83-772: Ankeny may refer to: Places in the United States [ edit ] Ankeny, Iowa , a city Ankeny, Washington , a ghost town Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge , a wildlife refuge in Oregon Ankeny Building , a historic building in Clinton County, Iowa Other uses [ edit ] Ankeny v. Governor of the State of Indiana , a court case challenging Barack Obama's eligibility to run for president Ankeny (surname) Topics referred to by
166-411: A Voluntary Fire Service ( Ochotnicza Straż Pożarna ) under proper law. Such volunteer fire services may receive financial assistance from the government for the equipment and staff training. In certain areas of Poland, almost every village has a volunteer fire service, because members enjoy high respect in their community. Volunteer fire services are fully integrated with the emergency system. Any call to
249-485: A dog park , bandshell , skate park , disc golf course, and more. Ankeny has many trail areas in the city totaling over 100 miles of length. The city has two sports complexes. The larger Prairie Ridge Sports Complex comprises 124 acres and provides well-maintained fields for a variety of ball sports . Many public and private sports organizations and teams base themselves at the complex which serves over 6,500 youth athletes. The smaller Hawkeye Park Sports Complex features
332-437: A fire siren . Average response times are longer than with full-time services because the members must come from different distances to the station or to the incident. Such departments often have a fixed number of firefighters on staff at any given point in time, which sometimes equals the minimal numbers recommended. Some states allow the use of Length of Service Award Programs (LOSAPS) to provide these volunteer departments with
415-471: A full-time department. Unlike the United States where volunteer fire companies may operate independently of local government with limited tax base support, or as semi-private organizations, in Canada volunteer fire departments are normally operated by municipalities or by counties. Provinces establish standards of equipment and training that volunteer departments must meet. Chile is one of the few countries in
498-400: A green or blue light without a siren. The use of such equipment varies from fire district to fire district based on the need for fast response, the distance that members live from the fire station, the size and amount of other traffic in the fire district as well as local and state law. Some departments restrict or prohibit the use of such emergency lights, even when allowed by state law, due to
581-490: A growth rate of 6.4% and the tenth fastest growing July 2017 – 2018 with a growth rate of 4.6%. To keep pace with growing population numbers, the city has requested a special census every decade since the 1970s in 1975, 1985, 1994, 2005, and 2014. High growth rates have led to nearly 80% of Ankeny residents surveyed in 2018 to agree the city's population growth was "somewhat too fast" or "much too fast". The growth has also led to infrastructure strain and challenges. As of
664-576: A handful of fields typically used for adult leagues and individual recreational use. In addition, the city operates Otter Creek Golf Course, a 200.6 acre facility, as a public golf venue. The city puts on a variety of recreational programs year-round, sometimes involving school district facilities, which range from all-ages athletic teams and training, senior citizen activities, seasonal/holiday events, dances, first aid and CPR training, arts and crafts, public yoga, charter bus expeditions, and basic skills. Artistic and cultural organizations also exist within
747-568: A local airport in northeast Polk County. Ankeny Regional Airport , the result of the project, opened in February 1994, with the first flight being a Cessna 182 Skylane . In 2003, changes in Iowa state law allowed Iowa State University to sell off its research plot near Ankeny, which it did to the city in June 2005 for $ 23.6 million. The year prior, in 2004, the city government requested proposals for
830-441: A local jurisdiction. Volunteer and retained (on-call) firefighters are expected to be on call to respond to emergency calls for long periods of time, and are summoned to the fire station when their services are needed. They are also expected to attend other non-emergency duties as well (training, fundraising, equipment maintenance, etc.). Volunteer firefighters contrast with paid firefighters who work full or part-time and receive
913-423: A location for a local special needs baseball league. In 2019, the city estimates 160,000 attendees to the two aquatic centers during the summer season, over 14,000 sports events held at the two complexes, over 36,000 participants in public programming (with about 7,600 of those in senior citizen programs), and 29,300 rounds of golf played at Otter Creek. The city code of Ankeny specifies the municipal governance
