Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids Fire Department

A Cedar Rapids woman who was killed in a garage fire Thursday has been identified as Mia Schmidt, 57, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.

A woman was killed Thursday morning in a garage fire in southwest Cedar Rapids, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.

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Residents temporarily evacuated from smoky 7th floor of downtown Cedar Rapids building.

The Cedar Rapids Fire Department responded Thursday night to an explosion on top of corn processing and storage elevators at the Cedar Rapids ADM plant on 60th Ave. SW. As of 10 a.m. Friday, they were still on the scene, actively engaged with a smoldering grain fire in one or more silos.

Crews also rescued two dogs and three cats from the fire.

Two people were killed and a third injured Saturday evening in a crash in southwest Cedar Rapids, police said.

A man died Wednesday in a fire at a southwest Cedar Rapids hotel.

Firefighters forced entry into the home, found the fire in a kitchen area and extinguished it.

Cedar Rapids firefighter Jesse Lennox is the first Iowa firefighter to become a certified smoke diver. Smoke diver training is an elite week-long training program in Georgia that goes far above and beyond normal required training for firefighters.

Firefighters responded to the scene of a fire in a mixed use commercial building in southwest Cedar Rapids on Thursday afternoon. A spokesman said the building was damaged “extensively, if not catastrophically.”

Seven Iowans died in three house fires this week in Mason City, Cedar Rapids and Onslow.

Two people died in a house fire just after noon Thursday in northeast Cedar Rapids, authorities said.

The Cedar Rapids Fire Department responded to a chlorine leak at the water treatment plant Friday morning. No injuries were reported, and city water supply was not exposed to contaminants.