Each municipality in the Greater Des Moines area has its own police department and fire department*.
|
Fire Dept. Personnel* |
Police Department Personnel |
| Ankeny |
65 |
38 |
| Carlisle |
29 |
5 |
| Clive |
71 |
24 |
| Des Moines |
310 |
483 |
| Grimes |
21 |
5 (county Sheriff) |
| Indianola |
49 |
21 |
| Johnston |
38 |
16 |
| Norwalk |
34 |
14 |
| Pleasant Hill |
31 |
13 |
| Urbandale |
46 |
46 |
| West Des Moines |
90 |
81 |
| Windsor Heights |
29 |
21 |
*For most cities in the metro area, fire departments are staffed with a combination of full-time, part-time and paid-on-call personnel.
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