Kan. Stat. § 80-1516
The governing body shall have full direction and control over the operation of such district fire department, and may select regular employees, provide for their compensation, and furnish quarters for such employees if deemed desirable; and may also provide for the organization of volunteer members of such department, to be compensated at a specified rate when attending fires, and may provide special clothing and equipment for such employees and volunteers, and may insure such employees and volunteers against accidental death and injury in the performance of their duties, and may do all other things necessary or desirable to maintain and operate such department so as to furnish fire protection for the inhabitants of such district.
K.S.A. 80-1516