Ida County's county-seat volunteers.
An all-volunteer roster of neighbors, and the apparatus that rolls out of the bay when the county calls. Farm rescue, water rescue, and everything a rural department answers.
Station 1 · Ida Grove, Iowa
Every rig below appears on the department's public equipment roster. Pick one to see what it is and the job it does. Drawn as silhouettes, not photos.
Pumper
On the public rosterThe newest engine on the roster. Carries its own water, a pump, and hose to put the first line on a fire before the tankers arrive.
A county-seat department in farm country answers calls a city truck never sees. Two of them show up on the department's own equipment list.
When a worker is trapped in flowing grain, minutes decide the outcome. The department lists dedicated grain-bin rescue equipment, the panels and augers that free someone from an engulfment. It is the kind of call that defines a farm-county department.
Rivers, ponds, and flooded creeks run through Ida County, and they turn cold and fast. The roster carries water-rescue suits so crews can go in after someone in water an unprotected rescuer could not survive.
There is no paid shift here. The people who run these trucks are neighbors who carry a pager on top of a day job. The department keeps its community posted on Facebook, and that is where to reach it.
This page is a design concept and cannot take sign-ups or donations. Every button opens the department's real Facebook page, which is its verified public channel.
Volunteers do the training and answer the calls. If you live near Ida Grove and want in, reach the department directly.
Message on FacebookA registered nonprofit, EIN 35-2246355. Community support keeps the iron running and the air packs current.
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