Rural Fire Protection

For rural fire protection, the City of Cedar Falls contracts to provide service to two townships outside of the city limits.

Fire Fighting Equipment

• Seven fire fighting apparatus vehicles
• One rescue unit
• Three rescue boats
• Two ice rescue sleds
• John Deere gator

Fire Prevention and Education Services

The fire rescue also provides various fire prevention and educational services to the community throughout the year such as:

• Commercial and Housing Inspections
• Hazardous Material Awareness
• Facility Preplanning
• Fire Safety Education Programs

Fire Rescue Personnel

Fire Rescue personnel are trained to function safely and effectively in many specialized areas including:

• Confined space rescue
• Disaster situations
• Emergency medical
• Fire suppression and rescue
• Hazardous material response

Fire Rating

The City of Cedar Falls holds a Class-3 fire rating.