Fires

Cedar Rapids first responders saw a significant drop in fireworks-related citations and calls for service this year in June and the first week of July than in 2024, but an increase in fires after state legislation was passed earlier this year preventing cities from banning fireworks on July 3 and 4.

One firefighter was injured responding to a fire on the roof of the State Historical Society building in Iowa City Thursday night. The fire was brought under control before it could do any damage to the interior of the building, which is home to thousands of historical records.

Authorities say two firefighters were killed and another was badly injured after they were ambushed and shot while responding to a wildfire near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.

The Iowa City Fire Department responded to a fire Thursday evening on the third floor of the Johnson County Courthouse.

No one was injured Wednesday morning when a car’s engine caught fire in Cedar Rapids.

Several pets were lost and 22 people were displaced by a Wednesday afternoon fire that charred a multifamily apartment building just south of the Coral Ridge Mall.

In the first three months of this year, five fires have ignited in the Iowa City Landfill and have required emergency response to extinguish.

The child was resuscitated after being found unconscious on the home’s second floor.

Tyler Jacobson’s 8-year-old daughter was away with a friend when a fire broke out in their Urbana home.

One person was found dead when first responders were called to a house fire in Urbana on Wednesday night.

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