Discontinued use of social security number for student identification
Since January 1, 2017, Social Security Numbers are no longer used for student ID; students should use a FEMA SID or Driver's License Number.
MU Extension and FRTI establishes an advisory council for the Institute
MU FRTI Advisory Council members in a planning session meeting
State Farm presents gift to MU FRTI
State Farm representatives visit MU FRTI and view the Institute’s Mobile Vehicle Firefighting prop as part of the Good Neighbor Citizenship Grant presented to the University of Missouri.
New partnership with the Pipeline Association of Missouri
Todd Johansen, Charlie Peel, Kathy Reed, Kevin Zumwalt and Gail J. Hagans show the recently signed agreement between the Pipeline Association of Missouri and the MU Fire and Rescue Training Institute.
New regional training coordinator appointed at MU FRTI
Region B Training Coordinator: Joseph Schilling of Kirksville, Missouri.
Appointment of new regional training coordinators at MU FRTI
Robert Little of Kansas City, Missouri, and Roger Meyers of Concordia, Missouri.
New Region G training coordinator appointed at MU FRTI
Region G training coordinator: Mark A. Arnold of Thayer, Missouri
New aircraft rescue fire fighting specialist announced, 2019
Bruce Bjorge of Branson, Missouri, now leads aircraft rescue fire‑fighting training and program oversight for Missouri’s fire and emergency responders.
Grain bin safety promoted April 9-13
Learn key tips to prevent grain bin accidents and protect farmworkers during April 9–13 safety awareness week.
Against the grain
COLUMBIA, Mo.– If you don’t work on a farm, a bin full of grain may not look dangerous. But farmworkers who go inside grain bins can quickly find themselves literally in over their heads. The results can be deadly: Over the last 50 years, hundreds in the U.S. have died from entrapment in grain, including more than two dozen in 2010, the most lethal year on record for grain bin accidents.
MU FRTI's Tim Hartz participates in 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Tim Hartz, instructional support associate with the University of Missouri Fire and Rescue Training Institute (MU FRTI), participated in the Missouri Division of Fire Safety Stair Climb on Sunday, Sept. 10, in Jefferson City.
MU FRTI staff member deploys to Hurricane Harvey
COLUMBIA, Mo. – University of Missouri Fire and Rescue Training Institute (MU FRTI) curriculum specialist Erin McGruder does more than just write about disaster response. McGruder, a member of FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Missouri Task Force 1 (MO-TF1), deployed to Texas as a technical information specialist in response to Hurricane Harvey’s devastating August landfall.
MU FRTI awards Fire Service Instructor of the Year
Adjunct instructor Robert Shramek Jr. is honored as Fire Service Instructor of the Year for his commitment to training Missouri’s fire service professionals.
MU Fire and Rescue Training Institute director to retire in October 2017
David Hedrick, director of Missouri’s Fire and Rescue Training Institute since 2007, will retire in October 2017 after decades in fire service.