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Volunteer firefighter urges county action on official first-responder IDs

Muscatine County Board of Supervisors · March 31, 2026

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Nichols resident and volunteer firefighter Gene Hammons urged the board for direction on obtaining official identification for volunteer responders, saying a prior county ID effort stalled in August 2024; supervisors and staff said the county is working on issuing IDs and advised him to contact the commission and Chris Jasper.

Gene Hammons, a Nichols resident and volunteer firefighter, told the Muscatine County supervisors on March 30 he is seeking clear direction on how volunteer first responders will obtain official identification accepted at emergency scenes.

"I\'m a firefighter EMT, hazmat, operations level trained," Hammons said in public comment,…

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