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Welcome to the Official Website for the Epworth Iowa Fire Department 
MVC
JANUARY 25
- Monday, January 25, 2010. The Epworth Fire Department responded to a one vehicle accident on US Highway 20 just west of Epworth. This accident occurred in the same area as the accident last Sunday, with similar circumstances and results. We had strong winds with blowing snow Monday, making the road very icy. The driver was headed West when he/she lost control and ended up in the East bound lanes. The driver was transported to Mercy Medical Center - Dubuque. No one else was in the vehicle. The name and condition of the driver are not being released.... (Full Story)
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Chief Tom Berger, Dan Neenan, Natalie Neenan and President Don Mueller
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President's Party
JANUARY 24
- Saturday, January 23, 2010. The Epworth Fire Department held their annual President's Party. Chief Tom Berger gave his State of The Department speech and President Don Mueller presented the Firefighter of the Year award. The award went to Dan Neenan. Dan joined the department in May of 1992. He is an extremely active and dedicated firefighter/paramedic specialist. He also assists the department with the medical training. We would also like to thank Dan's family for being so understanding when he is volunteering with the department and missing family time and functions. Congratulations Dan! A ... (Full Story & Photos) |
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One Injured
JANUARY 17
- Sunday, January 17, 2010. At 7:15 AM The Epworth Fire Department responded to a report of a one vehicle roll over. A pickup was west bound on US Highway 20, approximately 1 mile west of Epworth, when the driver lost control of the truck on the icy road, slid out of control, went down through the median and rolled, coming to rest back on it's wheels in the east bound lanes. The driver was transported to Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque. No one else was in the vehicle. The name and condition of the driver are not being released. ... (Full Story)
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Home Fire
JANUARY 14
- The Epworth Fire Department was paged out by The Dubuque County E911 Communications Center after a homeowner called 911 to report a fire. At approximately 6:30 PM Wednesday, January 13th, we responded to 614 East Main Street in Epworth for a kitchen fire. Upon arrival, the 1st responding Epworth Fire officer was met by the homeowner who was suffering from burns. The on scene fire officer quickly requested EMS. The homeowner stated he believed he had the fire out. The homeowner was then transported to Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque and later transferred to the burn unit at The University of Iowa ... (Full Story)
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DRA Grant Purchases Extrication Equipment
DECEMBER 14
- The Epworth Fire Department received $4,882.50 from a 2009 Dubuque Racing Association Grant to purchase a Highway Stabilization Kit and accessories. The department worked with various vendors and tested different types of equipment before purchasing the Paratech Highway Stabilization Kit in September. The department recently conducted extrication training on the new equipment and they are now in service to be used on emergency calls. The struts can be used on any type of vehicle to provide stabilization in order to allow the paramedics to safely remove the victim. "The ability to be able ... (Full Story & Photos) |
EFD Members train with new Extrication Struts purchased by the DRA.
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ST. FLORIAN'S PRAYER Patron Saint of Firefighters Guide us St. Florian on our every call, Return us home safely one and all... Your feedback is important to us! Feel free to sign the guestbook.
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