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#1732782684934996-509: A male householder with no wife present, and 30.7% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.08. The median age in the city was 31.9 years. 27.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 33.7% were from 25 to 44; 21.1% were from 45 to 64; and 8.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of
1079-469: A new district called Prairie Trail to be created on the plot. Later in September 2005, the city sold the land to Dennis Albaugh , whose company submitted the chosen proposal, for the same price. The city agreed to invest up to $ 20 million in basic infrastructure for the district, which Albaugh's company agreed to match and enter into a Civic Trust Fund to be used for public facilities. In 2008, Ankeny
1162-497: A salary. Some volunteer firefighters may be part of a combination fire department that employs both full-time and volunteer firefighters. On-call firefighters who receive some pay for their work are known as call firefighters in the United States, and retained firefighters in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The earliest firefighting organizations were made up of volunteers. The first large organized force of firefighters
1245-779: A special census was performed by decision of the city, on which it spent $ 825,000. This census was completed on December 12, 2014, and listed a new official population count of 54,598 inhabitants and 21,918 households, an increase of 19.7% and 25.7%, respectively, to the 2010 decennial census. Documenting the increased population numbers allowed the city to accrue an estimated $ 4.5 million more in allocated state funding for road construction and repairs. Ankeny's economic industry breakdown (2019) The Ankeny city government's fiscal year 2020 budget listed total property values of $ 779 million in commercial, $ 177 million in industrial, $ 56 million in utilities, $ 113 million in multi-residential, and $ 4.64 billion in residential property. The median home value
1328-485: A specified amount of in-house training. During this time, often called the probationary period, the recruit is known as a probationary firefighter , or 'probie'. Once the probationary period is completed, the member is eligible to become a fully qualified firefighter. In the United States, the Department of Labor classifies volunteer firefighters as firefighters that receive no compensation or nominal fees up to 20% of
1411-452: A tool to assist in recruiting and retaining members. LOSAPS are simple programs that can be implemented with minimal taxpayer expense. Some volunteer fire departments allow the use of courtesy lights or emergency lights and sirens by their members. In most states that allow both lights and sirens, this is a red light and siren that gives the responding member the same privileges as other emergency vehicles. In other jurisdictions, this may be
1494-589: A variable mixture of silt, sand, gravel, and loam types less than 8 meters in depth. The water table is seasonally elevated. The bedrock the city sits on is part of the Cherokee Group and composed of primarily grey shale and sandstone, with secondary black shale, coal, and mudstone. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Ankeny has a hot-summer humid continental climate , abbreviated "Dfa" on climate maps. Since
1577-1029: Is $ 197,500. In 2018, the budget reads, Ankeny "saw one of its best years for construction activity" with commercial construction valued $ 71 million and residential construction valued $ 173 million. The number of businesses in Ankeny for the year totaled 5,089 with $ 972 million in taxable retail sales. The largest businesses by highest taxable valuation are as follows: Deere & Company ($ 42.6 million), DRA Properties, LC ($ 36 million), Mid-American Energy ($ 27.4 million), DLE Seven, LLC ($ 24 million), Casey's General Stores ($ 23.3 million), Hurd Fleet, LLC ($ 21.7 million), Denny Elwell Family, LC ($ 20.8 million), B&G Foods North America ($ 19.9 million), Woodland Reserve Apartments, LC ($ 19.9 million), and Perishable Distributors of Iowa, Ltd. (a Hy-Vee subsidiary) ($ 17.3 million). The largest employers by number of employees are as follows: Ankeny Community Schools (1,965), Deere & Company (1,900), Casey's General Stores (1,260),
1660-620: Is a volunteer and community-based fire and emergency services organization that is made up of around 61,000 members. Of these members, some 59,000 are volunteers. Their roles range from fire, rescue, HAZMAT, to non-operational support roles. In Western Australia, fire fighting is organized by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) together with Local Councils. DFES operates the Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service Brigades (VFRS) and some Bush Fire Service Brigades (BFS), while
1743-554: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ankeny, Iowa Ankeny ( / ˈ eɪ ŋ k ə n i / , / ˈ æ -/ ) is a city in Polk County , Iowa , United States and a suburb of the state capital of Des Moines , as part of the Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA metropolitan statistical area . As of the 2020 census , the population of Ankeny
