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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Ashland firefighters access the roof of a home on fire by using the aerial ladder due to icy conditions. While fighting the fire, a marijuana grow operation was discovered in the house and one person was arrested. Photo by Tiffany Alcorn, Ashland Rescue.

Fire reveals marijuana grow operation

Thu, 02/27/2020 - 11:24 admin

Something other than a fire caught the attention of firefighters as they fought a blaze in an Ashland home last week.

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Prepare for flooding

Thu, 02/27/2020 - 11:21 admin

Nebraska fire and rescue members of the NSVFA. I am writing this today from South Padre Island, TX, where at 8 a.m. it is 59 degrees compared to the 25 degrees in York.

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Custer training

Thu, 02/27/2020 - 11:19 admin

Firefighters from Custer, Fairburn and Argyle gathered in Custer on Jan.

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Garage fire

Thu, 02/27/2020 - 11:18 admin

Box Elder Fire Department was called to a vehicle fire on Dec. 26.

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Late Night Structure Fire in Black Hawk

Thu, 02/27/2020 - 11:17 admin

Black Hawk Volunteer Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 2:06 a.m. on Feb. 10, 2020, in the 5800 block of Rocky Top Drive, un-incorporated Meade County, SD.

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Battle Creek Fire Fighters hold Wildland fire to a single alarm

Thu, 02/27/2020 - 11:15 admin

The Battle Creek Fire District responded to a report of a wildland fire near, Daughenbaugh Rd., Unincorporated Pennington County at 12:20 p.m. on Feb. 14, 2020.