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Disaster-readiness resources from MU Extension

Access practical tips and guides to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters at home and in your community.

Funding available through the MFA Volunteer Fire Grant

MFA Volunteer Fire Grant program honors inaugural winners at Winter Fire School

The MFA Volunteer Fire Grant program awarded $30,175 to 19 Missouri fire departments at the Winter Fire School, supporting rural emergency services.

MFA Volunteer Fire Grants help firefighters save lives, protect communities

Grants help Missouri volunteer fire departments buy equipment and training to save lives and protect communities.

MU Extension expert recommends replacing older smoke detectors

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Even if you regularly check the batteries and test your home smoke detectors, you may not be alerted if a fire breaks out.

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.

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 FRTI receives new specialized mobile fire training simulator

A mobile fire training simulator brings hands-on education in vehicle, dumpster, spill, and gas fires to communities statewide.

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.

Protecting your home and buildings from wildfire

COLUMBIA, Mo. – May is a good time for Missouri landowners to take proactive steps in protecting homes, barns and other structures from the threat of wildfire, says Joni Harper, field specialist in natural resources for University of Missouri Extension.

VR enhances fire and rescue training

COLUMBIA, Mo. – This summer, University of Missouri Extension’s Fire and Rescue Training Institute brought in 25 instructors for a train-the-trainer class on the institute’s new virtual reality system.

Wind, drought contribute to fires at harvest

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Roadway accidents and combine fires make harvest the most dangerous time of the year for those who work in America’s most dangerous occupation – farming, says University of Missouri Extension health and safety specialist Karen Funkenbusch.
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