South Dakota Firefighter, July issue

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Nebraska Firefighter, July issue

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Iowa Firefighter, July issue

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Nebraska Fire School. Photo by Taylor Anderson.

Upcoming events for Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas

July 9, 2026: Scotts Bluff County Mutual Aid Association Meeting, Banner County.

July 11-12, 2026: Fire School, Harper, KS.

Responding to the Invisible Hazard: Best Practices for CO Calls

Carbon monoxide responses are easy to treat like routine calls. Most of the time, we are dispatched for an alarm activation, a beeping detector, or a vague report of someone “not feeling well.” There is no smoke showing, no visible hazard, and no obvious emergency from the street.

Iowa Firefighters Memorial

The 31^st Annual Iowa Firefighters Memorial Service was held in Coralville, IA on June 14, 2026.

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Conferences, Meetings and Opportunities

Sun, 11/02/2025 - 13:23 admin

The past several weeks have had, and the next couple months will have several fire service related opportunities.

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Late night structure fire

Sun, 11/02/2025 - 13:19 admin

A late-night fire

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Scott Schremmer presented incoming NSVFA President Brendy Jenny with an extra large gavel, noting she may need it to keep secretary-treasurer Mark Meints in line.

New chapter begins

Sun, 11/02/2025 - 13:18 admin

As I stood before everyone at Saturday's banquet during the annual NSVFA conference in Kearney this past October, I was filled with gratitude, pride, and a deep sense of responsibility.

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Water application drill at IFA Convention

Upcoming events for Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas

Wed, 10/01/2025 - 10:03 admin

Oct. 1-2, 2025: International Association of Arson Investigators South Dakota Chapter’s NFA F0756 Fire Investigation: Fire as a Weapon Course, Oct. 1 - 8 a.m.

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Victim Removals Through a Window

Wed, 10/01/2025 - 10:01 admin

We all know that when a victim is found inside a house fire, the priority is rapid, safe removal.

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Spread the word on benefits of belonging

Wed, 10/01/2025 - 09:59 admin

Greetings to all Firefighters and their families. We have just wrapped up the 147^th convention of the IFA, which has been an uncommon convention as the IFA hosted the convention this ye

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Hot Springs

Wed, 10/01/2025 - 09:57 admin

On Sept. 16 at 2:07 p.m. Hot Springs Volunteer Fire Department was paged out for a semi accident with unknown injuries on Fall River Road.

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Thoughts From the Tailboard

Wed, 10/01/2025 - 09:55 admin

A short time ago, I heard a speaker talk about are you prepared and are you ready? At first I didn’t think a lot about that and figured aren’t they the same.