VOL. 60, No. 4 JUL/AUG 2017 NEXT FFAM BOARD MEETING USPS 183-320 AUGUST 6, 2017 • 9:00 A.M. • SEDALIA, MO PRESIDENT’S REMARKS Greetings Fellow Firefighters Kenneth Hoover President his newsletter article brings me to the everything looking good for the annual Chairman Keith Smith from Warrenton, annual Fallen Fire Fighters Memorial services. There are many people that Missouri, who provided all of the ServicesT held on May 20-21, 2017, in helped Steve with this task, including recording and video services for the Kingdom City. I believe this is the most many of the foundation board members. entire memorial, as they have done for important activity I am involved in every Thanks to everyone. many years at no charge to the Memorial year and will commit a large portion of Foundation. Many, many thanks to Greg my article to. Many hours were also given for the and Rose Rosebrock! Candlelight Service and the Sunday As they have done for many years, I morning services. Keith Smith, Warrenton Our history this year was documented by thank Chief Greg Lubbert of the Central Fire Protection District; Bill Albus, Little Gail Hagans and Don Vaucher. Gail and Callaway Fire Protection District and Dixie Fire Protection District/Missouri Don are usually at every event and photo- Chief Lana Karhoff of the North Callaway State Fire Marshal office; and Linda graph all the activities and provide FFAM Fire Protection District that spent many Coleberd, Hannibal, all worked many with prints and CD’s and never ask for hours cleaning all of the granite walls hours gathering information and devel- recognition or payment for their services. and other tasks the Thursday night prior oping the programs for both services. I Thank you Gail and Don. to the services. Chief Lubbert and Chief thank each of you! Karhoff have faithfully overseen this task This year we were honored to have Mr. year after year. The candlelight honor guard was provided J. Tim Bean the Fire Marshal of the State by the Little Dixie Fire Protection of Missouri attend and present procla- A special thank you to Lieutenant Steve District. Assistant Chief Kurt Ploch of mations to the 2016 Line of Duty Death Nichols from the Little Dixie Fire the Boles Fire Protection District did an family members assisted by his wife Judy Protection District for overseeing the excellent job with the message to over and Chairman Keith Smith. maintenance on the memorial again this 200 attendees at the Candlelight Service. year. Lieutenant Nichols always has Thanks goes to Blue Ice Productions and Brian Zinanni was our keynote speaker at the Sunday morning memorial service. I CONTENTS heard many compliments and you really had to be there to hear his message and Meeting Minutes ......................... 4 History’s Corner .................. 22-25 get it. Thank you! Museum Project ........................ 10 Auxiliary Minutes ...................... 31 David Hedrick, Director of the University 1st Vice President ................ 14-15 From Around the State ........ 32-33 of Missouri Fire and Rescue Training Institute gave our opening invocation Memorial ............................... 18-19 Director’s Comments .......... 36-37 and as always did an excellent job. David Obituaries ............................. 20-21 Classified Ads ........................... 38 always accepts my request to help and I appreciate his involvement, and yes I will help with whatever it takes. Kenneth Hoover - President, Mexico, MO FIRE FIGHTERS Jaime Miller- Secretary/Treasurer, Warrensburg, MO Our honor guard commander this year was FFAM NEWSLETTER STAFF ASSOCIATION Chief James Ludden from the Bolivar City Fire Department. Commander Ludden did Jaime Miller - Editor, Warrensburg, MO OF MISSOURI an outstanding job coordinating honor and Gail J. Hagans-Reynolds - Coordinator, Columbia, MO Travis Johnson - Graphic Designer, Columbia, MO color guard and pipe and drum members from many fire departments throughout FFAM Newsletter (ISSN 0199-8633) is published every two months by the FireFighters Missouri. Thank you to Chief Ludden and Association of Missouri. Office of Publications is PO Box 1153, Warrensburg, MO 64093. Subscription price is $1.00 per year and is paid by membership with their members of the many honor guards and annual dues. Periodicals Postage is paid at Warrensburg, MO and additional offices. pipe and drum members for your service. Address correction to: FFAM PO Box 1153, Warrensburg, MO 64093 – continued on page 8 FIRE MARSHAL’S UPDATE Tim Bean Missouri Division of Fire Safety State Fire Marshal appy Summer, Missouri Fire Service. incident, a private vehicle crashed into firefighter might look like. I don’t want When we use that word, Summer, as the rear of another private vehicle that to get into the weeds with this, but... aH first responder there are some things was stopped behind the response