Des Moines City Hall. Lund beat out three career firefighter finalists from Illinois and Texas for the role. He replaces outgoing fire chief John TeKippe, who is retiring after 16 years ...

A LITTLE BIT. THANK YOU. ZANE. WELL, OCTOBER IS NATIONAL FIRE PREVENTION MONTH, ONE OF THE BIGGEST SAFETY TIPS SHARED BY DEPARTMENTS. CHECK YOUR FIRE ALARMS. YEAH. AND OVER THE WEEKEND TWO PEOPLE WERE ...

DES MOINES, Iowa – The new Fire Chief for the Des Moines Fire Department will be announced Thursday. The four finalists to take over for retiring Fire Chief John TeKippe were announced earlier this ...

EXPOSED, CALL YOUR DOCTOR FIRST BEFORE GOING TO THE CLINIC. DES MOINES LEADERS HAVE SELECTED JONATHAN LUND AS THE NEW FIRE CHIEF FOR THE CITY. HIS APPOINTMENT COMES AS CURRENT CHIEF JOHN TEKIPPE IS ...

Des Moines Fire Chief John TeKippe is retiring on Dec. 22 after 32 years in firefighting. TeKippe led the department through the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2014 Younkers building fire. TeKippe also ...

The Des Moines Fire Department has unveiled final designs for its Fire Station No. 4, showing a sleek, modern replacement for the city's second-oldest station. The 21,000-square-foot station planned ...

DES MOINES, Iowa – Fire crews were called out to a Des Moines home early Friday morning that also caught fire earlier this week. Ahman Douglass with the Des Moines Fire Department said the call came ...

In the dead of night, amidst frigid temperatures and howling winds, Des Moines firefighters faced the daunting task of extinguishing a house fire near Drake University. The early morning incident, ...

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