Johnson County firefighters rescue male trapped under lawn mower for an hour in Trafalgar

Firefighters in Johnson County say they rescued a male who’d been trapped under a lawn mower for almost an hour deep in a ravine near Trafalgar. The Trafalgar Fire Department says the rescue happened around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday. Crews were called to the 8000 block of Shoreview Drive in the Lamb Lake area to investigate an injured person with entrapment. When they arrived, they found a male trapped under a lawn mower deep in a ravine. The department says the man was alert during the rescue, and told firefighters he’d been stuck in the ravine for nearly an hour. Crews removed the lawn mower off the victim and he was rushed to a hospital in stable condition. Firefighters did not say how the lawn mower tumbled down the ravine or how long the rescue took. Trafalgar is in Johnson County, 45 minutes south of downtown Indianapolis.
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Family’s Dog Dies in Devastating Indianapolis Garage Fire

PHOTO: A family in Indianapolis lost their 3-year-old labradoodle, Izzy, in a devastating house fire early Wednesday. The fire began in the garage of their home on Parcrest Court, quickly spreading throughout the house. According to the Indianapolis Fire Department (IFD), the family initially smelled smoke and tried to retrieve the dog but were forced to evacuate. Firefighters arrived to find thick black smoke filling the garage and much of the home. Despite efforts to contain the blaze, the garage was destroyed, and significant damage extended to the rest of the house. Investigators are still working to determine the cause of the fire. The family, who has lived in the home for eight years, was checked by paramedics on the scene and released. Fortunately, no human injuries were reported.
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Friendship Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. Receives State Farm Good Neighbor Grant

Just in time for Fire Prevention Week, October 6-12, Friendship Volunteer Fire Department, Inc. is excited to announce that it is one of 100 volunteer fire departments across the nation to receive a $10,000 grant through the State Farm Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program. In collaboration with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), State Farm has awarded $1 million in grants to help local fire departments obtain needed equipment to increase their responders’ safety, effectiveness and ability to serve their community. With this grant, the Friendship Volunteer Fire Department will be able to purchase a gear washer to clean turnout gear after fighting structural and vehicle fires. With today’s modern materials, there are dangerous by products of combustion that cover our protective gear.
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15 cadets graduate from Terre Haute Fire Academy

VIDEO: The Terre Haute Fire Department held a graduation for one of its largest recruitment classes in history. The 15 recruits made their way through four months in the Terre Haute Fire Academy. On Tuesday, the cadets celebrated their accomplishments with friends, family, and firefighters. This is a milestone for the city's fire fighting force. "It keeps our staffing levels high, keeps us where we should be to make sure that we're there to give the citizens of Terre Haute everything we can give them," said Floyd Mason, training chief for the City of Terre Haute. The graduates will continue their education in paramedic school.
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Approximately 30 individuals displaced after Wayne Township Apartment fire

VIDEOS/PHOTOS: The Wayne Township Fire Department responded to a “large apartment fire” Tuesday morning. Public police reporting systems indicate WTFD crews were called to the 3700 block of Montauk Court — which is located on the west side of Indianapolis — around 11 a.m. on a report of an apartment fire. When first responders arrived at the scene, they observed a building with heavy fire in its attic space and a large volume of thick smoke permeating from the area. According to a post on its Facebook page, WTFD immediately initiated search and rescue operations and deployed attack hose lines to contain the fire that had broken out in the building’s attic space. WTFD reported that the blaze caused significant damage to much of the eight-apartment building. Thirty people were displaced by the fire.
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Indiana Task Force 1 redeploys to Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton

Indiana Task Force One is being redeployed to Florida ahead of the Hurricane Milton. The state’s Federal Emergency Management Agency-designated urban search and rescue task force announced Tuesday they were being demobilized from western North Carolina — where they were assisting in the response to severe flooding caused by Hurricane Helene — and being re-assigned to Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall in the state Wednesday night. IN-TF1 has been deployed for over three weeks to assist in disaster responses, and Tuesday’s news prolongs their deployment. Eighty members of the task force had left Indiana as part of a Type 1 deployment. A Type 1 deployment is a full deployment of the task force, providing full rescue capabilities, including hazmat, medical, K-9s and structural specialists.
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