Phil Sayer Memorial Scholarship Fund
Background
Philip Sayer, founder of the Galt Fire Department, later to be renamed the Galt Fire Protection District, dedicated his time and resources for the improvement of funding and training for volunteer fire departments nationwide. During his fire service career, he was the FFAM and Missouri’s representative to the National Volunteer Fire Council. He also served as a member of the Executive Board of the NVFC. While on the NVFC board, he sat on numerous committees that shaped the standards that are used to evaluate fire department and officer requirements. He was instrumental in the Fire ACT grants and keeping them funded when efforts arose to cut them. He also served as FFAM’s Legislative Committee Chairman and in 1995 was credited with helping to pass a state law which created the Fire Education Commission. Phil chaired the Commission until he passed away on December 14, 2007.
The Scholarship
This Scholarship provides volunteer fire fighters and fire officers the opportunity to further their skills and education to attend Winter Fire School, held in Columbia, Missouri, February 5th – 7th, 2010.
The Fire Education Commission has earmarked a total of $1,500 for scholarships to be awarded. Each awarded scholarship will include up to 12 hours of course tuition. In addition, the University of Missouri Extension, Fire and Rescue Training Institute is offering lodging to scholarship recipients residing beyond a 50 mile radius of Columbia, Missouri.
Applications
The application can be found online at: http://www.dfs.dps.mo.gov/ Application Deadline is January 10, 2010
