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The Quad County Firefighters Association held their annual fire school on April 12 at the Hazardous Materials Training Center in Waterloo. Photo by Larry Klodt.

May 1, 2025: Region 3 Arrowhead, 5 p.m. registration, 5-5:30 p.m. Advisory Committee meeting, 6-8 p.m. meeting.

May 3-4, 2025: Kansas State Firefighters Association 2025 Fire School, Augusta Department of Public Safety.

Wildland Urban Interface: A Growing Concern

The Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) is a well-known term in the wildland firefighting community as well as in areas where wildfires are common occurrences; however, many communities and fire departments around the nation still do not understand what WUI is nor mitigation strategies to preserve life and proper

Red Oak vehicle fire

On March 26 at 3:57 p.m. the Red Oak Fire Department was dispatched to a vehicle fire in the 900 block of Oakwood Ave.

Convention registration is open!

Greetings Fellow Firefighters - I would like to start by saying thank you to everybody that attended the midyear meeting and banquet. It was a great weekend and the attendance was outstanding.

Extrication training

Norfolk Fire and Rescue took part in three days of extrication training at the end of March.

Keystone area Wildland Urban Interface Fire Escalates to Multiple Alarms

The Battle Creek Fire Department responded to the intersection of Highway 40 and South Rockerville Rd, Unincorporated Pennington County, for a report of a Wildland Fire on Mar. 22, 2025 at 2:43 p.m.

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Thoughts for the New Year

Mon, 01/06/2025 - 07:43 admin

Well, here it is. Remember when we thought that 2024 would never get over.

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On October 26, the Belle Fourche Volunteer Fire Department hosted a Senior Level MLFTU training session. A total of 17 certified instructors participated in the training, 15 of those from west river so that our cache of Senior Lever instructors now statewide. Submitted by Don Ward, VP SDFA.

Upcoming Events

Sat, 11/30/2024 - 09:16 admin

Dec. 5, 2024: 6 p.m. Arrowhead region meeting, location not listed.

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Reading Smoke, Part 1

Sat, 11/30/2024 - 09:14 admin

You may not enjoy reading books, but reading smoke is a must for all firefighters.

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IFA to receive Safer Grant

Sat, 11/30/2024 - 09:10 admin

Greetings Fellow Firefighters - Unfortunately the cold winter months are among us. As we all know flu

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Car fire

Sat, 11/30/2024 - 09:07 admin

Members of the Alpena and Town and Country Fire Departments responded to a car fire early on October 24. The fire was a result of a car vs. deer collision. No injuries were reported.