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This is the first line of duty death in the department's history.

Brian Schaeffer intends to bring AI technology to the Columbia fire department to optimize its response times. He also hopes to fill staff vacancies.

"The entire building saw fire damage or smoke damage or water damage," said Assistant Fire Chief Jeffrey Heidenreich.

UPDATED at 9:20 a.m. CT on Feb. 5, 2015 with a statement by Chief Frazier. The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health released a report on…

Kirksville City Council rejected the Kirksville Fire Department’s “keybox” initiative at the city council meeting Wednesday. The initiative would have…

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The Jefferson City Fire Department is asking voters to fund the plan that would purchase new equipment and trucks, cover technical upgrades, and pay for…

Fire departments in several central Missouri cities have stopped issuing burn permits because of dry conditions and several have banned open fire burning…