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

Upcoming Events for Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas

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.

Should You Flow Water on Smoke?

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

Chadron wildfire

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

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Sutherland training

Tue, 09/01/2015 - 12:30 admin

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Lots of events in September

Tue, 09/01/2015 - 12:26 admin

Nebraska Fire and Rescue NSVFA Members, by the time you read this, summer will almost be over and we will be moving into fall.

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Nebraska SEAT: Training to Fight Fire from the Air

Tue, 09/01/2015 - 12:24 admin

NEB - SEPT – Article

By Seth Peterson,

Fire Management Specialist, Nebraska Forest Service

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Nearing the end of term

Tue, 09/01/2015 - 12:23 admin

I hope everyone has been enjoying lots of fun summer activities with family and friends. Kathy and I sure have, especially with all the grandkids!

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Fire prevention

Tue, 09/01/2015 - 12:21 admin

Fire Prevention Teamwork

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Yankton responds to mobile home fire

Tue, 09/01/2015 - 12:18 admin

Yankton firefighters responded to a unoccupied mobile home fire Monday morning, Aug. 17, at 1:51 a.m. on Yankton’s east side. The fire was discovered by the police department on patrol.

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Baler fire at Avon

Tue, 09/01/2015 - 12:16 admin

At about 8 p.m. on Aug. 4, the Avon Fire Department responded to a baler fire on a farm west of Avon.

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My warped sense of humor

Tue, 09/01/2015 - 12:13 admin

If you have read this column long enough you know that I at times have a kind of warped sense of humor.

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Fall harvest season approaching

Tue, 09/01/2015 - 12:10 admin

Schools are back in session for most areas of the state.

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Temple Theatre fire

Mon, 08/03/2015 - 14:36 admin

Lightning struck the Main Street Cinemas building in the 100 block of North Main Street in Mt. Pleasant early on the morning of July 16, but smoke was not noticed until around noon.

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Ag plane rescue class

Mon, 08/03/2015 - 14:34 admin

On June 1, Jewell Fire and Rescue and Ellsworth Fire and EMS participated in an Ag Plane Rescue Drill held at a local private air strip south of Jewell.