South Dakota Firefighter, September issue

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Iowa Firefighter, September issue

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Nebraska Firefighter, September issue

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Members from Hartford and Carlisle Fire Department participated in high angle rope rescue training on July 25. This training was made possible with the help of Professional Rescue Innovations and Iowa Fire Service Training Bureau.

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

Sept. 6, 2026: Tactics on Tap, Watertown.

Sept. 8, 2026: Region 12-Minnesota Valley, St. Clair, meal served at 7 p.m., meeting starts at 7:30 p.m.

Sept. 9-13, 2026: IFA Convention, Manchester, IA.

READING SMOKE: A THREE-STEP SIZE-UP

In December 2024 and January 2025, we examined the four attributes of smoke: velocity, volume, density, and color. Understanding each attribute is important, but firefighters must also know how to combine those observations into a quick, repeatable size-up.

19 fire departments battle Postville fire

A fire that destroyed most of the Agri Star Meat and Poultry processing plant has left more than 600 workers without jobs as community members are organizing relief efforts.

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Hazardous Materials: Enhanced Tank Car Standards and Operational Controls for High-Hazard Flammable Trains

Tue, 06/02/2015 - 10:17 admin

By Jim McGee

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Successful Nebraska Fire School

Tue, 06/02/2015 - 10:11 admin

It’s Monday, May 18, and as much as I would like to just go take a nap, I need to get my June article done for the Nebraska Firefighter.

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2015 South Dakota Fire School in Pierre

Tue, 06/02/2015 - 09:59 admin

June 18-20, 2015

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Spring full of changes and situational learning

Tue, 06/02/2015 - 09:52 admin

This has been a spring full of changes and situational learning.

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Fire claims Pierre flower shop

Tue, 06/02/2015 - 09:47 admin

No one was hurt in a fire that consumed the Pierre Flower Shop and Greenhouses on Friday, May 1. Firefighters, who were able to save nearby buildings, were on the scene until 5:30 a.m.