Halstead Fire/EMS

08/31/2026

Thank you Mattie for another awesome door painting on the station. This one is on the chestnut street side.

08/27/2026

Emergency Apparatus Maintenance company is in doing maintenance on both Engines and the Tender. Full vehicle and pump service, then will pump test all 3.

08/26/2026

Glad we could assist.

C-Shift responded to a home explosion in the 3000 block of Southeast 48th around 8 pm. Upon arrival crews found one individual with burn injuries and a fire in the basement. The patient was transported by ambulance to Wichita. The fire was extinguished but not before causing moderate damage to the home. No pets or firefighters were injured during this incident. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Newton Fire/EMS was assisted by Walton Fire, Whitewater Fire, Sedgwick Fire/EMS, Halstead Fire/EMS, and Harvey County Sheriff. We also want to thank Hesston Fire/EMS for covering calls in Newton during this incident.

08/25/2026

Edit note: These are on-call and part time positions.

We are in the process of adding RN's to our EMS staff. If you are an RN with Stepdown, ER, ICU or Flight Nurse experience, certified in ACLS/PALS or equivalent and would like to discuss joining the EMS department, please contact [email protected] or stop by the station, We would love to visit with you.

08/21/2026

Congratulations Chief Roberson

Please join us in congratulating Chief Steve Roberson on his retirement after nearly 32 years of service to the Newton community. His principled leadership and dedication have made Newton a stronger, safer community. Congratulations, Chief!

Of note, Chief Roberson is our last remaining member hired by Newton Ambulance Department before it merged with Newton Fire to become Newton Fire/EMS in 1997. The end of an era.

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08/16/2026

08/08/2026

Halstead Fire/EMS units worked 2 vehicle injury accident 1st & Essex Heights. 2 patients transported to trauma center, Medic 22 & Eaglemed 11 transported. Units on scene Medic 22, Medic 23, Engine 21, Rescue 21, Squad 25 and 233. Harvey county sheriff’s department, Harvey county communications kept track of it all. Thank you to by standards on scene that helped move patients during extrication. Additional patients were non-transport.

07/10/2026

Many EMS providers over the years got into EMS due to the 1970s show Emergency. The most influential two were Roy Desoto and Johnny Gage. RIP Johnny, years of EMS thank you.

07/06/2026

We are happy to report all holiday weekend we had a single medical call. No fires or fireworks incidents.

07/04/2026

Great way to keep cool for free today.