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Fire & Rescue
Fire Department and
Rescue Squad Facility located at the corners
of 4th and Elm Streets.
Fire Department
The
Ireton Volunteer Fire Department provides
fire protection services in the town of
Ireton and in the surrounding townships -
Reading, Washington, Center and Eagle in
Sioux County as well as several townships in
northern Plymouth County - a total of 102
square miles.
The
department has 25 firefighters, all of whom
have Fire Fighter I designations. In
addition to responding to fires and
accidents, the department participates in
controlled burns, continuing education
classes and conducts tornado awareness
drills at local schools. They also
take part in severe weather classes.
Although the department receives tax dollars
that cover the basic operational costs most
of the "extras" are purchased through
donations.
The
department's equipment includes a pumper
truck as well as 2200 gallon and 1000 gallon
tankers.
Donations are always welcome and may be
mailed to:
Ireton Fire Department
P.O. Box 93
Ireton, Iowa
51027
Fire Department
Officers and years of service are:
Wayne Heuer, Chief,
31 years
Stewart Eisma, 1st
Asst. Chief, 26 years
Bryan Van Wyhe, 2nd
Asst. Chief, 14 years
Chet Reinking,
Secretary/Treasurer, 6 years
Rusty Coons, Training
Officer, 17 years
Gerad Gradert,
Assistant Training Officer, 7 years
Fire Fighters and Years
of Service are:
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Doug Ten Napel - 17 years |
Josh Vander Brink - 2 years |
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Brian Eisma - 12 years |
Dan Schipper - 21 years |
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Denny Burns - 12 years |
Chad Ping - 20 years |
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Shawn Kaskie - 3 years |
Craig Peterson - 8 years |
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Willard Koopmans - 33 years |
Wayne Schuller - 7 years |
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Bruce Smit - 32 years |
Kevin Pies - 4 years |
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Bob Vander Plas - 31 years |
Abraham Areoli - 2 years |
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Ross Koopmans - 3 years |
Greg Vreeman - 33 years |
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Jordan Richardson - 2 years |
Brian Smit - 5 years |
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Richard Steckelberg - 7 years |
Rescue Squad
The Ireton Rescue Squad
is composed entirely of volunteers (the only
all-volunteer squard remaining in Sioux
County!). They provide servies to the
same 102 square mile territory as the fire
department.
The 18-member squad
includes 4 First Responders, 8 EMTs, 4 RN
Exceptions and 2 CPR-certified drivers.
2010 Officers
President: Denny
Hulshof
Vice President:
Brett Hutton
Secretary: Kim
Westly
Treasurer: Deb
Korleski
Training Officer:
Mindi Hulshof
Assistant Training
Officer: Sandy Van Der Brink
Maintenance Officer:
Jamie Bloemendaal
The Rescue Squad's greatest need is for more
volunteers. Interested community
members should contact Deb Korleski at the
city offices or talk to any member of the
squad.
The rescue squad's goal is to provide
emergency care, stabilize the person and
transport them to the nearest emergency
facility.
Donations are always welcome and may be
mailed to:
Ireton Rescue Squad
P.O. Box 93
Ireton, Iowa 51027
Thank you to all of
Ireton's firefighters and rescue squad
members -- we greatly appreciate your
dedication and volunteer service.
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