Equipment Donation Program

Kansas Forest Service hosts the Kansas Equipment Donation Program (EDP). Updates to the Kansas Tort Claims Act in recent years provide civil immunity for public or private organizations or individuals who donate used equipment for use by need fire departments. Items donated to KFS will be inventoried, evaluated to determine if they are usable, and/or cost-effective to test or refurbish. Those which are will be made available at no cost to needy departments in Kansas.

Items such as SCBA or other life-sustaining items will be tested by an authorized service technician to ensure that they work to the standards they were designed to before issue. No demand-only SCBA will be issued, for safety reasons.

Bunker gear will be evaluated to determine if they are still functional as designed. Most will not be the latest model, but will be intact, Nomex or other compliant fabric, with reflective trim and an intact vapor barrier.

Other items, like vehicle equipment, hose, lights, sirens, radios nozzles, EMS equipment, rescue tools and more have been received and distributed through the EDP in the years it has been in operation.

We will accept any items that would be of benefit to a fire department, and which are serviceable, or could be made serviceable. We can pick up donated items if appropriate. We must reserve the right to appropriately dispose of any donations which are obsolete, non-compliant, or unserviceable.

Departments can pick up any needed items at the KFS State Office in Manhattan at no charge. Monitor this page for updates to the list of available items, understanding that any item listed may have already been issued out since publication. Always call first, or e-mail Eric Ward to verify the availability of equipment prior to making a special trip. We must also reserve the right to limit the amount or number of donations to any single department, as there are many in need, but we will make every reasonable effort to meet the needs that we can.

Contact the EDP Coordinator with any questions or to find out about current stock.