City of Ames
Fire Department
1300 Burnett Avenue
Ames IA 50010
Phone: 515-239-5108
Fax: 515-239-9932
Emergencies: 911
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The photos shown above are from live fire training at the Uthe Farm. The Ames Fire Department conducted training that included; victim rescue from multiple stories, laddering, overhaul, ventilation, salvage, and much more.
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We train for two types of "ice rescue". One is when there is no ice but extremely cold water, the other is when there is ice. This type of training has become very important to the City of Ames since the addition of Ada Hayden Heritage Park.
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Extrication equipment is carried on two of our vehicles, Rescue 2 and Rescue 3. Anytime we receive a call for an auto accident we send an engine and a rescue unit. This helps supply the manpower and equipment needed for most incidents that require extrication. It is important that we train for the different types of calls we can get, and keep up with the different models of cars that are on the market.
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We have several rope rescue technicians in our department. The firefighters that are not technicians are trained to be "rope tenders". We work on our skills every summer. Many of the skills used in rope rescue are also used in confined space rescue.
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This was an evaluation training for the 71st civil support team by the 5th Army of the U.S. Local agencies joined in the training to test their abilities to communicate, respond and command at a terrorist event.
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