Editing Hiawatha, Iowa (section)

== Government ==
[[File:Hiawatha Fire Department.jpg|alt=Hiawatha Iowa Fire Department|left|frameless|200x200px]]
'''Hiawatha''' is governed by the [[Mayor–council government|Mayor with city council]] form of government, utilizing several departments, boards, and commissions.<br />The recently built [[Seat of local government|City Hall]] (dedicated in 2007) is located at 101 Emmons Street Hiawatha, Iowa 52233. The building was designed to include not only the city government and various departments but also includes a [[Community centre|Community center]] and public meeting rooms.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.hiawatha-iowa.com/|title=Hiawatha Iowa ''Official Website''|publisher=Main page|access-date=2010-11-10}}</ref>

=== Police department ===
The Hiawatha Police Department is located in the lower level of the City Hall building. The department has 14 full-time sworn officers, two reserve police officers and special agent “Reso”, a K-9 unit. Special Agent "Mod" retired from the police department on March 21, 2012. Mod died on August 28, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hiawatha-iowa.com/mod.php?mod=department&did=39 |title=Hiawatha Iowa ''Official Website'' |publisher=Police Department |access-date=2010-11-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100424072458/http://www.hiawatha-iowa.com/mod.php?mod=department&did=39 |archive-date=2010-04-24 }}</ref> The Police Department's campus was expanded with the Public Safety Training & Support facility in May 2021. Its year-long construction cost $999,000 and the building ultimately takes up 7,200-square-feet.<ref name="safety">{{cite web |title=New Hiawatha Public Safety Training Facility complete and ready for use |url=https://www.thegazette.com/crime-courts/new-hiawatha-public-safety-training-facility-complete-and-ready-for-use/ |website=The Gazette |access-date=24 February 2024}}</ref>

=== Fire department ===
The Hiawatha Fire Department is located at 60 10th Avenue; Hiawatha, Iowa 52233. The department's personnel consist of a combination of paid and volunteer firefighters. The Hiawatha Fire Department has the only fire-based ambulance service in Linn County. HFD runs approximately 2,500 fire and EMS calls per year. In addition to these services, HFD has a contract with Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids to transport patients from the Mercy Hiawatha Emergency Department to the Mercy Cedar Rapids main campus.