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Denison and Dow City fire departments were called to field fire and combine fire on Oct. 15. Photo by Jim Clark.

Nov. 7-8, 2020: Northwestern Area Training Academy (NATA), Iowa Central Community College, Fort Dodge, registration is online only, class sizes are limited – register early – deadline is Thursday, Nov. 5.

Nov. 8, 2020: IFA Board Meeting, Fire Service Training Bureau, Camp Dodge, 9 a.m.

A great lesson for young parents!

I know this isn’t my standard monthly training drill but, I would like to share with you a letter written by my daughter and posted during fire prevention week. Scott Meiecke

Recruitment and Retention Seminar

The Recruitment and Retention Workshop was held on September 19 and 20 in McCook. The Instructors put on a great workshop with really good participation among those in attendance.

South Central Fire School

South Central District 7 Fall Fire School was held in Parkston on Sept. 12. Classes included Small Departments Matter and Firefighters and EMTs Working Together for a Common Goal. Submitted by Jenna Moege.

SDFA President Charlie Kludt introduces NVFC Chairman Steve Hirsch at the fall conference.

South Dakota Holds Fall Conference

The SD Firefighters Assn. Board decided that since the annual fire school for June was cancelled, they wanted to hold a fall conference. It was held Sept. 25 & 26 at the Ramkota in Pierre.

Firefighters from Joe Foss Field and South Dakota Air National Guard Crash Fire Rescue perform air rescue pit fire training. Joe Foss Field Station Captain Lonnie Albers celebrated his final pit fire training after 39 years of fire service as an Air Force, National Guard, career, and volunteer firefighter.

Upcoming Events

Oct. 1, 2020: Scotts Bluff County Mutual Aid Association meeting, Mitchell Fire Department.

Oct. 5-10, 2020: SFM – Training Division Course: Command and Control of Target Hazards (N0314), Omaha Fire Department Training Facility, Omaha.

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Improving skills

Mon, 08/31/2020 - 10:28 admin

Despite temperatures in the 90s, crews from Town and Country Fire Department (Woonsocket) spent the day improving their skills.

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Chancellor conducts controlled burn

Mon, 08/31/2020 - 10:26 admin

Chancellor Fire, with mutual aid from Lennox Fire, Parker Fire and Davis Fire conducted a controlled burn of a barn northeast of Chancellor on the evening of July 20.

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Wildfire

Mon, 08/31/2020 - 10:24 admin

Interior Volunteer Fire Department and the Bureau of Indian Affairs - Forestry & Wildland Fire Management - Pine Ridge Agency, are currently responding to wildland, approximately 20 acres

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Heartbreaking month

Mon, 08/31/2020 - 10:22 admin

This has been a heart-breaking past month. In July we lost two South Dakota Firefighters to motor vehicle accidents. Blake Williams with Piedmont and Scott Thompson with Estelline.