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.

   Sept. 10, 2026: Region 2-Northern, Registration 5 p.m., meeting 6:30 p.m., dinner 7 p.m.

   Sept. 11, 2026: Clear Lake Fire Department 9/11 service, 6 p.m., Clear Lake Fire Station, 711 2^nd Avenue North, Clear Lake, IA.

   Sept. 12, 2026: Wind and Fire and Fire and Iron Let’s Roll Ride, a Memorial Ride to honor fallen heroes. Sign up 8 a.m. at Spearfish Station #1 (622 Canyon Street and Hudson) with stops in Deadwood, Hill City and ending at Twin Towers Memorial at Crazy Horse (Custer).

Sept. 12-13, 2026: Fire School, Ellis County, KS.

   Sept. 17-19, 2026: MSFDA Annual Conference and Fire School, Breezy Point.

   Sept. 19, 2026: Badlands District Fire School, Winner Fire Department.

   Sept. 20, 2026: Northwest District Fire School, 8 a.m. Java Fire Department.

   Sept. 20, 2026: MLFTU training, Brandon, SD.

   Sept. 20, 2026: NSVFA Memorial Service, Nebraska Firefighters Museum and Education Center, Kearney, at 2 p.m.

   Sept. 27, 2026: SDFA Fallen Firefighters Memorial, Pierre.

   Oct. 2-4, 2026: SDFA Fall Conference, Rapid City, featuring Tom Merrill “Forged in Fire.”

   Oct. 3, 2026: Pheasant Country Fire Conference, Yankton.

Oct. 3-4, 2026: Fire School, Coffeyville, KS.

Oct. 4, 2026: 1:30 p.m., 25^th annual Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial, Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park, 1300 S. Broadway, Wichita, KS.

   October 8, 2026: Region 7-St. Croix Valley, Dalbo Fire Department, meal at 6:30 p,m., meeting starts at 7 p.m.

   Oct. 8, 2026: Scotts Bluff County Mutual Aid Association Meeting, Bayard.

   Oct. 15-17, 2026: NSVFA Annual Conference, hosted by Dakota City Fire Department in South Sioux City.

   Oct. 17, 2026: South East District Fall Fire School, North Sioux City, SD, North Sioux City Community Center, 205 Sodrac Drive, contact Jim Christenson, North Sioux City Fire Department, nscfd@nscfd.org, or call the station at 605.232.4286.

   October 20, 2026: Region 14-South Central, Wells, registration/dinner at 6:30 p.m., meeting starts at 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 7-8, 2026: Fire School, Kingman, KS.

   Nov. 7, 2026: Battle of the Blades, Woonsocket.

   Dec. 3, 2026: Region 3-Arrowhead, 5-5:30 p.m. Advisory Committee meeting, 5 p.m. registration, 6-8 p.m. meeting.

   Dec. 4-6, 2026: SD Fire Chiefs Annual Leadership Conference, Deadwood, SD.

Dec. 5-6, 2026: Fire School, Council Grove, KS.

   Dec. 8, 2026: Region 12-Minnestoa Valley, St. Peter, meal served at 7 p.m., meeting starts at 7:30 p.m.

   Jan. 15-16, 2027: Leadership in Supervision: Creating Environment for Professional Growth, Hastings Fire Department.

   Jan. 26-27, 2027: Decision Making Initial Company Operations, Fremont Fire Department.

   January 30-31, 2027: 102^nd Iowa Statewide Fire School, Meadows Event Center, Altoona. Presented by the Fire Service Training Bureau, State Fire Marshal Division.

   June 10-12, 2027: South Dakota Fire School, Watertown, SD.

   June 12-13, 2027: 32^nd annual Iowa Firefighters Memorial, Coralville.

Oct. 14-16, 2027: NSVFA Annual Conference, hosted by Battle Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue in Norfolk.