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Skid Steer Fire SEPTEMBER 03 - At 6:00 AM on Friday September 3rd, Epworth Fire was paged out for a barn on fire at the Joe and Lori Zalaznik farm located at 24356 Kidder Road in rural Epworth. 20 members of the fire department responded to the call. Mutual aid for tankers from the Farley, Centralia-Peosta and Dyersville Fire Departments were requested. The first Epworth unit on scene reported that it was a skid steer on fire inside the barn, and not the barn on fire. Crews were able to quickly put out the fire and the mutual aid tankers were cancelled. No one was injured and crews were on scene for about 30 minutes.... (Full Story)

Dubuque Racing Association Grant purchases Scene Radios SEPTEMBER 03 - The Epworth Community Fire Department was awarded a 2010 Dubuque Racing Association Grant that allowed for the purchase of four portable and one vehicle radio to be used on the scene of fire and other emergencies. The radios will be used by crews on fire and emergency scenes to communicate with the Incident Commander while working on the interior of buildings. The radios will integrate with our 800 MHz radios on the direct radio to radio channel. The radios are less complex than the 800 MHz radios and they are designed for on scene radio to radio communications, especially for interior operations ... (Full Story & Photos)

Firefighter Evan Mueller climbing a ladder while being able to communicate on the new radios purchased by the DRA

Community CPR Class SEPTEMBER 02 - The Epworth Fire Department will be conducting a CPR class for the community on Tuesday October 12th. (Approx start time 6:00 PM) If you would like to attend this class please register by calling city hall @ (563) 876-3320, the fire department @ (563) 876-3321 or contact a fire department member.... (Full Story & Photos)

2 Vehicle MVC SEPTEMBER 01 - On Wednesday, September 1st at 9:45 AM, Epworth Fire and Rescue along with Centralia-Peosta EMS were paged out by the Dubuque County E911 Communications Center for a 2 car motor vehicle collision. The collision was on US Highway 20 at the intersection of North Cascade Road. The driver of one of the vehicles was transported to the hospital for treatment and the driver of the other vehicle was uninjured due to a combination of air bag deployment and seat belt use. The names and conditions of the patients are not being released and the accident was investigated by the Dubuque County Sheriffs Office.... (Full Story & Photos)

100 Year Celebration of The Epworth Fire Deparment SEPTEMBER 01 - The Epworth Fire Department is proud to announce that it will be Celebrating 100 years of service on July 16th, 2011. So we ask you to keep this date reserved to come celebrate with the City of Epworth with the many activities through out the day. Listed are just a few to get us started. -Parade of many area Fire Trucks & other eye attracting classics -Shuttle Trolly Rides -Live Music -Waterball Men's & Women's -Food & Beverage Stands -Scheduled Entertainers on Staged Areas -Bingo, air conditioned -Silent Auctions -Smoke House -Bean Bag Tournaments -Kid's Events If you wish to ... (Full Story & Photos)

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