Ames Fire Department

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Fire Training

Sometimes, as is the cases of these photos, the Fire Department is able to obtain structures scheduled to be demolished. 

Crews are allowed to perform extensive training, in preparation of fighting a "real' fire.

Ice and Water Rescue

The Ames Fire Department trains annually for water rescue, both with and without ice.  This type of training has become very important to the City of Ames since the addition of the lake at Ada Hayden Heritage Park.

 

Vehicle Extrication

These pictures show Ames Firefighters training to use hydraulic extrication tools, such as the "jaws of life" to help cut, spread, or remove the vehicle from around an entrapped patient.

Extrication equipment is carried on Rescues 2 and 3. When the Fire Department receives a 911 call for an auto accident with possible extrication, both an engine and a rescue are dispatched, helping to provide both the necessary personnel and equipment.  Training is important for all different types of incidents, and it's essential to keep up with all the different models of cars on the market.

Recent Incidents

Every year the Fire Department responds to more than 3,400 emergency incidents throughout the City of Ames.  These incidents can range from automobile accidents and structure/mobile property fires to hazardous material spills/releases.  Below are pictures from a few of those types of incidents.

City-wide Flooding on August 11, 2010

Along with the help of several other neighboring agencies, the Ames Fire performed several boat rescues after unprecedented city-wide stream flooding left more than 100 people stranded in their homes, automobiles, and Wal-Mart and Target shopping centers.

Click here to listen to an actual wave file recording of the CodeRED emergency notification system utilized by the City of Ames to warn citizens of the impending flash floods.

 

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