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Jackson County Fire Departments responded to a reported smoke and flames visible in a structure, in the community of Wanblee, unincorporated Jackson County SD on June 5 at 4:43 a.m.
Wow, what a difference 30 days can make. Last month in my article we visited about the Membership and training meeting in September.
There have been some changes and new faces in the various fire service affiliated agencies.
June 6, 2020: CANCELLED AGAIN! ---- IFA Midyear Meeting.
With most of my department’s current pumpers, we have the capability of electronic foam proportioning. This has been an amazing improvement in our fire suppression capabilities.
Lake Mills, Joice and Emmons Fire Departments were called out to a barn fire at the Jason and Jaci Dilly acreage located on the north side of Rice Lake, Sunday evening, May 3.
Cresco Community Fire Department received a report of combine fire in a field 1/2 mile south of Hwy. 9 on Robin Avenue at 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 18th.
Greetings Fellow Firefighters - This article completes yet another month of the “new normal”.
Firefighters from the Tecumseh Fire District conducted a controlled burn for training on Saturday morning, May 2.
Usually I am sitting at Fonner Park in Grand Island writing my June article for the Nebraska Firefighter watching and helping the Nebraska State Fire School setting things up and getting ready
Members of Black Hawk, Box Elder, New Underwood, North Haines, Rapid Valley, and Whispering Pines Fire Departments took part in a prescribed burn on the afternoon of 8 May in rural Meade County. T
No State Fire School this year. Simple statement and only a couple times in the past 135+ years has there not been a fire school. Well fear not. The Board of the SD Firefighters Assn.
Normally in my June article, I would be reminding everyone to get signed up for the remaining open classes and check the schedule for the weekend events of fire school.
At the end of April we should have all been together in Topeka for our annual conference but, instead, we gathered by Zoom.
Interesting Times. What more can you say. This past few months has been a time like no other in recent memory. Again, the Fire Service has been challenged and we have risen to that challenge.
Jeff Gargano - Editor
P.O. Box 122
Humboldt, IA 50548
jeff@blazepublicationsinc.com
