Lake Mills Volunteer Fire Department led a valuable training burn on Wednesday, Oct. 15. Before the house was engulfed in flames, several drills were conducted giving valuable “hands-on” training to rookie members and a refresher for veteran members. Two other volunteer fire departments also participated in the training: Scarville, IA and Emmons, MN. Submitted by Doug Domokos, Chaplain Lake Mills Volunteer Fire Department.

Nov. 1-2, 2025: Kansas State Firefighters Association 2025 Fire School, Plainville.

   Nov. 17, 2025: Region 9 West Central, dinner at 7 p.m., meeting at 8 p.m., hosted by Ghent.

One of the most common auto extrication tasks firefighters perform is a simple door pop. While the concept is straightforward, proper technique and tool placement often determine whether the evolution is smooth and efficient or a drawn-out struggle.

A late-night fire on Oct. 5 destroyed a three-story home on Douglas Street in O'Neill.

Lake Mills Volunteer Fire Department led a valuable training burn on Wednesday, Oct. 15. Before the house was engulfed in flames, several drills were conducted giving valuable “hands-on” training to rookie members and a refresher for veteran members. Two other volunteer fire departments also participated in the training: Scarville, IA and Emmons, MN. Submitted by Doug Domokos, Chaplain Lake Mills Volunteer Fire Department.

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Le Mars Fire Rescue at its April 10 training learned about EV vehicles. An EV was loaned to the department from Total Motors of Le Mars. Photo by Brian Nitzschke.

Upcoming Events

May 5, 2024: Clarkson Fire and Rescue Omelet Breakfast, made-to-order omelets served with potatoes and toast, 8:30 a.m.-12 noon, Clarkson Fire and Rescue Department.

Dairy fire

On March 21 at 15:44 hours, both Scarville Fire Department and Lake Mills Fire Department were paged out for a tractor on fire inside a metal machine shed on the Sprecher Dairy Farm.

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