OUR COMMUNITY, IN PHOTOGRAPHS
Our people. Our work. Our community.
Explore photographs from our archive—on the river, around our equipment, and with the community we serve.
COMMUNITY GALLERY
A closer look at our work.
Open any photograph to explore the collection. Our archive reflects different periods in our history. Our equipment, membership and activities may have changed. We include dates and names where we have confirmation.
Showing all 37 photographs.
Boat crew on the river
Three of our crew members wearing flotation gear aboard a rescue boat on the river.
Airboat crew
A crew wearing flotation gear aboard an airboat, with the propeller cage behind them.
Along the riverbank
People and small boats gathered along a bare riverbank near a bridge.
Boat crew near the dam
Two crew members in flotation gear aboard a boat near turbulent water below a dam.
At the riverfront
One of our response vehicles and people beside a waterfront boat dock.
Airboat on moving water
A crew aboard an airboat crossing choppy water.
Keokuk Fire Department rescue boat
The Keokuk Fire Department’s rescue boat on the water.
Community visit outdoors
A youth group and adults gathered outdoors during a visit documented in our archive.
Learning together
Young visitors and adults gathered around tables during an indoor visit.
A closer look at the airboat
Young visitors and adults examining an airboat and its large propeller cage.
Exploring the rescue boat
Young visitors gathered around a trailered rescue boat with adults nearby.
Learning about the equipment
Visitors looking at a trailered boat during an outdoor community visit.
Inside the equipment display
Young visitors looking at shelves of equipment with an adult.
Safety equipment demonstration
Emergency equipment and a demonstration area arranged indoors for a group visit.
Taking part in a demonstration
A young participant lying on a black ground sheet during a group demonstration.
Scout and scout leader
A scout with her scout leader on a black ground sheet during a visit with us.
Learning through participation
Two young participants wearing orange and yellow shirts on a demonstration ground sheet.
Community safety activities
Two young participants wearing green and blue shirts on a demonstration ground sheet.
Participating together
Two young participants, including one in a purple shirt, on a demonstration ground sheet.
An outdoor group gathering
Young visitors and adults assembled outside near our equipment.
An indoor gathering
Adults and young people seated in a room, with emergency equipment nearby.
A visit by the river
A visitor holding a colorful ring in front of a building and outdoor equipment.
A welcome in paint
Painted artwork showing a red-and-white life ring, a wooden post and a shoreline.
Equipment on display
Our rescue equipment and boating safety signs on display in a gymnasium.
Pickup and rescue boat
Our blue pickup with a trailered rescue boat powered by an outboard motor.
Ready to transport
A silver pickup truck towing a trailered airboat.
Rescue response vehicle
A white KVEC response vehicle with a red-and-blue emblem parked on grass.
A familiar response vehicle
A white response vehicle with red stripes and Keokuk Volunteer Emergency Corps lettering.
Response vehicle, front view
One of our response vehicles photographed from the front and side, showing red markings and equipment compartments.
Response van
The front of a dark response van with roof-mounted emergency lights.
Our name on the door
Keokuk Volunteer Emergency Corps lettering and emblem on a white vehicle door.
Airboat and trailer
An airboat with a large propeller cage on a trailer behind a blue pickup truck.
Vehicles, boats and equipment
One of our response vehicles, boats and rescue equipment arranged outdoors.
Flags above the street
A ladder truck displaying American flags above a street near a building.
Chief Dan Tillman
Our chief, Dan Tillman. Photograph date not recorded.
Former Chief Kevin Baker
Our former chief, Kevin Baker. Photograph date not recorded.
The flood of 1993
Our building during the flood of 1993. Photograph by Ed Vinson.
Help preserve the story.
Have a date, a photographer credit, or more context for an image? Share it with us. Our earlier archive did not record most photographer credits. The 1993 flood photograph is credited to Ed Vinson.