Osage Beach Fire Protection District

Seat Belts: Your Single Most Effective Safety Step Seat belts are the single most effective traffic safety device for preventing death and injury, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Wearing a seat belt can reduce the risk of crash injuries by 50 percent. They save lives: Seat belts saved more than 75,000 lives from 2004 [...]

  Did you know the Lake Area has started a Pipe and Drum Corp comprised of Firefighters from various Departments around the Lake?  Come out and see us in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade on the 17th of March. Why Pipe and Drums? The tradition of bagpipes played at fire department and police department funerals [...]

Make your family safer, step-by-step Sound the Alarm: Install smoke detectors on every floor of your home and carbon monoxide detectors near sleeping areas. If already installed, test them! Tip: Replace the batteries every daylight-saving time change. Avoid Overload: Check for overloaded extension cords – usage should not exceed the recommended wattage. Don’t Get Tippy: [...]

After a several year lapse the Osage Beach Firefighters Benevolent Association Fish Fry is back.  This event raises funds to assist firefighters and their families in times of need and is also used to offer scholarships to local Graduating Seniors interested in careers in Emergency Services. When: Sunday the 25th of March from 11am-6pm Where: [...]

  Dryers and washing machines were involved in one out of every 23 home structure fires reported toU.S.fire departments in 2003-2006. Facts and figures In 2006, an estimated 17,700 reportedU.S.non-confined or confined home structure fires involving clothes dryers or washing machines resulted in 15 civilian deaths, 360 civilian injuries and $194 million in direct property damage. [...]