A mobile EMS training program run by the University of Iowa College of Nursing will be able to continue bringing on-site, simulation training to rural areas of Iowa after the nonprofit Wellmark Foundation announced in August a $5.3 million investment.
The owners of a house that’s destined to be torn down invited the Marion Fire Department to use it for training on Thursday. Firefighters practiced creating a door out of a window, cutting a hole in an inside wall to crawl through, and a few rescue drills with a training mannequin.
William Zamastil was fired Nov. 1 for violating portions of the employee handbook related to retaliation and dishonesty.
The Marion City Council voted Tuesday to approve a $54,500 agreement with Pete Lammer, a Marion firefighter who was demoted in November from battalion chief to firefighter and paramedic.
A current and former Marion firefighter both filed appeals last month with the city’s civil service commission after one was fired and the other was demoted from his position as battalion chief.
Three Marion firefighters have achieved a professional fire officer credential which designates them as individuals who demonstrate excellence in several areas of firefighting.
Seven people were taken to the hospital Friday morning after carbon monoxide was detected in an apartment building in Marion, according to a news release from the Marion Fire Department.
Marion Fire Chief Tom Fagan presented a new strategic plan for the fire department in Tuesday’s Marion City Council Work meeting. The new plan includes a goal to become an accredited fire agency through the Commission on Fire Accreditation International by 2028.
Davenport and Iowa CIty hired first women in Iowa in 1977, with Cedar Rapids following in 1986
Multiple people were injured in a fire at a Sun Tan City in Marion on Wednesday, according to the Marion Fire Department.
The Marion Fire Department has partnered with a Virginia-based nonprofit, the Center for Public Safety Excellence, to craft an updated strategic plan for how the department can best use its resources to serve the community.
The department’s goal is to address coverage gaps among vulnerable populations on the city’s south side.
Tom Fagan has lived in the Kansas City area his entire life, but in September he’ll be starting a job as the new Marion fire chief.
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