Cuba Fire Protection District

05/10/2026

The Officers and Firefighters would like to congratulate FF Gene Fox and FFJarod Tavenner for successfully completing and passing all written tests and practical skills for State Firefighter I&II. The guys committed the last 6-7 months to attend this class.
We also want to thank Rolla City Fire for hosting this program and all the instructors who assisted throughout the class.
The dedication these two guys put into this class will continue in the way they serve the community.

03/31/2026

Units have cleared the call on Hwy KK. There may still be residual smoke in the area.

Thanks to all of our mutual aid partners for assisting on this fire. The cause is undetermined and this time and was not from any burning being done.

Cuba fire and additional mutual aid depts are working a large brush fire, in the area of HWY KK and Fox Springs. Please use caution and avoid the area if possible.

03/27/2026

Dry air and gusty winds will result in erratic fire behavior across central, east-central, and southeast Missouri on Saturday. Leave burning to the professionals and be sure to extinguish any open flames!

03/22/2026

We would like to remind everyone who does control burning that you need to contact Crawford County 911 and give them the address where the burn is located and a name and number of the responsible party. Crews have responded to numerous reports of fire only to find control burns. This ties up resources chasing these calls. Area departments have been running non stop to calls the last few days. We ask that everyone take precautions if doing any burning.

02/18/2026

Make sure any fire you have lit previously is checked and make sure your ashes are out.

01/26/2026

This morning Cuba Fire was requested to assist with getting 2 horses out of a pond after they had walked out on the snow covered ice. Personnel were able to break a path and lead the horses out of the water. The horses were checked by a local veterinarian and found the horses to be in good condition. Great job by fire personnel in cold conditions and a huge thanks to Veterinarian KC Swope for responding and providing assistance.
The horses were taken to a dry barn and were doing well.

01/25/2026

01/22/2026

Well now that we have finally got through all the guessing games on what the incoming storm is going to do now it’s time to prepare. While we are going to see a few inches of snow the more concerning issues is going to be the extreme cold along with it.
Now is the time to make sure heating appliances are working properly and kept away from combustible items.
If you don’t have to get out this weekend it would be a good time to catch up on those television shows you have been putting off watching.
As always area first responders will be ready for whatever comes our way but remember response times will increase due to icy roads and slick conditions. And always slow down for conditions and use caution around emergency crews working.
This extreme cold affects our operations as well with freezing equipment the impact on personnel from exposure.

01/08/2026

The individual in the video/ pictures in our post yesterday have been identified, so both posts have been removed. We would like to Thank the community for their assistance.

12/17/2025

Thanks Chris & Sons towing for the delicious treats. Chris knows what makes fireman happy!