Dexter Fire & Rescue

08/23/2026

Last night we hosted our third annual night fights. Teams traveled from all over Iowa to compete.

A big thank you to everyone that traveled from close and far, made time to participate, and brought competitive but positive attitudes!

Women’s results:
1st place- Tera Cross (Newell)
2nd place- Jess Visser (Earlham)
3rd place- Amber Canfield (Dexter)

Men’s results:
1st place- Brady McClenathan (Malcom)
2nd place- Stephen Martinson (Stuart)
3rd place- Trey Cappel (Atlantic)

We hope to see all of you back next year and bring your friends!

08/15/2026

🚨 Active Threat Training Exercise 🚨
Dallas County Emergency Management, in partnership with local first responders and Dexter Community Schools, will be conducting a planned active threat training exercise at Dexter Elementary School.
Residents may notice an increased presence of law enforcement, fire, EMS, and other emergency response personnel in and around the school during the exercise.
This is only a planned training exercise. There is no threat to the public.
Exercises like these allow responders and school staff to practice coordinated response procedures in a controlled environment, strengthening preparedness and improving response during real emergencies.
📅 Date: August 15th
🕒 Time: 8:00 am
📍 Location: Dexter Elementary School
Thank you for your understanding as our agencies work together to keep our community prepared.

08/11/2026

🚨 Active Threat Training Exercise 🚨

Dallas County Emergency Management, in partnership
with local first responders and Dexter Community
Schools, will be conducting a planned active threat
training exercise at Dexter Elementary School.

Residents may notice an increased presence of law
enforcement, fire, EMS, and other emergency response
personnel in and around the school during the
exercise.
This is only a planned training exercise. There is no
threat to the public.
Exercises like these allow responders and school staff
to practice coordinated response procedures in a
controlled environment, strengthening preparedness
and improving response during real emergencies.

📅 Date: August 11th
🕒 Time: 1:00 pm
📍 Location: Dexter Elementary School

Thank you for your understanding as our agencies work
together to keep our community prepared.

08/10/2026

Thank You to West Des Moines Fire Department for creating this enlightening video.
The cost of this equipment is the same for volunteer and career Firefighters. It has become very difficult for most rural volunteer departments to keep their staff outfitted in proper safety gear that meets current standards.
Add to that the cost of purchasing/maintaining the necessary fleet of trucks, building and maintaining a station, purchasing/maintaining the equipment to fill SCBA tanks, gear rack lockers for each firefighter, other tools, hose, nozzles, fire station utilities, etc.
It becomes easy to realize that even small rural departments are not cheap to keep properly funded for fully operational capability.
Smaller communities can’t maintain the tax base needed to fully fund their fire departments.
This is why we appreciate the wonderful support of our citizens and citizens from surrounding communities during our fundraisers!

08/04/2026

Beginning September 30, 2026, Dallas and Polk County and its cities will transition to a single Public Safety opt-in list in the Smart 911 Alerting System.If you're currently signed up for alerts

07/27/2026

🚨 Active Threat Training Exercise 🚨
Dallas County Emergency Management, in partnership with local first responders and Dexter Community Schools, will be conducting a planned active threat training exercise at Dexter Elementary School.
Residents may notice an increased presence of law enforcement, fire, EMS, and other emergency response personnel in and around the school during the exercise.
This is only a planned training exercise. There is no threat to the public.
Exercises like these allow responders and school staff to practice coordinated response procedures in a controlled environment, strengthening preparedness and improving response during real emergencies.
📅 Date: July 27th
🕒 Time: 6:00 pm
📍 Location: Dexter Elementary School
Thank you for your understanding as our agencies work together to keep our community prepared.

07/25/2026

🚒💦 DEXTER FIRE & RESCUE ANNUAL NIGHT WATERFIGHTS! 💦🚒

Get your crew together and get ready to battle it out at the Dexter Fire & Rescue Annual Night Waterfights on Saturday, August 22nd!

👩‍🚒 WOMEN’S WATERFIGHT
⏰ Starts at 8:30 PM
👥 Capped at 24 participants

👨‍🚒 MEN’S WATERFIGHT
⏰ Starts following the women’s event
👥 Capped at 32 participants

🔥 REQUIREMENTS
Men: Helmet, coat, pants & boots required
Women: Helmet & coat required

💪 RULES
• Men can back women.
• All fights will have 4 on the line, but participants do not have to be from the same department.
• 2-minute rounds
• 1.75” hose

📍 LOCATION: 700 Block of Polk St, Dexter, IA

📋 PRE-REGISTRATION OPENS AUGUST 1ST!

📧 [email protected]
📱 Text 515-421-5889

💦🚒 Grab your crew. Bring the heat. Let’s make a splash! 🚒💦

07/17/2026

07/08/2026

***Outdated Post***

Severe weather is possible this afternoon to evening over much of central Iowa as a boundary tracks across the state. Damaging winds and heavy rain are the primary hazards of concern, with a lower risk for hail and/or a few tornadoes. Stay weather aware today, and have multiple ways to receive warnings, should any be issued!

07/03/2026

Yesterday we had the privilege of having some pretty cool visitors at the fire station.

With the heat, it only made sense to play with some water!