Mason City Volunteer Fire and Rescue

05/18/2026

The 4 firefighters we sent to fire school in Grand Island finished school and got home with enough time for a nap before the "usual" 4 pm fire. These last 5 days have been none stop training and fires for Mason and other towns. The mutual aid assistance we have gotten is always appreciated!
Thank you Ansley!

Wednesday- In house pumper training/ meeting .
Thursday- Broken bow mutual aid for grassfire.
Friday- fire school/ oconto mutual aid grass fire.
Saturday- fire school/ grass fires started by lightening.
Sunday- finished fire school/ bale fire.

Photos of class and fire today

Mason City Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Ansley Fire and Rescue

05/17/2026

Mason City Volunteer Fire and Rescue back at it again. Today 4:46pm Mason and Ansley was paged out for a grass fire along HWY183. The department cleared the station with all 5 grass rigs and 1 tender, 2 personal per truck! With 4 of which just returning from fire school again. The fire was quickly contained and we were chased back to station by a hail storm!
The men and woman that serve with us in our department and others makes us proud!!! Keep up the hard work!

Ansley Fire and Rescue
Mason City Volunteer Fire and Rescue

Video of training. No photos from the fire today as of now.

05/15/2026

Mason City Volunteer Fire and Rescue responded to a grass fire in Broken Bow yesterday morning at 9:58, deploying 3 personnel and 2 trucks. Today, 4 personnel attended fire school in Grand Island. Later, at 4:38 pm, Mason City was activated again for mutual aid in Oconto, sending 2 trucks and 5 personnel, with 2 having just returned from training. We request prayers for the safety of all emergency personnel. Pictures are from yesterday's fire and today's training. Mason City Volunteer Fire and Rescue

05/03/2026

Photos of the training done with Ashton and other local fire departments!

05/03/2026

Thank you Ashton fire department for allowing us to train with you!

04/26/2026

Early this morning Mason City Volunteer Fire and Rescue sent 1 type 6 grass rig and 2 firefighters to support in the pressy fire.

04/25/2026

04/24/2026

Photos of the pressy fire. (4/22/26)