We closed out a very busy 2021 Missouri State Fair with the car races on Sunday evening. We planned and completed several public demonstrations during the fair in front of the firehouse and grandstands again. The Fair...
Archive - September 2021
District 11 Update – September 2021
Greetings from District 11! I hope you all have had a wonderful summer and have had time to spend with family and friends and that each of you has gotten some good training to either keep your skills sharp or learn a...
A Message From The 2nd VP – September 2021
Greetings FFAM members. Wow, where did the summer go! I swear it was just spring and we were all thinking vacations, spending time with families, or just looking at getting away. Now the kids are back in school, our...
Open Wounds
Open wounds or trauma calls in our field are some of the easiest to treat. You can see what’s in front of you and you can see what to do. Medical calls are harder because we can’t see the open wound. We can’t see where...
Convention in Washington
Greetings from the Washington Volunteer Fire Company in Washington, Missouri. The Washington Volunteer Fire Company (WVFC) is honored to host the 2022 FFAM Convention in Washington, Missouri on May 6-8, 2022. As the...
Operations Come at a Price
There is a great value and cost associated with placing a fire department in service for eleven days at the Missouri State Fair each year. We went into service at 18:00 on August 11, and finished our official duties at...
Memorial Foundation Report – September 2021
Hello everyone. There are some very important details which will be outlined in another section of the magazine related to the Saturday and Sunday services October 9 and 10. Yes, they are going to proceed as we have in...
Set An Example and Keep Your Values
Here we are in the middle of another COVID-19 uptick thanks to the delta variant. It has been a long year for everyone and firefighters and EMS folks are no different. One thing I have learned throughout this pandemic...