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The United States Fire Administration's (USFA) National Fire Academy (NFA) recently announced that Rex Heisdorffer has successfully completed the Managing Officer (MO) program.
"The Managing Officer program is designed to provide company lev...
In an emergency, every second counts. Fire hydrants that are blocked, concealed, or difficult to access due to snow or ice and impede emergency fire response. The Newton Fire Department is asking for citizen’s help clearing snow from fire hydran...
Fire Chief Jarrod Wellik attended an all-hazards preparedness workshop for senior officials at the Polk County Emergency Management Agency in Des Moines on January 10, 2019.
The class was an 8-hour workshop that helped to define the roles of sen...
With the inspections being completed, it is the time of year that fire crews will be out updating preplans. Preplans are documents that list all of the hazards to firefighters in the buildings. Having that information prior to emergency response is critic...
Fire Marshal Mike Knoll is currently out doing inspections with new tablets purchased by the Newton Fire Department. One of City Council goals was to start using tablets to complete inspections of businesses. This allows all of the information to be updat...
In an emergency, every second counts. With the recent snowfalls many local hydrants have been completely covered. The Newton Fire Department asks residents to shovel a 3-foot radius and a small walk path to the curb around your local fire hydrants. This c...