vehicle. if you google the definition of what a we need to remember: stay hydrated, This caused the response vehicle to strike “Missouri Firefighter” is, you will found take frequent breaks, stay out of the sun the two firefighters who were nearby, the following, ____________ nothing! when possible, wear sunscreen, and use trapping them underneath, as it went common sense while working in the sun. down an embankment and finally stopped. Let me ask a question? If we have an event Firefighter Sanders was pronounced dead within our state, and you call us through It is with a heavy heart that I continue the at the scene, while Firefighter Hayward the fire mutual aid system and ask for 100 next portion of my article. was air lifted to Research Medical Center firefighters what do you get? Do you get in Kansas City. someone with twenty years of experience On Monday, May 29, we had our first or two days of experience? The answer line of duty death in Missouri. Firefighter Jeffery is survived by his wife Connie, is yes, to both. Wouldn’t it make sense if Jesse W. Ketchum of the Memphis City Daughter Samantha “Sammi” Burroughs, we set a firefighter standard, so when you Fire Department was responding on a and Son Tyler Sanders. Let’s continue have that situation you would know what mutual aid fire call. Firefighter Ketchum to keep this family in our prayers, along level of training that individual brings was driving a pumper truck en route with Firefighter Hayward. to you? We can do this as the Missouri to the fire when it overturned killing fire service. Please help us get this right, Jesse. We at the Division of Fire Safety Fire Chief Kris White along with the your input is very valuable to us. Please and the Missouri fire service extend our entire Mayview Fire Protection District contact us by email, phone, text, or come continued support to his wife Jenna and wanted to thank the Missouri fire service by the thirteenth floor. their four children, Zada, Cora, Rhet, and for all the words of encouragement, the Kruz. Let’s keep them in our thoughts attendance at visitation, and the strong To keep you informed about the Worker’s and prayers please. showing at the funeral. Please keep Chief Compensation Grants Program, which is White and the Mayview FPD in your available to Volunteer Fire Departments I was very proud to see all the support prayers in the weeks to come. that do not receive any tax base funding, from the area fire department’s that rallied it is still on hold. The new FY2018 budget around the Memphis Fire Department. I want to thank the Missouri Fire Service has now been signed, but unfortunately Fire Chief Jimmy Winn expressed how Funeral Assistance Team for doing an this issue did not get funded. We will grateful and appreciative for all the outstanding job working behind the keep aggressively pursuing this for you. phone calls, cards, along with the show of scenes during these two tragedies. Your support the day of the funeral. There were many hours of service were much appre- The Fire Education Commission met in two neighboring states that attended, law ciated. If you are interested in becoming June. They spent two days listening to enforcement, EMT’s, and a very strong a member of this great team go to: www. the state training partners solicit for the showing of community support. Let’s mofirefuneral.org or call 888-491-4357. $650,000 dollars appropriated for state keep this department in your prayers training. We are excited to say that the going forward. The training division published an online training education money was funded in survey, with over 1,426 participating. We the signed budget. Watch for upcoming On Monday, June 19, a second line of are working on collecting the data from training across our state. duty death struck our state. Firefighter the survey which will be used to under- Jeffery M. Sanders and Firefighter stand what direction we need to go to I had the opportunity to visit MU FRTI’s Joseph Hayward from the Mayview Fire develop a firefighter standard. 85th Annual Summer Fire School here Protection District responded to a downed in Jefferson City. Congratulations to MU power-line emergency. They had the I am encouraged by what I am hearing FRTI for your vision to educate and train response vehicle sitting in the roadway to across our state from you on estab- keep traffic stopped. While working the lishing a definition of what a Missouri – continued on page 6 July/August 2017 • FFAM Newsletter 3 BOARD of DIRECTORS FFAM JUNE 4, 2017 MEETING • SEDALIA, MISSOURI Draft • Final Approval at Next Meeting resident Kenneth Hoover called the MINUTES Work comp legislation was passed and meeting of the Board of Directors of President Hoover advised that the 2017 is waiting on a signature from Governor theP Fire Fighters Association of Missouri convention meeting minutes are set for Greitens.