Maquoketa Fire / Rescue

03/07/2026

🏀 🏆 We were honored to bring the Class 3A Girls Basketball State Champions back into town!

Congratulations to these ladies. You made Maquoketa proud! 🏀 🏆

Go Cards!!

02/16/2026

Elevated fire risk today! If you choose to burn today please report your controlled burn to the law center 563-652-2468. Also, please have someone tending to the fire during the whole duration of your burn.

02/04/2026

The Maquoketa Police Department is seeking a highly skilled Emergency Services Dispatch Supervisor to oversee the efficient daily operation of the Jackson County Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP).

Applications are due no later than 4:00 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2026.

Questions can be addressed to the Police Department:
563-652-2468 or [email protected]

View the advertisement on the website:
https://www.maquoketaia.com/1270/Employment-Opportunities

01/30/2026

01/25/2026

Last night we held our annual banquet. Thank you to The Downtown Pub for catering a great meal. Former member Rick Schmidt and current 2nd vice president with the Iowa Firefighters Association was able to attend and recognize Craig Muhlhausen for his 25 years of service.

10 years - Jordan Fullerton

Lifetime membership - Marty Balliu (Matt Balliu accepting his helmet)

25 years - Craig Muhlhausen

Firefighter of the year - Rian Meyeres

15 years - Bryan Hafner

5 years - Zach Thomas

01/22/2026

Bid Publication Date/Time: 1/22/2026 12:00 AM; Closing Date/Time: 2/11/2026 3:00 PM

01/09/2026

Congratulations to Marty Balliu. After 28 1/2 years on the Maquoketa Fire Department Marty has decided to retire. During last night's meeting, Marty was accepted as a lifetime member to MFD. Thank you Marty for all your years of service to our community!

12/31/2025

Wishing everyone a great and SAFE 2026!

12/24/2025

Wishing everyone a SAFE and Happy Holiday season!

12/15/2025

We need to credit a lot of our success to our 911 Dispatchers, Maquoketa Police Department, Jackson County Iowa Sheriff's Office, Jackson County Regional Health Center, Alliance Water Resources, Public Works, and the City of Maquoketa Staff. Also a big THANK YOU to all of our citizens for your continued support!

Every week at the City we ask the Department Heads to provide an update on some basic operations in each Department and to provide a photo or two. Last week the Maquoketa FD, which covers 144 square miles in Eastern Iowa, had their weekly training...this time on trench rescue operations and equipment familiarity for such events. Our FD call volume is trending VERY WELL in 2025. KNOCK ON WOOD! Maquoketa FD really believes their fire prevention messaging and Community support helps keep our whole area aware of fire risks. So thank you. It really helps keep everyone safe and protected.

On the ISO scale of 1 (best) to 10 (worst), the Maquoketa FD maintains a 3 which is the highest rating a volunteer department could possibly have. This positive rating helps keep fire risk and response capacity in the best possible condition for when our property insurance companies assess risk and apply cost of premium to us all.

Go Maquoketa FD and they are always looking for good and committed volunteers!

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11/27/2025

Wishing everyone a SAFE and Happy Thanksgiving!

11/11/2025

Today, we thank everyone that has fought for our freedom in the past and is currently serving for this great country. Thank you for making the ultimate sacrifice.