Des Moines Fire Department
The Des Moines Fire Department is a customer focused state of the art provider of fire protection, emergency medical and related services. We’re proud of our distinguished history of protecting our community and our tradition of service is strong. We won’t rest on our laurels however; our sights are set on continually enhancing our capabilities. Our personnel are skilled, dedicated, caring, and courageous. We work in a challenging environment, and we meet the challenge every day – teaching fire safe behaviors to children, inspecting commercial properties, managing a natural, technological, or intentional calamity affecting our entire community, or treating an individual who happens to be visiting – and we meet it very well.
Des Moines Fire Stations
The Des Moines Fire Department currently has 10 stations located throughout the city to serve the citizens of Des Moines. For a scalable image map of where any one of our ten fire stations are locations click on the map.
Des Moines Fire & Rescue Station 1
Fire Station One is located at 900 Mulberry Street. It serves the main downtown area. Fire Station One is also the location for the Fire Department's Administration Office, Emergency Medical Services Office, Technical Services Division, Fire Prevention Bureau.
Des Moines Fire & Rescue Station 2
Fire Station Two is located at 1727 E Walnut Street. Fire Station Two serves a large area of the east side of the city.
Des Moines Fire & Rescue Station 3
Fire Station Three is located at 2458 Easton Blvd. Fire Station Three serves the east and northeast areas of the city.
Des Moines Fire & Rescue Station 4
Fire Station Four is located at 917 University Avenue. Fire Station Four serves the central and north-central areas of the city.
Des Moines Fire & Rescue Station 5
Fire Station Five is located at 711 Forty-Second Street. Fire Station Five serves the central and west central areas of the city.
Des Moines Fire & Rescue Station 6
Fire Station Six is located at 1919 SE 6th Street. Fire Station Six serves the south central and southeast areas of the city. Station Six is the home of the Water Emergency Team (WET).
Des Moines Fire & Rescue Station 7
Fire Station Seven is located at 3500 East 12th Street. Fire Station Seven serves the north area of the city.
Des Moines Fire & Rescue Station 8
Fire Station Eight is located at 1249 McKinley Ave. Fire Station Eight serves the southern area of the city.
Des Moines Fire & Rescue Station 9
Fire Station Nine is located at 4800 Douglas Ave. Fire Station Nine serves the north and northwest areas of the city.
Des Moines Fire & Rescue Station 10
Fire Station Ten is located at 5900 E Indianola. Fire Station Ten serves the south and southeast areas of the city.
Leadership Team
John TeKippe
Fire Chief
Greg Chia
Assistant Fire Chief
Rick Zimmerman
Assistant Fire Chief
Tom Patava
District Fire Chief – Fire Marshal
Matt Porter
District Fire Chief – Emergency Medical Services & Training
Joe Giudicessi
District Fire Chief – Special Operations
Dale Bunting
District Fire Chief – Shift Commander
Dan Burke
District Fire Chief – Shift Commander
John Scott Douglass
District Fire Chief – Shift Commander
Michele Bischof
Superintendent of Technical Services
Dave Harmon
Superintendent of Maintenance
Kay Eoff
Executive Administrative Assistant