LAWTON, Iowa (AP) – A fire damaged the home of a firefighter while he was helping other volunteers put out a field blaze in northwest Iowa.  The Sioux City Journal says the fire at the Lawton home of Stacey and Cody Meyers was reported about 3 p.m. Thursday. Their children and pets escaped, and no injuries have been reported. The Red Cross helped the family find a place to stay Thursday night.

The fire cause is being investigated.  The grass fire fought by Cody Meyers and others members of the Lawton Fire Department was reported a little after 2 p.m. Thursday It blackened about 30 acres of grassland and a picked cornfield.