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#17327826849341826-597: Is funded as a federal agency by the federal government of Germany. 99.7755% of the members volunteer their time. Depending upon the location and availability of other services, a VFD may be responsible for controlling structure fires as well as forest fires . Because it may be the only emergency services department for some distance, a rural VFD may also include community first responders , emergency medical technicians , Hazardous Materials Response, and other specially qualified rescue personnel. Law enforcement officers may also be trained in these related duties and overlap with
1909-655: Is in the form of a Mayor–council government while the description in city documents describes the city as "Mayor/Council/Manager". The Mayor and City Council officers are elected for four year terms with Council terms overlapping. Any elected positions in the city fall under Chapter 376 of the Code of Iowa . The current mayor of Ankeny is Mark Holm. Holm, a former City Council member, was elected in November 2021 and took office in January 2022. The office of mayor, as listed in
1992-478: Is no particular format for the VFD open house. It can be formal or informal. The goal is to get public involvement in the VFD efforts. It is recommended that the open house should include demonstrations of equipment and show and tell . This allows the public to understand how the volunteers are organized in their local community and it is used as a public relations tool. The combination of demonstrations and drills allows
2075-402: The 2020 United States Census , there were 67,887 people and 24,532 households residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 93.4% White , 1.4% African American , 0.1% Native American , 2.3% Asian , 0.6% from other races , and 2.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.8% of the population. There were 24,532 households, of which 27.3% had children under
2158-741: The Brotherhood of Blackheads , the first organization of volunteer firemen in 1862, also being the first such organization in Imperial Russia . Volunteer fire organizations existed throughout all political systems in Estonia since then, although the cause saw significant setbacks in the political purges following Soviet occupation . Volunteer fire brigades were the backbone of the rescue services before re-independence, owning around 3/4ths of rescue equipment, personnel, and also handling around 3/4ths of all fires, primarily in rural areas. In 2010,
2241-605: The Israel Fire and Rescue Services . Adult volunteers work either out of the fire stations, in the same vehicles as the paid firefighters or in independent units that operate out of their own fire truck. Young volunteers (ages 15–18) work only out of the stations. The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) in the Republic of Ireland is a branch of Civil Defence Ireland . The service is usually only called upon for flooding incidents, emergency water supply and large-scale incidents where
2324-591: The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service , Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service , where they only get paid their retainer fee, but are not paid for attending incidents The only autonomous volunteer fire service is the Peterborough Volunteer Fire Brigade , which is contracted to provide operations for Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service . Other voluntary fire brigades existed in
2407-742: The South Australian Country Fire Service (SACFS). The SACFS is staffed by approximately 13,500 volunteer firefighters and around 120 paid employees. Volunteer fire departments ( Freiwillige Feuerwehr ) provide the majority (97% of all German firefighters) of Austria's and Germany's civil protection services , alongside other volunteer organizations like the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) , voluntary ambulance services and emergency medical or rescue services like German Red Cross or Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe . In most rural fire departments,
2490-403: The increased risk of traffic accidents involving volunteers responding in emergency mode. In some states, volunteer firefighters and EMTs are eligible to receive specialty license plates for personal vehicles that identify them as trained emergency services personnel. Operational volunteer fire department members receive some form of training, either in a formal or informal setting, depending on
2573-518: The Central Light and Power Company was authorized to construct a power plant and operate in the city. Ankeny's first fire department, a volunteer department , was established in 1907 and sparsely outfitted. Four significant fires ravaged the business district (locally known as uptown ) between 1932 and 1940, but businesses rebuilt. In the early 20th century, coal mining became significant as many companies opened shafts and mines near
