Annual FFAM Convention Convention is coming up, June 2-4. The convention contest will be held Saturday, June 3rd at 8:00 a.m. The contest committee would like to invite all teams to participate. All team members need to...
Archive - March 2023
FFAMNews From District 7 – March 2023
A Spring Safety Check Up Hello from the east side of the state and District 7. I can’t believe that spring is upon us, so here is a little tidbit of information. The first day of spring is called the vernal equinox. The...
A Message From The 2nd VP – March 2023
911 Dispatch Well, we are almost done with winter, before we know it, spring will be here. We will be mowing our lawns, planting our gardens, attending our kid’s or grandkid’s baseball games or even planning that early...
A Quick Update
National Volunteer Fire Council Welcome to the National Volunteer Fire Council report. One very quick housekeeping item, it took a very long time (years) but the NVFC name and logo have just been officially Trademarked...
From the Pen of the Chief
I want to give a quick introduction to readers that have never heard of our department. The Missouri State Fair Volunteer Fire Department is one of a kind in the nation. We are the only fully functional fire department...
Two New Pumpers for Cole County FPD
The Cole County Fire Protection has taken delivery of two HME Ahrens–Fox rescue pumpers from the Danko Emergency Equipment Company. The rescue pumpers are equipped with Cummins 450 horsepower engine, Allison...
The Development of Fire Hose
A Part of Fire Service History In this series of fire service history articles, we have covered several inventions and developments that have led to a significant change in the fire service. These new devices changed...
Meeting Minutes – March 2023
President Larry Jennings called the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Fire Fighters Association of Missouri to order at 9:00 a.m., Sunday, February 12, 2023, at the Missouri State Fair Fire Department in Sedalia...
