Thank you to the entire FFAM family for allowing me the opportunity to meet the board and auxiliary back on June 7, and for extending the invitation to be a part of this newsletter, providing a forum to share valuable...
Archive - July 2020
FFAMNew 3000 Gallon Tanker For Cole County FPD
The Cole County Fire Protection District has received a new 3000-gallon tanker manufacturer by Danko Emergency Equipment. The tanker took ten months to produce. This is the first large purchase since the voters in Cole...
Hoskins Promoted to Fire Chief
Fair Grove Fire Protection District is pleased to announce the promotion of Randall Hoskins to Fire Chief. Mr. Hoskins joined Fair Grove Fire as a volunteer in 2009 after graduating from Fair Grove High School. He left...
Granite Mountain Hotshot Survivor to Speak in Missouri
On June 30, 2013, nineteen members of the Granite Mountain Hotshot fire team out of Prescott, Arizona, gave the ultimate sacrifice fighting the Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona. The Missouri Fire Funeral Assistant Team went...
Mapaville FPD Live Fire Training
The Mapaville Fire Protection District has been utilizing a vacant house on Highway Z for “hands-on” fire training. The homeowner graciously allowed free reign to use this structure for any training that was needed. The...
History’s Corner – March 2020
I can’t believe it’s been fifty yearsThe Boone County Fire Protection DistrictFormed by voters on July 11, 1970 Someone told me once that, “time flies when you are havin’ fun.” I cannot think of anything that would be...
A Message From The 1st VP – July 2020
I am not sure if I took a longer nap than I thought, but did I miss the convention? It was certainly unfortunate that the convention had to be postponed and then canceled after all the hard work the folks in Kearney put...
2020 FFAM Equipment Grant
In 2019, the FFAM offered a reimbursable equipment grant program as a benefit for FFAM member agencies for the first time. Forty FFAM member agencies submitted applications for the total $3,000 available for the entire...
