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Nevada Fire Department The Nevada Fire Department protects approximately 137 square miles including the City of Nevada.

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Being an intern is sometimes not glorious work. Aubrey is copying SDS sheets from our new waste water treatment plant's ...
10/16/2026

Being an intern is sometimes not glorious work. Aubrey is copying SDS sheets from our new waste water treatment plant's SDS binder.

The fire department maintains a master binder of every chemical used by our employees. Annually, as required by OSHA, all city employees are trained on SDS sheets and safe handling as part of our employee safety training.

Thanks Aubrey for always stepping up as a volunteer intern when work needs done.

Marlys finds all the good photos for sure. Our past members getting it done. Only 2 members on the department are from t...
10/16/2026

Marlys finds all the good photos for sure. Our past members getting it done. Only 2 members on the department are from the era where our rubber boots were similar to duck hunting hip waders and our bunker coats were knee length hard rubber material. It was a time when a 3 person bench seat was the cab and anyone else rode on the tailboard.

As chief says, "it was the best of times, it was the coldest of times." Firefighters would hang on to a bar over the hose bed and sometimes get their gear all the way on as the truck rolled down the road.

On winter house fires in neighboring towns, one would tuck your head under the hose bed tarp while enroute to protect against the cold winter winds. The arrival at a house fire was enjoyable because the heat from the fire unfroze a person.

How our 1970's firefighters didn't die of pneumonia is still a mystery. The trip back was worse as water froze on those old jackets into layers of ice. But ask any old timer, they wouldn't change the memory of tailboard riding for anything.

ATTENTION: I-35 Southbound just South of Highway 30 has the right lane blocked 1:20 pm due to a motor vehicle crash. Avo...
10/15/2026

ATTENTION: I-35 Southbound just South of Highway 30 has the right lane blocked 1:20 pm due to a motor vehicle crash.

Avoid the area if possible.

It was public education week for our department from daycare training to training county employees of first aid. We love...
10/13/2026

It was public education week for our department from daycare training to training county employees of first aid. We love sharing knowledge that helps our community keep emergencies small.

https://www.nfpa.org/events/webinarsA recent presentation at the public library sparked some questions that eventually m...
10/12/2026

https://www.nfpa.org/events/webinars

A recent presentation at the public library sparked some questions that eventually made it to the city council. The fire department is not aware of any efforts to construct a data center in our fire district. Any construction project requires fire department plan review prior to a structure being built. That applies to every building except single family homes.

We continuously monitor emerging trends and challenges so we can better prepare ourselves as new technologies develop. Our department has provided some education materials to our elected officials on data centers so they have a better understanding of the challenges a large unlimited area building would bring to the fire department.

NFPA recently released this webinar on Data centers. I think anyone would benefit from the first 20 minutes as they explain what they are and why they are used. The technology and utilities are changing every day and often so fast, it is difficult to address one component of such a structure.

Again, we have not received any notice of such a project in our district but wanted to share this NFPA link so you can be more informed as this topic surfaces at tonight's council meeting.

October 10, 2026 marks the 5 year anniversary since we lost Brad Tendall in the line of duty due to complications from C...
10/10/2026

October 10, 2026 marks the 5 year anniversary since we lost Brad Tendall in the line of duty due to complications from Covid-19.

Our entire NFD community, past and present members, offer our heartfelt thoughts to the Tendall family.

The passage of time has eased the pain of our loss but it has never erased our continued efforts to remember and honor our brother.

Always charge your devices on a hard, flat surface like a table, desk, or floor. Avoid charging on beds, couches, or pil...
10/09/2026

Always charge your devices on a hard, flat surface like a table, desk, or floor. Avoid charging on beds, couches, or pillows, where heat can build up and increase the risk of a battery fire. Charge safely!

Learn more at fpw.org.

This year we held our annual Fire Prevention Week coloring and essay contest. Winners from each grade at Central Element...
10/08/2026

This year we held our annual Fire Prevention Week coloring and essay contest.

Winners from each grade at Central Elementary School were picked up at home in a fire engine. Our partners from Story County Medical Center provided breakfast for the kids before being dropped off at school.

What a great way to culminate our Fire Prevention Week activities. The kids really enjoyed the chance to ride in a fire engine. We will share some of the winning art and essay work.

Charge into Fire Safety
10/08/2026

Charge into Fire Safety

In case you saw 5 fire apparatus and 28 firefighters in the 700 block of 7th Street, it was a dispatched call of a possi...
10/08/2026

In case you saw 5 fire apparatus and 28 firefighters in the 700 block of 7th Street, it was a dispatched call of a possible house fire. Thankfully it turned out to be an electrical breaker issue and not a house fire. While we usually average 20 firefighters on fire calls after 5pm as our firefighters get home from work, it just so happened our business meeting was at the same time. Fire calls don't wait for Wednesday eve when they happen but this one did. All units returned to service after a quick investigation of the cause.

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935 Lincoln Highway
Nevada, IA
50201

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