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2656-824: The City of Ankeny (786), Perishable Distributors of Iowa, Ltd. (687), Des Moines Area Community College (611), Baker Group (560), Purfoods (517), B&G Foods North America (400), and Accumold (350). Industry-wise, the largest percentages of industry occupation are as follows: education and health care services (23.34%), finance, insurance, and real estate (14.07%), retail (11.99%), professional services (9.03%), entertainment and recreation (7.81%), manufacturing (7.77%), construction (5.59%), other services (5.13%), public administration (4.81%), transportation, warehousing, and utilities (3.71%), wholesale (3.68%), agriculture (1.78%), information and data (1.29%). The United States Census Bureau estimates that between 2013 and 2017 that 78.7% of
2739-527: The Firefighting law. It is a union of all voluntary fire brigades, all voluntary industrial fire brigades and their fire brigades, which are organized at the municipal, inter-municipal and regional level. The Firefighting Association of Slovenia was founded in 1949 in Ljubljana, as the successor to all previous associations of fire brigade organizations. Since then, it has been performing the duties of
2822-755: The Firemen's Association of the State of New York (FASNY), which provides information, education, and training for the volunteer fire and emergency medical services throughout New York State . Volunteer firefighters go through some or all of the same training that career personnel do, although the training varies among jurisdictions. When volunteers join a department, they often enroll in firefighting classes and other certifications that teach them how to become volunteer firefighters. Examples of these certifications include Firefighter I, Firefighter II, S-130/S-190 , Emergency Medical Responder , and Emergency Medical Technician . Some departments also require recruits to complete
2905-497: The Philippines began during the 1960s, a time when fires were a frequent occurrence. Member proficiency for these services has improved since the 1960s due to self-education, training, and experience. The State Fire Service ( Polish : Państwowa Straż Pożarna ) is a professional firefighting service that covers the whole territory from their stations in cities and towns. In rural areas, however, local inhabitants may create
2988-483: The VFD. The VFD may also have duties as the local fire inspectors , arson investigators , and as fire safety and prevention education, in addition to being the local civil defense or disaster relief liaison. A volunteer fire department is normally reached the same way as other emergency services, such as by calling 9-1-1 or 1-1-2 . A central dispatcher then calls out the VFD, often through equipment such as pagers , radios , phone apps, or loud signals, such as
3071-529: The age of 18 living with them. The average household size was 2.61. Regarding household income, the median household income was $ 89,484 while per capita income was $ 41,784. Poverty affected 4.6% of families. As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 45,582 people, 17,433 households, and 12,087 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,554.1 inhabitants per square mile (600.0/km ). There were 18,339 housing units at an average density of 625.3 per square mile (241.4/km ). The racial makeup of
3154-520: The city code, acts as the city CEO and supervises the whole of city governance, representing the city, working as President of the City Council, and appointing officers and officials. The baseline mayoral salary is $ 10,000 yearly plus expense reimbursement. In regards to Council legislation, the Mayor may only approve, veto, or disregard, never voting on the legislation. The Mayor also appoints one of
3237-639: The city emerged when people realized the very frequent incidents of fire, especially structure fire because houses are traditionally made out of wood. Due to high temperatures near the equator, fire incidents are common; thus, many people started or joined volunteer fire brigades to assist the existing government fire brigade (the Dinas Pemadam Kebakaran ). These volunteer fire brigades are paid Rp 0.000,- but in some cases, some people give them money for charitable reasons. In Israel , volunteer firefighters function alongside paid firefighters in
3320-694: The city has a total area of 29.33 square miles (75.96 km ), all land. The City itself states that 29.14 square miles (75.5 km ) of that land is incorporated. Like most of Polk County, Ankeny exists at the bottom area of the Des Moines Lobe , a topographical landscape area, in an area known as the Bemis Advance. The Lobe was formed during the Wisconsin glaciation leaving significant deposits resulting in an area with low relief . The upper sediments Ankeny sits upon are primarily
3403-462: The city in 1903, 1907, and 1908. The Enterprise Coal Company utilized Ankeny as a company town and went on to produce over 100,000 tons of coal in 1914, ranking among the top 24 coal producers in the state. In 1912, United Mine Workers Local 2476 in Ankeny had 246 members, over half of the total population at the time, and Local 2511 in Enterprise had 395 members. Prior to the 1930s, most of
