Okay, let’s break this down. You’ve got a few different types of fire departments out there: Union Fire DepartmentsThese are the ones where firefighters are part of a union, like the International Association of Fire...
Archive - July 2025
Congratulations Bill Farr!
Phil Sayer Lifetime Achievement Award The Cole County Fire Protection District is proud to announce that Board of Directors member Bill Farr is the 2025 recipient of the Phil Sayer award from the Fire Fighters...
Meeting Minutes – July 2025
OPENING SESSIONPresident Larry Jennings opened the 68th Annual FFAM Convention by ringing the bell at 7:30 pm on Friday, May 2, 2025, at the Chateau on the Lake hotel in Branson, MO. The Southern Stone Fire Protection...
Fire Marshal’s Update – July 2025
Happy 249th Anniversary to America. What an excellent place to live, work, and enjoy my freedom. I pray God will continue to bless America and the Great State of Missouri! The gavel fell on May 16 to close out the 2025...
President’s Remarks – July 2025
It would appear with the rising temperatures and return of the reliable Missouri humidity, summer is upon us. Each year we transition from the cold winter months we have hoped would end soon to the heart of summer when...