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To apply, please complete the Application. Once completed, please mail in or drop off the form at the City offices, or email it to one of the leaders below. If you aren’t ready to apply, and would like to learn more, feel free to contact any member of the leadership team below.
Ambulance
Sheldon Community Ambulance Team (SCAT)*
- Paramedic Level: EMS Service
- Est. 1971
About Us
Mission Statement To Preserve and enhance quality of life by providing comprehensive emergency medical services skillfully and compassionately.
- Great working atmosphere.
- Updated Equipment, Training, and Protocols.
- Inclusive Team Dynamics. Transparent Leadership.
- Paid Training and Continuing Education
- Employ Driver’s, EMR, EMT, AEMT, Medics, RN’s.
Meetings are held every other Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m.
Leadership
Krysten Haan - SCAT Director/EMS Coordinator
- Phone: 712-631-4779
- Email: khaan@cityofsheldon.com
Jared Johnson - Assistant Director
Maria VanVelzen - Secretary/Treasurer
Dr. Amy Wingert - Medical Director
EMA
A joint mission with the Sheldon Fire Department. Emergency response, traffic control for major scenes, assistance with traffic flow during large events such as RiseFest and Celebration Days.
To apply, please complete the Application. Once completed, please mail in or drop off the form at the City offices, or email it to one of the leaders below. If you aren’t ready to apply, and would like to learn more, feel free to contact Wayne Barahona.
Wayne Barahona - Emergency Management Agency (EMA)
- Phone: (712) 324-4651 (rings into the City Clerk’s Office)
- wayne@cityofsheldon.com
Fire
To apply, please complete the Application. Once completed, please mail in or drop off the form at the City offices, or email it to one of the leaders below. If you aren’t ready to apply, and would like to learn more, feel free to contact any member of the leadership team below.
Fire Department
- Phone: (712) 324-2225
- Fire Chief: Brad Hindt (brad@cityofsheldon.com)
- 1st Assistant: Chuck Ball
- 2nd Assistant: Scott Ruden
Mission Statement\ Dedicated to saving lives and property. To provide the community the best service possible in emergency situations with the training and knowledge we have learned, and also pass on the training and knowledge to aid in calls to come.
Organized: 1884
Community size: 5,512 in the City of Sheldon, plus four rural townships (Grant and Lynn in Sioux, and Carroll and Floyd in O’Brien).
The Sheldon Fire Company is a total volunteer service. Members consist of:
- 1 – Chief
- 2 – Assistant Chiefs
- 3 – Captains
- 3 – Lieutenants
- 21 – Firefighters
- 4 – Student Firefighters
We offer a high school student program with junior or senior members.
Average Calls per Year: 85
Call Types: Fires, Rescues, and Accidents.
Equipment:
- Ladder 15: 2021 Spartan/LTC 100ft aerial platform, 2000 GPM pump, crew of 6
- Engine 4: 1999 Spartan 1500 GPM pump, foam system, crew of 6.
- Engine 1: 2015 Freightliner/MCB 4 wheel driver 1250 GPM pump with 500 pump n roll pump crew of 5.
- Rescue: 2009 – Spartan/ Crimson 1500 GPM pump, with rescue tools, crew of 6.
- Tanker – 2007 – Midwest Fire 2000 gal. 500 GPM pump. Crew
Antique Trucks: 1884 – Hose Cart, 1918 – Luverne 250 GPM Pumper, 1960 – Dodge Luverne 500 GPM Pumper
Meetings: 24 per year (Meet the 1st & 3rd Thursday night of the month)
Certifications Held by Most Members: Firefighter I, Firefighter II, EMR, Hazmat Awareness, Hazmat Operations, First Responder, CPR, and Confined Spaces. There are many more also.
Territory: 81 square miles, including 2 rural townships (Carroll and Floyd in O’Brien County; Grant and Lynn in Sioux County) with mutual aid to surrounding towns within 30 miles.
ISO Rating: 4
To apply please contact the department head. For an application, please click here.
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Contact Us:
- Location: 416 9th St, Sheldon, IA 51201
- Phone: 712-324-2525 (press option 4 for dispatch after hours).
- Fax: 712-324-2528
The Sheldon Police Department is located in the Community Services Center, 416 9th Street, Sheldon, IA 51201. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The mission of the Sheldon Police Department is to deliver total quality service to the citizens of our community in a professional, friendly, and equitable manner which will result in a successful conclusion to all requests for service.
Chief of Police
- Interim Chief Eric Meinecke (ericm@sheldoniapd.com) - also currently a Sgt
- Administrative Assistant Bri Shea (brianna.shea@sheldoniapd.com)
Sergeants
- Greg Jacobsma (greg.jacobsma@sheldoniapd.com)
- Eric Meinecke (ericm@sheldoniapd.com)
Patrol Officers
- Dan Crawley (daniel.crawley@sheldoniapd.com)
- Tim Loeschen (timl@sheldoniapd.com)
- Nyron Moore, Jr (nyron.moore.jr@sheldoniapd.com)
- Zane Roberts (zane.roberts@sheldoniapd.com)
- Trent Morton (trent.morton@sheldoniapd.com)
Police K9
Balin Tartarus Nefarius\ Balin is Hindi for “Mighty Sword”.
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