You’ll see American and Missouri flags flying at half-staff until sunset today (Saturday) at every firehouse across the Show-Me State, in honor of fallen Boone County …
Read More »(LISTEN): Two wreaths to be placed at Boone County Fire Protection District headquarters today
Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Gale Blomenkamp praises the outpouring of support during Tuesday’s procession of fallen district assistant fire chief Matt Tobben from Columbia …
Read More »(LISTEN): Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Blomenkamp discusses Tobben’s drowning death on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Water Division has begun its investigation into Monday morning’s drowning death of Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Matthew Tobben. Mr. …
Read More »UPDATE: Elderly mid-Missouri woman still missing after being swept into floodwaters
An elderly woman is reportedly presumed dead after her vehicle was swept into the flooded Perche Creek west of Columbia this afternoon. Our news partner KMIZ reports …
Read More »UPDATE: Hallsville explosion being investigated by Missouri state fire marshal
The Missouri State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating Wednesday night’s duplex explosion in Hallsville. Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Gale Blomenkamp says the explosion and …
Read More »Mid-Missouri motorist killed in collision with trash truck
A head-on collision Monday morning between a vehicle and a trash truck on Highway 124 in Boone County has killed a motorist from mid-Missouri’s Higbee. The Missouri …
Read More »UPDATE: One motorist killed after vehicle and trash truck collide north of Columbia
Boone County fire officials confirm one person has been killed in a horrific collision between a vehicle and a trash truck this morning on Highway 124 in …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Task Force 1 members praised during Columbia’s 9-11 ceremony
Columbia’s mayor took time to praise first responders during Monday’s emotional ceremony at Mizzou’s Columns to remember the 22nd anniversary of the 9-11 terror attacks that killed …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri Task Force One members say Maui deployment was challenging but rewarding
This month’s horrific Maui wildfires were the deadliest in modern U.S. history, with the death toll now at least 115. Six members of Columbia-based Missouri Task Force …
Read More »UPDATE: Hurricane Idalia makes landfall; Columbia-based Missouri Task Force One in Pensacola
Powerful Hurricane Idalia has made landfall as a category 3 storm, with winds of about 125 miles per hour. CNN reports it’s inflicting deadly storm surge and …
Read More »79-year-old Columbia woman killed in deadly collision on Highway 63 between Harrisburg and Hallsville
A Columbia woman has been killed in a horrific two-vehicle collision on northbound Highway 63, at Highway 124. That’s just south of Heuer’s Country Café. The Missouri …
Read More »(AUDIO): Boone County Fire Protection District is hopeful about Tuesday’s bond issue
Missouri’s third-largest fire department is hopeful that voters will approve Tuesday’s proposed $8-million no tax increase bond issue. Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief Gale Blomenkamp …
Read More »UPDATE: Hallsville animal rescue destroyed by fire sets Saturday clean-up day
Boone County firefighters say electrical issues caused Sunday morning’s horrific kennel fire near Hallsville, a fire that killed 26 dogs. Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief …
Read More »Overnight blaze at Hallsville-area animal rescue kills about 30 dogs
Boone County firefighters say about 30 dogs have been killed, after a horrific kennel fire near Hallsville early Sunday morning. Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief …
Read More »Boone County fire district facilities to be lit red again tonight to honor fallen colleague
You’ll notice bright red lighting at three Boone County Fire Protection District buildings again tonight to honor an assistant chief killed one year ago today in a horrific …
Read More »Missouri Task Force continues to go house to house in Fort Myers Beach, Florida
The sheriff in Fort Myers, Florida says his deputies are tiring from Hurricane Ian, with no end in sight. Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno tells the “Fort …
Read More »Missouri Task Force One moving from Orlando to hurricane-battered Fort Myers
CNN is reporting that Hurricane Ian may have caused as much as $47-billion in insured losses in Florida. That could make it the most expensive storm in …
Read More »Troopers: Harrisburg-area head-on crash happened when driver tried to pass vehicle on hillcrest
Boone County firefighters are crediting neighbors for immediately alerting authorities after Tuesday night’s horrific head-on crash on Highway 124 near Harrisburg. It happened at about 8:40, and …
Read More »Missouri Highway Patrol investigation continues into deadly I-70 crash near Columbia
Missouri state troopers say an ambulance and the Boone County Fire Protection District assistant chief’s vehicles had their emergency lights activated, when they were struck by a …
Read More »(AUDIO) Boone County Fire’s Blomenkamp discusses Task Force One’s deployment to Kentucky on “Wake Up Columbia”
Columbia-based Missouri Task Force One members are now in western Kentucky’s Mayfield, performing search and wellness checks in the tornado-damaged town. The 48 crew members are working …
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