THE EARLY DAYS Springfield’s earliest days as a community included a volunteer fire department organized in the 1840’s, beginning a rich history of service, compassion and valor. 1847 On August 9, 1847, the City Council...
Archive - July 2018
FFAMGround-Breaking Event for Missouri Firefighters
Following the 2018 Firefighter Memorial Services, the sun came out and provided a beautiful day for a ground-breaking! People gathered at the future museum site, brought shovels and dug earth! We are excited for this...
South Metropolitan FPD Firefighters Memorial
I am going to attempt to explain the time-line and process as to how this memorial project came about. The need and the people that came together to help us create such a wonderful monument. It was mid-summer of 2017...
Carroll County Tanker Shuttle
Practice, practice, practice! That’s what training is all about and with the warm weather of the Summer comes more opportunities for outdoor training. That is exactly what happened on Saturday, June 23, in the Village...
Auxiliary Minutes – July 2018
Meeting called to order by President Diane Hanes at 9:04 a.m. Members Present Diane Hanes, Galt FPD; Theresa Cox, Wentzville FPD; Sheri Berendzen, Cole County FPD; Ann Jones, Madison West Monroe FD; Chris Slaughter...
Missouri State Fair Fire Department Request
It’s getting to be that time of the year again. Keeping true to the motto of the Missouri State Fair Fire Department, “Mutual Aid at its Best,” we are once again requesting donations of EMS supplies for the 2018...
Safety First
Safety must be a top priority at your fire department. A major concern for any fire department is drug and alcohol use by the members. Workplace safety is severely affected when volunteers are responding or working...
