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No one was hurt, he said. The fire department was called at 10:24 a.m. to the scene at 5617 S.W. 35th Terrace, said a dispatcher for the Shawnee County Emergency Communications Center. Neither house had any fire damage, Gatewood said. No dollar estimate of damages was available.
Christopher Sullivan wouldn’t be in the Topeka Fire Department’s target response time if the city were to relocate two fire stations in the Oakland and North Topeka area. He would only be a few seconds out of the response time, but he doesn’t support the decision to move them. “It doesn’t (work) for my neighborhood,” Sullivan said. “I am sorry to be selfish ... I support my neighborhood.” Sullivan, a member of the Topeka Fire Commission, said the city should consider other options for future fire stations, which the city is doing. Not all areas of town receive equitable resp...
Meet the group helping with COVID-19 decisions in Shawnee County In recent weeks, the Shawnee County Health Department was combating record-high COVID-19 numbers, all while losing key members of its staff. Departures from department director Linda Ochs and health officer Gianfranco Pezzino came during important months of the pandemic, but the health department has continued reviewing COVID-19 data as it prepares for vaccine distribution in the coming months. Even though these important positions are changing hands, the Shawnee County COVID-19 Incident Response Team has continued its work....