Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Fire Department

Cedar Rapids firefighters complete annual chilly training

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.

100 years ago: 350 baskets were filled with food and with donated toys that had been repaired and painted, for delivery to needy families

A fire broke out at the Ingredion facility in southwest Cedar Rapids Wednesday morning, leaving one plant worker with minor injuries, according to a Facebook post from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.

The Cedar Rapids Fire Department responded to a fire Friday morning at the Cherry Building, 329 10th Ave. SE, which houses multiple businesses near Newbo City market.

A dog became trapped in a vault in a vacant Cedar Rapids building Wednesday. Firefighters and the city’s sewer department were called in to use a jackhammer and air compressor to breach the door and free the dog.

Two people were hospitalized Tuesday morning after being rescued from a fire in a Cedar Rapids residence, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.

A passerby noticed smoke and flames coming from the 112-year-old southeast Cedar Rapids restaurant’s roof around 5:15 a.m., and called 911. It was Iowa’s oldest supper club, opening in 1912.

The Cedar Rapids Fire Department responded to another fire Monday morning at the former Diamond V Mills plant in northwest Cedar Rapids, the second fire at that location in less than a week.

The Cedar Rapids Fire Department saw a slight increase in fireworks related calls between July 1 and July 5 this year, compared with last year. But the calls are still down from previous years.

A Cedar Rapids firefighter was injured Friday morning while responding to a fire at the former Diamond V Mills site, 436 G Ave. NW, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.

Two people were injured Tuesday morning in a fire in southwest Cedar Rapids, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.

One person was injured in a fire that broke out in an apartment in Cedar Rapids Tuesday morning, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.

Several thefts have been reported at an apartment building in northeast Cedar Rapids where a fire broke out last month, killing one person.

The Cedar Rapids Fire Department is planning over the next several months to make revisions to its current strategic plan, which was implemented in July 2022 and was meant to last through fiscal year 2027.