AUXVASSE, Mo. (KMIZ) Two men showed up to a meeting on Thursday where the City of Auxvasse attempted to recruit new volunteer firefighters. At 6:30 p.m., the garage doors of the Auxvasse Fire Department opened to the public for an informational session about how to become a volunteer firefighter. Despite the critical need, only two
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department responded to a fire at Orr Street Studios in downtown Columbia early Sunday morning. According to a press release from the department, crews were dispatched to a large outside fire at 106 Orr Street at 2:09 a.m. Firefighters found a small fire next to the building, but the
Continue Reading AUXVASSE, Mo. (KMIZ) The City of Auxvasse wrote on its Facebook page on Friday night that it plans to hold a meeting on Thursday with firefighters and those looking to become volunteer firefighters. “There will be an Auxvasse Fire Department meeting on Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. to meet with all Auxvasse volunteer
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The following is a full interview ABC 17 News reporter Gabrielle Teiner had with Columbia Fire Department spokeswoman Katherine Rodriguez. Gabrielle Teiner: OK, so I’m going to have you state your name, spell it, and tell me a little bit about yourself. Katherine Rodriguez: Sure. My name is Kathryn Rodriguez. Spelled k
Continue Reading AUXVASSE, Mo. (KMIZ) The fire chief of the Auxvasse Fire Department was fired on Thursday, according to a Friday press release from the city and a social media post from the fire department. A press release from the city stated that Rebecca Stone was “relieved of her duties by a unanimous decision of the city
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Funeral services have been announced for Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Matthew Tobben. The Boone County Fire Protection District wrote on its social media Wednesday that a visitation will be held 3-8 p.m. Friday at Oltmann Funeral Home. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at East Central College in
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One firefighter was shot after a loaded gun discharged during a house fire in Macks Creek on Monday night. According to a Facebook post, Southwest Camden County Fire Protection District responded to a house fire after an explosion occurred in the basement at 9:24 p.m. on Monday. The post states crews
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported after an early morning fire in Boone County Saturday. The fire happened around 1:30 a.m. Saturday morning at a duplex in the 4000 block of West Bethany Drive, according to Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp. Blomenkamp said no injuries were reported, but the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Fourth of July is expected to bring a fun and firework filled weekend to Mid Missouri. The holiday is also notorious for gatherings and grilling. The Hearth, Patio, and Barbecue Association reports the Fourth of July is the most popular grilling day of the year. According to the National Fire Protection Association,
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OSAGE BEACH, Mo. (KMIZ) A home in Osage Beach is considered a total loss after a fire Saturday morning, according to the Osage Beach Fire Protection District. The department posted on social media Saturday afternoon that crews were dispatched to a fire in the area of Balboa Court at 6:46 a.m. According to the post,
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MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A dog and six puppies were saved from a fire on Wednesday night in Mexico, Missouri, according to a press release from the Mexico Public Safety Department. The release says that firefighters were called to Bougainville Drive at 11:38 p.m. and saw a fire coming from a bedroom of the home. The
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FREEBURG, Mo. (KMIZ) For the past 50 years Hilke’s Ice Company has delivered ice across Mid-Missouri, but a week ago, a piece of the Hilke family’s livelihood went up in flames. The company experienced a fire on Wednesday, June 19 at its ice plant in Freeburg. The Missouri Division of Fire Safety determined the fire
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One Columbia Fire Department firefighter was injured while working a fire in Northeast Columbia Sunday evening, according to a spokesperson from the department. CFD spokeswoman Katherine Rodriguez said the department was called to the scene of the fire in the 1700 block of Perkins Drive at 5:45 p.m Rodriguez said crews got
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Firefighters were still at an ice factory that burned overnight in a small Osage County town.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) No people were injured in a Tuesday afternoon fire at an apartment complex in the 5100 block of Clark Lane in Columbia, but a dog died in the fire, a Columbia Fire Department spokeswoman said. Firefighters were called to The Greens at 3:50 p.m. and arrived three minutes later. “Due to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Fire Department believes that a trailer fire on a Little Dixie Construction site was started by a homeless person trying to stay warm. On April 5, the Columbia Fire Department was dispatched to a fire in the 1600 Block of East Business Loop 70 at 2:13 a.m. The site of
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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ) Russell Sing will be Fulton’s next fire chief. The City of Fulton wrote in a Saturday social media post that Sing was promoted to chief after serving in the assistant chief role since 2022. He has been with the department since 2018. Sing was promoted after former Fire Chief Kevin Coffelt retired
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the city of Columbia continues to mull over its four options for its next fire chief, one of its four candidates said he would like to bring AI technology to the department. Brian Schaeffer has served as the assistant fire chief and fire chief of the Spokane Fire Department since 2005.
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cooper County Fire Protection District is worried about how proposed changes to OSHA guidelines could affect its operations. The proposed rule changes would replace the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s existing Fire Brigades standard, which has had barely any changes since 1980. Changes would expand the rules to increase safety measures
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MEXICO, Missouri (KMIZ) No one was injured in a house fire in Mexico Friday afternoon on the 800 block of South Jefferson Street. The Mexico Public Safety Department said firefighters responded to the fire at the two-story home at 12:36 p.m. and when they arrived they found a fire in an upstairs bedroom and the
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