Epworth Fire and Asbury Fire participated in a joint live fire, search, and rescue training at the Dubuque County Regional Emergency Responder Training Facility on Monday, May 15, 2023. During the drill, firefighters advanced hose lines through the building to attack the live fire. Members also participated in search and rescue evolutions and removing a rescue mannequin in various situations. Members were able to practice Pump Operations, Rapid Intervention Training, all while incorporating incident command. The training cumulated numerous classroom sessions and is a rare opportunity for our ... (Full Story & Photos)

At approximately 1:06 pm on Friday, April 14th, 2023, the Epworth Fire Department was paged out by Dubuque County Dispatch for a tractor on fire in a field. The tractor was located just south of Pilot Grove Road on Koopman Road. Upon arrival EFD encountered a tractor fully engulfed with a field rake attached to it. Epworth Fire was able to extinguish the fire and stop the fire from spreading into neighboring fields with the help from the landowners field disc and EFD personnel. The tractor is considered a total loss and the field rake suffered minimal damage. The Dubuque County Sheriff's Office ... (Full Story & Photos)

The winter months have been a busy time for members of the Epworth Fire Department. Currently the EFD has 4 members in the Fire Fighter 1 class and 1 member in the EMT program. Other active members stay busy every week between monthly fire drill and EMS nights on alternating Mondays. Below is some more information of our winter trainings.

Scene Preservation for EMS- Special thanks to Clayton Schuneman of the Johnson County Medical Examiners office. Clayton spoke with members of the Epworth Fire department along with guests from other neighboring departments as well. Clayton gave great incite ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Epworth Fire Department was dispatched at 11:46am on January 4th, 2023 for the report of a smoke in the back of the BP gas station located at 206 Center Ave. Upon arrival members of the EFD found a small electrical fire with active sparking. Members of the EFD were able to minimize the damage, ventilate the smoke in the back room and clear the scene in less that 30 min. Scene was then turned back over to the business and their electricians were notified. ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Tuesday November 22, 2022 at 1:12pm the Epworth Fire Department was notified by the Dubuque County 911 Center of structure fire located at 8039 Hartbecke RD, Epworth. Upon arrival, firefighters found a fully engulfed shed fire. Contents of the shed kept EFD members on scene for about 2 hours. The Epworth Fire Department was also assisted at the scene by the Dubuque County Sheriff’s Office and Maquoketa Valley REC. Cause of the fire is unknown and there were no injuries. ... (Full Story & Photos)