On Thursday, May 28th, 2020 at 4:58 a.m. the Epworth Fire Department was notified by the Dubuque County 911 Center of a working structure fire located at 18742 Prairie Creek Road, Bernard. Upon arrival, firefighters found a fully engulfed milking parlor attached to a large free stall barn with fire throughout the buildings. There were over 180 dairy cows in the cattle shed with the majority able to be evacuated. At least one milk cow perished in the smoke. The farm is owned by Weber Brothers Dairy. The Epworth Fire Department would like to thank and commend the family and neighbors who brought ... (Full Story & Photos)

The Epworth Fire Department would like to express their condolences to the family of Marc Lahey. The "Mink" served the Epworth Community for 22 years and helped numerous families and people during those years. Always a man of few words, but when Marc talked, we listened and as younger firefighters - we learned. May he rest in peace.

Marc J. “Mink” Lahey, 95, of Epworth, IA, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, May 24, 2020, at Oak Park Place in Dubuque, Iowa. While his family is sad, the pesky gophers of Dubuque County are breathing a sigh of relief

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On Thursday, April 16, 2020 at 3:01 a.m. the Epworth Fire Department was notified by the Dubuque County 911 Center of a working structure fire located at 25005 New Vienna Road, Epworth. Upon arrival, firefighters found a fully engulfed machine shed with multiple vehicles on fire inside the building. The farm is owned and occupied by Bruce Engelken. Twenty firefighters responded and remained on the scene for over five hours. Mutual aid assistance was provided by the Farley, Holy Cross, New Vienna and Centralia-Peosta Fire Departments for water support with tankers. The 60x40 machine shed and ... (Full Story)

The Epworth Fire Department has replaced the original Engine 702 which was 2010 Ford F550 with a 500 gal/min pump. The new Engine 702 is a 2019 Ford F550 with a Simon Fire body. It features 1500 gal/min pump, 500 feet of large diameter hose for using the fire hydrants in Vernon Township. This unit is a smaller version of its bigger brothers housed in the Epworth station. This engine will be a great addition to the Royal Wood Drive fire station.... (Full Story & Photos)

On Monday night November 18, 2019 - the Epworth Fire Department conducted extrication training. Epworth Fire tries to do this type of training on a regular basis. Sandry Fire was onsite showing new power tools that are available on the market today. Thank you to Sandry Fire for the training and demos, those citizens that donated vehicles for the training, and all Epworth Fire members that attended. Listed are photos of some of the training as it occurred during the evening. ... (Full Story & Photos)