So, the question of the month is, “where were you in 1958?’ For a large number of the readers of this newsletter, the answer could well be – wasn’t born yet! It might be fun to review our national status since the very...
Archive - January 2014
FFAMUnion FPD Honors Don Wilmesher
Saturday December 7 at the Union Fire Protection District Banquet Senior Active Firefighter Don Wilmesher was recognized for 50 years of service to the Union Community. Don began his career with the Union Fire...
Meeting Minutes – December 2013
President Kenneth Hoover called the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Fire Fighters Association of Missouri to order at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, December 1, 2013 at the National Guard classroom, Missouri State...
Scholarship Update
Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The scholarship committee has more exciting news to announce to its members. The board of directors has granted the committee a extra $1,000 to our budget and we...
Fire Districts Pay It Forward
The Union Fire Protection District recently placed in service a 1998 Pierce 75’ Ladder Truck. A refurbishment was performed by Pierce Manufacturing to include ladder recertification, a complete paint makeover and...
President’s Remarks – January 2014
Again, the first thing I want to do is to invite you to visit our new ffam.org web page. I have heard many positive comments about how nice and easy it is to use. I will state again that our web page is our window to...
IRS Announces that Volunteers will not be Treated as Employees Under Obamacare
On January 10, Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy Mark Mazur posted a notice on the U.S. Department of Treasury’s blog that the IRS, “…will not require volunteer hours of bona fide volunteer firefighters and volunteer...
The Museum Project
Happy 2014! My wish for each of our Missouri firefighters is a very happy new year! As I shared with you in the last newsletter, the Fruitland Fire Protection District has donated a 1964 Chevrolet Fire Truck with front...
