City of Edgewood

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Thank you to the many men and women in the community that serve on the volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Crew! We appreciate all you do!

Front L to R-Bruce Hemann-Training officer, Jim Dinan-Treasurer, James Rochford- Secretary, Jordan Perrinjaquet,Greg Brady, Dale Brown, John Romig, Tom Bergan–Assistant Chief, Dustin Ernst, Jim Fannon-Assistant Civil Defense, Jay Degenford- Chief, Robert Richards, Cade Perrinjaquet; Back L to R–Glen Ries, Steve Paris, Andy Salow, Mike Bahls, Paul Chopard-Civil Defense Director, Jason Wiskus, Randy Backes, Mitch Kirby, Jim West, Larry Pape-Assistant Chief,Craig Kluesner, Scott Harris–Assistant Chief, Mike Pape, Jared Diers; Not pictured-Jared Perrinjaquet

Back L-R: Dave Pierschbacher, Lynn Stone, Joan Kerns, Deb Schulte, Jodi Jones, Karen Schmitz;
Front: Tim Clark, Randy Young, Duane Millard

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It’s the time of the year when the Edgewood Fireman are planning their annual fundraiser and with that comes the excitement of moving forward on the construction of the new Emergency Response Center. The Edgewood Firemen will be hosting their annual dance at Graffittis on Saturday, March 12th. The event will begin at 8 PM until midnight with music provided by Lonesome Road, a high energy country rock band appearing live from Cedar Rapids. An Edgewood native, Chad Chopard, is a member of this band and is the bass guitarist with the group. Admission to the event is $5. Along with the music, the firemen will be hosting their annual raffle. Prizes include 2 quarters of beef and 2 half hogs, dust control, a load of rock, furniture and many other various prizes. Tickets may be purchased from any of the Edgewood Firemen, at Edgewood Farm and Home and Community Savings Bank. For the next two Saturdays, February 19th and February 26th, the Firemen will be visiting rural customers seeking donations for their fundraiser. Edgewood residents will be receiving a mailer. In the past, the fundraiser proceeds have been used to purchase equipment but this year, the funds will be put towards the new Fire Station and EMS Building. The plans for the building are designed and ready to be sent to various government agencies to inspect for their approval. Once the plans are approved as needed, they will be let to general contractors so bids may be taken for the construction. It is hoped that the building will be completed by this fall. Construction of the Emergency Response Center will take place on the lot north of CVG and will house the fire station and ambulance garage along with a storm safe room. The building is roughly 12,800 square feet. There will be six stalls for fire trucks, a drive through stall for the ambulance and meeting rooms. The fire departments meeting room will also serve as the storm safe room, which means that the walls and ceiling will be all concrete. This room will be open for residents of the community needing shelter when severe weather warnings are issued. At the present time, $850,000 in grants have already been approved to be used for the construction of this building. An IJOBS grant in the amount of $350,000, a USDA grant in the amount of $100,000 and a $400,000 grant from FEMA for the storm safe room. Elise Bergan, Edgewood Chamber Director and Cindy Vorwald, Edgewood City Clerk have been very instrumental in obtaining these grants. “We are very grateful to these ladies for their assistance in obtaining the grants for this project.” stated JD Degenford, Edgewood Fire Chief. JD also stated that the new fire station is being built for growth in the community. At the present time, both the EMS and fire station buildings do not have adequate room for the standards expected for raining and equipment needs. The Edgewood Firemen do all of their own maintenance on the fire equipment to save funds. The new building will be a great addition in this factor along with getting the trucks cleaned up after they have been out on a call. This is an exciting project happening in Edgewood.

The Edgewood Fire Department currently has 28 VOLUNTEER firemen. Ninety percent of those firemen have completed their Firefighter I Certified class (which takes 94 hours of class to complete) and sixty percent of them have completed the Firefight II Certification. Our community is very fortunate to have this many dedicated volunteer fireman to be there when we need them. It’s our turn to be there for them and support this fundraiser.