The Des Moines Fire Department is launching a program designed to cut the number of non-emergency calls while connecting frequent 911 users with long-term services. People can now get medical care at a downtown homeless shelter, while paramedics will visit public housing, homeless encampments, and people who often call 911. Assistant Fire Chief Percy Coleman […]
Iowa town seeks FEMA funds to buy flood-damaged homes
Some communities in northwest Iowa hit by massive flooding this summer are now able to apply for FEMA money to purchase