By Rusty Darnell, Fire Chief On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, the voters within the Strafford Fire Protection District voted with an enormous majority to approve a 9 million dollar bond extension. This will guarantee a new...
Archive - May 2026
FFAMLeadership Lessons in Unexpected Places
Lincoln County Fire Protection District #1 One of the things I have learned over the course of my career in the fire service is that leadership lessons are everywhere if you are willing to look for them. Sometimes they...
Serve, Learn, & Connect At The Fair
We invite you to volunteer at the 2026 Show-Me Stars and Stripes Missouri State Fair Fire Department August 13 – 23 in Sedalia. You may apply until June 1 at the Firefighters Association of Missouri website, ffam.org...
The Only 11 Day Fire Dept in the US
As chairman of the Missouri State Fair Volunteer Fire Department, I’m pleased to share a spring update as we prepare for another memorable year at the Missouri State Fair. The fair will be here before we know it, and...
A Message From The 2nd VP – April 2026
Train with Purpose, Serve with Excellence I want to apologize to the membership for my tarriness of missing the deadlines of writing articles, so I hope this makes up for it. Spring is in the air. Grass is growing...
Burns Recovered & Midwest Children’s Burn Camp
Why It Matters & How To Help As firefighters and first responders, we see people on some of the worst days of their lives. Burn calls are some of the toughest. We do our job—put the fire out, treat the patient, get...
NVFC • 2026 By The Numbers
National Volunteer Fire Council They say a picture is worth a thousand words. In keeping that theme, I refer you to the snapshot of NVFC 2025 By the Numbers. The week before submitting this article, plans changed...
Kimbler Retires
By Heather Suerig, Lieutenant, Beaufort-Leslie FPD The Beaufort-Leslie Fire Protection District is honored to announce the retirement of Firefighter Jerry Kimbler. Jerry has volunteered his time and skills for 47 years...
