Fire Department · Volunteer
Sioux Center Fire & Rescue
Sioux Center, IA · Sioux County
Sioux Center Ambulance seeks volunteer EMTs with covered class costs for uncertified applicants. Contact the department or visit their website for more information on classes and joining.
Join the Sioux Center Fire Department as a volunteer firefighter. Applicants must be 18 years of age or older and preferably live within the city limits of Sioux Center.
Sioux Center Fire & Rescue provides fire, rescue, and hazardous-materials services to the city of Sioux Center and surrounding rural areas of northwest Iowa, operating two fire stations and seven trucks with more than 40 volunteers. It maintains mutual-aid agreements with neighboring communities and offers proactive prevention services such as site-plan reviews and fire-safety education.
The department is 100% volunteer, averaging roughly 80-100 calls a year, and holds an ISO Class 3 rating — a notably high rating for an all-volunteer department that lowers insurance premiums for local businesses. Its members also serve as certified pyrotechnicians, coordinating the community's annual Fourth of July fireworks display.
MissionTo serve, protect, educate, and respect our community through servant leadership, professionalism, collaboration, and stewardship.
Sioux Center Fire & Rescue is an all-volunteer department seeking volunteer firefighters and EMTs; members are not compensated.
Sioux Center firefighters are volunteers who train twice per month; the city's ambulance service also recruits volunteer EMTs, with the cost of certification classes covered.
Is Sioux Center Fire & Rescue a paid or volunteer department?
It is 100% volunteer — members are not compensated. It has two stations, seven trucks, and 40+ volunteers.
How many calls does the department run each year?
On average about 80-100 calls per year, covering fire, rescue, and hazardous-materials incidents.
What is the department's ISO rating?
ISO Class 3 — a high rating for an all-volunteer department that helps lower insurance premiums for local businesses.