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Poweshiek County Firefighters

Lt. Gov. Reynolds to issue proclamation for EMS Week

by dhayes on May 16, 2012

• Announcement will be made at the Brooklyn Public Safety Building on May 22 at 10 a.m. By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com Iowa Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds will be at the Brooklyn Public Safety Building to recognize EMS (Emergency Medical Services) week. Governor Terry E. Branstad will sign a proclamation declaring May 20-26, 2012 as Emergency [...]

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Fire destroys garage, car in Ewart

by dhayes on May 10, 2012

• Montezuma, Malcom volunteer fire departments respond to blaze The Montezuma Volunteer Fire Department was called to a fire at 829 Ewart Rd., Ewart, at 2:30 p.m. Monday, May 7, that fully engulfed a garage with a car inside. The Malcom Volunteer Fire Department was called to assist with water and manpower as the garage [...]

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U.S. Highway 63 in Malcom to be closed for one week

May 7, 2012 Poweshiek County CR select photos

If you live south of Malcom and are trying to travel north on U.S. Highway 63, you will find that 63 between Interstate 80 and Malcom is closed. The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) will close U.S. Highway 63 through Malcom for one week to work on the railroad crossing on the south side of [...]

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Emergency responders a heart beat away

April 24, 2012 Brooklyn

• Hours of training for volunteers helps Poweshiek County EMS earn community respect By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com When Brooklyn native Don Wauters had a cardiac arrest, he learned first-hand how important emergency services are to Poweshiek County and its residents. Wauters, the owner of the Brooklyn Raceway, says without the volunteers with the East Poweshiek [...]

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Brooklyn Fire Department serves up big breakfast

April 17, 2012 Brooklyn

By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com The Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Department held their annual breakfast fund raiser on Sunday, April 15 at the Brooklyn Fire Department. The line went out the door as the Brooklyn Fire Department served a large number of people eggs, sausage, pancakes and biscuits and gravy. The department also sold tickets for a [...]

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Be prepared for severe weather

April 3, 2012 Brooklyn

• Being ready is not just something to talk about during severe weather awareness week By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com You can almost set your clock by it – Severe Weather Awareness Week. This year, Poweshiek County is joining with the rest of Iowa April 2-6 to remind Iowans that an outbreak of severe weather can [...]

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Breakfasting at the Hartwick Volunteer Fire Department

March 27, 2012 Poweshiek County CR

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Malcom, Montezuma receive pediatric trauma kits

March 20, 2012 Poweshiek County CR

• Trauma kits provided to volunteer fire departments by Marion Metro Kiwanis club By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com The pediatric trauma kits are intended to save the lives of young accident/trauma victims, but the kits have also been found to help those who are attempting to save those lives, too. The pediatric trauma kits are provided [...]

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Area fire stations busy

March 20, 2012 Poweshiek County CR

• Numerous grass fires kept area departments on the go By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com The Poweshiek County Fire Departments responded to a rash of fires, most of them grass fires, during the past week, including five in one day for the Grinnell department. High winds and warmer weather didn’t help as fire fighters in the [...]

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