Jaws of Life: Newton firefighters train to save lives
byBy Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Many people are familiar with the Jaws of Life, a type of rescue equipment first responders use to…
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Saving property, lives: Local firefighters train Monday afternoon
byBy Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—A handful of Newton Fire/EMS firefighters worked on spraying fire hoses Monday afternoon, with a rainbow being a…
Saving lives: Local fire/EMS department does ice rescue training
byBy Wendy Nugent, Harvey County Now NEWTON—Newton firefighters enjoyed themselves on the ice last week, as they took part in ice rescue training on…
Where there’s smoke: Much organization goes into fighting wildland fires
byBy Wendy Nugent, Newton Now NEWTON—Billows of smoke raced over Interstate 135 on Wednesday as a brush fire burned near Zimmerdale, a community between……
Structure fire this morning damages Newton home
byBy Wendy Nugent, Newton Now NEWTON—Newton firefighters responded to a house fire Tuesday morning in the 300 block of West Sixth Street. Upon arrival,……
Smokin’: Local firefighters have rescue training
byBy Wendy Nugent, Newton Now NEWTON—Newton firefighters Jared Bergner and Mike Southern rescued a co-worker on Wednesday morning who had passed out or was…
Saving lives: Newton firefighters, Masons deliver food to senior citizens
byBy Wendy Nugent, Newton Now The Newton Fire/EMS Department’s job is saving lives and property. They know that. That’s what they’re trained to do….
Saving property and lives: Lehman promoted to rank of deputy chief
byBy Wendy Nugent, Newton Now Newton Fire/EMS Deputy Chief Cory Lehman recalls a miracle that happened while he was on the job. “Did have……
Thursday night fire destroys Newton home
byBy Wendy Nugent, Newton Now A Thursday night fire in the 500 block of East First Street destroyed the home and its contents, valued…
How to save a life: Local Fire/EMS Department gets advanced stroke training
byBy Wendy Nugent, Newton Now On a recent Sunday, a Newton resident had a life-threatening stroke, which caused him to lose control of his left……