Combine fires cost farmers millions of dollars in damages every harvest, and even worse, result in injuries and deaths. The current dry conditions, and forecasts for more hot, dry weather in the next ...

Crops that are extremely dry coupled with even a bit of wind can set up a fast-moving scenario you need to snuff out quickly. High temperatures and low humidity across the eastern and western Corn ...

Early planting combined with warm spring and fall conditions has led to an earlier-than-usual corn harvest in Iowa. Crops are also drier than normal, creating a greater risk of field fires during ...

Two separate field fires have caused a power cut to more than 250 homes in Rutland. The fires, one north of Whissendine near Melton Mowbray, and another between Whissendine and Langham, were reported ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa fire departments responded to several field fires on Saturday, largely due to dry and windy conditions. Even with burn bans in place, fire crews urge farmers to stay vigilant.

Continued dry conditions across west-central Illinois and much of the state are keeping the risk for field and equipment fires heightened as harvest season ramps up. “We’ve had a major shift in the ...

RIO, Ill. (KWQC) - The Rio Fire Department says the cause of a large field fire that broke out over the weekend was material in a combine that caught fire due to the heat and dry conditions of the ...

LINN COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - Two field fires in Linn County are raising questions about how and when burn bans are lifted, after one ended just hours before crews were called to respond. More than 50 ...