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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Kimball accident

     Kimball Ambulance and Kimball Fire responded to an accident and treated patients on July 21. The accident was on I-90 about six miles west of Kimball.

Tractor fire

     St. Mary’s Fire Department was dispatched to a tractor fire on July 16. St. Charles was called for mutual aid for manpower as temperatures were at 94 degrees at the time of the call.

Pierre bistro

     Firefighters controlled the fire at the Branding Iron Bistro within 20 minutes after arriving on scene. The call came in shortly after 8 p.m. on June 24.

Gregory County fire

     Five departments battled a grass fire on July 9 south of Herrick. Departments from Burke, Bonesteel, Fairfax, Gregory and Naper responded to a grass fire two miles south of Herrick.

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