Membership in the Chillicothe Rural Fire Protection, Inc. is required in order to have fire protection outside the city limits of Chillicothe, Missouri. Dues for residential membership are $85 per year and are due April 1 each year. An annual billing is sent in February announcing the Annual Meeting held the first Tuesday in April and reminding you that dues are payable before April 1. The membership year is April 1 through March 31. After July 31, membership dues are prorated for new members who have not previously belonged to the CRFP at a rate of $7.50 per month.

Information Forms
An information form is sent to all members each year and to prospective new members. This form must be completed and returned with payment so that the records on file for each member at the Chillicothe Emergency Services Department can be kept current and accurate. Information required is shown below. When the information form and check are received, the secretary of the CRFP adds members to the database and updates the files at the Chillicothe Department of Emergency Services. Members needing a sign must indicate same on their form, and a new sign will be mailed to the membership address.

  • Member (Owner) Name
  • Owner Phone
  • Membership Address
  • Resident Name
    (if different than owner)
  • Resident Phone
    (if different than owner)
  • Billing Address
  • Email Address
  • Directions to Property
  • Water Supply (any ponds or outside sources that would help in fighting a fire)
  • Power Supply (any outside outlets helpful in fighting the fire and hooking up fire equipment)
  • Hazardous Materials Information (any propane tanks, gas tanks, or other that might inflame the fire)
  • Special Information (any children, elderly, location of bedrooms)

Board of Directors
CRFP is governed by a Board of Directors as stipulated by our by-laws. Current board members and their phone numbers are:

  • Mike Bonderer - 660-646-1310
  • Steve Whiteside - 660-636-5455
  • Larry Fellhoelter - 660-646-3094
  • Ed Daugherty - 660-646-2140
  • R. Duane Smith - 660-646-2392
CRFP Board 2002 (20665 bytes)

Fighting Fires
Members faced with a fire are to call 9-1-1. Through the Enhanced 9-1-1 Tanker Truck (11979 bytes)program of Livingston County, the call is dispatched to the Chillicothe Department of Emergency Services, who respond to the call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The fully trained staff uses Chillicothe Rural Fire Protection, Inc. equipment to fight member fires. CRFP pays the City of Chillicothe a per member fee determined by the contract between CRFP and the City.

If you do not have fire coverage, but the city is called to fight a fire with the CRFP equipment, by contract with the city, non-members are required to pay $100 for responding to the fire call or alarm, $500 for each hour spent in combating the fire, plus one year's membership fee.

CRFP Truck (27703 bytes)

Covered Property
If you have other property not adjoining your immediate residence, a separate membership is required. If you move, your membership remains with the property for the balance of the year. If your new residence is within our service area, you will need a new membership unless it is already covered by membership of the prior owner. If there is a separate residence on the property, a separate membership is required. Please review our by-laws for complete details.

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