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

   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.

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’

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

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This photo shows Tanker 463 parked at the Valentine SEAT base in 2013.

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