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Soldier Township fire department completes paramedic transition; station design and bond timeline advanced
Summary
Fire Chief Chad Lady reported the department ran 1,064 calls in 2025 and has completed its transition to paramedic scope; design meetings for a new fire station are focused on interiors and bond-sale approvals are scheduled for early 2026.
Fire Chief Chad Lady told the Soldier Township Board on Dec. 9 that the fire department logged 1,064 calls in 2025 and has completed the transition to paramedic scope, with controlled-substance policies and procedures now in place. The minutes record that the department has operated at the paramedic scope several times in the two weeks since full implementation.
Chief Lady said design meetings for the township's new fire station are concentrating on interior details. The minutes note that exterior renditions have been provided and that interior design renderings are expected within the next month.
Administrator Audree Guzman presented a bond-sale timeline tied to the new station: staff will seek approval to 2go to market' in February and approval of the bond sale in March. Guzman also reported that a tax appeal on the lot has been filed with the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals and is awaiting a hearing, which could affect the project's property-tax treatment.
The minutes do not specify construction contract awards or the final bond amount; they record a target of mid-summer 2026 for construction to begin. The meeting also recorded a brief acknowledgement thanking Member Mike Mathes for planting trees at Station 72.
