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KC Currents
3:44 pm
Mon August 6, 2012

Former KC Fire Chief Smokey Dyer: His True Opinions & Career Reflections

Credit Dan Verbeck / KCUR
Kansas City Fire Chief Smokey Dyer, pre-retirement.

Last week, Kansas City’s Fire Chief Smokey Dyer retired after twelve years at the helm.

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Health
9:35 pm
Sat July 14, 2012

Report: More Kansas Citians Surviving Cardiac Arrest

People in Kansas City, Mo. are more likely to survive cardiac arrest and have better long-term outcomes compared to many other cities. That’s according to new data from the Kansas City Missouri Fire Department.

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Fire Department
5:16 pm
Thu March 1, 2012

Firefighter, Truck, Station Cuts Described

The guesswork is over. Kansas City’s fire chief has laid out which fire stations would have smaller staffs, fewer fire trucks and which will close as he faces orders to reduce the department budget by $7.6 million for 2013.

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Fire Department
4:50 pm
Wed February 29, 2012

Exit May Ease For KC Chief

City Attorney Galen Beaufort assures a special retirement plan for fire chief will not be precedent for others.

A financial deal is being worked out at city hall to allow Kansas City’s fire chief to retire early and with benefits.

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Kansas City
7:43 am
Fri February 10, 2012

Mayor Backs Fire Chief, Billion-Dollar Infrastructure Plan

Kansas City Mayor Sly James proposed a bold program to renovate and replace crumbling infrastructure and declining neighborhoods in his budget recommendations yesterday.

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KCFD
5:50 pm
Wed February 8, 2012

Fire Chief Equates Job Cuts To Lifesave Lack

KC Fire Chief Smoky Dyer is "morally" restrained from using smaller crews inside burning buildings.

A legislator and the Kansas City fire chief said today it would be folly to cut ranks of firefighters to meet proposed budget constraints.

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KCUR News
1:46 am
Fri September 10, 2010

MAST Defended; Pension Upgrade on Hold

Councilman Terry Riley tells colleagues that approving a MAST pension proposal without further study \"is not prudent.\"

Kansas City, MO – A plan to give MAST ambulance employees better retirement benefits is on hold for at least another two weeks after four council members blocked a quick vote on it Thursday.

The non-profit MAST ambulance service became part of the Fire Department this spring. And the plan finally proposed offered full retirement benefits and credit for previous years of service.

The city manager said funding that could cost up to $40 million dollars that could be paid in over ten or more years and in the long run offset by savings.

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