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Jan 14, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

3 officers hurt during rescue in burning Mich. building

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Three officers suffered from smoke inhalation as police and firefighters rescued four people from a blaze at an Ann Arbor apartment building. Ann Arbor Fire Department Battalion Chief Kevin Cook tells AnnArbor.com (http://...

Dec 19, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

Penn Twp. fire chief: Can't cover Osceola fire calls long-term without tax hike

OSCEOLA – We have an update on a story we've been tracking – a warning from Penn Township Fire to Osceola they can't keep covering fire calls for free. Last week, the board got rid of four of its top-ranked firefighters, saying they were...

Jan 3, 2013 |Story| South Bend Tribune

Mishawaka's BIG difference: Spacious fire station opens

South Bend Tribune
MISHAWAKA -- Firefighter Rick Rieff paused inside the city's new station No. 4 on Thursday -- a day after it went into operation -- and added emphasis to the words "big difference." He looked at three engine bays where, as a driver, he could easily...

Dec 31, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

Fort Wayne church badly damaged by overnight fire

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — Officials say an overnight fire has badly damaged a Fort Wayne church. Firefighters were called about 12:40 a.m. Monday to Taylor Chapel United Methodist Church on the city's northeast side, where they found heavy smoke...

Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering

Dec 12, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

Future of Osceola Fire Department in question

OSCEOLA – Almost a quarter of a St. Joseph County fire department is now gone. WSBT has learned Osceola has released at least 4 volunteer firefighters. However when we stopped by the fire station Tuesday night, we found firefighters...

Dec 12, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

Fire hits home in Osolo Township

ELKHART – Firefighters from 4 departments and 2 states battled a blaze just north of Elkhart Wednesday morning. Shortly after 7:30 a.m., flames were seen shooting from a home in the 26100 block of County Road 4 in Osolo Township between County...

Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Heavy Engineering

Dec 26, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

No response yet on Osceola fire merger

Will the town of Osceola join a fire territory in Penn Township? Fire officials asked for an answer today. Penn Township's fire chief says he has not received word if Osceola is interested in merging and forming a fire territory. The chief went...

Dec 12, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

Dec 3, 2012 |Story| South Bend Tribune

Dec 29, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

N. Ind. boy, 7, dies as 2-story home burns

MULBERRY, Ind. (AP) — Authorities in north-central Indiana say a 7-year-old boy died in a house fire after firefighters were unable reach him in an upstairs bedroom. Madison Township firefighters were told when they arrived about 2 a.m. Saturday...

Dec 24, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

2 firefighters die in ambush at blazing NY house

WEBSTER, N.Y. (AP) — A gunman ambushed four volunteer firefighters responding to an intense pre-dawn house fire Monday morning outside Rochester, N.Y., killing two and ending up dead himself, authorities said. Police used an armored vehicle to...

Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Andrew Cuomo

Nov 28, 2012 |Story| WSBT-TV

Chemical fire at Baycote called "fluke"

MISHAWAKA – Local firefighters say the September chemical spill and fire at the Baycote site that forced the evacuations of hundreds of people in Mishawaka was a fluke. That’s what Mishawaka Fire Battalion Chief Jim Cocquet calls it. He...

Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues