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Iowa Firefighter, February issue

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Nebraska Firefighter, February issue

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South Dakota Firefighter, February issue

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On Jan. 3, Sioux Center Fire along with Ireton Fire, Rock Valley Fire Department and Maurice Fire conducted training burns.

Upcoming events for Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas

February 6, 2026: Northeast meeting in Blair, Meal at 7:30 p.m., meeting at 8 p.m.

February 6-8, 2026: Les Lukert Conference, Kearney, NE.

Aerial Operations at Structure Fires

Every one of us has seen the pictures of the giant career-size fires that we may only get to respond to a few times during our career. Have you ever sat back and thought about how you would deploy your aerial resources if you were called to one of these events? Is it really as easy as just throwing your 100’

Iowa Firefighter, January issue

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Baler fire at Avon

Tue, 09/01/2015 - 12:16 admin

At about 8 p.m. on Aug. 4, the Avon Fire Department responded to a baler fire on a farm west of Avon.

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My warped sense of humor

Tue, 09/01/2015 - 12:13 admin

If you have read this column long enough you know that I at times have a kind of warped sense of humor.

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Fall harvest season approaching

Tue, 09/01/2015 - 12:10 admin

Schools are back in session for most areas of the state.

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Temple Theatre fire

Mon, 08/03/2015 - 14:36 admin

Lightning struck the Main Street Cinemas building in the 100 block of North Main Street in Mt. Pleasant early on the morning of July 16, but smoke was not noticed until around noon.

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Ag plane rescue class

Mon, 08/03/2015 - 14:34 admin

On June 1, Jewell Fire and Rescue and Ellsworth Fire and EMS participated in an Ag Plane Rescue Drill held at a local private air strip south of Jewell.