On Sunday, 11/9, Cottleville Firefighters were filling drinks and passing out plastic helmets and stickers. The Cottleville Fire District hosted the first ever Cottleville Firefighters Community Outreach Pancake Breakfast. The breakfast featured all you can eat pancakes, sausage, orange juice, milk and coffee. All proceeds from the event were donated to Habitat for Humanity. The Cottleville Firefighers are planning on making this an annual event.

Cottleville Firefighters participated with Central County Fire Rescue in helping to raise old glory for the dedication of a new Vietnam Veterans memorial in St. Peters.

 The ceremony took place on Saturday morning (11/8). The new memorial is located at the northwest corner of Jungerman and Wilott.

Press release from Cottleville FD:  

1.    Hard wired smoke detectors in newer homes do have batteries, so insure that you change them.
2. Some older homes, ten to twenty years old, have hard wired smoke detectors without battery backups. These smoke detectors need to be replaced with hardwired smoke detectors with battery back ups.
3. Keep in mind those smoke detectors without battery backups will not work if your electricity is out.
4. When placing a smoke detector in your home,  

Recently, Cottleville Fire District hosted its annual Parents as Teachers event at Station 1. Here are a few pics from the event.