Glenwood IA Professional Firefighters Local 5557

09/03/2026

09/02/2026

Remember to come tomorrow and learn and ask questions of the EMS Advisory Council as they make their presentation and Q&A session tomorrow in Glenwood. 630 pm at the Mills County Annex building.

Please share with all those you can. This is an important issue in Mills County and if you want to know where your tax dollars are going and how they will be spent you might get your answers tomorrow night.

09/01/2026

13 more days to order!!!!!!

The Glenwood Fire Department is selling T Shirts for its 150th Year of service. The Fire Department has partnered with the Amazing Local Business Joe Designers to make this happen. Click on the link below or scan the QR code to order your shirt today!!!!!! Every shirt purchased Joe will donate a portion of the cost directly back to the fire department.

The Glenwood Professional Firefighters encourage everyone to support local and to support small business. If your every in the square stop into his shop at 427 Sharp Street or visit him online at www.joedesigner.net

08/24/2026

The Glenwood Fire Department is selling T Shirts for its 150th Year of service. The Fire Department has partnered with the Amazing Local Buisness Joe Designers to make this happen. Click on the link below to order your shirt today!!!!!! Every shirt purchased Joe will donate a portion of the cost directly back to the fire department.

The Glenwood Professional Firefighters encourage everyone to support local and to support small business. If your every in the square stop into his shop at 427 Sharp Street or visit him online at www.joedesigner.net

08/18/2026

Four Calls. 37 Minutes. One Thinly Staffed System.

Busy afternoon and evening for the Glenwood Fire Department, leaving the bays empty as members of Glenwood Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 5557—the 3-person on-duty crew and off-duty members—along with Glenwood IA Fire Department volunteers answered call after call.

Crews were stretched thin while answering 4 calls in just 37 minutes.

🚑 16:46 — North Hazel Street | Medical
Answered by the 3-person on-duty crew with Medic 3 and Rescue 17. Patient transported to Council Bluffs.

🚑 17:09 — Timber Lane | Trauma
Answered by Medic 2 with 1 on-duty medic and 1 volunteer, along with Fire Car 1 with the Chief. No transport.

🔥 17:15 — Glenwood State Park | Outside Fire
Answered by Fire Car 1 with the Chief, Utility 11 with 1 off-duty paid staff member and 1 volunteer. Small fire extinguished.

🚑🚒 17:23 — South Sharp Street | 2-Car MVA
Answered by Fire Car 1 with the Chief, Medic 1 with 1 off-duty paramedic, Medic 2 with 1 on-duty medic and 1 volunteer, Utility 11 with 1 off-duty member and 1 volunteer, and Rescue 17 with 1 off-duty paramedic. Patient transported to Council Bluffs.

In total, these 4 calls were answered by:
• 3 on-duty crew members
• 3 off-duty paid crew members
• 2 volunteers
• 1 Chief

Every single EMS call had at least one paramedic on scene.

Multiple calls occurring within minutes of each other push our current staffing levels to critical conditions. Yet our on-duty members, off-duty members, and volunteers continue to answer the call—without hesitation.

IAFF Local 5557 will continue to advocate for additional full-time staffing from the City of Glenwood until we believe our community has been provided an adequate staffing level.
3/3/2 on duty staffing is not enough to safely and effectively cover our current call volume, especially with patient transports requiring crews to travel to Council Bluffs and Omaha.

Our members both on and off duty will continue to show up.
Our volunteers will continue to show up.
Our community deserves a staffing level that allows us to answer these calls safely and effectively.

Glenwood deserves better staffing.

08/09/2026

LAST Hydrant party of the year happening today from 1100-1300 at the Jim Hughes grass lot on the corner of 5th Street and North Myrtle Street.

A HUGE THANK YOU to Russ's Market, Glenwood for donating some sweet cold treats to give out to the kids and adults who attend today!!!!!!

You will have Engine 15 and Medic 2 today with the B shift and the Volunteers!!!!

Hope to see you all there

08/07/2026

Training Today. Ready Tomorrow.

B Shift spent the morning at Mile Hill Lake with Engine 15 and Medic 2 training on rural water supply and drafting operations.

Our on-duty crews train daily to build real-world experience and stay prepared for whatever the call may bring—including EMS, fire suppression, and technical rescue operations.

Training today helps ensure we’re ready to serve our community when it matters most.