MASON CITY, Iowa (KTTC) – On Thursday the Mason City Fire Department (MCFD) responded to reports of black smoke coming from a ...

A house fire on 15th Street Northwest in Mason City on Thursday, Feb. 20, was caused by an electric space heater used to keep ...

On February 20 at around 9:54 a.m., the Mason City Fire Department responded to a report of black smoke coming from a house at the intersection of 15th Street NW and N President Avenue.

In cold temperatures, pipes can freeze and burst causing thousands of dollars of water damage to homes or apartments.

From Wednesday night through Friday morning, the area is expected to see about 40 hours straight of below-freezing temperatures. Chelly Amin, National Weather Service of Huntsville meteorologist, said ...

Add insulation to attics, basements and crawl spaces. Insulation will maintain ... an electric hair dryer, a portable space heater (kept away from flammable materials), or by wrapping pipes ...

Avoiding a House Fire or Carbon Monoxide Threat Firefighters say keep your space heaters plugged in directly ... your outdoor faucets If you have a crawl space in your home, block the wind from ...

Apply heat to the suspected frozen pipe by warming the air around it or applying heat directly to the pipe. Use an electric ...

Remediation is critical to good health and may be required to meet guidelines on safe indoor air quality from organizations ...

The American Red Cross provides several tips for preventing frozen pipes, along with how to thaw them if they do freeze.

We all know that water expands when it freezes. That’s not a problem with the ice cubes in your freezer, but if that ice ...