Early planting combined with warm spring and fall conditions has led to an earlier-than-usual corn harvest in Iowa. Crops are also drier than normal, creating a greater risk of field fires during ...

Fire crews from 19 stations tackled three large field fires in one day across a county. Essex Fire Service said on Friday it attended blazes in Grays, Rayleigh and Witham. At the time of the incident ...

Combine fires cost farmers millions of dollars in damages every harvest, and even worse, result in injuries and deaths. The current dry conditions, and forecasts for more hot, dry weather in the next ...

Farmers and their water tenders and brush rigs are often the first line of defense against field fires in Linn County. “Combines are the number one cause of field fires. If you don’t have any kind of ...

The Fairfield Fire Department continues to investigate three separate fires that occurred along Highway 12 over the past few days, one of which caused an injury to a firefighter. Each incident ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa fire departments responded to several field fires on Saturday, largely due to dry and windy conditions. Even with burn bans in place, fire crews urge farmers to stay vigilant.

Crews from across Essex spent most of Friday dealing with three large field fires [Essex County Fire & Rescue Service] Fire crews from 19 stations tackled three large field fires in one day across a ...