North Liberty fire chief: Email blasting staff was meant to motivate
May 04, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
The department includes two part-time employees -- Vandewater and an assistant chief -- and 35 volunteer firefighters who serve the city of North Liberty, Penn Township and...

When severe storms strike, would you know how to evacuate public places?
April 21, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
The system standardizes responses and communications for everything from a weather disaster to a terrorist attack so that agencies from the National Guard to volunteer firefighters ...

Small brush fire near Gerlach quickly extinguished
April 13, 2012 | Latest news updates from RGJ.com
Update at 3: 30 p.m.: A small brush fire that broke out near Gerlach Friday afternoon was quickly extinguished by local volunteer firefighters. ...

Bill to curb nepotism - - a small part of Gov. Mitch Daniels' original package of...
February 28, 2012 | indystar.com
In addition, a local officeholder cannot directly oversee a relative, though there are some exceptions....

Gov. Mitch Daniels' goals of township government reform are mostly unmet
January 23, 2012 | indystar.com
And while the bill bans a local officeholder from directly overseeing a relative who works in local government, there are exceptions....