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Large Wildfire Contained Near 300th and D Avenue
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Kiron, Iowa - On Wednesday, February 18th, 2026, at approximately 12:43, the Crawford County Communications Center received a 911 call reporting a field and ditch fire near 300th Street and D Avenue. A second caller soon reported that the fire had jumped the roadway.
Due to high winds and dry conditions, the fire spread rapidly to the East. Out an abundance of caution, residents of Boyer were contacted to advise them of the situation and to prepare for possible evacuation if conditions worsened. No evacuation orders were needed.
Due to fire apparatus needing to be able to get back and forth to water supply areas, C Avenue between Highway 39 and 350th Street was shut down to ensure that apparatus could move back and forth.
Fire crews worked to contain the fire as it advanced to the East. The fire was successfully stopped after extensive suppression efforts. Fire crews remained on scene after the fire was declared under control to put out hot spots. Thousands of gallons of water were used to bring the fire under control.
Unfortunately, one fire apparatus sustained damage during the response, and a few farm buildings were destroyed. No injuries have been reported at this time.
In total, 19 public safety agencies responded to this fire. Additional support was requested from four (4) non-public safety entities.
Those agencies and entities include:
Arcadia Fire Department
Arthur Fire Department
Breda Fire Department
Carroll County Emergency Management
Charter Oak Fire Department
Crawford County Ambulance
Crawford County Emergency Management
Crawford County Secondary Roads
Crawford County Sheriff’s Office
Deloit Fire Department
Denison Fire Department
Ettleman’s Oil – Fuel Support
FAC – Water Support
FSC – Water Support
Iowa State Patrol – Traffic Control
Kiron Fire Department
National Weather Service – Weather Support
Odebolt Fire Department
Ricketts Fire Department
Sac County Sheriff’s Office
Schleswig Fire Department
Vail Fire Department
Westside Fire
Crawford County Emergency Management extends its deepest appreciation to all responding fire departments, law enforcement agencies, and support personnel who assisted in battling the fire.
No additional press releases are scheduled to be released at this time.
