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Forty-six pounds of drugs destroyed in kiosk

SUNRISE BEACH – Last November the Sunrise Beach Police Department (SBPD) installed a prescription drug destruction kiosk – the first one in Missouri.

Since then people have brought up drugs to the SBPD to be destroyed resulting in 46 pounds of drugs that were destroyed.

Destroying these drugs keeps them off the streets and out of landfills.

This innovative system allows residents to safely destroy unwanted or expired medications themselves, no questions asked.

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Firefighters battle multiple fires in lake area

Three homes damaged

GRAVOIS MILLS – Three homes were damaged with one being a total loss in a Sunday afternoon fire.

Last Sunday at approximately 3:48 p.m., the Gravois Fire Protection District (GFPD) responded to a reported residential structure fire in the 400 block of Southview Drive.

The first arriving unit was on scene within 10 minutes and reported heavy fire conditions on the lake side and right side of the residence, with an adjacent home already threatened and showing heat damage.

Firefighters quickly deployed hand lines and began an aggressive fire attack and exposure protection to prevent the fire from spreading to nearby structures.

Due to the rural setting, a water supply was established utilizing the nearby boat ramp and an aerial apparatus was placed into service.

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$1,000,000 in damage

LAKE OZARK – Over one million dollars in damage was the estimate after a single structure fire turned into three.

Last Friday at 12:44 p.m., the Lake Ozark Fire Protection District (LOPD) was dispatched to the report of a residential structure fire in the area of Scenic Road. While heading to the scene, responding units were notified that there were two homes on fire.

First arriving fire units found three homes and a small outbuilding on fire. In addition, a small natural cover fire had started as a result of the structure fires.

Firefighters began exterior operations using hose lines and a water supply was established using tankers and the district’s fire boat.

The fires in all buildings were under control in approximately two hours. Firefighters confirmed that all homes were unoccupied at the time of the fire.

The district received assistance from the Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District, the Osage Beach Fire Protection District, the Eldon Fire Department, the Moreau Fire Protection District and Miller County Ambulance.

Units from the Mid-County Fire Protection District and Cole County EMS staged in the district while personnel from the LOFPD returned to staff apparatus to maintain coverage.

Damage estimates are in excess of $1,000,000.

The origin and cause of the fire is being investigated by the Missouri Division of Fire Safety. No injuries were reported.

Shop building a total loss in afternoon fire

SUNRISE BEACH – A shop building and some of its contents are a total loss after an afternoon fire last week.

Last Thursday (March 19) the Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District received a call from Camden County 911 for a structure fire at 814 Porter Mill Spring Drive.

The structure was reported to be a shop building with flames visible.

The alarm was received at 1:36 p.m. Chief 1202 arrived on scene within a few minutes to find a working fire in a single-story shop.

Engine 1212 staffed by one of the district’s chief officers was the first engine to arrive on scene and utilized a deck gun to initially attack the fire.

The engine had water on the fire within 12 minutes of the initial alarm.

The neighborhood does not have hydrants so five-inch hose was laid to a boat ramp where Squad 12 pumped water from the lake to the fire.

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New rules in place for construction burns

SUNRISE BEACH – Due to the growth of the area and the potential for a construction site burning to spread to a residential area, new rules have been put in place that addresses land clearing and burning.

On Monday March 16 at the Regular Meeting of the Sunrise Beach Fire Protection District Board of Directors, the Board approved the 2026 Code Ordinance.

The ordinance must be updated and adopted at a minimum of every two building code cycles (every six years).

The new ordinance brings the District into the 2024 International Code Council’s International Building Code Editions as well as updated editions of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standards and National Electrical Code (NEC).

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