Madison-Lamont Fire Department

06/01/2026

Flooded waters- turn around. Do not drive through water on roads; especially at night during potential storms. Stay safe out there.

05/17/2026

Please be prepared and weather aware on Monday!!

Yellow area = "significant tornadoes possible". That's your EF1 or EF2 type stuff. Red area = "The Dominator" is getting gas in your neighborhood. My friends there are a lot of long winded ways to say Monday looks to be a dangerous weather day. CAPE or Negative Tilted Trough or whatever. Do this for me. 3PM on Monday expect storms to develop somewhere near Concordia to Hastings. We will be covering those storms and letting you know where they are. If we ask you to take shelter, please do it right away. Many folks don't take shelter right away. Many folks pause and start looking at social media or making phone calls and sending messages. Something like "hey dude. the suspenders guy says that a tornado is near XYZ. is that true?". Do this for me. Seek shelter first. Then call your homeboy and say that the suspenders and make up guy looks serious. Crack some jokes at my expense and enjoy it. But do that from the basement, shelter, somewhere safe. Truly there are days where we say "tornadoes are possible". There are very few days where "large / strong/ violent tornadoes are possible". I am asking you to pay attention on Monday. If we get zero tornadoes and nobody is hurt on Monday... I will accept a merciless roasting of my skills. I care about you and your families. Northeast Kansas is my neighborhood and I want to do what I can to protect my neighbors. I can't help you change brake pads and I am terrible at making food. I am too old to help you move a couch. My greatest contribution could be that I convinced somebody to move a little faster to shelter. I have read too many stories after tornadoes where somebody was on the way to shelter as the tornado hit. Folks I hope Monday is a flop. 3PM Monday to Midnight. Please pay attention to the weather. I will give you my best effort.

05/08/2026

We spent some time tonight practicing fire scene attack and flowing water from a hydrant.

04/26/2026

We would like to extend our gratitude to the Madison, and surrounding communities, for all the support of our annual ribs and chicken fundraiser. Special thank you for those who lend smokers, donate materials, bought ribs/ chickens, and made donations.

Until next year!

04/25/2026

The smell in town today has been enough to make your mouth water! 🤤

Last round of meat is being wrapped for the final stages of the smoker- heartfelt thank you to the community for all your support!

04/25/2026

MFD fundraiser meat is on the smoker!

Reminder to bring a cooler or pan for transporting the meat.

It will be delicious!

04/24/2026

TOMORROW!

Ribs and Chicken Fundraiser:
* Please bring a cooler or aluminum pan to help transport
* Pickup Times are 12 noon or 7 pm from the Madison Fire Station
* We have a handful of "extras" we cook- message us to claim yours!

04/24/2026

Tornado Warning issued April 23 at 7:21PM CDT until April 23 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Wichita KS

Severity:
Extreme

Urgency:
Immediate

Certainty:
Observed

Description:
TORICT

The National Weather Service in Wichita has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Sedgwick County in south central Kansas...
Southeastern Harvey County in south central Kansas...
Southern Chase County in east central Kansas...
Northern Butler County in south central Kansas...
Southeastern Marion County in central Kansas...
Northern Greenwood County in southeastern Kansas...

* Until 815 PM CDT.

* At 720 PM CDT, tornado producing storms were located along a line
extending from 14 miles south of Cottonwood Falls to near Potwin to
Valley Center, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Brief tornadoes and golf ball size hail.

SOURCE...There have been several brief landspout tornadoes
reported along this line of storms.

IMPACT...Expect damage to mobile homes, roofs, and vehicles.

* Locations impacted include...
Wichita, El Dorado, Andover, Park City, Valley Center, Bel Aire,
Maize, Towanda, Colwich, Benton, Whitewater, Madison, Kechi,
Andale, Potwin, Elbing, Burns, Northeast Wichita, Cassoday, and
Bazaar.

This includes the following highways...
Interstate 135 between Mile Markers 11 and 24.
Interstate 35 between Mile Markers 67 and 116.


Instruction:
To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

04/20/2026

Senior Cruise Night was a fun, family event- we were glad to be a part of the community celebration 🚒💦

Congratulations Senior Class of 2026!

04/18/2026

Officially one week away to pickup slab of ribs and whole chickens for our annual fundraiser! We do have a handful of each item available- reach out to a local FD member to claim them as a last minute ‘order.’

Please bring a cooler, pan, or box to transport your smoked meat- thank you to our community for supporting this annual fundraiser!