Fort Wayne Fire Department responds to house fire in East Central neighborhood

The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a house fire in the East Central Neighborhood Saturday morning. Dispatch confirmed with WANE 15 that the Fort Wayne Fire Department is responding to a house fire at 1319 McCulloch Street across the street from the Jennings Recreation Center. According to WANE 15 crew at the scene, six fire trucks were at the house along with one standby ambulance. No one was injured as a result of the fire according to officials at the scene. In a press release from the Fort Wayne Fire Department, firefighters arrived to the scene just before 9:30 a.m. and found the fire in an upstairs bedroom. All residents of the home, two adults and four children, were evacuated and firefighters were able to get the fire under control in under 30 minutes.
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Dogs help teach kids fire prevention at Madison STEAM Academy in South Bend

VIDEO: There’s a new program starting in schools to teach kids fire prevention in a fun and memorable way. At the Madison S.T.E.A.M. Academy class was in session, but the teachers weren’t normal faculty; in fact, you could say these teachers were having a ball. Kasey and Karmel are dogs, and side by side, tail by tail, they bring fire and life skills to children of all ages, as part of Koorsen Fire’s Kasey Program. “Using the dogs to teach that, I think, makes that more memorable than just having someone to stand up and talk about it; I don’t think that’s going to be memorable, but when you have the dogs become the teacher, that becomes more memorable to the kids,” said Jeff Owens, the public coordinator of the program who also trains the dogs.
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Indianapolis police and firefighters to play in annual Hoops and Heroes basketball game

Indianapolis police and firefighters will meet on the basketball court for the 8th Annual Hoops and Heroes basketball game this weekend. The Indianapolis Fire Department is looking to defend its title after winning last year’s action-packed game. According to a news release, authorities said, “This year’s event will feature a thrilling basketball game between members of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) and the Indianapolis Firefighters, providing an opportunity for friendly competition while supporting survivors of domestic violence.” IMPD is especially passionate about bringing awareness to domestic violence. Police said their own Officer Kim Carmack was murdered in 2014 by her ex-husband after enduring six years of domestic violence. This is why DV resources will be available at the game.
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New York City firefighters train at South Bend’s River Rescue School

VIDEO: The New York City Fire Department has arrived in South Bend, where they’re training right here in the city. The FDNY is working side-by-side with South Bend Fire’s River Rescue School to prepare for water-related emergencies. The team actually visits annually to train in South Bend. The teams performed various drills, including one with two people trapped in a car in the water and one person on top of the car. “This particular one is with the New York City Fire Department. They come here to learn advance so far our skills that they’re required to know for their special operations command group, which is includes rescue companies, squad companies, special operations companies that are within the city of New York and part of their New York City taskforce,” said Captain Brent VanBrauene, with the South Bend Fire Indiana River Rescue School.
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