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IFA Past President Bill Halleran was in Edgewood on March 21 showing them Genesis Extrication Tools when firefighters were paged out to a house fire. Strawberry Point was called for mutual aid. Photo by Bill Halleran.

May 3, 2019: Northeast Nebraska Volunteers Quarterly Meeting, Tekamah Volunteer Fire and Rescue Station, 8 p.m.

May 4, 2019: Pre-Convention Meeting, Manchester.

Firefighters from Lawton, Moville and Sergeant Bluff took part in an ice rescue class taught by PRI on March 2. See more photos inside. Photo submitted by Kurt Miene.

"Will we ever use that?”

With what seems to be a change in weather patterns we have seen an increase in flooding in our area. I certainly have no intentions of weighing in on the climate change argument. I do see this as a potential increase in opportunities for us to be needed for water events.

Battle Norfolk house fire

Firefighters from Norfolk, Battle Creek, and Hadar fight a house fire in Norfolk on a Sunday afternoon. The house at was a total loss and crews remained on scene throughout the night to watch for hotspots. Photo by Aaron Beckman.

Stop by Museum at Kearney Archway

It will soon be vacation time. After the last day of school, many of your families will be traveling to various locations for some much needed rest and fun.

Avon battles downtown fire

The Avon Fire Department and the Avon Ambulance were dispatched to a report of smoke coming from the roof of the Power’s Furniture and Appliance store on Main Street in Avon, at 7:23 p.m. on March 26.

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Box Elder Structure Fire Held to a Single Alarm

Fri, 03/01/2019 - 13:54 admin

The Box Elder Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of smoke visible in an occupied residential structure at 324 Ruhe Ln., Box Elder, SD on Feb. 3, 2019 at 6:32 a.m.

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How can you help your firefighter family

Fri, 03/01/2019 - 13:50 admin

It seems like sometimes I sound like a broken record, or maybe it’s the Tom Hanks movie Ground Hog Day. The same thing over again and again.

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What you leave behind

Fri, 03/01/2019 - 13:47 admin

The year was 1979. The small town of Colton had a new fire chief by the name of LeRoy Koopman.

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Upcoming Events

Thu, 01/31/2019 - 12:44 admin

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Montrose battles Christmas Eve fire

Thu, 01/31/2019 - 12:34 admin

Montrose Fire Department responded to a house fire on Christmas Eve. The fire was caused by a candle left burning in a bedroom.

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Present quilt

Thu, 01/31/2019 - 12:32 admin

Nick Nisius has been an honorary member of the Janesville Fire Department since May of 2017. Nick is 26 and has Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy.

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Beautiful memorial built and given to the family of Past Fire Chief Jerry Meyer by Top Quality Construction and Cabinetry of Sheldon, IA.

Fallen Hero’s

Thu, 01/31/2019 - 12:30 admin

With the recent loss of one of our brothers in the line of duty I want to spend some time reflecting rather than writing my normal training drill this month.

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This is legislative season

Thu, 01/31/2019 - 12:28 admin

Greetings Firefighters, February is here and that means spring is not far away. We here on the Board have been working hard on Legislative matters meeting with Senators and Representatives.