WEST BERTRAM, Iowa (KCRG) – Linn County leaders say West Bertram Fire Department has responded to about a third of calls over five years, including a 2024 fire that destroyed a historic restaurant next door to its station
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — An i9 investigation found the West Bertram Fire Department rarely responds to calls despite collecting property tax dollars from residents in the area it covers.
The department covers a small area east of Cedar Rapids and west of Mount Vernon. People in the area pay for the department through property taxes. When a fire happens in the area, the department is supposed to be the first on the scene…