Length of Service Award Program May Increase Volunteer Firefighter, EMT Participation • Iowa Capital Dispatch

Length of Service Award program may increase volunteer firefighter, EMT participation • Iowa Capital Dispatch

A row of firefighters' helmets, coats, and boots in suspendered pants hang at the ready at a fire station. (Stock photo by Doug Wilson via Getty Images)Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed into law a bill allowing municipalities to establish a Length of Service Award program for members of volunteer first-responder organizations.  Under the provisions of House File 1002, municipalities that establish such a program can apply for matching state fund…

Length of Service Award program may increase volunteer firefighter, EMT participation

A row of firefighters' helmets, coats, and boots in suspendered pants hang at the ready at a fire station. (Stock photo by Doug Wilson via Getty Images)

New tax credit program incentivizes Ridgebury volunteer firefighters, EMS

RIDGEBURY — Emergency personnel from a local township have a new incentive to offer their services to the public.