Belle Plaine Fire Department

05/21/2026

Last night the Belle Plaine FD, along with Chelsea Volunteer Fire Department , made good use of the interior attack burn trailer provided by the Iowa Fire Service Training Bureau. This is a training tool used to create the fire environment while in a controlled manner, and gives our firefighters valuable experience in seeing and feeling what it's like when the flames are shooting up across the roof and the heat is intense. Providing overwatch through the evening was the Belle Plaine Area Ambulance Service and we say thanks for their time as well.

05/17/2026

We love our air ambulances! They're an integral part of the package that is EMS. Here's a couple photos from calls and training with St. Luke's LifeGuard Air Ambulance and University of Iowa AirCare. We appreciate them greatly!

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗠𝗦 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸!

This week, we celebrate the EMS professionals who answer the call with skill, compassion, and commitment every day. Thank you for the care you provide, the communities you serve, and the difference you make.

Be sure to check back tomorrow for an exciting announcement as we celebrate the future of LifeGuard Air Ambulance.

Photo credit: Johnny DeRaad

Image Description: Happy National EMS Week graphic with EMS professionals, an ambulance, and a helicopter. The text honors EMS professionals for their skill, compassion, and commitment.

04/28/2026

We would like to give a heartfelt thank you to all of our BP community for coming in and supporting us during our pancake breakfast. We do appreciate having our local supplier right here in BP, Town & Country, and say thanks to them for supplying our breakfast products. Also, many thanks to the Lincoln Cafe for their generous donation in helping out again this year with sausage! We appreciate ALL of you so much!

04/26/2026

Breakfast is cookin'!...come and join us.

04/23/2026

Our annual Fireman’s Pancake Breakfast is just a few days away! Get that calendar reminder set for this Sunday!

Join us and watch your local heroes trade fire hoses for spatulas. We’ve been practicing our "flipping" skills all week!

04/09/2026

This afternoon the Belle Plaine Fire Department participated in a mock accident event at the Belle Plaine High School to bring awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving and texting and driving. This was a simulated head on collision caused by an impaired driver who was also texting while driving. The BPFD was joined by the Belle Plaine Police Department, Belle Plaine Area Ambulance Service, and University of Iowa AirCare. We all feel it's important to attempt to show some of the possible consequences of bad choices and this is one manner of doing so. We also say thank you to all the school admin and staff who assisted us in this event, they are much appreciated.

03/23/2026

It's grass fire season and off to a great start!

01/31/2026

Belle Plaine Fire was paged for a house fire today at 7:04 am with fire reported showing from the structure. Upon arrival fire had extended throughout the home and it was determined that interior attack would not be possible. With temperatures hovering at zero this added greatly in making this a very difficult fire to deal with as nozzles freeze, masks ice over, and pumps have to continuously circulate. The time on scene was approximately 6 hours, with another hour at the station getting trucks reloaded with hose and gear, and refilling scba's. Providing assistance was Benton County, Iowa Sheriff's Office, Belle Plaine Area Ambulance Service, Belle Plaine Police Department, Luzerne Iowa Fire Department, Keystone Fire Department, and Chelsea Fire Department, and we are very grateful for them.

01/15/2026

Belle Plaine Fire had CPR training tonight, along with Stop The Bleed training. Thanks to Tyler Brandt from the Benton County Sherriffs Office, and Erick Trahan with Belle Plaine Area Ambulance Service, & Lance Weeda, Training Officer with Belle Plaine Fire for lining it all up.

12/01/2025

The Belle Plaine Fire Department was paged Sunday evening for mutual aid with Chelsea Fire for a structure fire in Chelsea. Arriving on scene and with smoke showing from the roof, ladders were deployed to ventilate and locate the flames and hot spots, and extinguish them. On scene time was approximately 4 hours for BPFD and CFD, along with Belle Plaine Area Ambulance Service, and Tama County Sheriff's Office.