Missouri Task Force 1 Receives Orders to Deploy a Type III Task Force to Florida Ahead of Idalia News Image

Missouri Task Force 1 Receives Orders to Deploy a Type III Task Force to Florida Ahead of Idalia

Today, Missouri Task Force 1 received orders to deploy as a Type III Task Force to Pensacola, FL ahead of Tropical Cyclone Idalia. The 45 members are...

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MO-TF1 DSAR Team Participates in the State of Florida’s 2023 Catastrophic UAS Remote Sensing Exercise (Curse 2023) News Image

MO-TF1 DSAR Team Participates in the State of Florida’s 2023 Catastrophic UAS Remote Sensing Exercise (Curse 2023)

The Missouri Task Force 1, Disaster Situational Assessment and Reconnaissance (MO-DSAR) Team is participating in the State of Florida’s 2023 Catastrophic UAS Remote Sensing Exercise (CURSE 2023)....

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Heat Related Safety Tips and Warnings on Open Burning and Fireworks News Image

Heat Related Safety Tips and Warnings on Open Burning and Fireworks

Boone County Fire Protection District Offers These Heat Related Safety Tips and Warnings on Open Burning and Fireworks With hot summer days and high heat indexes bearing...

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Voters approve Boone County Fire District Bond Issue on April 4th ballot News Image

Voters approve Boone County Fire District Bond Issue on April 4th ballot

On behalf of all the members of the Boone County Fire Protection District, the Fire Chief and the Board of Directors, we would like to say THANK...

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2023 Bond Issue Frequently Asked Questions News Image

2023 Bond Issue Frequently Asked Questions

2023 BCFPD Bond Issue Frequently Asked Questions

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Memorial Unveiled for Assistant Chief Bryant Gladney at Fire District Headquarters News Image

Memorial Unveiled for Assistant Chief Bryant Gladney at Fire District Headquarters

On Monday, December 5th members gathered at Fire District Headquarters to dedicate a memorial to Assistant Chief Bryant Gladney’s life and legacy with the Boone County Fire...

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Missouri Task Force 1 is Headed Home News Image

Missouri Task Force 1 is Headed Home

MO-TF1 has been demobilized from Fort Myers, FL and is currently on the road heading home. The Type III team completed their search and delayering of the...

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Missouri Task Force 1 Continues Tough Work in Fort Myers Beach, Florida News Image

Missouri Task Force 1 Continues Tough Work in Fort Myers Beach, Florida

MO-TF1 has returned to Fort Myers Beach, FL this morning to continue the difficult work of wide area search and structural assessment. This community sustained massive destruction...

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Missouri Task Force 1 Assigned to Fort Myers Beach News Image

Missouri Task Force 1 Assigned to Fort Myers Beach

Missouri Task Force 1 is currently performing primary searches on Fort Myers Beach, Florida. The team was assigned to Fort Myers, Florida on Monday and have since...

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Missouri Task Force 1 Activated to deploy to Florida News Image

Missouri Task Force 1 Activated to deploy to Florida

Missouri Task Force 1, a division of the Boone County Fire Protection District, has been activated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for deployment to Florida. The...

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MO-TF1 Specialty Team Deploys to Florida for Hurricane Ian News Image

MO-TF1 Specialty Team Deploys to Florida for Hurricane Ian

A specialty team within Missouri Task Force 1, a division of the Boone County Fire Protection District, has been deployed to Hurricane Ian. The Disaster Situational Awareness...

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MO-TF1 Deploys to Kentucky Floods 7-31-2022 News Image

MO-TF1 Deploys to Kentucky Floods 7-31-2022

Missouri Task Force 1, a division of the Boone County Fire Protection District, has been activated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for deployment to eastern Kentucky....

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Preparing for the Storm

Preparing for a Tornado TwitterShare What is StormAware? Being StormAware means that you and your family not only know how to protect yourselves in the event of a tornado...

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Carbon Monoxide Safety

  What is carbon monoxide? Carbon monoxide, also known as CO, is called the “Invisible Killer” because it’s a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas. More than 150 people...

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Carbon Monoxide Safety

CO Safety Flyer

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Hurricane Michael

MO-TF1 has been activated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to deploy as a 16-person Mission Ready Package – Water (Type 1 Swiftwater Rescue Team) to...

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Heating Safety

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ABC 17 MO-TF1 Rescues 109 People in North Carolina

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Some Alarms for Deaf and Hard of Hearing News Image

Some Alarms for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

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MO-TF1 Responds to Hurricane Lane News Image

MO-TF1 Responds to Hurricane Lane

On Wednesday, August 22, three members of Missouri Task Force 1 were activated to deploy to the Hawaiian Islands in preparation for Hurricane Lane’s landfall. They join...

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Escape Planning

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Sprinkler Protected Homes News Image

Sprinkler Protected Homes

Home Fire Sprinklers

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When the Power Goes Out – Carbon Monoxide Poison News Image

When the Power Goes Out – Carbon Monoxide Poison

When the Power Goes Out, Keep Your Generator Outside   Portable back-up generators produce the poison gas carbon monoxide (CO). CO is an odorless, colorless gas that...

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Drowning Prevention

Drowning Prevention: Information for Parents ​Drowning is a leading cause of death among children, including infants and toddlers. Most infant drownings occur in bathtubs and buckets. Toddlers between...

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Fatal Fires In Residential Buildings News Image

Fatal Fires In Residential Buildings

https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/statistics/v19i1.pdf

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Children and Fire Safety

Children and Fire Safety

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Hear the Beep Where You Sleep News Image

Hear the Beep Where You Sleep

Beep Where you Sleep

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Grilling Safety

Grill Safety

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Stay Warm with Home Heating Safety News Image

Stay Warm with Home Heating Safety

According to the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), half of all home heating fires occur in December, January and February. So now is the time to make sure...

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Cooler Temperatures and Heating Your Home News Image

Cooler Temperatures and Heating Your Home

The Boone County Fire Protection District reminds residents of the hidden fire hazards and dangers present when the weather turns cold. As the temperatures drop outside, methods...

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