City of Houston Fire Chief Don Rust has announced his retirement effective May 1, 2014. Don has served as fire chief for the City of Houston for the past 31 years. On January 3, 1976 Don Rust stopped by Houston City...
Archive - May 2014
FFAMFirst Full Time Crew
Over the last 2.5 months the Bolivar City Fire Department has experienced a few bouts of drastic change and growth, drastic, but in the best way. In mid-February, BCFD was informed that we were awarded a fairly large...
New 32’ Fire Boat for Western Taney County FD
On April 14, 2014 the Western Taney County Fire District placed a 32’ fire boat, built by Lake Assault Boats in Superior Wisconsin, in service on Table Rock Lake. It has a 1,500 GPM Darley pump powered by an inboard...
History’s Corner – May 2014
There were some forward thinking members of the fire service in Missouri in the mid 1950’s who thought that there interest were not being addressed at the state level. These folks were just like the present members of...
“Proposition Safety” Passes
During the recent General Election on Tuesday, April 8th the citizens of the Pacific Fire Protection District had an opportunity to vote on a $1,580,000 bond issue to help improve the safety of our citizens and...
Meeting Minutes – May 2014
OPENING SESSION President Kenneth Hoover opened the 60th Annual FFAM Convention by ringing the bell on Friday, May 2, 2014 at the Best Western Shalimar Hotel and Conference Center, Festus, Missouri. The Missouri...
Fire Marshal’s Update – May 2014
As most of you know, State Fire Marshal Randy Cole retired on April 30th after nearly 28 years with the Division. In 1986, Randy left his position as a deputy with the Cole County Sheriff’s Department to begin his...
President’s Remarks – May 2014
What a busy time for all of us in the emergency services field. The spring weather has been beautiful and we have been receiving rain on a timely manner. As far as the weather goes, everyone at the FFAM Annual...
