Major fires the Clarinda Fire Department has battled since its inception in 1875 include the Linderman Hotel and the north side of the square, 1885;
  • 1911; a fire at the County Home
  • 1912; the National Guard Armory
  • 1939; the Butler Barracks on South 12th Street; the Butler and Beebe Mill,
  • 1944; Shambaugh Mill & a fire at Schenck Airport
  • 1946; Williams Oil Station
  • 1948; Page County Courthouse
  • 1950; C&M Motors
  • 1950; Butler Paint Store
  • 1951; Walker Funeral Home
  • 1952; The Bowling alley and the office of Dr. Willard Kuehn
  • 1955; A fire at the city jail that resulted in a death
  • 1955 Snodderly Garage
  • 1958; Clarinda Mental Health Institute Auditorium
  • 1959; Farmers Union
  • 1963; F. C. Grace warehouse
  • 1965; West Heights Manor
  • 1966; Clarinda Mental Health Institute
  • 1970; The Clarinda Theater
  • 1971; F.C. Grace
  • 1975; Presbyterian Church,
  • 1976; Clarinda Co-op elevator,
  • 1978; True Value and Grahams,
  • 1991; Page County Courthouse,
  • 1993; Clover Hall at the Page County Fairgrounds,
  • 2002; Johnson Tire and Muffler & Carpenter's Body Shop.