It has been a busy month for Epworth Fire Department members. On Saturday October 23rd, members from the EFD trained for the 3rd straight week at a farm house on the Monastery property off of McAndrews RD. During a series of evolutions, members from the EFD, Bernard Fire and Farley Fire took turns participating in live fire drills. Fire Drills consisted of fire behavior, fire flow path, hose line advancement and pump operations. Drills started about 7:30am. Live drills were stopped about 9:45am and the house was completely burned to the ground by 11AM. EFD members stayed on the grounds for an ... (Full Story & Photos)

National Fire Prevention Week was held from Oct 3rd-9th, 2021. The Epworth Fire Department was busy visiting all of the schools in Epworth. This year we were able to reach over 125 kids who participated in our annual program. The EFD demonstrated our equipment and gave tours of our vehicles to the students. During the EFD's presentation, we taught fire safety and let the kids have hands on time with our equipment. We also allowed the opportunity to handle the hoses and spray water. Here are some pictures from the week. The EFD would like to thank the local schools for allowing us to be part ... (Full Story & Photos)

On Monday, Oct 11th the Epworth Fire Department conducted training consisting of search and rescue and advancing hose techniques. This 3 hour class is part of a busy October schedule for EFD members. Members will be training every week in the month of October utilizing a abandoned farm house that was graciously donated to the department. Follow the EFD website for more training updates through the month. ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Epworth Fire Department is currently conducting a Pump Training Class. Encompassing 3 nights, EFD member Lt. Kyle Mueller, is refreshing veteran members and training new members on pump operations. 19 members from the EFD participated in Monday nights class which is the 2nd night of the course. During night #1 members participated in 2.5 hrs of classroom discussion and 1 hr of field operations. Night #2 consisted of Members participating in 2 hrs of classroom discussion and 2 hrs of field operations on 8/23/2021. The last class will be held on 8/30/21 and will include simulation field training ... (Full Story & Photos)

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)