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3486-524: The city of Kingston Ontario (population 130,000), of the ten stations operated by the Kingston Fire and Rescue Service, three are staffed with career firefighters, two are composite and five are wholly volunteer. There are an estimated 127,000 volunteer firefighters across the country. Most urban and larger fire services began as volunteer service and evolved into full-time members. Volunteer departments are necessary for areas that cannot afford to staff
3569-559: The city such as the Ankeny Area Historical Society, Ankeny Art Center, Ankeny Community Band, Ankeny Community Chorus, Ankeny Community Theatre, and Art for Ankeny. Miracle Park, a 14,000 square feet (1,300 m ) playground, is an "all-inclusive" facility specifically designed to accommodate special needs youth. Designed in 2015, the Park adjoins the nearby Ankeny Miracle League baseball field, which provides
3652-537: The city was 49.0% male and 51.0% female. Regarding household income, the median income was $ 51,914 while average income was $ 70,883. Family income had a median of $ 62,982 and average of $ 82,446. Among full-time, year-round workers, the median earnings were $ 46,478 for men and $ 36,040 for women. Poverty affecting families was present at a 10.1% general rate with a 28.9% rate of families run by single mothers. Poverty affected 13.8% of inhabitants, 19.2% of minor inhabitants, and 12.1% of those 18 years old and older. In 2014,
3735-444: The city was 94.7% White , 1.2% African American , 0.1% Native American , 2.0% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 0.6% from other races , and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.3% of the population. There were 17,433 households, of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.2% had
3818-476: The city's first census results in 1910 of 445 inhabitants, Ankeny's population has grown to an estimated 67,887 people in 2020, an increase of 48% from the 45,562 of the 2010 census , which itself was a 68.1% increase from 2000 . Ankeny has been noted multiple times in recent years by the Census Bureau for rapid population growth, being listed as the fourth fastest growing city July 2016 – 2017 with
3901-613: The compensation a full-time firefighter would receive in the same capacity. The DOL allows volunteer firefighters to receive benefits such as worker's compensation, health insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, pension plans, length of service awards, and property tax relief. DOL-defined volunteer firefighters may be paid nominal fees on a per-call basis, per-shift basis, or various service requirements, but they may not be compensated based on productivity or with an hourly wage. The terms 'part paid' and 'paid on-call' refer to firefighters who are receiving some compensation, but less than
3984-516: The compensation a full-time firefighter would receive. The terms may refer to volunteer firefighters who do not qualify as volunteers under the United States Department of Labor. These individuals may also volunteer time for training, public education, fund-raising, and other non-emergency department-related activities. In late 19th and early 20th century American slang, volunteer firefighters were referred to as ' vamps ', although
4067-453: The council and discharges the Mayor's duties if absent or unable. Mayor veto of Council decisions can be overridden by supermajority . Councilor salaries are $ 7,000 yearly. Ankeny features both public and private institutions for primary and secondary education. Volunteer fire department A volunteer fire department ( VFD ) is a fire department of volunteers who perform fire suppression and other related emergency services for
4150-609: The country is covered by volunteers. Throughout Australia, there are many volunteer firefighting agencies that are set up by individual states or territories. New South Wales is serviced by two statutory firefighting authorities. These are the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSWRFS) and Fire and Rescue NSW . Fire and Rescue NSW has firefighting and rescue responsibilities for the major cities, metropolitan areas, and several other towns in NSW. It also has
4233-511: The factory in 1947, which began to manufacture agricultural equipment under the new name John Deere Des Moines Works . The rest of the land surrounding the plant was purchased by Iowa State University for agricultural research. In 1958, mail delivery to residences began. The same year, a second local newspaper, the Ankeny Press-Citizen , began publication on October 1. The city's status was upgraded in 1961 from town to city by
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#17327826849344316-546: The fire emergency number is routed to the nearest state fire service station, which first deploys the nearest volunteer fire service, followed by the State Fire Service. The Firefighting Association of Slovenia is an independent, non-profitable, humanitarian, non-political and the highest form of association of voluntary fire brigades and their associations. It operates on the basis of the Associations law and
