PHOTOS: Overland Park unveils rebuilt Firehouse No. 41 on 75th Street
City and community leaders marked the opening of the rebuilt Firehouse No. 41 in Overland Park with an "uncoupling" ceremony. Photo credit Kaylie McLaughlin.
Overland Park’s newly rebuilt Firehouse No. 41 near 75th and Conser streets is officially open.
Last Friday, city leaders and community members gathered to dedicate the fire station with a formal hose “uncoupling” ceremony — the fire service equivalent of a ribbon cutting.
Old Firehouse No. 41 served city for decades
The former Firehouse No. 41 sat in roughly the same footprint as the new building on property donated years ago to the city by the Marty family.
Once called the Marty Memorial Station, the old fire station was demolished after about 50 years of service.
Overland Park Fire Department Honor Guard Coordinator DJ Hollandsworth at the Firehouse No. 41 rededication celebration on Friday. Photo credit Kaylie McLaughlin.
Over the last several months, the city has been building a new 12-bunk, two-story fire station.
The new firehouse is equipped with modern features to be more environmentally sustainable and to protect firefighters’ health, the city says.
“This state of the art facility will enable our responders to continue carrying out that same mission for the next 50 years,” Overland Park Fire Chief Alan Long said.
Overland Park’s new Firehouse No. 41 celebrated its reopening on Friday, June 28. Photo credit Kaylie McLaughlin.Overland Park Fire Chief Alan Long speaks from inside the vehicle bay at the Firehouse No. 41 rededication celebration. Photo credit Kaylie McLaughlin.Overland Park’s new Firehouse No. 41 is on the same site as the old firehouse, which is on land originally dedicated to the city by the Marty family. Photo credit Kaylie McLaughlin.City and community leaders marked the opening of the rebuilt Firehouse No. 41 in Overland Park with an “uncoupling” ceremony. Photo credit Kaylie McLaughlin.The Overland Park Fire Honor Guard during the Firehouse No. 41 rededication celebration on Friday, June 28. Photo credit Kaylie McLaughlin.Overland Park City Manager Lori Curtis Luther adds her comments at the Firehouse No. 41 rededication celebration. Photo credit Kaylie McLaughlin.The flags outside of Overland Park’s Firehouse No. 41 blow in the wind. Photo credit Kaylie McLaughlin.
👋 Hi! I’m Kaylie McLaughlin, and I cover Overland Park and Olathe for the Johnson County Post.
I grew up in Shawnee and graduated from Mill Valley in 2017. I attended Kansas State University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in journalism in 2021. While there, I worked for the K-State Collegian, serving as the editor-in-chief. As a student, I interned for the Wichita Eagle, the Shawnee Mission Post and KSNT in Topeka. I also contributed to the KLC Journal and the Kansas Reflector. Before joining the Post in 2023 as a full-time reporter, I worked for the Olathe Reporter.
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