Open burning WITH a permit in the City of Fort Calhoun is allowed from November 3rd to the 26th. Permits are available at the fire station on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 7:00 pm or online at https://t.co/t3tBtRAYJs
House Fire: 58th Street and Cherry Lane
Crews have a smoke header as they head to the station.
Ponca Hills Fire Call
Irvington Dual Response
Time Out: 17:59
This order will be reviewed prior to its termination to determine the need to extend the ban. Further information will be provided prior to that date.
The Executive Order document will be issued later today when all required parties have signed it.
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Effective immediately the Governor has issued an Executive Order that bans the issuance of Open Burn Permits for 14 days. The Executive Order prohibits any fire chief or person designated by the fire chief from granting an open burn permit for any purpose.
FCFD firefighters responded to a house fire on Mad Hatter Lane yesterday afternoon. Firefighters found a large amount of fire throughout the structure upon arrival.
Mutual aid was received from Kennard Fire Rescue , Bennington Fire & Rescue, Irvington Volunteer Fire Department, Blair Volunteer Fire & Rescue, Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire Department, Herman Fire and Rescue, and Waterloo Fire and Rescue.
601 Fire Chief Dan Mallory
602 Asst. Chief Ben Ruthven
603 Asst. Chief Justin Thompson
604 Fire Captain Shanon Morris
605 Fire Captain Jose Zapata
606 EMS Chief Tim Freshman
607 EMS Captain Paul Sevener
608 EMS Captain Kirt Ringler
📷: Around 1:42 p.m., the Omaha Fire Department was called to a barn fire near Highway 75 and Northern Hills Drive.
OFD Crews battled the blaze alongside the Irvington Volunteer Fire Department, Boys Town Fire and Rescue, Fort Calhoun Fire and Rescue, and the Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire Department. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office assisted with traffic control. The fire was declared under control approximately 30 minutes after crews arrived.
Irvington Fire transported a female in her 50s Code 3 Trauma to Nebraska Medicine who was burned while attempting to rescue horses from the barn. The Nebraska Humane Society was called for an injured cat that was rescued from the fire.
📹: Around 1:42 p.m., the Omaha Fire Department was called to a barn fire near Highway 75 and Northern Hills Drive.
OFD Crews battled the blaze alongside the Irvington Volunteer Fire Department, Boys Town Fire and Rescue, Fort Calhoun Fire and Rescue, and the Ponca Hills Volunteer Fire Department. The Douglas County Sheriff's Office assisted with traffic control. The fire was declared under control approximately 30 minutes after crews arrived.
Irvington Fire transported a female in her 50s Code 3 Trauma to Nebraska Medicine who was burned while attempting to rescue horses from the barn. The Nebraska Humane Society was called for an injured cat that was rescued from the fire.