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Structure Fire – 100 Block of S 18th Street
Just before noon today (December 3, 2025), Fort Dodge Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported structure fire at 109 S 18th St. Crews arrived to find smoke coming from an attic window of a two-story, multi-family residence.
Firefighters made an aggressive interior attack and had the fire under control in about 10 minutes. One male resident, who was sleeping at the time, was safely alerted by working smoke alarms. The fire was contained to a single unit; however, two families and several animals have been displaced.
A second alarm brought in 11 off-duty firefighters to assist with overhaul operations. No injuries were reported.
Preliminary findings indicate the fire was accidental, caused by an electrical issue. According to property records, the residence is owned by Harvey Rentals, LLC.
Fort Dodge Fire Rescue was assisted by the Fort Dodge Police Department, MidAmerican Energy, and United Way of Fort Dodge.
Questions about this incident may be directed to:
Fire Chief Matt Price – mprice@fortdodgeiowa.org Structure Fire – 100 Block of S 18th Street
Just before noon today (December 3, 2025), Fort Dodge Fire Rescue was dispatched to a reported structure fire at 109 S 18th St. Crews arrived to find smoke coming from an attic window of a two-story, multi-family residence.
Firefighters made an aggressive interior attack and had the fire under control in about 10 minutes. One male resident, who was sleeping at the time, was safely alerted by working smoke alarms. The fire was contained to a single unit; however, two families and several animals have been displaced.
A second alarm brought in 11 off-duty firefighters to assist with overhaul operations. No injuries were reported.
Preliminary findings indicate the fire was accidental, caused by an electrical issue. According to property records, the residence is owned by Harvey Rentals, LLC.
Fort Dodge Fire Rescue was assisted by the Fort Dodge Police Department, MidAmerican Energy, and United Way of Fort Dodge.
Questions about this incident may be directed to:
Fire Chief Matt Price – mprice@fortdodgeiowa.org
This is what a simple act of kindness and a few minutes can do for your neighbors. The Ride to School contest may be ending at noon today, but don t let that stop you from clearing out around the hydrants in your area. It really might mean the difference between life and death.
Fort Dodge boy clears fire hydrant, helps firefighters save lives
Fort Dodge boy clears fire hydrant, helps firefighters save lives
A Fort Dodge boy is being rewarded for helping firefighters after he cleared snow around a hydrant and saved crews valuable time while battling a structure fire. Storm Clean-Up Update
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Your understanding and encouragement truly make a difference. We're proud to serve this community, and together, we'll get everything cleaned up. Storm Clean-Up Update
Thank you all for your patience as our teams continue working through storm clean-up across the community. We know it's taking time - our crews are stretched thin but working diligently every single day to make progress.
We promise: your messages are coming through loud and clear (you should see our inbox ). Even if you don't get a response, we hear you and we're doing everything we can as quickly and safely as possible.
AS A REMINDER - Please message us on Facebook with specific details about what you're seeing. We're receiving a huge number of calls at Public Works and we simply can't return them all. If you call Public Works, you must leave information we can work from - what the issue is and the exact location. If we don't know what and where, we can't add it to a work list.
Your understanding and encouragement truly make a difference. We're proud to serve this community, and together, we'll get everything cleaned up.
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Just before midnight on December 1, Fort Dodge Fire Department crews responded to a structure fire at a two-story home. Firefighters arrived to find heavy smoke coming from the attic.
Crews immediately began rescue and fire attack operations, helping multiple residents and several dogs out of the first floor and rescuing two additional occupants from the basement. In total, seven people and six dogs were displaced, and the attic sustained extensive damage.
A nearby fire hydrant played a key role in bringing the fire under control. This hydrant had recently been cleared of snow as part of the City of Fort Dodge's community challenge encouraging residents to shovel three feet around hydrants after the blizzard. Thank you to everyone who participated - your efforts truly made a difference.
Fire crews remained on scene for about 90 minutes. A second alarm brought in six off-duty firefighters to assist with overhaul and the investigation. Thankfully, no injuries were reported.
The fire was ruled accidental, caused by an electrical issue in the attic. Property records list Kelley Krause as the deed holder and Nicole Gutierrez as the contract holder.
Fort Dodge Police, MidAmerican Energy, and United Way of Fort Dodge assisted at the scene.
For questions, please contact:
Fire Chief Matt Price
mprice@fortdodgeiowa.orgPhotos from City of Fort Dodge Government s post
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