Memorial Foundation Report This summary is likely arriving 7-10 days before our October 4th and 5th services. At the time of this writing, pre-orders for the 2025 memorial shirts still have a week to go and already far...
Archive - September 2025
FFAMSupporting Firefighters
National Volunteer Fire Council Update This will be a short update. The NVFC Fall Meeting is September 22-24. I will have several updates involving ongoing work products and new topics following this meeting. Much more...
Heart Squad Teaches CPR at MO State Fair
Hi, my name is Morgan Hendrich, and I’m the Lead Trainer for Heart Squad. The Heart Squad has been an incredible part of my journey, allowing me to combine my passion for medicine with community outreach. I’m excited to...
New Truck – Hannibal Rural FPD
Hannibal Rural Fire Protection District placed a new brush truck into service in July. The truck, a 2025 Ford F350, was assembled by Upfit Ranch UR in Kirksville, MO, and is the first brush truck in the immediate area...
MO DMAT-1 at The Missouri State Fair
Missouri SEMA Disaster Medical Assistance Team The Missouri State Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Medical Assistance Team (MO DMAT-1) has deployed for numerous missions and disasters throughout its existence...
2025 Poster Contest Winners
Fifth and Sixth Grades 1st Place • Fifth and Sixth Grades: Violet VanBoening • Paris Rural Fire Protection District 2nd Place • Fifth and Sixth Grades: Meirani Williams • Madison West Monroe Fire Protection District 3rd...
2025 Missouri State Fair Volunteer Fire Department
Awards Dispatcher of the Year: Brody Neff Firefighter of the Year: Dustin Fields Officer of the Year: Shawn “Ducky” Ritchie EMS Provider of the Year: Trish Fields Outstanding Performance: Tim Caudill Friend of Fair...
The Firehouse’s Final Call
Our Department went into service on Wednesday evening at 6:00 p.m. The fairgrounds were busy with all the final touches being completed for opening day. This year, we had 115 applicants for duty from 74 departments and...
