The Ottumwa City Council is expected to approve minor changes to previously proposed charges for fire inspection and other ...

Fire Prevention Week is October 6-12 this year. The 4K teacher in my rural community will invite a volunteer firefighter into her classroom as she does each year so the kids get to see someone they ...

The Ottumwa City Council continued to wrangle with the fee structure for fire inspections and other services provided by the ...

Rural fire departments face a lot of challenges from traveling far distances to a shrinking pool of willing volunteers. Despite those shortcomings, the Three Lakes Fire Department isn't slowing down, ...