Advertise with Googlier.com http://blazepublicationsinc.com/ en http://blazepublicationsinc.com/midwest-firefighter/iowa-firefighter-october-issue <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="http://blazepublicationsinc.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/IA%20Screenshot%202026-09-30%20at%201.51.25%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=j63SxdO5"><a href="/midwest-firefighter/iowa-firefighter-october-issue"><span><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://blazepublicationsinc.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/IA%20Screenshot%202026-09-30%20at%201.51.25%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=j63SxdO5" width="140" height="100" alt="" /></span></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Click here to view: <a href="https://www.iowafirefightersassociation.com/iowa-firefighter" style="font-size: 13.008px;">https://www.iowafirefightersassociation.com/iowa-firefighter</a></p> </div></div></div> Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:39:33 +0000 admin 2790 at http://blazepublicationsinc.com http://blazepublicationsinc.com/midwest-firefighter/nebraska-firefighter-october-issue <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="http://blazepublicationsinc.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/NE%20Screenshot%202026-09-30%20at%201.52.01%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=j6bdcTOc"><a href="/midwest-firefighter/nebraska-firefighter-october-issue"><span><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://blazepublicationsinc.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/NE%20Screenshot%202026-09-30%20at%201.52.01%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=j6bdcTOc" width="140" height="100" alt="" /></span></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Click here to view: <a href="https://issuu.com/nsvfa/docs/neff_oct26">https://issuu.com/nsvfa/docs/neff_oct26</a></p> </div></div></div> Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:37:01 +0000 admin 2789 at http://blazepublicationsinc.com http://blazepublicationsinc.com/midwest-firefighter/south-dakota-firefighter-october-issue <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="http://blazepublicationsinc.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/SD%20Screenshot%202026-09-30%20at%201.52.33%E2%80%AFPM.png?itok=CxtcXPMb"><a href="/midwest-firefighter/south-dakota-firefighter-october-issue"><span><img typeof="foaf:Image" 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resource="http://blazepublicationsinc.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/IFA%200558x.jpg?itok=BkQnovwn"><a href="/midwest-firefighter/upcoming-events-iowa-minnesota-south-dakota-nebraska-and-kansas-13"><span><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://blazepublicationsinc.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/IFA%200558x.jpg?itok=BkQnovwn" width="140" height="100" alt="Water application drill at the Iowa Firefighters Association Convention in Manchester on Sept. 11." /></span></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>   <strong>Oct. 2-4, 2026:</strong> SDFA Fall Conference, Rapid City, featuring Tom Merrill “Forged in Fire.”</p> <p>   <strong>Oct. 3, 2026</strong>: Pheasant Country Fire Conference, Yankton.</p></div></div></div> Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:31:57 +0000 admin 2787 at http://blazepublicationsinc.com http://blazepublicationsinc.com/midwest-firefighter/should-you-flow-water-smoke <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="http://blazepublicationsinc.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Figure%206.48.png?itok=CIwsCFpO"><a href="/midwest-firefighter/should-you-flow-water-smoke"><span><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://blazepublicationsinc.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Figure%206.48.png?itok=CIwsCFpO" width="140" height="100" alt="" /></span></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><h1><span style="font-size: 13.008px; font-weight: normal;">For years, many firefighters were taught a simple rule: don’t open the nozzle until you see fire.</span></h1></div></div></div> Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:28:23 +0000 admin 2786 at http://blazepublicationsinc.com http://blazepublicationsinc.com/midwest-firefighter/new-president-looking-forward-year-ahead <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="http://blazepublicationsinc.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Mike1x.jpg?itok=gguCL7iK"><a href="/midwest-firefighter/new-president-looking-forward-year-ahead"><span><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://blazepublicationsinc.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Mike1x.jpg?itok=gguCL7iK" width="140" height="100" alt="" /></span></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Hello Firefighters, since my last article over the last few months, I have helped Manchester and Ed get more wire for the boxes to be used at convention.  </p></div></div></div> Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:26:44 +0000 admin 2785 at http://blazepublicationsinc.com http://blazepublicationsinc.com/midwest-firefighter/year-service-strength-and-brotherhood <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="http://blazepublicationsinc.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Jenny%2C%20Brenda%200477_4.JPG?itok=WEnfDtTa"><a href="/midwest-firefighter/year-service-strength-and-brotherhood"><span><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://blazepublicationsinc.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Jenny%2C%20Brenda%200477_4.JPG?itok=WEnfDtTa" width="140" height="100" alt="" /></span></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><span style="font-size: 13.008px;">As my year serving as President of the Nebraska State Volunteer Firefighters Association draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on everything we have experien</span></p></div></div></div> Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:22:44 +0000 admin 2784 at http://blazepublicationsinc.com http://blazepublicationsinc.com/midwest-firefighter/chadron-wildfire <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="http://blazepublicationsinc.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Chadron%204744x.jpg?itok=HyswZyMR"><a href="/midwest-firefighter/chadron-wildfire"><span><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://blazepublicationsinc.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Chadron%204744x.jpg?itok=HyswZyMR" width="140" height="100" alt="" /></span></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p style="margin: 0in 0in 15pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman, serif; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Firefighters were mopping up after</span></b></p></div></div></div> Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:21:13 +0000 admin 2783 at http://blazepublicationsinc.com http://blazepublicationsinc.com/midwest-firefighter/thoughts-tailboard-11 <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="http://blazepublicationsinc.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Gorton%2C%20Denny%200560_17.JPG?itok=SZTXikvI"><a href="/midwest-firefighter/thoughts-tailboard-11"><span><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://blazepublicationsinc.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Gorton%2C%20Denny%200560_17.JPG?itok=SZTXikvI" width="140" height="100" alt="" /></span></a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><span style="font-size: 13.008px;">“Where were you when the world stopped turning.” The lyrics in Alan Jackson’s song. We all know it. We all sing along.</span></p></div></div></div> Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:18:51 +0000 admin 2782 at http://blazepublicationsinc.com http://blazepublicationsinc.com/midwest-firefighter/lookout-fire <div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="http://blazepublicationsinc.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Lookout%203637x.jpg?itok=rnrRAIHM"><a href="/midwest-firefighter/lookout-fire"><span><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="http://blazepublicationsinc.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Lookout%203637x.jpg?itok=rnrRAIHM" width="140" height="100" alt="" /></span></a></div><div class="field-item odd" rel="og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="http://blazepublicationsinc.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Lookout%207819x.jpg?itok=gCtUPPXj"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><strong>On Monday, September 7, at 2:33 p.m. Deadwood Fire &amp; Rescue was paged for mutual aid to the Lookout Fire in Spearfish.</strong></p></div></div></div> Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:17:15 +0000 admin 2781 at http://blazepublicationsinc.com