Firefighter/Paramedic of the Year recognized at Terre Haute Fire Department Dinner

The Terre Haute Fire Department recognized the efforts of multiple members of their organization during their annual recognition and commendation dinner. Among the awards given out were the Firefighter of the Year and Paramedic of the Year. Taking home Firefighter of the Year was Terre Haute Fire Captain Jason Kane. Paramedic of the Year went to firefighter Scott Mellenthin. The event is the 17th annual dinner for the THFD, and was opened by remarks from Terre Haute Mayor Brandon Sakbun. A Union Hospital Trauma Award was given to Jeremy Jones for his actions during a mass casualty incident in December of 2023. Additionally, retired firefighter Richard Gallagher was recognized with the John Feuquay Lifetime Achievement Award. The dinner was sponsored by First Financial Bank.
WTWO-TV NBC 2 Terre-Haute

3 departments battle Fort Wayne house fire, 3 cats killed

Part of a southwest side house was left charred and smoldering after a fire Wednesday. Fire crews responded to the home on Hadley Road between Illinois and Bass roads Wednesday shortly after 6 P.M. The Allen County Sheriff’s Department issued a mobile push notification warning residents to avoid the area, and several firefighters were spotted at the house on Hadley Road. WANE 15 arrived at the scene and saw the house had significant fire damage to the garage, and light trails of smoke could still be seen coming from the structure. It took crews approximately 25 minutes to extinguish the fire. According to the WCFPD Fire Chief the garage was total loss while the home sustained heavy smoke and heat damage. A WANE 15 viewer also captured photos showing a large cloud of smoke in the sky coming from the house.
WANE-TV CBS 15 Fort Wayne

Westfield firefighters have a new home at Station 81

PHOTOS: Last Saturday, April 20, the Westfield Fire Department (WFD) welcomed several hundred community members through the doors of Station 81 at 17001 Ditch Road. The newest of Westfield’s three stations replaces the former space shared with the Westfield Police Department in Westfield’s Public Safety Building at 17535 Dartown Road, which was built in 1997. Fire Chief Rob Gaylor said the WFD had outgrown the former facility, and he was proud to be able to show citizens of Westfield how their tax dollars will help the WFD serve them better. The new 36,000 square-foot facility includes eight bays from which the WFD will run an engine, which holds 750 gallons of water plus hoses, a ladder truck, and a medic unit, as well as vehicles for the battalion chief, field resource paramedics, and a safety officer.
Hamilton County Reporter

Arson investigation underway after IndyGo bus catches fire in Indianapolis

VIDEO: A fire that engulfed an IndyGo bus Wednesday morning on the city’s near-north side may have been intentionally set, transit officials told News 8. A video shared on social media around 7:15 a.m. showed a burning bus parked next to the station at Meridian and 38th streets, just east of Crown Hill Cemetery. “All passengers on board were safely evacuated thanks to the quick actions of the bus driver,” Carrie Black, director of communications for IndyGo, told News 8. The Indianapolis Fire Department responded within minutes and the fire was out by 7:45 a.m. Arson investigators were called to the scene after witnesses told police the fire was set by someone on the bus. “Early eyewitness reports suggest a passenger started the fire,” Black confirmed to News 8. IMPD says one person has been detained but no arrests have been made.
WISH-TV CW 8 Indianapolis