Nevada Fire Department

06/23/2026

We made a visit to Central Elementary for NCRC's summer program.

If your child comes home and says they are required to conduct a home fire drill, you can thank us. No really, figuring out the family escape plan during a fire never works out well.

06/20/2026

NFD has 4 openings for support operations as Rehab Technicians.

These staff do not fight fires but are critical to reducing our firefighter's risks for cardiac arrest and cancer. Support operators respond to structure fires and live-fire training events. Their primary mission is:

1) hydrate firefighters at the fire ground
2) remove soot from bare skin on firefighters to reduce cancer risks
3) remove and decon firefighter gear and packs to get toxins removed before re-entry into the fire scene
4) scene accountability
5) monitoring vital signs of firefighters as they cycle throughout the fire ground coming out of the fire structure
6) clean cabs and work places to reduce toxin exposure
7) incident safety monitoring

The act of removing bunker gear at the scene of a fire and allowing it to cool is proven to significantly reduce the risk of cancer returning gear to pre-fire conditions. Our support operators work under supervisors Carla Potter and Bailee Will. Two of the very best and longest serving on the job.

Since implementing our rehab technician program, we have not had a firefighter treated for over heating and exhaustion. So our firefighters can fight fire at Iowa's Busiest Volunteer Fire Department, these professionals return our firefighters back to peak performance quicker than if we removed all guard rails and let firefighters work to exhaustion.

If you want to make a difference, we seek the perfect fit and character for our team.

email: [email protected]

U.S. Fire Administration

06/20/2026

The firefighter wiggle!

06/19/2026

Our tragic Home Oxygen Therapy (Hot) fires in April 2022 and April 2023 led our department on a mission to eliminate HOT fires locally and throughout the country. Since March 1, 2026, there have been 56 HOT fires and 5 fatalities.

NFD was one of the first departments to alert the fire service of this emerging deadly trend. There are engineered solutions like thermal fuse technology that shut off oxygen during a fire and the newly developed nasal cannula that prevents fire ignition from starting. It's called pyro-guard.

We think as the country works to require these fire reducing technologies, home oxygen fires can be eliminated all together.

Nevada (Iowa) Fire Chief and IAFC FLSS board member took advantage of meeting with Fire and EMS Director and Program Managers at the US Fire Administration, while subsequently attending his final graduation week of EFO. The high level meeting discussed the emerging fire trend of home oxygen therapy (HOT) fires and the role of the USFA to help eliminate these tragic fires.

06/18/2026

The crews train with Lincolnway Energy tonight.

06/17/2026

🎉Happy Birthday to our Chief Raymond Reynolds! 🎉

Thank you for all you do for our department and community! Enjoy your day!

06/14/2026

From the Fire Chief's Desk:

One of my first priorities when arriving at the National Fire Academy is to visit with Brad. Covid took this great man too early from his family, his department, and the community.

I will never forget his wisdom and love for the job. I hope some day our members take a class at the NFA so they too can pay tribute at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial.

I know it seems impossible, but no matter the problem or thoughts I have, touching his name on the plaque, and its like I hear him speaking that BT logic that if you knew Brad, you understand that humorous way that only he could pull off.

We will never forget the price people in this profession pay to protect others.

06/12/2026

From the Fire Chief's Desk: The Assault on Safety:

More and more you see special interest groups using our state legislature system to water down established and tested fire safety codes. These steps are dangerous and put the public at risk. Removing National Electrical Codes, allowing midrise buildings constructed with a single stairwell, and moving away from new consensus codes to antiquated building codes DO NOT PROMOTE SAFETY.

Take a minute and watch this short PSA about the world we live in without codes.

06/11/2026

It is a full court press for all city departments banding together for clean up. We had some tree damage, power lines down, and localized flooding.

Utility and cable crews are scouring the area to address issues. Follow the City of Nevada page for guidance on tree clean up in the right of way.

06/11/2026

How much water did the city see? We saw 2 inches of rain in 15 minutes on the north side of town.