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.

   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.

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.

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.

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.

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Forklift fire

     On July 30, Norfolk Fire Division responded to a forklift on fire in an industrial pallet warehouse in rural Stanton County about three miles southeast of Norfolk.

Time to pay dues

     Nebraska Fire and Rescue personnel; welcome to the September issue of the Nebraska Firefighter and if you haven’t paid your dues, this will be the last issue you will receive until your dues a

Who is Responsible?

     Received an email from Firefighters Close Call today, July 23, 2018, about the tragic death of Firefighter Nathan Flynn with the Howard County Fire and Rescue Department of Maryland.

From South Dakota Fire School

Upcoming Events

              Aug. 3, 2018: Marble Rock Firemen’s Supper, Marble Rock, serving pork loin, hot dogs, beans, chips, potato salad, coleslaw and bars.

Water rescue

     Members of Battle Creek Fire and Rescue work on rescuing a female from the Elkhorn River northwest of Battle Creek on July 8.

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