(Radio Iowa) – Iowans are being reminded about the life-saving potential of smoke alarms as part of National Fire Prevention Week. Levi Kinnison, the fire prevention specialist with the Red Oak Fire Department, says smoke alarms can provide crucial time for residents to get out of a house or building if there’s a fire.
“Make sure you have smoke alarms, make sure they’re working, and make sure the batteries have been replaced,” Kinnison says. “Test your smoke alarms once a month, but if you can do it every six months to make sure they’re doing good, that’s perfect. When you change your clocks, change your batteries. That’s what we want to stress this year, just having working smoke alarms throughout the house.”
Studies find smoke alarms reduce the risk of dying in a home fire by more than half. Also, roughly three out of five fire deaths happen in homes with either no smoke alarms or no working alarms. Through a partnership with the American Red Cross, Kinnison says Red Oak is among many Iowa fire departments offering free smoke detectors.
“Usually a fire department person can come and install them for you, especially the elderly, we don’t want them climbing up on ladders trying to put in a new smoke alarm, so we’ll come out and do those,” he says. “Also, most local fire departments also have a smoke alarm program they can help with as well.” He recommends installing smoke detectors in every bedroom, outside each sleeping area, and on every level of a home.
Kinnison says strobe light or bed shaking alarms are available for people with sensory or physical disabilities. He also suggests a few other general fire safety tips. “If your smoke alarms are going off and your house is filling with smoke, we want you to ‘get low and go,’ where we crawl below the smoke and the heat and get outside,” Kinnison says. “Also, ‘get out and stay out.’ We never want anybody to go back inside a house or building that has smoke and fire as that’s what the fire department is there for. We’re trained professionals, so we’ll be the ones that go back inside that ‘not ideal’ environment for you.”
The Iowa Fire Marshal’s office says 24 Iowans have died in fires so far in 2024. Last year, there were 37 fire deaths statewide.
(Avoca, IA) – G.G Harris resigned from his role as the head football coach of the AHSTW Vikings this afternoon. Harris was a member of the Vikings staff in a number of roles including the defensive coordinator before he was hired as the head coach in May of 2019.
A call was made to the school administration but has not yet been returned.
Stay tuned to KJAN for further developments.
Iowa State receiver Jaylin Noel believes the Cyclones can handle the spotlight. The 11th ranked Cyclones look to go 6-0 for the first time since 1938 on Saturday night with a victory at West Virginia.
Noel says the Cyclones need to stay focused on the next game and think about what could happen down the road.
Noel says the rankings only matter at the end of the season.
Noel says the Cyclones do enjoy the attention they are receiving in a 5-0 start.
Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara says the Hawkeyes quickly shifted their focus to Washington. Iowa is 3-2 after a 35-7 loss at second ranked Ohio State and get ready to host a Husky squad that is coming off a win over three time defending Big Ten champ Michigan.
After a solid first half at Ohio State McNamara had two fumbles and an interception in the second half as the Buckeyes broke the game open.
Even at 3-2, McNamara says the Hawkeyes feel good about what is ahead.
Iowa corner Jermari Harris says the Hawkeyes will need a complete effort to beat Washington. After trailing 7-0 at halftime the Hawkeyes were steamrolled at second ranked Ohio State 35-7.
Playing one bad half has been a theme for the Hawkeyes in their 3-2 start.
Harris says this will be a different challenge against a Washington team that averages more than 32 passes per game.
(Clarinda, Iowa) — Sheriff’s officials in Page County report a man from Maine was arrested early Sunday morning, for alleged indecent contact with a child. 54-year-old Timothy Alan Groves of Etna, Maine, was taken into custody at around 2:15-a.m. His arrest occurred at a residence in rural Page County. Groves is being held in the Page County Jail on a $2,000 bond.
The expectations are sky high for the Iowa State men heading into a new basketball season. The Cyclones return their top four scorers from a team that won the Big 12 Tournament and made it to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament. They expect to enter the season ranked in the top 10.
That’s ISU coach T.J. Otzelberger who says the Cyclones never focused on expectations when they were low and they won’t know.
The guard court is experienced but there will be several new faces along the front line.
The guard combination of Keshon Gilbert, Tamin Lipsy and Curtis Jones combined to average more than 37 points per game.
The Cyclones open on Monday, November fourth against Mississippi Valley State.
LINDA PURDY, 78, of Orient, died Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at her home. A Celebration of Life Service for LINDA PURDY will be held at a later date. Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield is assisting the family.
LINDA PURDY is survived by:
Her husband – Bill Purdy, of Orient.
Her daughter – Theresa (Travis), of Cottonwood, AZ.
Her sons – Jeremy (Katie), of Bedford; Josh (Brandi), of Princeton, MO., and Chad, of Orient.
Her brothers – Randy (Sinva), of Mason City; Butch (wife Bobbie), of Land O’Lakes, FL; Daryl (Jonna), of Colfax, CA; and Kevin (Dawn), of Mason City.
Her sister – Debbie (Veryl), of Loveland, CO.
15 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
Online condolences may be left to the family at www.lambfuneralhomes.com