About

The Missouri Fire Chaplain Corps is an organization that promotes Fire Chaplaincy in Missouri and the surrounding region. Its goals include increasing the capabilities and skill of fire chaplains, providing educational and training opportunities, and creating a network for mutual aid and support for fire chaplains in Missouri. It seeks to work collaboratively with other fire service agencies to increase the effectiveness of fire chaplains in serving firefighters, their families, and the communities of Missouri.

Who is the Fire Chaplain?

A person appointed by a fire department to assist in meeting the emotional and spiritual needs of its members, their families and the people they serve. He or she could be a professional clergy member, a firefighter, or civilian who is endorsed by a religious body to serve as a chaplain.

Chaplains respect the religious faith and traditions of others, keep confidentiality, and understand the unique dynamics, stressors, and culture of the fire service. This places them in a unique position separate from behavior health and peer support to assess and meet the spiritual and emotional needs of the fire service and local community.

What Does a Fire Chaplain Do?

Fire Chaplains support and provide assistance to firefighters, their families, and to the community at large by:

  • Assisting at emergency scenes

  • Assisting with difficult calls and stress management

  • Providing assistance to victims of crisis situations

  • Providing pastoral counsel and advice to firefighters and their families

  • Visiting sick and injured firefighters

  • Performing religious ceremonies

  • Assisting with death notifications

  • Acting as a liaison with other faith-based and community agencies and facilitating referrals.

Departments with Chaplains

  • Rev. Charles Schultz

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  • Rev. Sam Powell
    Deacon Ric Telthorst

  • Rev. Allen Braun

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