Sheldon Fire Co.

06/11/2026

Thank you to the O’Brien County Community Foundation for providing us a grant to use toward equipment for our rescue boat.

06/05/2026

Tonight firefighters had rope rescue training without out the use of a ladder truck.

05/19/2026

5/18/2026
At 17:10 Sheldon Fire was paged for a semi-trailer on fire near mile marker 39 on highway 60.
On arrival fire fighters found heavy black smoke, the trailer wheels on fire as well as the cargo area of the trailer totally engulfed. Fire fighters attacked the fire with two hand lines. Highway 60 was rerouted during the firefighting operations. The fire was under control in 10 minutes. The truck driver was able to unhook the semi-truck quickly and was not damaged. Fire fighters used about 3000 gallons of water and 10 gallons of foam. The trailer and contents were destroyed. Cause of the fire appears to be a brake issue on the trailer.
Ashton Fire was also paged due to the location of the fire being just ½ mile south of the county line and multiple reports of the fire being reported.
Sheldon Fire was assisted by Ashton Fire, Iowa State Patrol, O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office, and Sheldon Police Department.
Sheldon Fire was back in service at 19:00.

05/14/2026

Sheldon, Iowa — The Sheldon Fire Company was called out on Tuesday, May 12, 2026, for a fire east of Sheldon. According to Sheldon Fire Chief Brad Hindt, at about […]

05/08/2026

Thank you to the City of Sheldon, Carrol Township, Floyd Township, Grant Township, and Lynn Township for their investment in our new tanker.

Thank you to the O’Brien County Community Foundation, Farmers Mutual Insurance, Union Pacific Railroad, and the citizens of Sheldon for their contributions to equipping this truck.

05/07/2026

Calls for Service April 2026

4/1 At 11:27 paged to assist S**T on a call back in service at 12:00.

4/2 At 22:58 paged for a fire alarm at 609 College Dr., Sioux Hall. While in enroute firefighters were advised that there was smoke on the second floor. On arrival firefighters found smoke on the second floor coming from the laundry room. Found a washer machine had burned a belt off. Firefighters ventilated the building. Back in service at 23:59.

4/6 At 5:26 paged for an accident on Highway 18 near Oak Hill Ave. Back in service at 6:40.

4/7 At 14:26 paged to assist S**T on a call. Back in service at 14:42.

4/9 At 13:38 paged to 3179 Nest Ave for a culvert fire. On arrival noted heavy black smoke coming from the culvert and the grass in the ditch. Firefighters extinguished the fire. The culvert was lined with a plastic tube causing the black smoke. Looks like the fire was started by a discarded cigarette. Back in service at 14:45.

4/13 At 14:08 received a call of a fertilizer spill on Highway 18 and McKinley Ave. On arrival found a trail of fertilizer on McKinley Ave, Park St and D street. Contacted the DNR, Sioux County Roads and city of Sheldon. Responsible party cleaned the spill up. Back in service at 15:00.

4/16 At 17:07 paged to 1940 E 9th St for a tree fire. On arrival firefighters found the inside of the tree was on fire. Back in service at 20:26

4/16 At 17:57 paged to assist Sanborn Fire with a house fire. Back in service at 20:26.

4/16 Assisted Sanborn Fire with a tree fire during the Mutual aid house fire in Sanborn.

4/17 At 18:56 paged to 2879 Olive Ave for bales on fire. On arrival firefighters found about 6 round bales on fire. Farmer used a payloader to spread the bales out, firefighters knocked down the flames and other farmers disced the bales. Back in service at 20:07.

4/18 At 2:19 paged to 3581 McKinley Ave for a ditch fire. On arrival firefighters found the ditch on fire. Cause of the fire was an animal that was electrocuted and fell to the ground. Back in service at 2:50.

4/21 At 12:35 paged to 1620 Pleasant Ct drive near the railroad tracks for a small tree fire. On arrival the neighbor already had the fire put out. Back in service at 13:03.

4/22 At 17:27 paged to 320th St and Oak Hill Ave for a ditch fire. About 300ft of the ditch was burning. Back in service at 18:20.

4/24 At 20:53 paged to 290th St and Nest Ave for small ditch fire. Farmer had it out on arrival. Back in service at 21:17.

4/28 At 22:11 paged to assist S**T on a call. Back in service at 22:40.

05/06/2026

Thank you to the Sioux County Community Foundation for their generous donation towards the purchase of a Live fire training system.

Hospers, Iowa (Sioux County Radio) — The Sioux County Community Foundation has awarded more than $114,000 in grants to support projects and programs across the county. The grants were distributed […]

05/06/2026

Thank you to AGP for their generous donation towards the purchase of a Live fire training system.

04/24/2026

04/20/2026

Sheldon, Iowa — The Sheldon Fire Company was paged out on Friday, April 17, 2026, for a call near Sheldon. According to Sheldon Fire Chief Brad Hindt, at about 7:00 […]