Help FFAM celebrate 65 years of serving as the Fire and EMS Department for the Missouri State Fair by volunteering with your FFAM-sponsored fire department. The State of Missouri Legislature has approved funding for a new facility in Sedalia, and construction is planned to be finished for the upcoming fair. We are excited for the news and invite anyone who can participate to get in their first tour of duty in the new facilities. We have been planning for a great fair and need your assistance in filling out our roster to serve and protect the 2026 fair. We can use your talents in the department, and you will need to apply at https://www.ffam.org. Click on the committees tab, choose State Fair, MSFFD application 2026-adult, or Junior application. You will need to be a current member of the FFAM to be eligible to apply.
The Missouri State Fair Volunteer Fire Department (MSFVFD) provides fire and medical response during the Missouri State Fair. The MSFVFD is operated by members of the Fire Fighters Association of Missouri (FFAM). The MSFVFD is the only known fully operational fire department in the United States that operates for only 11 days a year. The Department is staffed with dedicated volunteers 24 hours per day throughout the State Fair, providing fire suppression and advanced life support emergency medical services.
We staff engine, squad, and ambulance crews rotating shifts as activities require. We attend all grandstand events and have several training sessions available during the fair. We do daily public relation demonstrations and give truck tours and public education. We have opportunities to help with grilling meals and cooking if you like to share your skills, as we cook all our own meals. We staff a first aid facility and provide our own dispatch for calls. Wearing the Smokey Bear and Sparky the Fire Dog costumes and interacting with the attendees. You will be busy and enjoy activities, and we try to arrange your wishes to do the concerts you want to attend in the evenings. This is your chance to meet new emergency services personnel from around the State of Missouri and make friends for life. In 2025, we had personnel from 74 FFAM member departments serve at the fair. If you have any questions, please email me @ leggen@jcfpd.net. I hope to see you at the Fair!
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