Upcoming events for Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas
Aug. 1-2, 2026: Fire School, Bentley, KS.
August 2, 2026: Northeast Nebraska Volunteer Firefighter Association meeting, 3 p.m., Ponca State Park, 88090 Spur 26E, Ponca, NE 68770.
Aug. 13-23, 2026: IFA Hall of Flame, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Des Moines.
Aug. 29, 2026: 4-9 p.m. Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire Department End of Summer Shindig, 12919 Ponca Road, live music, food trucks, kids’ activities, cash bar, raffles.
Sept. 8, 2026: Region 12-Minnesota Valley, St. Clair, meal served at 7 p.m., meeting starts at 7:30 p.m.
Sept. 9-13, 2026: IFA Convention, Manchester, IA.
Sept. 10, 2026: Region 2-Northern, Registration 5 p.m., meeting 6:30 p.m., dinner 7 p.m.
Sept. 12-13, 2026: Fire School, Ellis County, KS.
Sept. 17-19, 2026: MSFDA Annual Conference and Fire School, Breezy Point.
Sept. 20, 2026: NSVFA Memorial Service, Nebraska Firefighters Museum and Education Center, Kearney, at 2 p.m.
Sept. 20, 2026: MLFTU training, Brandon, SD.
Oct. 3-4, 2026: Fire School, Coffeyville, KS.
Oct. 4, 2026: 1:30 p.m., 25th annual Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial, Kansas Fallen Firefighters Memorial Park, 1300 S. Broadway, Wichita, KS.
October 8, 2026: Region 7-St. Croix Valley, Dalbo Fire Department, meal at 6:30 p,m., meeting starts at 7 p.m.
Oct. 8, 2026: Scotts Bluff County Mutual Aid Association Meeting, Bayard.
Oct. 15-17, 2026: NSVFA Annual Conference, hosted by Dakota City Fire Department in South Sioux City.
Oct. 17, 2026: South East District Fall Fire School, North Sioux City, SD, North Sioux City Community Center, 205 Sodrac Drive, contact Jim Christenson, North Sioux City Fire Department, nscfd@nscfd.org, or call the station at 605.232.4286.
October 20, 2026: Region 14-South Central, Wells, registration/dinner at 6:30 p.m., meeting starts at 7:30 p.m.
Nov. 7-8, 2026: Fire School, Kingman, KS.
Dec. 3, 2026: Region 3-Arrowhead, 5-5:30 p.m. Advisory Committee meeting, 5 p.m. registration, 6-8 p.m. meeting.
Dec. 4-6, 2026: SD Fire Chiefs Annual Leadership Conference featuring Tiger Schmittendorf, Deadwood, SD.
Dec. 5-6, 2026: Fire School, Council Grove, KS.
Dec. 8, 2026: Region 12-Minnestoa Valley, St. Peter, meal served at 7 p.m., meeting starts at 7:30 p.m.
January 30-31, 2027: 102nd Iowa Statewide Fire School, Meadows Event Center, Altoona. Presented by the Fire Service Training Bureau, State Fire Marshal Division.
June 10-12, 2027: South Dakota Fire School, Watertown, SD.
June 12-13, 2027: 32nd annual Iowa Firefighters Memorial, Coralville.
Oct. 14-16, 2027: NSVFA Annual Conference, hosted by Battle Creek Volunteer Fire and Rescue in Norfolk.