St. Louis Fire Department /tags/st-louis-fire-department St. Louis Fire Department en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT Victims trapped inside a collapsed St. Louis church say 911 calls went to nonemergency line /government-politics-issues/2025-06-09/st-louis-tornado-church-victims-emergency-calls When a tornado struck Centennial Christian Church on May 16, three people were trapped inside under debris. Their emergency calls went unanswered. Mon, 09 Jun 2025 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-06-09/st-louis-tornado-church-victims-emergency-calls Marissanne Lewis-Thompson ‘I thought we were going to die’: St. Louis firefighters narrowly avoid direct tornado hit /health-science-environment/2025-05-23/st-louis-firefighters-narrowly-avoided-direct-tornado-hit Engine House 28, in the Fountain Park neighborhood, escaped serious damage from the tornado that destroyed a building about 100 feet away. Fri, 23 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-05-23/st-louis-firefighters-narrowly-avoided-direct-tornado-hit Rachel Lippmann Spencer says St. Louis Fire Dept. should have been made aware its tornado siren console didn’t work /health-science-environment/2025-05-21/mayor-st-louis-fire-dept-tornado-siren-console Mayor Cara Spencer placed the head of the city’s emergency management agency on leave Tuesday over their failure to sound the outdoor warning sirens before the May 16 tornado. Wed, 21 May 2025 18:54:54 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-05-21/mayor-st-louis-fire-dept-tornado-siren-console Rachel Lippmann St. Louis emergency management head placed on leave after tornado sirens weren’t activated /health-science-environment/2025-05-21/st-louis-emergency-management-head-placed-on-leave-after-tornado-sirens-werent-activated Mayor Cara Spencer placed Emergency Management Commissioner Sarah Russell on paid administrative leave pending an external investigation into the actions of the agency during Friday’s deadly tornado. Wed, 21 May 2025 05:19:59 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-05-21/st-louis-emergency-management-head-placed-on-leave-after-tornado-sirens-werent-activated Fred Ehrlich Spencer says $20M in ARPA funds may be used for St. Louis tornado recovery /health-science-environment/2025-05-20/spencer-says-20m-in-arpa-funds-may-be-used-for-st-louis-tornado-recovery The city has assigned its $500 million allocation to specific projects, but not all of the funding has been spent. Tue, 20 May 2025 22:22:29 GMT /health-science-environment/2025-05-20/spencer-says-20m-in-arpa-funds-may-be-used-for-st-louis-tornado-recovery Rachel Lippmann Work is underway on St. Louis’ consolidated 911 dispatch center /government-politics-issues/2024-10-24/work-is-underway-on-st-louis-consolidated-911-dispatch-center The new center is expected to reduce 911 wait times. Thu, 24 Oct 2024 21:51:45 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-10-24/work-is-underway-on-st-louis-consolidated-911-dispatch-center Rachel Lippmann St. Louis aldermen look to adjust firefighter pensions /government-politics-issues/2023-11-03/st-louis-aldermen-look-to-adjust-firefighter-pensions Aldermen made major changes to the pension systems for St. Louis firefighters in 2012 to cut costs. They included setting an age requirement of 55 to receive full retirement benefits, regardless of years of service. A proposal would adjust that. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-11-03/st-louis-aldermen-look-to-adjust-firefighter-pensions Rachel Lippmann Weekend storm deaths again highlight problems with St. Louis’ 911 system /government-politics-issues/2023-07-05/weekend-storm-deaths-again-highlight-problems-with-st-louis-911-system Two people died during severe storms over the weekend. In both cases, it’s not clear how long it took for dispatchers to be able to answer calls. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 22:02:59 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-07-05/weekend-storm-deaths-again-highlight-problems-with-st-louis-911-system Rachel Lippmann For St. Louis firefighters, comrade’s death spurs attention to 10K homes /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-08/wednesday-how-the-st-louis-fire-department-plans-to-assess-10k-vacant-houses After firefighter Ben Polson died while battling a fire in north St. Louis, the Fire Department is renewing efforts to rate the structural integrity of vacant homes. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 22:50:42 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2022-02-08/wednesday-how-the-st-louis-fire-department-plans-to-assess-10k-vacant-houses Alex Heuer Effort underway to return partisan elections in St. Louis /government-politics-issues/2022-01-14/effort-underway-to-return-partisan-elections-in-st-louis The legislation from Alderwoman Sharon Tyus of the 1st Ward would move local primary elections to February and a general election to March. Fri, 14 Jan 2022 23:05:47 GMT /government-politics-issues/2022-01-14/effort-underway-to-return-partisan-elections-in-st-louis Rachel Lippmann