Deputy Chief Steve Grass, Chief of Investigations for the Division of Fire Safety, is no stranger to the fire service. Steve started out riding tail board on the Marywood Fire Deparment in Aurora, Illinois in 1980. When...
Archive - January 2018
FFAMFirefighter Cancer Update
If there is much good news at all regarding firefighters and cancer, it may be that firefighters may have a lower incidence of lung cancer in some studies when compared to the general population. If this holds in the...
Southern Stone Promotions
The Board of Directors for the Southern Stone County Fire Protection District accepted these recommendations for promotions on November 16, 2017.
Michael Schrage Honored by Crystal City
Michael Schrage was honored in November 2017, by the City of Crystal City as well as other governmental entities for his 50 years of service as a volunteer firefighter. He currently serves as the Assistant Chief for the...
Chief Jim Bollinger Honored on Retirement
Fire Marshal Tim Bean honored Retired Chief Jim Bollinger with a proclamation from the Governor and the Fire Marshals office for his years of service with the Marble Hill Fire Department.
Santa Visits Knob Noster Fire Department
On December 16, the Knob Noster Fire Department (KNFD) made their annual trip through the Knob Noster Community escorting Santa Claus and delivering gifts to local children. This year there were 42 scheduled stops at...
City of Cameron FD New Pumper
The City of Cameron Fire Department accepted delivery of a new fire rescue pumper truck in August of 2017. The pumper, a Ferrara MVP Pumper Rescue Apparatus was purchased from Firemaster Fire Apparatus in Springfield...
A Message from the 1st Vice President – 01-2018
How can it already be 2018? I hope you enjoyed the end of last year and had the opportunity to visit with family and friends during the various holidays. Early last year in one of my messages I said we would visit the...
