Missouri Fire Fighters Critical Illness Pool

03/09/2026

Thank you to the Pulaski County FRSST for inviting us to their team meeting tonight. This is a very dedicated group providing a much needed service to first responders in their area.

03/07/2026

Save the date and plan on attending this fabulous conference!

Science to the Station is headed to Kansas City: November 3–5, 2026! Start making your plans now!

This year’s theme? Vintage Vegas. Because if we’re going to spend a few days talking about firefighter health, occupational science, and research that actually changes practice, we might as well lean into the fun a little too.

Science to the Station brings together researchers, clinicians, and fire service professionals who care about one thing: making the job safer and healthier through evidence.

It’s where data meets experience.
Where research gets translated into real-world decisions.
And where the people asking the questions are often the same ones doing the job.

Kansas City in November.
Good science.
Great conversations.
And maybe a few Vegas-inspired surprises...
More details coming soon!

For now… save the date!
📍 Kansas City, Missouri
📅 November 3–5, 2026

03/07/2026

Our condolences go out to the Butler County Fire Protection District and their families during this period of loss and injury.

03/06/2026

The Missouri Department of Public Safety and Warrior’s Rest Foundation have scheduled five additional FREE 3-day Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) training sessions for April and May. The sessions are free and open to all Missouri first responders -- fire, law enforcement, EMS, dispatchers and chaplains who want to build Peer Support Teams. (These courses are eligible for 27 hours of continuing law enforcement education credit.)
Register: https://warriorsrestfoundation.org/missouri-training/
There are openings for these training sessions:
• Columbia, April 7-9
• Hannibal, April 15-17
• Branson, April 15-17
• O’Fallon, May 6-8
• Kansas City, May 18-20

All classes have been Missouri POST certified and all Missouri Peace Officers will receive FREE Missouri POST CLEE credit hours for attending the entire class as listed.

We are currently looking for host sites that have spaces that have availability to seat up to 35 - 60 and have some breakout rooms if needed. The host site must also have audio visual, projector, sound bar and internet capabilities.

03/06/2026

Where does true hope come from? A great article by our faith-based peer support partners at Rescued and Restored.

When people call 9-1-1, our help is their hope. Because of hope, we endure. But what do we do when hope ends with us feeling hopeless?

03/04/2026

Congratulations to Pulaski County FRSST and Honey's First Responder Mission! Honey is now certified by the Alliance of Therapy Dogs and has her Canine Good Citizen certification as well. She is Missouri Patriot Paws very first dually trained dog in Therapy and ADA tasks for PTSD. She is now available to assist other agency personnel. What an awesome resource for our first responders!

Honey's story began in August of 2025 when Missouri Patriot Paws arranged for her to become a member of Pulaski County FRSST. Little did we know that Honey would steal the hearts of everyone she met. Her calming presence when she walks into a room begins her process of providing love and support to those who are in need.

03/04/2026

Great information in an easy-to-understand format! Share with your crews.

We said we were going to make science usable! And the new infographic is out!

Thanks to our team of nerds the first edition of Breaking Science from Science to the Station now comes with a downloadable infographic you can actually use and understand. Wild... we know...

Just like our first Breaking Science one-pager, this infographic tackles the study results of PFAS exposure in U.S. firefighters and highlights something we don’t talk about enough:

Exposure is not random.
It’s shaped by behavior and policy.

The study identified key factors linked to PFAS levels: including personal behaviors (like blood or plasma donation and drinking water source) and department-level policies (like on-scene decon and gear cleaning programs).

Translation?
What you do matters.
What your department prioritizes matters.
And good policy is a health intervention.

This infographic breaks down:
• What increases PFAS levels
• What reduces PFAS levels
• Immediate actions you can take
• Why leadership decisions change exposure outcomes

Short. Practical. Evidence-based.

Download it. Print it. Share it. Use it in training. Put it on a bulletin board. Send it to your chief. Send it to your city manager. Send it to your estranged pet-sitter if you're feeling bold.

Grab the infographic here:
👉 https://www.science2station.org/breaking

More Breaking Science drops coming soon.

03/04/2026

If you are a female firefighter, don’t ignore this important information!

02/28/2026

Congratulations to the Missouri Association of Fire Chiefs on an awesome conference! MFFCIP greatly appreciates the opportunity to update your membership on our expanded benefits and for the ongoing partnership with your organization.

02/25/2026

Another great article by our faith-based peer supporters at Rescued and Restored.

Different situations give the word unbelievable very different meanings in the first responder world. What's your "unbelievable"?

02/25/2026

UPDATE - In an effort to prioritize your mental health, the State Fire Marshal's Office & Missouri Fire Education Commission have made funding available to support this class!
Fire Service - Please register via the MODFS Acadis portal at https://modfs.acadisonline.com
Non-fire service - email Sherry.MFFCIP@gmail.com.

02/25/2026

Thank you to the city of Neosho for hosting our Peer Support training class yesterday! We had an awesome turnout from all departments. And kudos to Dr Joe, Scott Guccione, and Jeremie Humphrey for their outstanding work teaching the class.