Department Overview

The Junction City Fire Department is a full time paid department consisting of two stations. Headquarters at 700 N. Jefferson Street and Station II at 2300 Lacy Drive.

The Junction City Fire Department currently operates with 3 shifts. Our current rotation consists of 24 hours on duty, 48 hours off duty.

Each shift operates with a minimum manning of 13 on duty with 15 assigned to each shift. Headquarters operates with 11 personnel (minimum requirement of 9). Personnel consists of 1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 2 Firefighter/Paramedic's and 7 Firefighter/EMTs. Station II operates with 1 Lieutenant, and 3 Firefighters/EMTs (which is also the minimum).

The first out apparatus from either station must be staffed with a minimum of 4 personnel.

The Junction City Fire Department currently operates with 1 Acting Fire Chief, 1 Office Manager, 1 Billing Coordinator/Compliance Officer, 3 Captains, 6 Lieutenants, 6 Firefighter/Paramedic's and 30 Firefighter/EMTs.

The Junction City Fire Department currently provides Fire Protection throughout all of the City limits of Junction City, which is about 7.5 square miles. Our EMS coverage is for all of Geary County which is 404 square miles.

We currently have mutual aid agreements for Fire Protection with the following agencies: Abilene, Kansas; Grandview Plaza, Kansas; Fort Riley, Kansas; Milford, Kansas; and Geary County.