The Epworth Community Volunteer Firemen will hold their 71th Annual Firemen’s Picnic on Friday, July 12th at the Epworth Fire Station. The event kicks off at 6pm and runs until 12am. There will be great food, cold refreshments, kid’s rides and activities as well as some wonderful local entertainment by Mark Zalaznik from 7P-10P. This family orientated event is the annual fund raising event that supports the operation of the volunteer fire department. We will have some music entertainment for the crowd and the children’s rides continue to be a crowd favorite. The main fund raising event has ... (Full Story & Photos)

Father Robert Jones, SVD passed away on Monday, May 13th at Techny, IL. Father Bob became involved with the department while a member of the Divine Word College Seminary. Divine Word Seminary has been an integral part of the Epworth Community and remains very supportive of our volunteer fire department. Allowing Father Bob to volunteer was just another way Divine Word gave back to its community. Father Bob was extraordinary because he became an active member of our department, trained to become a Paramedic, and will be forever remembered as our ‘Firefighting Father’. Just as a church has a clergy, ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Monday night April 22nd, the Epworth Fire Department members conducted their regular fire hose testing.
This is a rigorous test of all hose closely analyzed while under constant pressure for a set amount of time based on NFPA standards.

One hundred percent of all hose for Epworth Fire was tested this night. This testing assures all equipment contains the most
up to date hose and assures safety for all our members. Thanks to everyone for their hard work this night.
Thank you. ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Monday, March 11, 2019 at 11:34 p.m. the Epworth Fire Department was notified by the Dubuque County 911 Center of a working structure fire located at 21728 East Pleasant Grove Road, Epworth. The 911 center received numerous calls from people in the area reporting the fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found a fully engulfed barn fire. The farm is owned and occupied by Steve McDermott. Mutual aid assistance was provided by the Centralia-Peosta and Farley Fire Departments for water support with tankers. 19 firefighters responded and remained on the scene for over three hours. The 40x60 barn ... (Full Story & Photos)

Epworth Fire members are excited to report the new chassis and pump have arrived and work is soon starting on Vehicle 702.
This is a mini pumper and first responding EMS unit that operates out of Vernon Township area also known as our Station 2 located on Royal Wood Drive off of North Cascade Road.

This new vehicle is a 2019 Ford F550 which will replace an existing Ford 2009 F550 Simon vehicle. The new unit will feature a 1500 gallon per minute pump and all of the essential firefighting equipment and first response EMS equipment. The present vehicle was put in to service in May 2010 and this ... (Full Story & Photos)