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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Members of the Rockwell Community Fire Department along with Swaledale Fire conducted a controlled training burn recently. Photo submitted by Josh Dannen.

Upcoming Events

Tue, 06/30/2020 - 11:02 admin

July 14-16, 2020: Company Officer Academy, Nebraska Student Union, 1013 W.

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“Wash Your Gear”

Tue, 06/30/2020 - 10:57 admin

There has been a lot of information in the news lately about firefighter cancer. Most of the recent publicity on this topic has focused on the link between foam and health.

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Remain vigilant

Tue, 06/30/2020 - 10:55 admin

Greetings Fellow Firefighters - I would like to begin this month’s article with some commentary about the events that have been impacting our lives during the past days and weeks.

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Water rescue

Tue, 06/30/2020 - 10:54 admin

Members of Norfolk Fire and Rescue repelled down off of a railroad bridge to a stranded kayaker Sunday afternoon, June 13.

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HazMat call

Tue, 06/30/2020 - 10:53 admin

Members of several Northeast Nebraska Fire Departments work a HazMat call Monday morning, June 14, in O’Neill. Photo by Aaron Beckman.

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2020 quite a year

Tue, 06/30/2020 - 10:50 admin

Nebraska Fire and Rescue members: Welcome to the July Issue of the Nebraska Firefighter.

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Wanblee Structure Fire held to a Single Alarm

Tue, 06/30/2020 - 10:27 admin

Jackson County Fire Departments responded to a reported smoke and flames visible in a structure, in the community of Wanblee, unincorporated Jackson County SD on June 5 at 4:43 a.m.