KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The Kansas City Fire Department (KCFD) ... He said firefighters used to go through more one-on-one training, and the new system is more uniform for every crew.

Mark Hardin’s heart sank when he saw the bank account balance for his town’s volunteer fire department last month: $169. Firefighters in Calhoun, Mo., desperately needed new gear and they’d ...

Mark Hardin, volunteer fire chief in rural Calhoun, Mo., says his department had less than $200 in the bank before they got an expected donation from a retired businessman.

EMINENCE, Mo. (KY3) - It’s been nearly one week since a fire burned down the Eminence Area Volunteer Fire Department firehouse, and since then, donations have come across the state to help.

The Missouri State Fair is underway and more than 300,000 people are expected to head to Sedalia in the coming days. As KBIA’s Rebecca Smith reports, keeping that many people safe is a responsibility ...