Butler County Fire District #2

06/03/2026

Please help us wish Firefighter Blair Stueven a happy retirement!! Blair served for over 20 years for Butler County Fire District #2!!

Happy retirement, Blair!!

05/27/2026

Come support a great project and much needed dedication to the fallen officers of Butler County! We will see you there!

Come see us at Park Bench Brewing Company, 414 State Street, Augusta, KS for a fun filled night! Prizes in the silent auction include Wichita Wind Surge tickets, Range 54 membership, a plane ride to Ponca City, Oklahoma to eat at Enrique’s, and SO MUCH MORE!

Come benefit a great cause by playing some music bingo and enjoy delicious BBQ!

05/24/2026

Meet your Butler County Fire District #2 members!

Captain Brian Smart

Brian started with the department as a junior in 1993 and joined the volunteers in 1995!

Brian was promoted to Lieutenant in 2012 and Captain in 2020. Brian is also an Emergency Response Diver II, and a drone operator.

Brian brings a ton of knowledge and experience to the department and is very active in the department events.

Brian’s most memorable fires were the APAC fire, and the elevator fire in Leon.

Brian enjoys spending time with his family and cheering on the Oklahoma Sooners.

Thank you for your service to Butler County Fire District #2 Brian!

05/24/2026

A few pictures from some recent trainings. Diving scenario and injury accident drill. Always strive to be better!

05/07/2026

Let’s meet some more Butler County Fire District #2 members!!

Volunteer Lieutenant Lance Hilton!

Lance started with us 30 years ago in 1996!

Lance is also a dispatcher for the department, starting in 1998!

Lance’s most memorable calls range from the train derailment in 2008, to a mutual aid grass fire that spread into Greenwood county!! Lance also loved fighting a grass fire in 2021 in the middle of a hail storm with 100mph winds!!

Lance’s hobbies include watching NASCAR, his Pittsburgh Steelers, and spending time with his family.

Thank you for your dedication and continued service to the department and Butler County Fire District #2 Lance!!!

05/04/2026

“Firefighters dedicate their lives to the protection of life and property. Sometimes that dedication is in the form of countless hours volunteered over many years, in others it is many selfless years working in the industry. In all cases it risks the ultimate sacrifice of a firefighter’s life.

International Firefighters’ Day is a time where the world’s community can recognize and honor the sacrifices that firefighters make to ensure that their communities and environment are as safe as possible. It is also a day in which current and past firefighters can be thanked for their contributions.”

04/27/2026

They just couldn’t leave us out of it. They had to go ahead and include us in the latest Watch… which is a Tornado Watch…. and which runs until 4:00 in the morning (nooooo!). Forecasters still aren’t sure exactly what will develop as we get deeper into the time period where we’re supposed to be sleeping (thanks, M.N.!), but there is an uncomfortable collection of storm ingredients accumulating in southern KS. Any storms that visit could produce large hail, damaging winds, and (since it is a Tornado Watch), a few tornadoes. At night. Be VERY sure that your method of receiving warnings is the kind that will wake you up (if you manage to actually get some sleep).

04/23/2026

🌪️The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for Butler County until 9:00 PM!
Stay weather aware!

04/18/2026

A short video from our rope rescue training today. Butler County Rescue Squad Butler County Fire District #3 Andover Fire-Rescue

04/18/2026

This morning we hosted a rope rescue training where we were joined by Rose Hill Fire, Andover Fire, and Heavy Rescue. We trained on a few different topics ranging from anchoring a rope rescue system, patient packaging in a stokes basket, and setting up a rope rescue. We also worked on retrieving a patient trapped under a culvert.
Having multiple departments and multiple members bring their tools and knowledge really helps when sharing ideas and techniques! Butler County is blessed with the best!

Butler County Rescue Squad
Butler County Fire District #3
Andover Fire-Rescue