Muscatine Fire/EMS Explorers

10/08/2026

Thanks again to all who came out to the Muscatine Fire Department Open House this past weekend! Looks like one of our own was even caught on camera for the news! Great work Jackson! We may have to invite you to participate in one of our traditions early on and buy some ice cream for being on the news!! Jackson is one of our senior Explorers who has been extremely active and stepped up to help lead more in our activities! We are hoping in the near future that Explorer shirt turns into a MFD firefighter shirt! Keep up the good work!

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At Muscatine's annual Safety Open House, the goal is to get childre...

10/04/2026

Our Explorers were out helping today with the Muscatine Fire Department open house! Fun fact, we always hold our open house during Fire Prevention week which is held in remembrance of the Great Chicago Fire that started Oct 8th, 1821. This fire killed roughly 300 people. It’s said that a cow kicked over a lantern in Mrs. O’Learys barn. The site is now used at the training grounds for Chicago Fire! Does anyone else know of another fire that happened while the Chicago Fire was going on?

If you’re interested in supporting our program checks can be made payable to:
MFCA
312 E. 5th St
Muscatine IA, 52761

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To learn more about us or join our program please email us at [email protected]

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09/27/2026

Tonight I received a text from one of our Explorers that just made my day! Alex has gone off to WIU to study fire science and just joined Macomb’s volunteer department last week. Today he caught his first structure fire! Not only is he continuing his education, and furthering his career, he is out there helping the community that he is living in. I couldn’t be prouder of the young men and women who have come through our program!

09/03/2026

Recently we participated in a drill that for the most part was designed and taught by one of our Explorers! As they build confidence and gain experience in the program, we encourage the Explorers to step up and lead more. This was Jackson’s first time getting in front of everyone and really teaching the concepts. We had advisors to help out in areas that needed more clarification but he did an awesome job and put together a great training night for the group. We also had a new Explorer that hoped right in on his first night.

The drill consisted of a truck team and an engine crew. Truck forced a door on our door prop, and then performed a “porch or mask up” drill. As they masked up the engine crew went through the smoked out structure practicing moving a charged hoseline to get to the seat of the fire. Once the truck team was on air, they entered and performed a primary search in smoked out conditions. It was a fun time and great training put together by one of our own.


If you’re interested in joining the program, please message us at [email protected]

We are still seeking donations for our match grant as well! Every little bit helps. Checks can be made payable to
Muscatine Firefighters Charitable Association
312 E. 5th St.
Muscatine IA, 52761

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08/12/2026

Here’s some more photos that were taken by Captured Photography by Britt during the mud run including our advisor Kiana on her competitive run!

08/09/2026

Just a few more photos from the last obstacle and finish line from Case Creek Trails , Tails & Obstacles OCR Coal Valley, IL that they posted of our group.

08/08/2026

Our meeting was a LITTLE different than normal this weekend. We attended the Case Creek Trails , Tails & Obstacles OCR Coal Valley, IL 5K Mud Run. One of our advisors even placed 1st place in her competition heat and then came back through the course with the group. Great work Kiana! We stayed together as a group working on focusing on fitness, teamwork, and building camaraderie. Shoutout to QT Designs for the awesome shirts! We all had a blast! Please consider donating to our organization as we are still $8,000 short of our $12,500 match grant this year. That means every dollar you donate right now will be matched! Feel free to pass it on to your employer is they are looking for a good program to support in the community. If you are interested in joining the program, email us at [email protected].

Checks:
Muscatine Firefighters Charitable Association
312 E. 5th St
Muscatine IA, 52761

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08/03/2026

07/23/2026

Another great Fire Explorer/Cadet weekend is in the books! This year Kainen went down from Thursday-Sunday training. It was incredibly hot but he did great pushing through. The Illinois Fire Service Institute has an amazing facility, and we are so grateful that in the past 2 years our program has sent Explorers down to 3 different events. Training including things like RIT, Search and rescue, auto extrication, rappelling, hose line advancement, SCBA maze and entanglement props, roof ventilation, forcible entry, and live fire training evolutions. Tony and Herrmann from the show Chicago Fire showed up on the training grounds as well! He also participated in an LP burn after the normal day of training was done! One of the greatest things as an advisor is seeing our youth step up and start coming out of their shells at these events. The amount of confidence I've seen our Explorers gain over the years is just incredible. Hearing how events like this have solidified them wanting to make a career out of firefighting is an amazing feeling. Thank you to all the parents, community, fellow advisors, and Muscatine Fire Department for helping make this happen. We appreciate all you have done and the support you show to this program. With that being said, we could use the community's help on our current project as we are trying to reach a $12,500 match grant goal by Sept 1st to help us restore a training tower to allow us to do even more inhouse training. Please consider donating as every dollar right now is being matched up to $12,500. Please reach out to us at [email protected] for any questions regarding joining our program.

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Checks can be made payable to:
MFCA
312 E. 5th St
Muscatine IA, 52761

Venmo:

07/18/2026

I spy with my little eye… a Muscatine Fire Explorer! Kainen has been down working since Thursday on sharpening his fire skills!! City of Muscatine, Iowa - City Government Muscatine Fire Department