Ride Along - 2nd Busiest Firehouse in the U.S.A.

According to Firehouse Magazine's National Run Survey, Wichita Kansas Firehouse 1 is the second busiest firehouse in the U.S.A. with 5 units responding to a combined total of 28,755 incidents in 2021. A Battalion Chief, Engine, Truck, Squad, Mobile Air Unit and Fire Investigation Unit are housed here.

I spent the day riding with Truck 1 to numerous calls across the Downtown portion of Wichita. Lt. Griffin and his crew were phenomenal!

[debbieredikerwhitt]

A fireman is a special kind of man. He is willing to risk his life for someone else. I live in southern California and our guys have been real busy. God bless the fireman 🙏

[Jamesott]

I’m in Chicago and I would not of thought of Wichita being a badass department. Very aggressive with a lot of old school vibes. I love it.

[BRVFD]

A fireman’s fire department! Love the combat ready mentality and using each call as a training moment. Look at the hose on the rig and how it is packed and you can tell what kind of department it is!

[rickbarrett]

Firefighter for 18 yrs, im so impressed with this dept, treated every call as a working fire, a lot of depts don’t do that, my dept is one of those, I wish we did, and using the false alarms as training opportunity on the ladder truck, well trained dept, much respect

[maintenancebynathan]

Every seat has an assignment. A well experienced and confident Lt. A totally kick ass team. So refreshing and motivating. God bless and protect you!

[chrisnorden]

When I was a fireman, that LT's thoughts were the same as mine. A fire alarm system is there to detect the presence of fire or an emergency condition.

[dannymaldonado]

As a junior firefighter in high school and volunteer firefighter I love the passion shown from their love of their station and what they do.

[britty]

I feel safer here in Wichita knowing these professionals are protecting us!! Amazing work! Thank you for all that you do!

[mjderoche]

Love seeing Griff, he's a great guy. He was one of the WFD guys that came down to assist my fd when Hurricane Ida hit Louisiana in 2021. I'll have to make a trip to visit them soon.

[mountainman]

Honestly impressed. Had no idea that Wichita had a badass FD. Love the fact that these guys are still running around as Blue collar firemen.

[Keystone]

Great to see such a well trained and professional fire department. Judging by this and the Rescue 1 video, it's unfortunate that the City of Wichita has let their fire stations deteriorate. Firefighters everywhere deserve better living conditions.

[nerdgarage]

Love the way this department thinks. Treat it as if it's real from the start. If it's not, or if it's minor, use it for a training op. -- ALWAYS better to be over ready, than under ready !!

[kevinbunnell]

that was incredible how she dispatched all those units with out catching a breath around 16:11

[herberthallum]

I was a firefighter in Dyersburg, Tennessee and now live in Chicago. I want to wish all of the 1st responders a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. God bless and stay safe.

[dyana]

Thanks for taking us along. God bless all the Firemen.

[charliehotel]

I used to work for the City of Wichita in the IT department and got to visit this fire house once to fix a network issue. Great bunch of guys, pretty cool looking firehouse!

[marklane]

Interesting to know!! I'm a transplant from Phoenix. My wife wanted to move back home to Wichita. I knew many firefighters in Phoenix and Mesa. My daughter interned with social services for Glendale FD. I would have never thought the station was the 2nd busiest station. Enjoyed this!

[Unknown_Ooh]

That house is huge. Seems like a great crew I might have to do a ride along if I ever come out that way. I love visiting other departments when I travel and ever given the opportunity to ride i pack my gear with me 😂.

[BraydonVargas]

Thanks for taking us along. God bless all the Firemen. . Well done! Love to see that Wichita commitment!.

[moneylab]

Love that Mars spinner light on Truck 1! I gave my parents a tour of that station back in the 90's, including the 8pm "alarm test". Great memories