Cole County First Responders

01/24/2023

Come out and support your local volunteer fire department.

12/17/2022

12/09/2022

07/03/2020

Pictured below is First Responder Ed Savage, CCEMS Deputy Chief David Boyles, and First Responder Blake Savage. Chief Boyles presented Ed and Blake CCEMS Challenge Coins. This was in recognition of Ed and Blake assisting CCEMS on an emergency call. The family of who the call was for wanted to show their appreciation for the professionalism and level of care that was provided by both the First Responders as well as CCEMS so they wrote a Thank You letter and sent it to the Presiding Commissioner. The family made the comment that they were even unaware that Ed and Blake were not part of the EMS crew. That is part of the mission of the First Responders. We volunteer our time to assist Cole County EMS when emergency EMS calls are in the county. Thank You to the family that recognized all of the responders. Thank You to Deputy Chief Boyles and CCEMS for sharing the recognition with the first responders. And especially Thank You to Ed and Blake Savage and all of the volunteers of the Cole County Volunteer Medical First Responder Squad for your time and talent to assist in the communities we live in.

06/29/2020

COVID-19 Key Points:

Although Cole County has recently experienced a rise in positive cases, the percentage of positive cases, or positivity rate, continues to stay at only 1% of all tests being performed. The number of positive COVID-19 cases is expected to rise as more testing is being done across the state and in our own County. You can visit colehealth.org or health.mo.gov to find more information regarding testing.

Missouri’s death rate also continues to decline. Click here for more information https://tinyurl.com/ycpjsd8n

Your greatest risk for exposure to COVID-19 is being within 6 feet of symptomatic individuals for prolonged periods of time (15 minutes or more). To help protect yourself and others from COVID-19, continue to do the five best practices. Wash your hands often, use proper cough/sneeze etiquette, don’t touch your eyes, nose, or mouth, keep 6 feet of distance between yourself and others, and stay home when sick.

04/29/2020

With the Show Me Strong Recovery Order going into effect May 4th, do you have questions on how to safely manage your business, restaurant, hair salon, church, pools/gyms, childcare facilities, or sporting events? If so please go to colehealth.org to see our recommended guidance.

04/21/2020

Cole County Health Officials decided Tuesday to replace their Stay-At-Home Order with state guidelines. Health officials made their decision during Tuesday’s county commission meeting. Cole County leaders said the average person wouldn’t notice any major changes. Governor Mike Parson&rsq...

04/21/2020

04/18/2020

04/13/2020

Awesome! While this is great news, we still can't stop doing our part to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. What we are all doing is working!