1964
c. Early 1960's - Quad 9 - Stewart Martin. c. 1960's - Chief Tom A. McGaughey in his office at #1 Station, 3rd & Water. March 1964 - One of 5 homes burned - started from grass fire. c. Late 1960's - Oil slush pond - 29th and Grove. Capt. C.J. Flye and Capt. R.C. Shea - "Hands Full".
c. Early 1960's - Quad 9 - Stewart Martin.
c. 1960's - Chief Tom A. McGaughey in his office at #1 Station, 3rd & Water.
March 1964 - One of 5 homes burned - started from grass fire.
c. Late 1960's - Oil slush pond - 29th and Grove.
Capt. C.J. Flye and Capt. R.C. Shea - "Hands Full".
Grass fires were so frequent in the spring of 1964, that an order stopping all trash burning was issued by Mayor Gerald Byrd at the request of Deputy Chief Bob Simpson. At one period, all of the Fire Department equipment was involved in fighting grass and building fires resulting from these grass fires. The last of March, a $200,000 fire destroyed the Art Gallery at Wichita State University.
The Fire Underwriters paid another visit to the City in May of 1964. As usual, they announced that Wichita had a good fire department (except) it needed additional stations, manpower, and a new alarm system. This was essentially the same report the City had received for forty years, "What you have is good, but you need more!"
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