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View the March 2008 issue of The Backdraft newsletter.

4/16/08 - Overnight Fires Keep Crews Busy
A woman and three young children escaped from their burning house in De Soto early this morning.  JCFD3 assisted the De Soto Fire Department in the 8100 block of Kickapoo.  See the Kansas City Star article here.  Other JCFD3 crews responded to a 40 acre field fire at 127th & Spoon Creek Rd. Troublesome winds made extinguishment difficult.  Johnson County Fire Dist. #1 and De Soto assisted with the fire that took 9 units to contain.

4/15/08 - Station 2 Construction Has Begun
Construction for the station 2 (127th & Gardner Rd.) building addition has begun.  Two new bays are being added on to the existing building to allow for better storage of equipment and apparatus. Roof and siding replacement are also being planned. See the photos here.

3/28/08 - Newsletter Mailed
JCFD3 residents should be receiving The Backdraft newsletter in the mail within the next few days.

3/28/08 - Board Meeting Minutes Added To Website
JCFD3 Board meeting minutes have been added to the website.  Click on the sub-page for "JCFD3 Board" to access.
 
3/25/08 - Fire Damages Outbuilding
JCFD3 & neighboring departments responded to an outbuilding fire in the area of 119th & Gardner Rd. in the early morning hours on 3/24. Several vehicles were destroyed in the fire.
 
2/7/08 - Website Relaunched
The JCFD3 website was redesigned and relaunched.
 
1/22/08 - Moonlight Ter. House Fire
JCFD3 responded to a house fire in the area of 111th & Moonlight Ter.  No one was injured in the blaze, but the fire did cause moderate damage and forced William & Charlotte Grimshaw from their home.  See the De Soto Explorer article here.
 
1/9/08 - Consolidation Talks Back On Track
The City of De Soto and JCFD3 are targeting a 2009 completion date for the consolidation of both fire departments. 
See the De Soto Explorer article here.
 
1/7/08 - Station 2 Staffing
Station 2 (127th & Gardner) is now staffed daily (manpower permitting) from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. with one Firefighter/EMT.  Response times will be significantly reduced in the southern part of the Fire District. 
 
12/27/07 - JCFD3 Mentors Students In USD 232's YouthFriends Program
Firefighter Ryan McDonnell is paired with a student at Lexington Trails Middle School to provide mentoring services.  See the De Soto Explorer article here.

12/1/07 - Fax Number Change
The fax number at station 1 has changed to 913-583-1363.

10/12/07 - Station 2 Improvements
Two new bays will be added on to the existing building at station 2 (127th & Gardner Rd.) in 2008 to allow for better storage of equipment and apparatus. Roof and siding replacement are also being planned.

10/11/07 - 2008 Staffing Levels Will Increase
To supplement the full time personnel, JCFD3 will begin hiring part-time firefighters to begin working by the first of the year. The additional manpower will allow us to staff station 2 during daytime hours without taking away from current staffing levels.
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    Johnson County Fire District 3
    9745 Kill Creek Rd.
    De Soto, KS 66018
    Phone: 913-583-3886
    Email: jcfd3@jcfd3.org

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