Aplington Fire Department

02/03/2026

The Aplington Fire Department would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Gerald Peters Family Trust and Peters Crop Solutions for their incredibly generous donation. Thanks to their support, we have been able to purchase brand-new firefighting helmets for our entire department.

The Peters family has always been a pillar of support for our team, and we are honored to carry that legacy with us into every call.

To honor Gerald’s memory, every new helmet features a reflective sticker on the back that simply reads "PETE." He will be right there with us on every run.

Thank you again to the Peters family for helping keep our crew safe!

02/02/2026

12/02/2025

09/14/2025

Thank you to everyone who came out to our breakfast this morning. We, as always, greatly appreciate your support!

An extra special thanks goes out this year to Iowa State Bank for their generous dollar for dollar match on the donations!

08/27/2025

A huge thank you to Iowa State Bank for their generosity! Come on out and double up your donation!

07/20/2025

Thanks to everyone that came out to our golf tournament yesterday! Turned out to be a great day for some golf! We appreciate your continued support!

06/04/2025

Thank you to the community, for coming out in the not-so-great weather last night and supporting us at the park. We, as always, appreciate your generosity and we hope you enjoyed the food!

Thank you!

Sincerely,
Members of the Aplington Fire Department

01/26/2025

Congratulations to Matthew Klahsen for being awarded fire fighter of the year and 5 years of service to the department. Also thanks to Ken Mehmen for 25 years of service and Eric Bieman for 15 years of Service. We are thankful for another safe year. Thanks to our community for all the support.

11/01/2024

Reminder: When you change your clocks this weekend, it’s a great time to check/change your smoke detector batteries too!!

10/18/2024

Today we want give a shout out to all the local farmers. This afternoon we were called to a field fire. We had a quick response but when we got there, a neighboring farmer was already there with a tractor and disk making circles around it to help prevent the spread. This is not the first time we’ve had voluntary help from others nearby but we just want you all to know how much we appreciate you and your help!

10/08/2024

PLEASE SHARE! As of 12:00pm today (Friday October 4, 2024) Butler County will be in a County Wide Burn ban. Open burning is prohibited pursuant to Iowa Code 100.40(1).

Here are a few exceptions to the Burn Ban:

3. A proclamation issued by the state fire marshal pursuant to this section shall NOT PROHIBIT a supervised, controlled burn for which a permit has been issued by the fire chief of the fire
district where the burn will take place, the use of outdoor fireplaces, barbecue grills, properly supervised landfills, or the burning of trash in incinerators or trash burners made of metal, concrete, masonry, or heavy one-inch wire mesh, with no openings greater than one square inch.

If you have any questions on the Burn Ban, please contact the Emergency Management office at 319-346-6557