This piece of history: Wichita was the first all-mechanized fire department in the United States, and only the second in the whole world. The Museum is at the site of Firehouse No. 6, the last firehouse in Wichita to have horse-drawn firewagons. Be sure to take a look at the magnificent sculpture on the south side of the museum, called "Final Call" by Dorothy Koelling. It was offered to New York City after Sept 11. NYC decided to create their own memorial, and the KFM was fortunate to receive it.
This is an easy virtual to find. To redeem your award certificate below, email me with the answer to this question: What is the name of the first fallen firefighter listed on the Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial, on the south side of the Museum. The password to open the certificate is the last name from the question, all in lower case. Please do not post name in log comments. I reserve the right to remove any logs which have not received proper verification.
The Museum is open on Saturdays from 10:00 to 4:00 Jun through Sep and 11:00 to 3:00 Oct through May. You do not need to tour museum to get certificate.
Also, you can find out more about both the Kansas Firefighters Museum and the Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial at http://members.cox.net/ksfm/index.html
One tip: best not to walk around here looking furtive in the evening. WPD may have some questions for you ;)