Rapid Growth of North Liberty leads fire department to add full-time positions North Liberty is growing — 7,105 new people since 2010 — and with that comes increased calls for services to the ...

North Liberty Fire Chief Brian Platz recognizes that his department must expand to provide the increased services that the city's growing population requires. Platz told the Press-Citizen the ...

Staffing plans. The North Liberty Fire Department had five full-time firefighters, including the chief, 18 part-time paid firefighters and around 15 unpaid volunteer firefighters.

North Liberty’s fire department has evolved and grown in the five years since Platz was hired. When he started, there were three paid staff members and about 25 to 30 paid-per-call volunteer ...

In the last decade, calls for service for the department have almost doubled, from 585 in 2006 to 1,137 calls last year. Interim Fire Chief Bill Schmooke said the department is on track to break ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Across the country, fire departments are struggling to hire and retain firefighters. But the North Liberty Fire Department is trying to combat that. “It’s a problem ...

The North Liberty Fire Department responds to a mobile home fire on Christmas Day.Firefighters were called to 128 Golfview Court at around 5:29 a.m. on Wednesda. KGAN Cedar Rapids.

The North Liberty Fire Department said faulty wiring in a produce cooler caused the Sunday morning fire at the Fareway store there. According to a news release, two sprinkler heads of the building ...

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa — KCRG reports a fire in North Liberty injured two people and damaged some townhouses Friday evening. It happened at 23 Heritage Drive near Highway 965 and West Zeller Drive.

The North Liberty Fire Department was called to 391 N. Main Street at 8:58 a.m. Tuesday for a report of smoke coming from the address. The person who called said they heard a smoke detector and ...

Fire Chief Litteral says that’s when the North Liberty police officer went into action, ... at least 50 firefights from seven departments worked to put the fire out over the course of six hours.

Fire crews were able to extinguish flames within a house in North Liberty on Monday, but the fire resulted in the death of a pet inside the home. Skip to main content. You have permission to edit ...