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The Southern Boone County Fire Protection District (SBCFPD) is the agency that provides fire suppression and emergency medical care to southern Boone County, Missouri. The Southern Boone County Fire Protection District protects an area of 100 square miles and a population of approximately 10,000 from 4 stations strategically located around the southern tip of Boone County, Mo. The SBCFPD is also the first due mutual aid department to the Columbia Regional Airport.

Engine companies
Four engine companies are operated by the SBCFPD. Each engines comply with National Fire Protection Association standards for structural firefighting apparatus. All engine companies are equipped with fire pumps that are rated at 1,500 GPM or above and carry 750 gallons of water. All engine companies carry a full complement of BLS emergency medical equipment, as well as a thermal imaging camera.

Tanker
The SBCFPD has two tankers, both housed at Station 17. One is a Pierce on Freightliner chassis, the other is a reserve on a White chassis.

Brush truck
The Brush trucks are designed and operated with two primary missions in mind. The first is for wildland fire response. As such they carry 300 gallons of water with Class A foam capability and a wide assortment of fireline tools. Their second use is as primary medical response unit for the stations that have them. Basic life support equipment carried includes: medical bag and AED, KED, OB kit, spinal immobilization kit and long spine board/Stokes basket.

Heavy rescue squad
The Southern Boone County Fire Protection District operates one heavy rescue squad out of Station 17 in Ashland, Mo. This unit carries a full complement of heavy rescue equipment and meets the NFPA requirements for heavy rescue squads. It is equipped to provide automobile extrication, high angle rescue, trench rescue, ice rescue, swift water rescue, cave rescue, and confined space rescue.

Specialty units

 * Boat 1707
 * Boat 1807

Stations
All stations are designed to be modular in nature and have rooms to house resident firefighters.

Links

 * Public Service Joint Communications for Boone County, Mo
 * Columbia Fire Department
 * Boone County Fire Protection District
 * University of Missouri Health Care
 * Boone Hospital Center
 * Centralia Fire Department