News from the Riverdale Fire Department
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Show your support for the Riverdale Fire Department by purchasing one or more “Thin Red Line” t-shirts. Proceeds benefit the RFD’s non-profit support group.
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Riverdale Fire Department takes 1st place in Iowa Firefighters’ Convention Competition
Congrats to members of the Riverdale Fire Department who placed 1st in the state in the Water Application Drill competition at this year’s Iowa Firefighters’ Association Convention in Waverly, Iowa this past weekend!
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RFD Strategic Plan moves forward with a trip to Tipton, IA
Council Member Paul DCamp along with members of the Riverdale Fire Department and City staff visited the Tipton Volunteer Fire Department to learn more about how similarly-sized departments operated as part of an on-going fact-finding effort.
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Riverdale fire fighters surpass 1,000 hours of training for 2018
Last Monday’s training exercise pushed twenty of the RFD’s thirty volunteer fire fighters past 50 hours of intense training this year and moved the balance of the department along the goal of doubling the a state-required standard of 24 hours’ training every calendar year.
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RFD fires up some “little squirts” at Hy-Vee
Firefighters from Riverdale’s Fire Department spent time in the Hy-Vee parking lot last Sunday to teach kids some important lessons about fire safety. Check out the pictures!
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Riverdale, McCausland and LeClaire Fire Departments use Welch house for training.
The Riverdale Fire Department had a rare opportunity to hone their skills by working inside a burning home on Saturday, June 14th. Check out the pictures!
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RVFD receives kudos from Arconic for April 21 fire response
Arconic Davenport Works’ Plant Protection Manager passes along the company’s thanks for a job well done to the RVFD.
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