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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      We respond to so many varied emergencies. It is really a challenge to insure our teams are up to speed with all the hazards as well as responsibilities in meeting industry standards.

Jim Horn tells a story about firefighter Bob Tichota during a roast honoring Tichota for his 50 years of service to the Blair Volunteer Fire Department at the Blair Volunteer Fire and Rescue awards banquet on Nov. 4. Photo by Joe Burns of the Blair Pilot-Tribune.

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     Greetings to all. Hope that you all had a great holiday this year and last.

     This is a letter on dead bolt locks that we all will see from time to time.

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     Baby its cold outside, as I set down to write this month’s news article it is 1 degree and a wind chill of -16 degrees and this is the second bout of super cold weather we have had since Chris

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