At our regular Epworth Fire Business Meeting on June 7th, Chief Tom Berger read a letter of resignation from Firefighter2/EMT Kyle Theisen.

Kyle has been with Epworth Fire Department and EMS for 20 years. During that time Kyle was a certified EMT and FF2. In addition Kyle has served on numerous department committees over the years. Kyle was very knowledgeable on anything mechanical and helped maintain the fleet over his 20 years on the department.

The Epworth Fire Department family is extremely thankful for Kyle for all of his years of service to the department. We wish Kyle and his family ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Epworth Community Volunteer Firemen will hold their 73th Annual Firemen’s Picnic on Friday, July 9th at the Epworth Fire Station. The event kicks off at 6pm and runs until midnight. There will be great food, cold refreshments, kid’s rides and activities as well as some wonderful local entertainment by Mississippi Band 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)

On June 13th, 2021 Epworth FD Members as well as family members gathered at Coralville to honor retired EFD members who passed away over the past two years. Ike Berger, Ron Connolly, Marc Lahey and Clarence Urbain were recognized and their names were added to the Iowa Firefighters Association Memorial Wall in Coralville, IA. There was a record crowd on hand as the annual memorial service was cancelled last year due to COVID-19. Family members were able to announce the name of the firefighter and place a flower near their name on the wall. Other members were also able to attend the Candlelight ... (Full Story & Photos)

Epworth Fire CPR instructors went to Trappist Caskets to teach employees CPR and first aid. During the class the employees learned the importance of activating the emergency response system, how to do chest compressions, use an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) and basic first Aid. Trained citizens in the community that can start life saving measures until EMS can arrive on scene increase the chance of survival in the event of a cardiac arrest. For more information, please contact us at the fire station. We conduct community CPR throughout the year at our station. ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Epworth Community Volunteer Firemen were awarded a 2020 Dubuque Racing Association Grant that allowed for the purchase of a new mobile computer terminal device for emergency calls.

The new computer allows the department to communicate with the Dubuque County 911 Communications Center in order to receive pertinent patient information. This ensures privacy of patient information and reduces our radio traffic. It also allows information to be transferred to our patient care reports and allows the volunteers to start on paperwork while returning from the hospital.

The DRA provided a $2,500.00 ... (Full Story & Photos)