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Disaster-readiness resources from MU Extension

University of Missouri Extension has resources to help you and your family prepare for and recover from disasters.

Funding available through the MFA Volunteer Fire Grant

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

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Every year at the University of Missouri Fire and Rescue Training Institute’s Winter Fire School, hundreds of firefighters from Missouri and surrounding states learn the latest skills, tools and technology available to firefighters and first responders.

MFA Volunteer Fire Grants help firefighters save lives, protect communities

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Since 2020, the MFA Incorporated Charitable Foundation has teamed with University of Missouri Extension’s Fire and Rescue Training Institute to award MFA Volunteer Fire Grants to train and equip rural fire departments throughout the state.

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

COLUMBIA, Mo. – David E. Hedrick, director of the University of Missouri Fire and Rescue Training Institute (MU FRTI), has announced that he will be retiring in October 2017. Hedrick joined MU FRTI as director in 2007.

MU FRTI awards Fire Service Instructor of the Year

LAKE OZARK, Mo. – University of Missouri Extension’s Fire and Rescue Training Institute (MU FRTI) presented the Fire Service Instructor of the Year award for 2015-2016 to Robert Shramek Jr., assistant chief and training officer with Lincoln County Fire Protection District 1 in Troy, Mo.

MU FRTI receives new specialized mobile fire training simulator

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri Extension Fire and Rescue Training Institute (MU FRTI) recently took delivery on a new specialized mobile fire training simulator system. The simulator is designed to provide training in fire scenarios involving vehicles, dumpsters/trash receptacles,…

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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