03/25/2026
Wall Lake Fire Chief, John Meister, who is also a member of the Iowa Air National Guard, Joint Operation Center, and Lake View Fire Chief Jim Garrels, hosted an Emergency Management Meeting at the Lake View Community Center. Speaker of the event was Lt. Col Johnson, Director of the Joint Operation Center, Joint Forces Headquarters, came up to talk about the process on requesting state assistance. The importance of going through the local County Emergency Manager to Homeland Security and assets State Agencies and the Iowa Guard has to offer, in case an emergency would happen in the local area. Very beneficial in learning, that if local entity resources are stretched out, what state assets can be available including the National Guard and how the process works in requesting state assistance. Want to thank Jim Garrels for lining up the Lake View Community Center for the meeting and to Community Center and City of Lake View for hosting the meeting. Local leaders, area Fire Department, EMS, Emergency Managers were in attendance.
