From the desk of the
Missouri State Fire Marshal
I would like to offer my congratulations to those fire departments who were recipients of the 2004 Life Safety Achievement Award (LSA) presented by the Residential Fire Safety Institute (RSFI). It is also a pleasure to publicly congratulate the Lee’s Summit FireDepartment for having received this award for eleven consecutive years!
Twenty-nine Missouri departments were recognized for achieving a "zero" structural fire death in 2004. I realize there are many more departments in Missouri that can claim this success, but may not be aware of the LSA program. This program provides an avenue for a department to raise public awareness about their community’s fire prevention and public education proactive efforts in reducing or eliminating fire related injuries and deaths.
For more information and to apply for the 2005 LSA you can visit RSFI’s website, www.firesafehome.org and follow the link to "Life Safety Achievement Awards". The application deadline is July 31, 2006. This is a simple process and takes very little time to complete, so I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity.
Randy L. Cole,
Missouri State Fire Marshal
1/23/06