Posted on: September 18, 2023
(Riley County, KS – September 18, 2023) Daniel Lee, 39, of Manhattan was arrested today in association with a fire that threatened structures in a neighborhood south of Ft. Riley Blvd. and an aggravated battery earlier in the day. The fire is cu...
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Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: August 29, 2023
(RILEY COUNTY, KS – August 29, 2023) The Riley County Board of County Commissioners approved the 2024 budget to exceed the revenue neutral rate during their regular meeting Monday, August 28. After several months of discussion and following a se...
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Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: August 23, 2023
This update aims to clear up any confusion caused by inaccurate information in a recent newspaper article about the budget of Riley County Fire District #1, which was published on August 21, 2023.
The proposed 2024 mill levy rate for Riley County Fire Dist...
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Revenue Neutral Rate info
Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: August 2, 2023
(RILEY COUNTY, KS - August 2, 2023) The City of Riley Fire Department and Riley County Fire District #1 were dispatched just after midnight to reports of a structure fire at 303 N Broadway Street in the City of Riley. Upon arrival, crews found smoke and f...
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Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: July 28, 2023
(RILEY COUNTY, KS – July 28, 2023) At 9:02 a.m., Riley County Fire District #1 (RCFD#1) was dispatched to the 2700 block of Purcell Road north of Manhattan for reports of a brush fire. Upon arrival, crews found flames advancing rapidly through a...
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Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: July 5, 2023
(Riley County, KS – July 5, 2023) At midnight on the morning of Wednesday, July 5, Riley County Fire District #1 was dispatched to 12261 Walnut Creek Road in northern Riley County for a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival, crews found a garage fully ...
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Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: May 31, 2023
(Riley County, KS – May 31, 2023) Next Wednesday and Thursday evenings, June 7th and 8th, members of Riley County Fire District #1 will conduct training exercises at the former Crestview Church, located at 4761 Tuttle Creek Boulevard in Manhatta...
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Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: May 15, 2023
(Riley County, KS - May 15, 2023) At 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning May 14, Riley County Fire District #1 was dispatched to 3503 Rocky Ford Circle to a residential fire alarm activated by a smoke detector. Upon arrival, crews found smoke inside the residence an...
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Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: April 24, 2023
(Riley County, KS - April 24, 2023) Riley County Fire District #1 (RCFD#1) responded to several out-of-control fires over the weekend. Greener vegetation and recent rains helped make it possible for firefighters to extinguish the blazes quickly and preven...
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Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: April 19, 2023
(Riley County, KS - April 19, 2023) At 11:00 AM Tuesday, April 18, Riley County Fire District #1 was dispatched to the area near Indian Hill Road and Halls Ravine Road for reports of wildfire. Strong winds spread embers from a large fire burning on the Po...
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Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: April 18, 2023
(Riley County, KS – April 18, 2023) The Riley County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) have declared a local disaster emergency, activating disaster emergency plans to help fight the wildfire currently burning in the north portion of the coun...
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Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: April 10, 2023
(Riley County, KS - April 10, 2023) Two major fires burned more than 3,500 acres last week. Both were prescribed burns that got out of control. Thankfully, no structures were lost and no injuries have been reported.
On Thursday, April 6, Riley County Fire ...
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RCFD#1
Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: April 10, 2023
(Riley County, KS - April 10, 2023) At 4:00 PM Saturday, April 8, Riley County Fire District #1 was dispatched to reports of a structure fire at 4440 Tuttle Creek Blvd. Lot 29. The first arriving unit found a small garden shed fully involved in fire.&...
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RCFD#1
Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: April 6, 2023
(Riley County, KS - April 6, 2023) Tonight from 7-9 p.m. Riley County Fire District #1 will be conducting training exercises with volunteer firefighters at three locations in the Ogden area. Exercise staging areas will be in Random Woods, on Wildcat Creek...
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Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: April 3, 2023
(Riley County, KS - April 3, 2023) Riley County Fire District #1 battled three wildfires over the weekend. Thankfully no homes were lost and no injuries have been reported.
The first fire started Friday evening in Southeast Riley County, near Gehrt Road an...
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Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: March 29, 2023
(Riley County, KS - March 29, 2023) At 1:45 PM Wednesday, March 29, Riley County Fire District #1 was dispatched to an area near High Plains Trail, just southwest of Tuttle Creek Lake dam, for reports of a fire outside. Upon arrival, crews found an illega...
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Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: March 21, 2023
(Riley County, KS – March 21, 2023) At 1:31 PM Monday, March 20 Riley County Fire District #1 was dispatched to HWY 177 in SE Riley County for reports of a fire in the highway median. Upon arrival, crews found a rapidly expanding grass fire moving to the ...
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Riley County Fire District #1
Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: March 7, 2023
(Riley County, KS – March 7, 2023) Last weekend, a permitted outdoor burn in southeast Riley County got out of control, burning over 300 acres of grassland and threatening structures and outbuildings in the area of Deep Creek Road. Concerned residents cal...
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Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: February 23, 2023
Say hello to Brush Truck #115! This (new to us) brush truck is now in service at Station #115 Konza Valley. Brush #115 will respond immediately to brush fires and vehicle fires in the area around HWY 177 and I-70 and aid anywhere in the county as needed. ...
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Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: October 18, 2022
(RILEY COUNTY, KS - October 18, 2022) At noon Tuesday, October 18, Firefighters from Riley County Fire District #1 (RCFD#1) and Manhattan Fire Department (MFD) were dispatched to reports of a structure fire located at 203 William Drive in Ogden.  ...
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Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: October 5, 2022
(RILEY COUNTY, KS - October 5, 2022) Riley County Fire District #1 was dispatched to reports of a structure fire at 2748 W. 60th Avenue in the Keats area at 5:45 a.m. this morning. When crews arrived, they found a detached barn fully involved with fire. A...
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Riley County Fire District No 1
Posted on: April 8, 2022
4/11/2022 CARLSON ROAD FIRE UPDATE
The Carlson Road fire is now completely contained. Our crews continued to monitor the burned area over the weekend, checking for hotspots, and we are grateful to be able to consider this fire 100% contained as of Monday m...
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Riley County Fire District No 1