Fires

Berrien County has big plans for a nearly $1 million grant they have received from the federal government. The city of Niles Fire Department was awarded a regional "assistance to fighters grant." This will help replace several outdated communication...

A homeowner left wood burning in his stove when he left his house in the 52000 block of Lilac Road Sunday afternoon. He thought the fire would die down, but it didn't. When he returned, he found every homeowner's worst nightmare. As flames rip through...

LAKEVILLE-- Fire departments are there to help the community, but in Lakeville the tables have turned. The Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department is out of money and currently survives on Union Township's reserves. Thousands of dollars in gift...

ELKHART COUNTY – Two children were hurt when a Concord Township home caught fire late Saturday night. One was badly injured. Just before 10 p.m., firefighters were called to a blaze at a two-story house in the 22900 block of Leslie Lane. That&...

RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — Richmond's mayor has suspended the eastern Indiana city's fire chief for one week after he was charged with disorderly conduct for an altercation in a nearby town. Mayor Sally Hutton said after suspending Richmond Fire...

WARSAW – Firefighters from 5 departments were busy early Sunday battling a big blaze at a Warsaw strip mall. Around 3:50 a.m., emergency crews were called to Cigarettes Plus at 876 N. Lake St. The business was fully engulfed, forcing Warsaw fire...

BENTON HARBOR – Fire swept through a Benton Harbor home early Sunday. Around 2:30 a.m., firefighters were called to 160 Robbins Ave. Crews from the St. Joseph Fire Department helped Benton Harbor Fire battle the blaze. The first 911 dispatch...

MADISON TOWNSHIP – Firefighters from 6 departments were called to battle a house fire in St. Joseph County’s Madison Township Sunday morning. It was in the 11000 block of New Road, just west of Beech Road near the Elkhart County line....

The Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union made its voice loud and clear – Enough with the public safety officers in Benton Harbor. Union members say the program is not working. That's where crime fighting and firefighting are done by the same...

"A number of things went wrong." That's what Benton Harbor's public safety director, Roger Lange, says about the fire at 1034 Jennings that nearly killed Lt. Doug Bell. Lange has interviewed two public safety officers that were on the scene with...

BENTON HARBOR – Dramatic 911 calls from eyewitnesses begging for help for a Benton Harbor firefighter injured in a house fire. LISTEN TO THE CALLS HERE The calls are from March 14 when veteran firefighter, Lieutenant Doug Bell, was trapped and...

SOUTH BEND -- City Fire Chief Stephen Cox and Controller Mark Neal briefed the Common Council on Monday concerning the proposed new Luther J. Taylor Sr. Fire Safety Training Center mentioned by the mayor in his recent "State of the City" address. Named...