Having a grandfather, father, and older brothers who were firefighters, Rick Ennis knew at an early age what he wanted to do as a career. After working as firefighter and studying firefighting practices, Ennis found […]
A Peer Fitness Training course was held at the City of Cape Girardeau Fire Department’s Station 3 from March 4-8. The course’s goal was to improve firefighter health and safety, and performance of each fire […]
City of Cape Girardeau firefighter Joel Schmit was at his home on a foggy night when his neighbor’s son-in-law came to his house to notify him of an emergency. The son-in-law had just left Schmit’s neighbor’s […]
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department received 32 sets of turnout gear from an Assistance to Firefighters grant. New gear as demonstrated by Captain Dean Lynn (left), incorporates the latest advances in protective textile material, as well […]
Cape Girardeau’s Technical Rescue team trains frequently to respond at home and even in neighboring counties. The training scenario illustrated below could easily happen in real life. Imagine a trapped window washer toward the top of […]
The first formal fire department of Cape Girardeau was a Hook and Ladder Fire Company established on July 25, 1866 under Mayor G. H. Cramer. Evidence in Cape Girardeau’s newspaper The Argus showed a fire […]
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department hosted a simulated rescue using their newest piece of equipment called the grain ResQ Tube Monday, May 14 at Fire Station 1. Members from area fire department and the Cape […]
The Cape Girardeau Fire Department is hosting a Fire Ground Safety seminar at Southeast Missouri State University featuring retired Deputy Chief William Shouldis, a nationally recognized expert on emergency management and safety. Shouldis is an […]
Firefighters responded to a house fire in the 1300-block of Victoria Street overnight. Arriving on scene, crews reported heavy smoke and fire pushing from the garage of the small single story structure. Luckily, victims were out of the house. Property damage […]
The Fire Department responded to a house fire on South Benton late Monday night. Fire was visible from the rear of the home. Two of its occupants reported jumping from the second story to escape […]
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