4399-491: The firefighters are volunteers. In Indonesia , the city with the largest number of volunteer fire brigades is in Banjarmasin , South Kalimantan province. The city is also sometimes nicknamed " Kota seribu pemadam kebakaran " (The city with a thousand fire brigades). Water access is also relatively easy as rivers are easily founded at the city to be the source of water for fire fighting. The need for more fire brigades in
4482-486: The firefighting in the countryside mostly depends on volunteer fire departments, nearly always with a contract with the regional emergency authorities (or, formerly and in Åland , the municipality). There are also volunteer fire departments in cities, but they have a minor role. There are also junior firefighters in the volunteer fire departments. They are usually 10–17 years old but some fire departments also have "early juniors" that are 7–9 years old. In France , 80% of
4565-492: The firehouse, and possibly also covers insurance, worker's compensation, and other post-injury or retirement benefits. A VFD (or its governing entity) may also contract with other nearby departments to cover each other in a mutual aid (or automatic aid) pact as a means of assisting each other with equipment and manpower as necessary. The material and extraordinary training of the Federal Agency for technical Relief(THW)
4648-515: The land in Ankeny found agricultural use: however, manufacturing became increasingly significant. In the 1940s, amidst World War II , the US federal government vacated and seized farms via eminent domain in 1941 for the construction of a military ordnance plant. The plant was fully operational from 1942 until being put on standby on V.E. Day , 1945 and officially closed immediately prior to VP day . Post-World War II, Deere & Company purchased
4731-432: The members of the council as Mayor Pro Tem. The city council consists of five members. The current members are Bobbi Bentz (Mayor Pro Tem), Kelly Whiting, Jeff Perry, Todd Shafer, and Joe Ruddy. The council maintains local legal, economic, civic, and public authority over the city, as well as appointing city officers. One member of the council is appointed by the Mayor as Mayor Pro-Tem whom also serves as vice-president of
4814-493: The nation's volunteer fire brigades were united under an umbrella organization, the Rescue Union (Estonian: Päästeliit), also including chimney sweeping, water rescue and similar organizations. In 2021, there were 117 volunteer fire brigades (comprising 62% of all fire brigades) with a total of 2 319 volunteer firemen (comprising around half of Estonian rescue personnel). Volunteer fire brigades are placed in rural areas or
4897-502: The new library has 55,000 square feet (5,100 m ) of space. The new Kirkendall Public Library opened in February 2020. Ankeny is located in north-central Polk County . It is bordered on the east by Interstate 35 , with U.S. Route 69 running through the center of the town. Most of the area of Ankeny is dry land with a small number of park ponds and streams. According to the United States Census Bureau ,
4980-420: The origin of this is obscure. A VFD may be financially supported by taxes raised in a city, town, county, fire district, or other governmental entity, as well as corporate and other private donations, federal grants, and other assistance from auxiliary members, or firefighters' associations. With these funds, the VFD acquires and operates the firefighting apparatus, equips and trains the firefighters, maintains
5063-799: The past, but no others have existed since the disbanding of the Auxiliary Fire Service in 1968. According to the National Fire Protection Association , 54 percent of firefighters in the United States are volunteers. The Volunteer Firefighter Alliance represents Volunteer Firefighters across the U.S. The National Volunteer Fire Council represents fire and emergency services on a national level, providing advocacy, information, resources, and programs to support volunteer first responders. The NVFC includes 49 state-based firefighter associations, such as
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#17327826849345146-676: The population 16 years old and older were part of the civilian labor force with 73.4% specifically for women. Previously in 2012, the Census Bureau's Survey of Business Owners (SBO) reported that 4,388 businesses called Ankeny home with a total reported $ 8.081 billion in business and $ 748 million in annual payroll. Of those businesses, the reported industries were 619 construction, 143 wholesale, 547 retail, 198 transportation and warehousing, 93 data and information technology, 279 finance and insurance, 491 real estate and rental, 478 professional, scientific, and technical services, and 248 administrative, supportive, waste management, and remediation. There
