CoSUMn MER nection2 01 9 A Summer of Celebrations Coralville welcomes longer days and warmer weather with community festivities, neighborhood gatherings, sports, summer reading, entertainment, the Farmers' Market, and a free community meal. 2&3 4&5 6&7 8 9-1 1 12 &13 14-16 17 18 19 Fire Notes to 4thFest Census Projects Library Summer Police City Services Performing know Arts 2 CORALVILLE CONNECTION FIRE DEPARTMENT From the 1929 RUNG Coralville Fire Department Bylaws: “All officers and members of the department shall regularly be present in the town and they shall not be absent from the town periodically. The Fire Chief BY is empowered to call upon all able bodied persons over sixteen years of age to assist the fire department when necessary. “The Fire Chief at the time of fire may require the owner of any team of horses RUNG or automobile or any citizens to assist in hauling fire fighting apparatus to the fire and he shall have power to require citizens to assist in the removal of property endangered by fire.” The Coralville Fire Department Station 2 on Holiday Court was celebrates its 90th anniversary in complete. The addition of a second 2019. Established in 1929, the fire station decreased the response department's first "fire truck" was time for the north side of the city. a two-wheeled cart with 1,000 feet A firefighter residency program was of hose, hitched to a vehicle or launched, providing the opportunity pulled by hand. The fire house was for resident firefighters to serve on a garage rented from Mayor Koser the Coralville Fire Department and for $3 a month. live at the station in a private dorm In 1937, a fire truck was room. In 2013, major improvements purchased to replace the hose cart, to Station 1 were completed, including and a new two-stall fire station was a two-story addition of 4,300 square built across the street from City Hall, feet and additional dorm rooms for then located on 2nd Avenue, for the firefighter residency program. $965 — $600 for the fire house, The City’s fire protection plus $365 to fireproof the building. classification has continued to earn In 1967, the department moved upgraded ratings. The Insurance into the building which currently Services Office (ISO) analyzes houses the Coralville Police municipal fire protection services Department. In 1969, the City in communities throughout the annexed the Oakdale area, and the United States on a scale of 1 to 10, Oakdale Fire Department’s 1953 with 1 being the highest possible pumper was turned over to the ranking. Many insurers use ISO’s Coralville Fire Department. Public Protection Classifications In 1985, the department moved for underwriting and calculating A Look at into the newly-built Station 1 on insurance premiums for residential, 5th Street. As the department— commercial, and industrial properties. and the city—continued to grow, so A steady climb up the ladder 90 Years did the need for an additional fire reflects the work and investment station. In 2009, construction of both the Fire Department and the City have put forth in Coralville’s fire of Growth at the protection services: Coralville’s ISO classification was a Class 6 in 1984, Coralville Fire rose to a Class 4 in 2004, and in 2009 Coralville achieved a Class 3 rating. In 2013 and again in 2018, Department the City earned a Class 2—a ranking which puts the department in the top 3% nationally. SUMMER 2019 FIRE DEPARTMENT CORALVILLE CONNECTION 3 Iowa Firefighters Memorial Coralville is home to the Iowa Firefighters Memorial, making Iowa the first state to have a dedicated memorial park to honor the service of firefighters in the state. Located off 1st Avenue just north of Interstate 80 exit 242, the Iowa Firefighters Memorial is open 365 days a year. Construction began in 1992 and finished in 1994.The memorial park includes a memorial wall, sculpture, eternal flame, and visitor center. The memorial wall lists the names of Iowa firefighters who died in the line of duty, firefighters who served ten years or more who have passed away, and firefighters who died while an active member of a fire department. Each June, a memorial service is held at the Iowa Firefighters Memorial to honor those added to the memorial wall. 2019 marks the 25th memorial service. Today, the department is staffed with over 40 volunteers and five paid members, and provides fire, medical, hazardous material, and water rescue services for Coralville, East Lucas Township, and the University of Iowa Research Park. The Coralville Fire Department also provides proactive prevention services such as site plan reviews, and gives back to the community through fire safety education and local projects. Did You Know? Coralville’s Fire Rescue Training Facility, built in 2007 and located west of 1st Avenue and south of Interstate 80, is a comprehensive regional training