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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Green light for another six months

Wed, 11/30/2022 - 15:44 admin

Season’s Greetings to all my fellow firefighters. It’s been a busy month for the board.

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Old timers banquet

Wed, 11/30/2022 - 15:42 admin

Buck Bassett of Ogallala, longtime secretary-treasurer of the Old Timers Association, addresses the crowd at the Old Timers luncheon held Oct.

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Great annual conference

Wed, 11/30/2022 - 15:41 admin

I want to start out by thanking the Battle Creek Fire and Rescue Department for a great conference! As usual, it was great to see my firefighter family again from departments across the State.

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Annual election

Wed, 11/30/2022 - 15:40 admin

The annual election is in the history books and I was able to “pull out” a win for the position of President of the Nebraska State Volunteer Firefighter’s Association.

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Badlands fire school

Wed, 11/30/2022 - 15:38 admin

On September 24, Martin Volunteer Fire Department Hosted the 2022 Badlands Fire School in Martin. Five classes were offered for the day.

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Change continues

Wed, 11/30/2022 - 15:37 admin

Hopefully, you all made it through harvest season unscathed and uneventful.

The SDFA Board of Directors will be holding the winter board meeting 12-13 January 2023 in Pierre.

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Thoughts from the end of the Year

Wed, 11/30/2022 - 15:36 admin

Christmas is literally just around the corner; I mean in a couple of weeks. So Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to each and every firefighter in the state, along with their loved ones.