Missouri is thinking about giving firefighters access to a program to help them deal with traumatic events. Sen. Karla May, D-St. Louis, wants firefighters to have access to the program that law enforcement officers are already given. “This is a program that I...
A new Missouri law helps the state’s first responders get mental health services. It’s sponsored by Rep. Chad Perkins, R-Bowling Green, who wanted to classify 911 dispatch members as first responders. “The thing about being a dispatcher is that it’s an incredibly...
First responders in Missouri are able to communicate with each other during a major disaster, on a higher and uninterrupted level. That is because of a federal program working alongside a national wireless company. The governor, emergency response agencies and other...
From DHSS press release The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is expediting COVID-19 testing and test results for some first responders and other public health and safety professionals by processing their specimens through the Missouri State Public...
