Water application drill at the Iowa Firefighters Association Convention in Manchester on Sept. 11.

   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.

For years, many firefighters were taught a simple rule: don’t open the nozzle until you see fire.

Firefighters were mopping up after a wildfire started east of Chadron Monday, Sept. 7. The Chadron Volunteer Fire Department says lightning sparked the fire.

Water application drill at the Iowa Firefighters Association Convention in Manchester on Sept. 11.

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Thank you Grinnell

     Greetings IFA Membership, The 143rd IFA Convention is in the books. Thank you to the Grinnell Fire Department and the city of Grinnell, your hospitality will not be forgotten.

Time to step back

     Nebraska Fire and Rescue members of the NSVFA: As I write this, I have been noticing shorter days so I feel I can welcome all of you hopefully to fall and the start of cooler weather.

Walk A Mile

     Yankton firefighters participated in the annual River City Domestic Violence Walk A Mile in Their Shoes event held at Riverside Park.

Enjoying history

     Greetings Minnesota firefighters and families! September is here, with it comes cooler weather, school, harvest time, fall sports and getting ready for our long winters.

Fire Prevention Month

     Hello Kansas Fire Service. I hope this edition of the FIREWIRE finds you and yours doing well. Time flies and I get a reminder from our publisher that another article is due before I know it.

Knox Box Planning

When teaching forcible entry, we stress the “try before you pry” concept. In today’s society the majority of the homes and businesses we respond to will be locked.

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