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Olathe Fire bomb squad vehicles on Tuesday July 2, 2024, at the Kansas National Guard Metcalf Memorial Armory, 200 Iowa St. in Lawrence.

The Olathe fire department’s bomb squad briefly responded to a National Guard facility in northern Lawrence on Tuesday after a resident brought military ammunition in to be disposed of, according to the Kansas Adjutant General’s Department of Public Affairs.

A spokesperson with the Adjutant General’s Department of Public Affairs, Jane Welch, said in an email that the bomb squad was called out to the Metcalf Memorial Armory, 200 S. Iowa St., after the person brought the ammunition to the facility.

The squad, known as the Olathe Fire Explosive Ordinance Disposal team, arrived just before 4 p.m. on Tuesday. After about 20 minutes on scene, one crew member came out of the back of the building carrying a small green ammunition box; the crew loaded it into an Olathe Fire vehicle and then left the scene. None of the members appeared to be in special bomb-protective gear.

Welch did not provide any information about what the military ammunition was. She said that Fort Riley was also involved in the work to properly dispose of the ammunition.

Earlier in the day, Welch said the armory was home to offices for recruiters and for a unit of the 2nd Battalion, 635th Armor, which is currently deployed overseas.

A member of the Olathe Fire bomb squad loads a small green ammunition box into the back of an Olathe Fire vehicle on Tuesday July 2, 2024, at the Kansas National Guard Metcalf Memorial Armory, 200 Iowa St. in Lawrence.

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Th red marker denotes the Kansas National Guard Memorial Armory at 200 S Iowa St. in Lawrence.

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The Kansas National Guard Metcalf Memorial Armory, 200 Iowa St. on July 2, 2024.