The Johnson County Fire Protection District was the recipient of a $2,500 Community Investment Grant from local energy transportation company, Enbridge. Funds donated to the District will support their efforts to purchase additional portable lighting to be used on emergency scenes throughout the District. Additional on scene lighting will aid fire personnel in avoiding many of the hazards often hidden on scenes due to poor visibility in darkened structures and other emergency scene areas. Enbridge Inc. is North America’s premier energy infrastructure company with strategic business platforms that include an extensive network of crude oil, liquids and natural gas pipelines, regulated natural gas distribution utilities and renewable power generation. The company safely delivers an average of 2.9 million barrels of crude oil each day through its Mainline and Express Pipeline, and accounts for nearly 65% of U.S. bound Canadian crude oil production, and moves approximately 20% of all natural gas consumed in the U.S. serving key supply basins and demand markets. Enbridge also has interest in more than 2,500 MW of net renewable generating capacity in North American and Europe. The Company has ranked on the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations index for the past nine years.

The Johnson County Fire Protection District recently received a $202 donation from the Warrensburg Westlake Ace Hardware. The funds were raised by the store during a fundraiser in July 2019, to assist the District in purchasing equipment to produce digital training and safety programs for the District’s members. Ace employee Mallory Platt presented the donation to Training and Safety Division Chief Ken Jennings. Platt attends the University of Central Missouri and recently completed an internship program with the District.

The City of Cameron Fire Department accepted delivery of a new 2019 Heiman WildThing Apparatus in August of 2019. The purchase of the apparatus was made by the Cameron Rural Fire Protection District. The sale of the apparatus was made possible through Heiman Fire Equipment Sioux Falls SD. The apparatus was constructed to meet the many needs of the fire department. The Cameron Fire Department and City of Cameron thanks the Cameron Rural Fire Protection District for making this purchase possible. The Cameron Fire Department is a paid-per-call fire department responding to approximately 350 fire and emergency related calls per year. The Department provides protection for the City of Cameron and 144 square mile Cameron Rural Fire Protection District with a total population of approximately 18,000 residents.

The Western Taney County Fire District took delivery or this 2019 Rosenbauer Engine/Tanker.  It is the fire districts eleventh’s engine/tanker. It is built on a 2019 Rosenbauer Commander Chassis with Cummings 450 HP motor and Allison Transmission.  It has a 1,500 GPM Darley PSD rear mounted pump and a 1,500 gallon water tank and 50 gallon Class A foam tank.  Besides being an fully capable engine and tanker, the truck carries vehicle rescue equipment and equipment for wildland firefighting. 

The Johnson County Fire Protection District hosted eight of the District’s Junior Firefighters for an all-day academy on August 2, 2019, at the District Headquarters in Warrensburg. The academy provided one-on-one training opportunities for each participant. The academy focused on enhancing basic firefighting skills which included personal protective equipment and self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) donning, an SCBA confidence course, forcible entry, fire behavior, hose line deployment, and advancing and flowing hose lines. The District’s Junior Firefighter Program has been active since 1999 and allows youth 14 to 17 years old to participate in District activities which include trainings and response to emergency incident scenes in a supporting role. The District currently has 11 participants and has had a positive influence on area youth including many participants who moved on to become firefighters after turning 18 years old.