A neighbor stepped outside to let the dogs out early Sunday and saw flames coming from the nearby home.
Emily Andersen Fires Feb. 21, 2024 8:42 am661d ago
A neighbor stepped outside to let the dogs out early Sunday and saw flames coming from the nearby home.
Emily Andersen Fires Feb. 20, 2024 7:25 am662d ago
Four birds — two red-tailed hawks, one Harris’ hawk, and one gyrfalcon — were killed in a fire Friday morning at the Iowa Raptor Project, a raptor conservation center in Solon, which is jointly sponsored by the University of Iowa and and Kirkwood Community College.
Fires Jan. 30, 2024 11:35 am683d ago
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.
Fires Jan. 22, 2024 3:48 pm691d ago
Several thefts have been reported at an apartment building in northeast Cedar Rapids where a fire broke out last month, killing one person.
Fires Dec. 26, 2023 2:00 pm718d ago
A 123-year-old former elementary school in the town of Rockford was destroyed by fire last week. To fight the fire, water was pulled from the Shell Rock River and shuttled to the scene.
Fires Dec. 12, 2023 11:45 am732d ago
Cedar Rapids firefighters responded to a kitchen fire at a Long John Silver’s in southwest Cedar Rapids Tuesday morning, according to a news release from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department.
Fires Dec. 11, 2023 7:59 am733d ago
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.
Fires Dec. 7, 2023 7:39 am737d ago
A 71-year-old woman has been identified by police as the person who was killed in a fire at an apartment building in Cedar Rapids Tuesday afternoon.
Fires Dec. 6, 2023 1:20 pm738d ago
One person died and three were hospitalized after a fire broke out at an apartment building in northeast Cedar Rapids on Tuesday.
Fires Nov. 27, 2023 7:37 am747d ago
A residence on M Avenue NW had “major” damage after an early morning fire on Sunday.
Fires Nov. 7, 2023 1:33 pm767d ago
The Third Ave bridge in downtown Cedar Rapids was closed for a couple hours Tuesday morning after a dump truck caught fire in front of the Linn County courthouse.
Fires Oct. 5, 2023 7:13 pm800d ago
Almost all of the 13 people staying in a homeless encampment in Iowa City that caught fire Wednesday recently have had housing applications rejected due to their source of income -- a housing voucher, according to a Shelter House.
Fires Oct. 4, 2023 4:35 pm801d ago
A large fire broke out in a homeless encampment near South Gilbert Street in Iowa City Wednesday afternoon.
Fires Sep. 18, 2023 3:13 am817d ago
No one was injured after firefighters responded to a fire raging at a farm southwest of Cedar Rapids on Sunday.
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