Engineer Zac Nelson is LSFD's 2023 Firefighter of the Year Thursday, March 16, 2023 | Views: 3675 | Categories: Fire Department Press Releases Engineer Zac Nelson is LSFD's 2023 Firefighter of the Year Join us in congratulating Engineer Zac Nelson for being selected as Lee's Summit Fire Department's 2023 Firefighter of the Year. The Awards Committee recognized Engineer Nelson's exemplary level of dedication and commitment to the department. Engineer Nelson consistently strives to improve everything and everyone around him, and his leadership role with the PEER Support Program keeps firefighter behavioral health at the forefront of daily operations....
Fire Heavily Damages Duplex Friday, February 24, 2023 | Views: 4568 | Categories: Fire Department Press Releases Fire Heavily Damages Duplex On February 23, 2023, at 10:47 pm, the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in a duplex at NW Maple and NW Main Street. The reporting party was a duplex resident who discovered a fire in the neighboring unit. When the fire department arrived, the fire was visible from the front, side, and roof of one side of the single-story duplex. The reporting occupant was outside. Firefighters attacked the fire from the...
Boiler Fire Damages Commercial Building Tuesday, December 20, 2022 | Views: 3989 | Categories: Fire Department Press Releases Boiler Fire Damages Commercial Building On Monday, December 19, 2022, at 11:44 p.m., the Lee’s Summit Fire Department responded to a reported commercial structure fire at the John Knox Village Maintenance Building, 626 NW Pryor Road. John Knox Village Public Safety received an automatic fire alarm for the building. When public safety officers arrived, there was smoke in the building, and they notified the fire department. Officers located a fire on a mezzanine in the shop area, attempted to...
Sunday Morning Townhome Fire Sunday, November 13, 2022 | Views: 4322 | Categories: Fire Department Press Releases Sunday Morning Townhome Fire On Sunday, November 13, 2022, at 11:43 am, the Lee's Summit Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 1000 Block of NE Whispering Winds Court. A neighbor reported smoke coming from the townhome. When the fire department arrived, light smoke was visible from a two-story, four-unit townhome building. Several occupants had evacuated the building. Fire crews forced entry into the townhome and found moderate smoke on the first floor. Crews...
Groundbreaking Events for Lee’s Summit Fire Stations No. 4 & 5 Friday, October 21, 2022 | Views: 5505 | Categories: Fire Department Press Releases Groundbreaking Events for Lee’s Summit Fire Stations No. 4 & 5 The City of Lee’s Summit and the Lee’s Summit Fire Department will host groundbreaking ceremonies on Oct. 27 at 2 p.m. for the new Fire Station No. 4, and Nov. 3 at 2 p.m. for the new Fire Station No. 5. The ceremonies are open to the public and will be held at the new Fire Station No. 4 location, 5031 NE Lakewood Way, and the new Fire Station No. 5 located at 801 SW Lemans Lane. Site work will begin in the next few weeks and construction of the...