Cottleville Firefighter’s Community Outreach (CFCO) is hosting their 2nd annual poker run August 14th, 2010, to raise money for a Liberty Swing to be installed in Cottleville’s new Legacy Park. The poker run will be the first of a series of fundraisers to bring this special swing to Cottleville.

The run will begin and end at Big St. Charles Harley Davidson. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. and the last bike will leave at 11 a.m. Music and bar-b-que will be available 2-5 p.m. The three best poker hands will win cash prizes.
       “Playground equipment is not designed for all children,” says Devine, inventor of the Liberty Swing. “It is truly sad to see those with disabilities sitting on the sidelines.”
      The swing is engineered to accommodate children, adults, and their wheelchairs with a weight capacity of 550 pounds. It also has an

Actual letter received by the fire chief:

Dir Sir,
 I would like to thank the Cottleville Fire and Rescue of your assistance with my mother. She fell down her basement stairs and was stranded with a broken left femur and right radius for 22 hours. She was lying in her own waste and the people that came to her house were both professional and kind to an old woman. Further, when I realized that the house was locked and I was unable to gain entrance I dialed 911. By the time I hit the end button I could hear the sirens. They were there within three minutes. I cannot imagine such a response time but thank God for it. She will have surgery tomorrow morning to fix both breaks and I know that she will make a full recovery due in part to the heroes that assisted her this afternoon. Please pass along my gratitude to the kind, professional, and heroic people of the Cottleville Fire and Rescue. Please contact me if you need any further information on the accolades, or if there is anything I can do to further express my gratitude. Sincerely,
(Name Kept Private)

On Saturday, April 31st, Cottleville Firefighters responded to a the report of a fire in Timberwood Trails Subdivision. This picture was taken by a MO Highway Patrolman, just after the arrival of Cottleville FD.

The firefighters confirmed that the family was safe and accounted for and then extiguished the fire.

The family's youngest son, 9 y/o Luke, was the one that heard the smoke alarm and ran to the neighbor's house and told them to call 911. Fox 2 News did a feature story on Luke and his heroic actions.

On the evening of November 25th, Cory Hogan won his first ever boxing match by a unanimous decision. Cory, the executive shop steward for Cottleville Firefighters, decided to particpate in the annual event that benefits the families of firefighters, paramedics and police officers that perish in the line of duty. Guns N Hoses, Inc. is a non-profit organization that organizes amateur boxing matches between firefighters and police officers. Cory was the first Cottleville Firefighter to ever box in Guns N Hoses. He started training in May for event. To prepare himself for the match, Cory cleaned up his diet, ran 5 miles daily and spent long hours in the boxing gym. When asked about his dedicated preparation, Cory remarked,"Out of respect for those heros who have died in the line of duty, I want to give it my all."

Firefighters won 11 of the 17 bouts that evening.

It is the mission of Guns N Hoses, Inc., a St. Louis based nonprofit organization, is to assist the families of public servants who die in the line of duty. Within hours of a death, the fallen hero’s family