Fire Marshal Jon Rech is responsible for fire code enforcement, fire and life safety prevention/education activities, and fire investigations in the City of Urbandale. He started at UFD in 1995 as a paid-on-call member. In 2000, he was hire full-time at UFD as a Paramedic/Fire Inspector. In 2006 his position was reclassified to Fire Marshal. He first became an EMT in 1993 and has been a paramedic since 1997. If you have questions, please feel free to Email Chief Rech