Scranton Fire Department

10/15/2026

The Scranton Fire District is no longer in a burn ban.

10/12/2026

Greene County is now in a burn ban. For more information, click on the link below.

General info from the Iowa State Fire Marshal, including burn injuries, Iowa Firefighter Memorial, NFIRS, burn bans, and fire fatalities.

10/04/2026

Our Firefighters 2026

From the left: Don Christian, Lieutenant Travis Warnke, Gib Sukovaty, Chad Kirk, Captain Zach Sukovaty, Assistant Fire Chief Dustin Gibson, Fire Chief Alexander Duff, Secretary/Treasurer Jerry Boyd, William Duff, Fire Chief Emeritus Doug Duff, Eli Schroeder, Assistant Fire Chief Emeritus Mike Gibson, Justin Geisler, Caden Wilson, Charles Gunn.

Firefighters not included in the picture: Randy Winkelman, Brian Rasmussen

Photography by Wilson Photography & Design

10/01/2026

It is our goal to ensure our community, as well as those traveling through, are safe. We would like to thank the Iowa DOT for a quick and thorough response to this concern.

View from 210th Street looking west. Photo by Coltrane Carlson-Raccoon Valley RadioA local fire department in Greene County has been working with a state entity to create positive changes for road awareness. Scranton Fire Chief Alexander Duff

10/01/2026

Congratulations to Fire Chief Emeritus, Doug Duff, on receiving this plaque for giving several decades of service to our community, as Fire Chief.

On behalf of the Scranton Fire Department, we would like to thank the Scranton township trustees for making and awarding this plaque.

09/14/2026

Greene County is now in a tornado watch.

***OUTDATED POST***

🌪 NEW - Tornado Watch has been issued for portions of central and southwest Iowa in effect until Midnight. Storms will be capable of hail to 2" in diameter, wind gusts up to 80 mph, along with a couple of tornadoes. Flash Flooding is also a concern with very heavy rain expected with these thunderstorms. A Flood Watch is in effect as well.

🎯 Please relay any severe weather observations this evening as comments on this post. There are additional methods to relay information to us at https://www.weather.gov/crh/stormreports?sid=dmx. We will be monitoring closely through the through the evening. Thank you!

09/14/2026

Stay alert this evening.

09/11/2026

Remembering 09.11.01

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08/13/2026

High wind event warning for Scranton this morning.

***OUTDATED POST***

[8/13/26 5:00AM] As this line of severe storms pushes into Iowa, here is our best estimate for timing through the morning.