The Epworth Community Volunteer Firemen were awarded a 2012 Dubuque Racing Association Grant that allowed for the purchase of a new power ambulance cot.

The new state of the art piece of equipment will help medics by allowing the cot to be placed in the ambulance and the transport of patients to the hospital without having to manually lift the cot. The new cot will decrease injuries to volunteers and will increase patient handling safety.

The $7,134.44 grant provided the majority of the funds to purchase the new transport cot. The remaining funds came from donations made at the annual fund raising dance the department held in May. Including this grant, the Dubuque Racing Association has awarded over $92,600.00 to the Epworth Community Volunteer Firemen over the past eleven years.

The Epworth Community Volunteer Firemen is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation comprised of the volunteers who respond to emergencies in and around the Epworth area and was founded in 1911.