The City of Crystal City accepted delivery of a new 115 foot Rosenbauer T-Rex Articulating Platform on June 1, 2018. The platform is the first T-Rex apparatus sold in the state of Missouri. The apparatus was purchased...
Archive - 2018
Fredericktown Fire Department New Station
With the passage of the Proposition P tax the Fredericktown Fire Department is one step closer to a new station. It will be a combined Public Safety Complex which will include Fire, Police and the Municipal Court. It...
History’s Corner – September 2018
Columbia’s first paid fire department was formed in 1893 and consisted of Chief Albert Newman, an Assistant Fire Chief and 11 part-time or volunteer firemen. Newman received $30 a month and the Assistant Chief received...
City of St Charles Fire Chief
NorvielMayor Sally A. Faith has announced the appointment of George W. Sheets as the next fire chief of the City of Saint Charles Fire Department. Sheets has more than thirty-six years of fire and emergency medical...
A Message from the 1st Vice President – 09-2018
Greetings! Hopefully you have had an opportunity to enjoy the summer as once again a simple blink of the eye and it seems like it is already ending. Normally a time filled with activity including vacations, local and...
A Message from the 2nd Vice President – 09-2018
Greetings… Wow where has the year gone, We are already three fourths of the way thru the year, children have returned back to school, before we know it we will be celebrating Halloween, Thanksgiving and even...
Five Family Members Work Together in Mid-MO FD
The idea of becoming a firefighter when they grew up just seemed natural for the Berendzen children. Their dad, Gary, was always going out on calls; and his children, if they could, always wanted to see their dad in...
Chief’s Daughter Has Campaign to Honor Fallen
On June 19, 2017, the Mayview Fire Protection District (MFPD) experienced every department’s worst nightmare. While responding to a call, volunteer firefighter, Jeff Sanders died in the line of duty. This tragic loss...