Hurley Fire Protection District

10/06/2026

This week, we’re joining Fire Prevention Week to remind everyone:

Lithium-ion batteries power our world, but they can also pose fire risks if not handled safely.

✅ Buy Smart: Choose only listed products with safety marks like UL, ETL, or CSA.

✅ Charge Right: Use the charger that came with your device, keep it on a hard surface, and unplug when it is fully charged.

✅ Recycle Safe: Never throw batteries in the trash!

⚠️ If your device battery smells odd, gets too hot, or changes shape/color, STOP USING it immediately and move it away from anything that can catch fire. If it ignites, call 9-1-1.

Let's keep our families safe!

09/19/2026

🚒🦋 Hurley Fire Protection District at the Butterflies & Blueberries 5K! 🫐🏃‍♀️
Today, Hurley Fire Protection District had a crew out supporting the annual Butterflies & Blueberries 5K Run. This is an event we have been proud to be a part of since it first began.
This is a great community event that helps raise money for a scholarship benefiting a local school and students. We are always happy to support events that give back to our community and help our local youth.
Thank you to everyone who puts this event together and for allowing the Hurley Fire Protection District to continue being a part of it each year. We appreciate the opportunity to serve and support our community! 🚒❤️
Hurley Fire Protection District — Protecting the community we serve.

09/11/2026

Twenty-five years have passed since the morning that changed our world forever. Today, we pause to honor the 2,977 innocent souls lost on September 11, 2001, remembering the incredible courage of the first responders who sacrificed everything and the enduring strength of the families left behind. As we look back on a day of unfathomable tragedy, we also remember the profound unity, kindness, and strength that followed. Let us honor the fallen by carrying that same spirit of community forward. A quarter of a century may have gone by, but our vow has not faded:
WE WILL NEVER FORGET

09/07/2026

08/30/2026

🔥 HIGH FIRE DANGER — PLEASE BE FIRE AWARE! 🔥

Missouri is extremely dry, and fire danger is very high. A small spark can turn into a large, out-of-control fire in minutes.

🚫 Please avoid burning until we get some much-needed rain. The safest fire is the one that never gets started.

If you do burn:
💧 Keep water nearby
👀 Never leave it unattended
🔥 Keep it small and away from anything that can burn
🧯 Make sure it’s completely out before leaving

Help us protect our homes, our community, and our firefighters.

🚒 Hurley Fire Protection District
Protecting the community we serve.

08/24/2026

Another Busy Weekend at Hurley Fire Protection District 🚒

The Hurley Fire Protection District would like to give a big shout-out to all of our personnel for another busy weekend!

We had members of the Fire Department and Auxiliary helping out at the Crane Broiler Fest for our annual raffle. We also had members at the Spring Creek Saddle Club for their annual Junior Bull Rides event. While our members were out supporting these community events, other members remained available in the district responding to calls and serving our community.

We also experienced a minor truck breakdown over the weekend. Thankfully, the truck has been repaired and is back in service. We would like to send a special THANK YOU to Hillbilly Towing for their assistance in getting the truck back in service. We truly appreciate your support!

As school starts back up, our firefighters and Auxiliary members want to remind everyone to please be extremely cautious on the roadways. We have school bus stops throughout our district, as well as children walking to and from school.

🚌 Slow down. Stay alert. Watch for buses, children, and pedestrians.

Let’s all do our part to make sure everyone has a safe and successful school year!

From all of us at Hurley Fire Protection District — stay safe! 🚒❤️

07/04/2026

As we celebrate 250 years of American independence, we extend our deepest gratitude to all veterans, active-duty service members, first responders, and the brave men and women who have defended our nation's freedom.

Because of your courage, sacrifice, and unwavering commitment, we are able to celebrate this historic milestone together.

Today, enjoy time with family and friends, celebrate safely, and take a moment to remember the heroes who gave everything so that future generations could live free.

Happy Independence Day, and here's to 250 years of freedom. Thank you for your service, and God bless America.

06/21/2026

Sometimes it’s easier to not do the thing. Not plan the event. Not participate in the community cause.

I’m sure it would’ve been easier for the folks in Hurley, Missouri, to skip their annual fireworks display last night. Hurley, in rural Stone County, has about 176 people.

I imagine it took significant work to plan the event, let alone raise the money to pay for it. Yet the folks at the Hurley Community Development Corporation, Hurley Fire Protection District and its auxiliary decided it was worth doing — and doing again. When attendees arrived, a fire department representative was at the gate accepting donations for next year’s show.

Long before the fireworks began, kids ran and played. Folks sat outside their vehicles — I’m not sure of an exact number, but it was a lot — and talked. It was so important to the community that the local cafe closed early so its employees could attend, too.

Locals could’ve said, “Let’s not bother.” But they didn’t.

Let’s take the time to “bother” with the things that are important in our communities.

05/31/2026

This weekend, firefighters and first responders from across the area gathered at the Hurley Fire Protection District station for a Vehicle Rescue Operations training course presented by the University of Missouri Fire & Rescue Training Institute out of Columbia.

This free 16-hour class was secured by our Training Officer and brought together personnel from Hurley Fire Protection District, Billings Fire Protection District, Marionville Fire Department, Aurora Rural Fire Department, Halltown Fire Protection District, and Pleasant Hope.

The course covered a variety of topics including traffic incident safety, basic incident command, patient care considerations during vehicle accidents, and patient extrication techniques utilizing hydraulic rescue tools, commonly known as the "Jaws of Life."

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all of the departments that attended, as well as Hillbilly's Towing of Marionville, Missouri, for supplying the vehicles used during hands-on training. We also appreciate the University of Missouri Fire & Rescue Training Institute for providing the instructors and educational resources that made this training possible.

Training opportunities such as these help ensure that our firefighters and emergency responders remain prepared to serve our communities safely and effectively. We look forward to hosting additional training classes in the future.

The public is always welcome to observe these training events and gain a better understanding of the work that your local fire departments and emergency responders perform on a daily basis.

Keep training. Keep learning. Keep serving.