center. It includes a two-level state-of-the-art burn building, a four-story training tower, confined space tunnels and props, a flammable gas area, extrication pad, helicopter landing zone, and a pond to train for ice and water rescues and rescue diving. The facility is used by fire departments, law enforcement, and public emergency organizations throughout the region. Learn more at www.coralville.org/fire . TRAINING TOWER AT THE FIREFIGHTERS TEST AN ULTRA HIGH CORALVILLE FIRE RESCUE PRESSURE (UHP) HOSE AT THE FIRE TRAINING FACILITY RESCUE TRAINING FACILITY, APRIL 2019. www.coralville.org 319.248.1700 4 CORALVILLE CONNECTION NOTES TO KNOW Notes to Know Beekeeping & Chickens: The Scoop on Urban Livestock The desire for fresh, homegrown food has made urban farming a popular hobby. Before investing in supplies, check your local ordinances and zoning regulations. Coralville does not permit residents to raise, keep, or maintain livestock within the city limits, except in districts zoned for agriculture. The term “livestock” includes animals belonging to the bovine (cows), caprine (goats), equine (horses), ovine (sheep) or porcine (pigs) species; ostriches, rheas, and emus; farm deer; or poultry (chickens, ducks, turkeys, and geese) (City code Ch. 55.01.18 and Ch. 55.12). This also includes raising backyard chickens and beekeeping (apiculture). For more information on property zoning, please contact the Building Department at Fireworks Are 319.248.1720 or visit www.coralville.org/building . Banned in Coralville To make a livestock complaint, please contact If you are thinking about lighting off fireworks in Animal Control at 319.248.1800. Coralville, think again. It is illegal to use fireworks in Coralville, with the exception of fireworks displays Don’t Be in the Dark handled by insured operators and approved by the City. about Street Lights Violators face a minimum fine of $250 and can be held liable for any damages they cause. Many surrounding When a new street is constructed or a request is made communities also prohibit their use. to add street lights, specific criteria are used to determine Even though fireworks can be sold in Coralville, they where roadway lighting is placed. As a general rule of can’t be used in Coralville. The State legalized the sale thumb, street lights are placed at all intersections, and at of consumer fireworks, but a city ordinance regulates mid-block if the blocks are more than 600 feet in length. their sale: selling fireworks in Coralville has specific Street lights may be spaced closer in busy pedestrian requirements and requires a permit from the Coralville corridors such as 5th Street, or along high traffic volume Fire Department. streets such as 1st Avenue or Highway 6, as determined If not putting on your own backyard fireworks display by an engineering traffic study. fizzles your fun, remember that novelty fireworks— Street lights are not intended to light yards or pedestrian sparklers, snakes, or snaps—remain legal. paths on a typical street. If you are concerned about lighting in your neighborhood, remember that exterior Report illegal fireworks: Call the Police non-emergency house lights and post lights can illuminate your driveway, line at 319.248.1800 and provide the location and any entrance, and the sidewalk in front of your home, while additional information. Police will respond to fireworks- security lights can light up secondary entrances. Accent related calls as officers are available. Only call 911 and landscape lighting can help give the feeling of safety, for emergencies. while limiting the amount of light pollution. Where to see fireworks: Don’t miss Coralville’s annual The majority of street lights in Coralville are owned 4thFest fireworks display on July 4 in S.T. Morrison and maintained by Linn County REC and MidAmerican Park beginning around 9:45 pm. Coralville’s fireworks Energy; the City owns and maintains some decorative are discharged by trained pyrotechnicians from the streetlighting throughout Coralville. Learn more at Coralville Fire Department. www.coralville.org/streetlights. SUMMER 2019 NOTES TO KNOW CORALVILLE CONNECTION 5 COMMON QUESTIONS, HELPFUL ANSWERS CAN I COMPOST MY FOOD WASTE IN A BIN AT THE CURB? Coralville residents with curbside yard waste collection may compost food scraps or other organic materials in Coralville biodegradable yard waste bags or a 33-gallon container with a yard waste sticker during the months that yard waste is collected (typically late March through late November, weather CAN I BUILD A dependent). No special composting cart is needed. Yard waste picked up in Coralville’s curbside program DECK OR FENCE? is taken to the compost area at the Iowa City Landfill. If a new deck or fence is in your summer plans, The City’s yard waste collection program serves remember that a permit is required.