Upcoming Events

     Sept. 4-9, 2019: 141st IFA Convention, Manchester.

“Send up the Drone”

     With the responsibility of responding to so many grain elevators in my district it is important to train for the worst-case scenarios. As a child growing up in the 1970’s in Jefferson, IA I recall the local cooperative elevator exploding taking the lives of a few men. One of these men was a neighbor.

Accident on Hwy 81

Norfolk Fire and Rescue along with Nebraska State Patrol, Madison County Sheriff’s Office, Pierce Fire and Rescue, Hadar Fire and Rescue and Hoskins/Woodland Park Rescue work a two-vehicle accident the morning of July 18 north of Norfolk on Hwy 81. The accident involved a fully load semi transporting diesel and a sandwich truck.

Swiftwater rescue class

On July 12-14, six fire departments came together to take a water rescue class. Class participants came from Schuyler, David City, Morse Bluff, Oxford and Monroe. 

On Aug. 2, at 3 a.m. an eastbound train with three locomotives and 60 cars loaded with clay, cement and scrap metal derailed near New Underwood due to a washout caused by flash flooding. The two-person crew in the first locomotive were rescued after the train was partially submerged.
Two injured in train derailment in New Underwood

     At approximately 3 a.m. local time, Aug. 2, 2019, an eastbound Rapid City, Pierre & Eastern Railroad train consisting of three locomotives and 60 loaded cars of clay, cement and scrap metal encountered a significant washout due to flash flooding at New Underwood, SD.

Rapid Valley Structure Fire Escalates to Two Alarms

     The Rapid Valley Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire in the 2400 block of Sprucewood St, Rapid Valley, Unincorporated, Pennington County, SD.

On Aug. 2, at 3 a.m. an eastbound train with three locomotives and 60 cars loaded with clay, cement and scrap metal derailed near New Underwood due to a washout caused by flash flooding. The two-person crew in the first locomotive were rescued after the train was partially submerged.

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Waterfights

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     In waterfights at South Dakota Fire School in Mitchell, first place went to Hurley, followed by Madison in second place, Canton in third place and Tea in fourth place.

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