: City of Lee's Summit Press Releases Lee’s Summit Downtown Market Plaza Groundbreaking Ceremony The project team led by the City of Lee’s Summit and LANE4 Property Group is pleased to announce a ceremony for the groundbreaking of the Downtown Market Plaza on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 4:30 p.m. The ceremony will mark the commencement of construction for the highly anticipated, mixed-use project located in Downtown Lee’s Summit across from City Hall at Third and Green streets. The first phase of the project is expected to be complete in spring 2025 and...