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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A 1948 structure at NEW Cooperative in Bode was burned in a training exercise on Saturday morning. A total of 60 firefighters from 14 fire departments took part in the exercise. See more photos inside this issue and at www.humboldtnews.com.

Elevator in Bode is burned

Mon, 08/31/2020 - 10:42 admin

On one of the hottest days of the year, July 18, three large buildings at NEW Cooperative in Bode were burned down in a training burn.

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Lake Mills training burn

Mon, 08/31/2020 - 10:40 admin

The Lake Mills Fire Department held a training burn on Aug. 5. Photos by Sherylee Gasper of the Lake Mills Graphic.

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Cornerstone industry severely damaged by Monday fire

Mon, 08/31/2020 - 10:39 admin

The Humboldt Fire Department needed backup and wasn’t shy about asking for it at a fire that broke out around 11:45 a.m. Monday morning, July 27, at Yacht Club Trailers located at 1419 11th St. N.

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IFA board members attended the Fire Service Training Bureau ribbon cutting and grand opening on Wednesday, August 12, at the new facility on Camp Dodge. Pictured from left to right: IFA Past President Marv Trimble, IFA President Gene Evans, Deputy Adjutant General Stephen Osborn, Johnston Mayor Paula Dierenfeld, FSTB Bureau Chief John Kraemer, State Fire Marshal Dan Wood, IFA 3rd vice-president Chuck Raska and IFA 5th vice-president Aaron Clemons.

Ribbon cutting held

Mon, 08/31/2020 - 10:35 admin

Greetings Fellow Firefighters: As I am sitting here writing this, it seems like only yesterday I was penning my very first article as a newly elected Fifth Vice.

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Extrication Training In Custer County

Mon, 08/31/2020 - 10:31 admin

The Arnold Volunteer Fire Department hosted an Extrication Training on Wednesday, July 15 and Saturday, July 18 in Arnold.

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Renew your membership

Mon, 08/31/2020 - 10:30 admin

Nebraska Fire and Rescue members of the NSVFA; Welcome to the September issue of the Nebraska Firefighter and the last issue you will receive unless you renew your membership prior to Sept.

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Improving skills

Mon, 08/31/2020 - 10:28 admin

Despite temperatures in the 90s, crews from Town and Country Fire Department (Woonsocket) spent the day improving their skills.

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Chancellor conducts controlled burn

Mon, 08/31/2020 - 10:26 admin

Chancellor Fire, with mutual aid from Lennox Fire, Parker Fire and Davis Fire conducted a controlled burn of a barn northeast of Chancellor on the evening of July 20.

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Wildfire

Mon, 08/31/2020 - 10:24 admin

Interior Volunteer Fire Department and the Bureau of Indian Affairs - Forestry & Wildland Fire Management - Pine Ridge Agency, are currently responding to wildland, approximately 20 acres

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Heartbreaking month

Mon, 08/31/2020 - 10:22 admin

This has been a heart-breaking past month. In July we lost two South Dakota Firefighters to motor vehicle accidents. Blake Williams with Piedmont and Scott Thompson with Estelline.