West Burlington Fire Department

West Burlington Fire Department Providing Fire and Emergency Medical services to the citizens of West Burlington & Des Moines County

09/02/2026

We have members from all walks of life. We have business owners, construction workers, office workers, etc. If you’re interested in applying, send us a message and we will point you in the right direction!

Recently, Firefighter Travis Sours was promoted to the rank of Captain. Last night at our meeting he received his shield...
09/02/2026

Recently, Firefighter Travis Sours was promoted to the rank of Captain. Last night at our meeting he received his shield and red helmet officially making him Captain Sours. Help us congratulate Capt. Sours on his well deserved promotion!

Press ReleaseWest Burlington Fire DepartmentSaturday, August 29th, 2026On Saturday, August 29th, 2026 at approximately 6...
08/30/2026

Press Release
West Burlington Fire Department
Saturday, August 29th, 2026

On Saturday, August 29th, 2026 at approximately 6:40pm, West Burlington Fire was dispatched to the area of East Huston St and West Burlington Ave for a report of a tree down on a power line with fire showing.
Firefighters arrived 6 minutes after the time of call and found that a resident had attempted to cut down a tree and the tree had fallen on high voltage transmission lines which caused most of the city of West Burlington and parts of Middletown to lose power.
Alliant Energy responded and arrived on scene in less than 30 minutes. Crews from Alliant removed the tree from the lines and restored power. With the assistance of Honorary Firefighter Officer Brueck, the smoldering tree was extinguished.
This incident occurred at 417 E. Huston St. There were no injuries reported and power was restored within 45 minutes of the incident taking place.
West Burlington Fire was assisted by the West Burlington Police Department, Descom Communications and Alliant Energy.

James Houghton
Firefighter/PIO
West Burlington Fire

📸 2 and 3 courtesy Tim Olk

08/28/2026

🚚🚨 Calling all future truck drivers, horn honkers, and curious kids! 🚨🚚
Tomorrow is your chance to climb inside some seriously cool vehicles at Touch A Truck at Westland Mall!
If your child loves emergency vehicles, construction equipment, or anything with wheels, come out and explore some awesome trucks from the City of West Burlington and the City of Burlington!
Climb in, check things out, and give those horns a workout!
📅 Saturday, August 29
⏰ 10 AM - 1 PM
📍 Westland Mall (550 S Gear Ave, West Burlington, IA 52655)
💲 FREE!

West Burlington Fire responded to this incident as well as a second reported fire in Burlington. Before our arrival, the...
08/13/2026

West Burlington Fire responded to this incident as well as a second reported fire in Burlington. Before our arrival, the second fire incident was resolved so we returned to this incident.
We would like to thank Danville Iowa Fire Department for providing Change of Quarters at our station.

Firefighters VS Cops? Let’s go! And all for a great benefit! We’ll see you there!
08/13/2026

Firefighters VS Cops? Let’s go! And all for a great benefit! We’ll see you there!

Another busy month has passed us by and we already have 4 calls this month and it’s only the 3rd!WBFD is up to 448 calls...
08/04/2026

Another busy month has passed us by and we already have 4 calls this month and it’s only the 3rd!
WBFD is up to 448 calls for the year and we’re only halfway done.
Here’s the stats for July! 3 of the vehicle accidents happened in one day!
We also want to note that we have had several members spend the last year and a half going through lots of training and obtaining certifications in firefighter I, Firefighter II, Hazmat Awareness & Operations, Driver Operator Pumper and Aerial (ladder truck), EMT and we have a couple members working on inspector! We also have an Instructor I class coming up to kick start the fall season. We’re keeping busy!

Come see us and many other agencies at the Port of Burlington this Tuesday evening from 6pm until 8pm! There will be a l...
08/02/2026

Come see us and many other agencies at the Port of Burlington this Tuesday evening from 6pm until 8pm! There will be a lot of giveaways and fun activities to do!

Once again West Burlington Fire saw a busy month in June. Here are our call stats for the month which brings our total f...
07/06/2026

Once again West Burlington Fire saw a busy month in June. Here are our call stats for the month which brings our total for the year up to 386. (We are already up another 16 calls for July and the month has just begun!)
If you’re interested in joining a busy Volunteer Fire Department and you live close to or inside WB city limits, stop in at WB City Hall and fill out an application!

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301 Broadway
West Burlington, IA
52655

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+13197531088

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