5229-481: The rapid availability of some of the department's fire apparatus, with the remaining apparatus staffed and brought to the scene of the emergency by volunteers as soon as they arrive at the department. Larger cities, typically those with 100,000 inhabitants or more, will operate fire departments staffed entirely by career firefighters. However, they also typically have several volunteer fire departments, who are called upon in case of larger emergencies. Municipalities are
5312-759: The recruit to wear special gear or markings (such as a red helmet in some departments) to denote their ranking. Some departments allow (or even require) new recruits to ride along on fire apparatus as observers before undergoing the rigors of further fire training. Firefighters typically progress through formal Fire Fighter I and Fire Fighter II training in accordance with national standards. Specialty training can include wildland firefighting, technical rescue, swift water rescue, hazardous materials response, vehicle extrication, FAST team , fire instructor, fire officer, and others. A VFD may hold an "open house" at their station. The event serves many purposes including demonstration, training, drill, fundraising, and recruitment. There
5395-944: The remainder of the Bush Fire Service Brigades is trained by DFES, but operated and administered by the Council of the associated area. VFRS Brigades are generally more involved in Structural Fire fighting, Asset Protection, and Road Crash Rescue depending on their location, whereas the BFS Brigades are generally more involved in Wildfire Fighting. In Western Australia, there is an estimated 31,000 BFS Members among 585 Brigades, and 2,000 VFRS Members among 88 Brigades. In South Australia, there are two legislated fire fighting organizations. The South Australian Metropolitan Fire Service (SAMFS) and
5478-793: The resources of front-line fire brigades are stretched. In Nicaragua , there are three different groups of firefighters, one commanded by the Direccion General de Bomberos 18 fire station, which has government support; the second is commanded by the Federación de Cuerpos de Bomberos de Nicaragua Benemeritos 8 fire station; the third is commanded by the Asociacion civil Cuerpo de BOMBEROS Voluntarios de Nicaragua 24 fire station. Peru's bomberos are all unpaid volunteers that extinguish fires, clear up hazardous materials, provide aid and assistance during natural disasters, and transport
5561-696: The responsibility for all land-based HAZMAT incidents as well as inland waterway-based HAZMAT incidents. The NSWRFS is the volunteer firefighting service in NSW and consists of over 70,000 volunteers and has responsibility for over 90% of the land area in NSW. Although most of this is bush and grassland, the NSWRFS also serves smaller and regional communities that are not covered by Fire and Rescue NSW. In Victoria, there are three main fire fighting organizations, Metropolitan Fire and Emergency Services Board ( MFB ), Country Fire Authority ( CFA ) and The Department of Environment, Water, Land, and Planning ( DEWLP ). The CFA
5644-409: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ankeny . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ankeny&oldid=1240293708 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
5727-450: The satellite areas of cities and towns. On smaller islands such as Naissaar or Abruka , the volunteer fire brigades are the only rescue brigades. In a few cases, volunteer brigades are attached to national ones. Due to being placed in primarily rural areas, they are often the first to arrive at the scene. Volunteer organizations are funded through support via the national or local municipal budget, companies and donations. In Finland ,
5810-427: The sick to hospitals, in a 150-year tradition. Citizens apply to enter a training program they must pay for with their own money. During training sessions, they are taught how to put out fires, provide first aid, and use specialized equipment. Upon successful completion of the program, they enter a probation period where they have to prove they are capable of dealing with real-life emergencies. Volunteer fire services in
5893-582: The staff consists only of volunteers. The members of these departments are usually on-call 24/7 and working in other professions. The alarm can be performed by different alarm systems, such as by sirens or pager sometimes combined with an app on the mobile phone. In Germany, the alarm via radio pager is on the frequencies of the BOS radio. In Austria, the fire departments have their own frequencies. In medium-sized cities and communities, fire departments will often be partially staffed by career firefighters. They ensure
5976-563: The state and federal government. In 1966, the Ankeny Times stopped publication. In August 1967, Des Moines Area Community College purchased 240 acres on the southeast of the Iowa State University plot: construction began in 1968 on a new main campus ( a.k.a. Ankeny Campus). Construction on main facilities continued through the 1970s. Also in the summer of 1967, Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary
