Midwest Firefighter

When teaching forcible entry, we stress the “try before you pry” concept. In today’s society the majority of the homes and businesses we respond to will be locked.

     Hello Firefighters - I would like to say thank you to everyone for your support this year. It has been an honor to serve as the IFA President for this past year.

Crews from Bennet, Eagle, Southeast and Hickman work to control a barn fire. Photo courtesy of the Bennet Volunteer Fire Department.

     Nebraska Fire and Rescue members of the NSVFA: Welcome to the September issue of the Nebraska Firefighter. We have had a brutal, hot, humid summer so far.

     This past month the Pierre Dive Squad hosted a Dive Rescue 1 Course.  This was a three-day (24 hour) class to learn the latest techniques in underwater rescue and recovery.

     The morning of Aug.

There are five generations in the U.S. workforce today: the Silent Generation (aged 74 to 89), Baby Boomers (54 to 73), Gen X (42 to 53), Millennials (24 to 41) and Gen Z (under 23).

     On behalf of the SDFA Board of Directors, I would like to pass along our sincerest condolences to the Gayville Volunteer Fire Department and their families.