The goal of the drill is to make sure that firefighters are prepared to face what could be a highly dangerous situation.
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Three people were injured Tuesday night in a fire at an apartment building in the 400 block of Jacolyn Drive SW, Cedar Rapids, according to a press release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.
The Cedar Rapids Fire Department is working to finish suppressing a tree debris and brush pile fire that has been burning since Tuesday morning at Beverly Gardens Park in southeast Cedar Rapids.
The Cedar Rapids Fire Department and Linn county Regional Hazmat Team responded to a petroleum spill in an inlet of the Cedar Lake Tuesday afternoon, according to a Facebook post from the fire department.
Fireworks vendors and law enforcement alike are gearing up in preparation for Independence Day celebrations after new legislation was passed this year prohibiting Iowa cities from banning fireworks on July 3 and 4 and Dec. 31.
Staff from Cedar Rapids’ water treatment plant and the hazardous materials team at the Cedar Rapids Fire Department worked together Friday morning to run through a drill to test the safety procedures both departments have in place for an emergency hazmat scenario.
The Cedar Rapids Fire Department was called to the Archer Daniels Midland Corn Processing plant, at 1350 Waconia Ave SW, Thursday after two people were injured in an “industrial incident,” according to the fire department.
No one was injured Wednesday morning when a car’s engine caught fire in Cedar Rapids.
Members of the Cedar Rapids Police and Fire departments pulled a man to safety from the Third Avenue Bridge Friday. They had been speaking with the despondent man before he moved to a position where he was hanging from a ledge on the bridge.
The water rescue team attempted to pull a dog from the Cedar River Friday, but when CRFD members got close, the dog showed his teeth and swam to the opposite shore. Eventually, he was reunited with his owner.
The Cedar Rapids Fire Marshal’s Office on Tuesday placarded the Kiteville Minimalist Living Community after it failed to remedy multiple safety violations, including failures of the fire sprinkler and alarm systems.
Cedar Rapids firefighter Mick Wightman has been putting his strength to the test outside of his work, competing in bodybuilding competitions across the country. In October, he won first place in the men’s 50+ division in a world championship bodybuilding competition hosted by International Pro Elite in Liberty, Missouri.
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