Training in Ness City, KS

Feb. 1-2, 2025: Kansas State Firefighters Association 2025 Fire School, Lincoln.

   Feb. 7, 2025: Northeast Nebraska Volunteer Firefighters Association Quarterly Meeting, Fremont Rural Fire Station, 8 p.m.

   Feb. 7-9, 2025: Les Lukert Conference, Kearney, NE.

   As temperatures drop and ice forms over water, the season for ice rescue begins. These operations are inherently dangerous, and one of the greatest hazards to both civilians and firefighters is the unpredictability of ice strength and stability.

   The National Institute of Health estimates that around one in every four individuals will experience a mental health crisis in their lifetime.

   Estimates have that percentage higher for those who work as first responders including police, fire and other emergency services.

A Toronto family lost all of their belongings in a Christmas day fire on Wednesday, Dec. 25.

   Fire crews responded to a structure fire near Bemidji on Wednesday, Dec. 4. The Bemidji Fire Department responded around 3:30 yesterday afternoon to a home in Lake Hattie Township, which is about 20 miles southwest of Bemidji. When firefighters arrived, they found a two-story home fully involved.

	Preparations are well underway for the 2025 Nebraska Fire School in Grand Island, which will be held May 16-18. This photo was taken at training at the 2024 Fire School by Taylor Anderson.

   Jan. 5, 2025: Iowa Firefighters Board meeting, Eldora Fire Station, 9 a.m.

   Jan. 8, 2025: Washington’s Annual  Pancake Day, Washington, serving 11-1 and 5-7 p.m.

Training in Ness City, KS
	Preparations are well underway for the 2025 Nebraska Fire School in Grand Island, which will be held May 16-18. This photo was taken at training at the 2024 Fire School by Taylor Anderson.

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   Greetings Fellow Firefighters - I hope you all have had a great holiday season. The time spent with family and friends is truly a blessing.

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