Terre Haute Fire Department battles structure fire

PHOTO: Just after 5 Tuesday morning firefighters responded to a fire at 605 Lafayette Avenue in Terre Haute. Crews found heavy flames. Our photojournalist told us she could see flames several blocks before she got to the scene. Battalion Chief Doug Curry with the Terre Haute Fire Department told us the structures were not occupied and there were no injuries. Fire officials have not confirmed this, but bystanders told News 10 the fire happened at a trailer that was storing tires next to a body shop. A little before 6 a.m. the fire spread to a second structure. The fire remains under investigation.
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Indiana firefighters to be honored in Maryland ceremony

VIDEO: Several Indiana firefighters who died in the line of duty will be among 89 honored during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend on May 4-5, 2024, in Maryland. The honorees will include the following Indiana firefighters: Firefighter/EMT Gerald Brooks, 49, of the Indianapolis Fire Department, died on Nov. 2, 2021, due to complications of COVID-19. Assistant Chief Ronald Derrickson, 58, of the Straughn Volunteer Fire Company, died on Sept. 15, 2021, due to complications of COVID-19. Firefighter Duane Erwin, 78, of the Elberfeld Volunteer Fire Department, responded to a structure fire on Oct. 20, 2021. Upon returning home, he complained of a headache that worsened over the next three hours. He was transported to the hospital where he remained until he died Oct. 23, 2021, due to a stroke.
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South Bend Fire Department donates gear to Guatemala

VIDEO/PHOTOS: The South Bend Fire Department recently sent their old firefighting gear to Guatemala. And in response, the volunteer firefighters sent back a big thank you through a video. This is the second time that the fire department has done this, the first coming in 2019. This all starting in 2018, when a volcano erupted killing more than 200 people. A Guatemalan man living in South Bend, Carlos Baldizon, realized a lot of these fire departments are made up of volunteers with a lack of equipment. He asked the fire department what can be done, which is when he learned firefighting suits have a 5 year lifespan, according to OSHA guidelines. Baldizon said, this most recent donation helped many different volunteer departments. "The second batch which was 225 suits with a total of 4000 pounds. People from the stations travelled 600 miles." said Carlos Baldizon, Assisting SBFD in donating gear."
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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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