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Taking Care of You: Mind, Body, Spirit

Event date: March 11, 2021 - April 1, 2021

Join Amber Allen and Amy Bartels for Taking Care of YOU. Learn skills and practices to help navigate the "new normal" during the new year. Classes are held via zoom. A workbook will be emailed to participants prior to the first class. Cost: ...

Best Practices in Community Risk Reduction

Hours: 16 | Prerequisites: None | Students: 15–30 | NFA: Yes | Host requirements: None Best Practices in Community Risk Reduction demonstrates to students nationally recognized principles that, when used appropriately, can lead to community risk ...

Designated Employee Fire Extinguisher Training Program

Hours: 2 | Prerequisites: None | Students: 15–30 | Host requirements: None The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers who provide portable fire extinguishers for employees in the workplace shall also provide an ...

Real World Haz-Mat ID

Hours: 4 | Prerequisites: None | Students: 15–30 | CEUs: Yes | Host requirements: None This course meets the objectives of NFPA 472, 2008 standard and OSHA 29 CFR1910.120. Topics include: Use of various identification clues, interpretation of the ...

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Mizzou Engineering, MU Extension team up to help fight spread of COVID-19 on campus

Published: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020

Tiger Paw Hand Sanitizer, created by Mizzou Engineering, is available for purchase on MU Extension’s website by MU departments with a MoCode.The sanitizer, which can be delivered safely through campus mail, is available in 1-liter spray bottles and ...

Develop a family crisis plan

Published: Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The best time to prepare for an emergency is when there is no emergency, says Karen Funkenbusch, University of Missouri Extension health and safety specialist.National Preparedness Month, sponsored by the Federal Emergency ...

Too little water, too much heat puts tasseling corn at risk

Published: Monday, July 13, 2020

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Moderate drought for as little as five consecutive days can cause major damage in corn, according to University of Missouri Extension agronomist Bill Wiebold.Unusually dry conditions, largely concentrated in southwestern Missouri ...

MU Fire and Rescue Training Institute director to retire

Published: Thursday, May 14, 2020

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Kevin D. Zumwalt, director of the University of Missouri Fire and Rescue Training Institute (MU FRTI), will retire this August.“After a distinguished career, Kevin Zumwalt leaves us with the legacy of a safer Missouri and a ...

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Pricing Corn Silage

Publication date: Dec. 1, 2020

Figure 1. Agricultural producers should consider the current price of corn and inputs for pricing corn silage. Silage is the harvest of whole corn plants at 60 to 70 percent whole plant moisture. Optimal harvest occurs when kernels are at 1/2 milk ...

Rules for Missouri Fire Protection Districts

Publication date: May 1, 2020

Ballard Local Government SeriesAcknowledgmentsThe purpose of this manual is to help fire protection district officials understand and comply with the state’s requirements. It is, first and foremost, the work of the late John Ballard. This edition ...

Corn and Soybean Replant Decisions

Publication date: Nov. 1, 2018

Deciding whether to replant a sparse stand is one of the more difficult decisions a corn or soybean grower will face. The difficulty of this decision stems from the difficulty of predicting how the effectiveness of replanting will be affected by the ...

Financial Recovery and Risk Management

Publication date: Sept. 27, 2018

As you attempt to restore your life and home after a disaster, you will face many decisions. In many cases, the decisions will involve large investments. Naturally, you will want to recover as much as possible through your homeowners insurance ...

Tornado Season: Are You Ready?

Publication date: Sept. 27, 2018

Each year, many people are killed or seriously injured by severe storms and tornadoes despite advance warning. Some didn’t hear the warning, while others received the warning but did not believe a tornado would actually affect them. After you have ...

Coping With Summer Heat

Publication date: Sept. 27, 2018

The heat of a Missouri summer not only can make for high utility bills, but also can be deadly. Here are some tips to help keep you comfortable, healthy and penny-wise.Help your air conditioner help youInstall window air conditioners snugly. Insulate ...

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Nurses in the Trenches with First Responders

March 4, 2021 - March 6, 2021

online $99.00

Nurses in the Trenches with First Responders First responders such as police officers, fire fighters, paramedics, and emergency medical technicians perform very different jobs, but their work interfaces with the work of licensed nurses in emergency ...

Fire Service Science

Nov. 19, 2020 - Feb. 1, 2021

blended $375.00

Before enrolling in this course, please secure accss to the following textbooks: Brannigan, F. L., & Corbett, G. P. (2015). Building construction for the fire service. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett. Gann, R. G., & Friedman, R. (2015). Principles ...

Hazardous Materials/WMD Incident Response Awareness

Dec. 1, 2020 - Jan. 31, 2021

online $25.00

This Awareness course is the first level of first responder certification. A first responder must be properly trained and mentally prepared when called upon to respond to a hazardous material or weapons of mass destruction (WMD) incident. This course ...

Paramedic Entrance Exam

online $500.00

Complete the EMS Education Application FIRST before. If accepted, you will receive an email with further instructions and a discount code for this exam This EMT entrance exam will test your abilities in 4 areas. Testing areas include math, medical ...

EMT Entrance Exam

online $500.00

EMS Education Application

online $0.00

The application process is the first step towards achieving emergency services education. This course will guide you through the EMS Education Institute application process. You must apply to and be accepted by the EMS Education Institute before ...

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eXtension Managing flooded grain bins

Grain bins exposed to floodwaters are likely to have sustained damage and some grain loss can be expected. It is, however, often possible to repair bins and salvage at least part of the grain.

Avoid Injury During Tornado Cleanup

Megan Webb, nutrition and health education specialist with MU Extension, offers tips for how to avoid personal injury when cleaning up in the wake of a tornado.

Be Prepared for Emergencies: Creating a 3-day Food/Water Supply

Food storage is part of being prepared for emergencies and natural disasters. Individuals and families can eliminate some stress, worry and inconveniences by planning for emergency food needs. Planning for short-term emergency food needs may be as ...

Delayed Planting and Replanting Insurance Evaluator (downloadable XLS)

An evaluation tool designed for corn and soybean farmers with crop insurance who experience early-season production problems, such as flooding, poor germination or prevented planting.

Disaster Resource Guide for Individuals and Businesses

This resource guide provides information to individuals and businesses affected by a federally declared disaster and the assistance available to disaster victims. This Disaster Relief Resource Guide can help you claim unreimbursed casualty losses on ...

Drought Feed Alternatives Spreadsheet (XLSX)

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Community Emergency Management Program

Provides education and technical assistance to individuals and families, local governments, businesses, schools and organizations in preparing and responding to natural and man-made disasters.

Drought resources

Providing information and resources about drought monitoring and mitigation.

Flood Resources

Current information about flooding; dangers to crops and food quality/safety; how to recover from a flood.

Law Enforcement Training Institute

Providing basic and advanced law enforcement training as well as animal cruelty investigation programs.

MU Fire and Rescue Training Institute

FRTI provides comprehensive education and skills training for Missouri’s fire and emergency service responders.

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