6059-601: The state and regulatory authority. The level and type of basic and specialty training vary across the country. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has several published standards for firefighter qualifications and training, including Standard for Fire Service Professional Qualifications Accreditation and Certification Systems, and Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications. These standards apply to both volunteer and career firefighters. New members are referred to as "recruits," "rookies," "probies" (short for "probationary"), or even "red hats" in some departments that require
6142-435: The support of volunteer fire departments. Additional funding may include, for example, contributions from support organizations, donations made in fundraising, or income from various events. While wholly volunteer fire departments are mostly found in rural and remote areas of Canada, "composite" departments composed of both career and volunteer or "call" firefighters can be found in more urbanized municipalities. For example, in
6225-578: The umbrella fire organization in the Republic of Slovenia and has been a member of CTIF since 1992. There are over 165000 members in 1341 volunteer fire brigades. In the United Kingdom , it is standard for smaller, rural stations to be staffed by retained firefighters , part-time firefighters who are paid for attending incidents and for spending long periods of time on-call known as a retainer fee. A few fire services have volunteer units, including
6308-593: The world in which all firefighters are unpaid. The local fire departments are part of the National Board of Firefighters ( Junta Nacional de Bomberos ). There are 1,768 volunteer fire departments in Croatia, as well as 33 units of what is officially called "volunteer fire department in economy". Some Croatian volunteer fire departments include: The first volunteer fire team in Estonia was created in 1788 by
6391-461: Was 67,887, making it the seventh most populous city in the state . It is one of the fastest-growing cities in Iowa. Currently, the city's incorporated area totals 29.14 square miles. Ankeny was founded as an agrarian community on April 22, 1875, by John Fletcher Ankeny and Sarah "Sally" Ankeny ( née Wolgamot) on eighty acres purchased on July 11, 1874, for US$ 1,600. The town, a single square mile,
6474-557: Was completed in 1874 and passenger service established on July 11, 1880, for 33 cents. In the 19th century, the city's industry was primarily agriculture — specifically sorghum and swine production. The former was processed at a nearby mill, while the latter were driven to the market at Keokuk, Iowa . A local newspaper, the Ankeny Times , began publication on May 17, 1902. Utilities continued to slowly develop with telephone service in 1903 and sparse electricity in 1907. Standard residential electricity only became widespread in 1919 after
6557-521: Was established in Ankeny. The college was formerly based in Omaha, Nebraska and known as Omaha Bible Institute (OBI) and Omaha Baptist Bible College (OBBC). An F4 tornado struck the city in June 1974, along with Des Moines, Pleasant Hill , Runnells , Boundurant , and Carlisle . Casualties totaled two dead and fifty injured. Local Ankeny stores offered discounts in the wake of the tornado. In 1989, public and private interests began planning for
6640-445: Was formally incorporated on February 28, 1903. In 1881, the town of Ankeny consisted of seven houses, a Methodist Church, a depot, a combination store/post office, livery stable, a blacksmith shop, rooming house, machine shop, and a school. There was no delivery of mail in the area at this time, and newspapers arrived in town on the train every Friday. The railroad was eventually laid from Des Moines to Ames , via Ankeny. This rail
6723-450: Was previously a YMCA in Ankeny, of the YMCA of Greater Des Moines. On March 1, 2019, that YMCA closed due to problems with funding and a decline in the number of members. Ankeny currently has "60 parks covering over 800 acres with a mixture of recreational facilities" which include athletic facilities, playgrounds, green spaces, picnic shelters, two aquatic centers, two community centers,
6806-525: Was recognized as one of the top ten towns for families by Family Circle . In 2009, Ankeny was ranked No. 62 in MONEY Magazine's top 100 places to live list. In May 2017, an $ 8.5 million bond referendum was successfully held to create a new, modern library. The project, having an overall budget of $ 25 million, broke ground on July 1, 2018. The old Kirkendall Public Library had been used since 1996 and had 26,000 square feet (2,400 m ) while
6889-582: Was the Corps of Vigiles , established in ancient Rome in 6 AD. The first volunteer fire department in Argentina was Bomberos Voluntarios de La Boca (La Boca Volunteer Firemen) founded on June 2, 1884, by Italian immigrant Tomas Liberti in the neighborhood of La Boca , Buenos Aires . June 2 is the Day of Volunteer Firefighters. The Argentina Federation of Volunteer Firefighters was founded in 1954. In 2018, 80% of
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