Pierceton Fire Department was called at 7:11 a.m. this morning to 1378 S. SR 13 on a possible chimney fire. According to Pierceton Fire Department Capt. Nathan Rhoades, while the fire department was en route they were advised the home was filling with smoke and appeared to be in the attic. Winona Lake and North …read more.

Leesburg Fire Department is responding to a reported residential fire alarm located a 3776 East Armstrong Road in Leesburg. No fire was located by fire officials.

Emergency personnel responded to a reported shed fire located at 208 East Catholic St., Pierceton. According to Reporter Jarrett Van Meter, the fire began as a result of a minor smoking inside the shed. No animals or individuals were reportedly harmed as a result of the fire.  

[weaver_youtube vPp9bcwHBUI rel=8]   Milford Fire Department is at the scene of a rekindled house fire at 824 E. CR 1250N. A full assist from Turkey Creek Fire Territory and Leesburg Fire Departments, with tanker assists from New Paris and Benton fire departments are also at the scene. Water is being shuttled by tankers to …read more.

At approximately 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1, Pierceton Fire Department was called to the 5300 block of Washington Road on reports of a shed on fire. The structure was reportedly near a residence, and a neighbor was trying to extinguish the fire with a hose. According to a Pierceton Fire Department official at the scene, …read more.

At approximately 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30 Pierceton Fire Department and Sidney Fire Department were called to the Hoosier Landfill located at the 2700 block of East 800 South on reports of smoke billowing from the ground on the backside of the facility near the methane burn off area. Responders found some items had caught …read more.

By CAPT. JAMES L. BRADBERRY Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department Elkhart County Sheriff’s Detectives are continuing to investigate the death of a 58-year-old female who was found deceased inside of her home earlier this morning. At approximately 6:17 a.m. fire department personnel responded to a house fire  at a residence located at 28962 Kehres St., Elkhart. …read more.

Milford Fire Department was called at 9:30 a.m. Monday to a cargo trailer fire at 41 West North Street, Milford. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. A car near the tire was moved by a passing motorist. The property is owned by Juan and Erica Parra. Erica Parra was inside the home …read more.

Warsaw Fire Department is currently responding to a vehicle fire at 2005 East Market Street in Warsaw. The fire was reportedly the result of an effort to jump start the car’s battery. The fire is under control and no one was injured.

UPDATE: According to officials at the scene, there were no injuries as a result of the fire. The fire appears to have started in the garage of the home. At this time the fire is reportedly under control. INITIAL REPORT: Emergency personnel are currently responding to a mobile home fire located on SR 14 and …read more.

UPDATE: At 7:25 p.m., Kosciusko County Dispatch announced that Pierceton Fire Department cleared the scene. At approximately 3:45 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 9, Pierceton Fire Department and other emergency personnel were called to a house on EMS R4E Lane, near the shore of Ridinger Lake, for a house fire. No Injuries were reported, and at time …read more.

A 13-year-old is believed to have attempted to set fire to her own residence while her parents were inside last evening in the Barbee Lake area of Kosciusko County. (see related) North Webster/Tippecanoe Township firemen and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department deputies responded at 10:43 p.m. to a report of a house fire at house 33 …read more.

For an update on this story see Juvenille Attempts To Burn Barbee Lake Home With Parents Inside. Members of Kosciusko County Squad 70, a fire investigation team, has been called in to investigate the cause of the fire at 33 EMS B33A Lane, Warsaw. The home is on Little Barbee Lake. The initial call was …read more.

[weaver_youtube jhVgnVeYh3k rel=8]     The property loss and damage has been estimated up to $200,000 from a barn fire Sunday afternoon, at 8097 N. Syracuse-Webster Road. The property is owned by Dennis Darr. The fire has been ruled accidental. Embers from a recreational fire were determined to start the blaze. Turkey Creek Fire Territory, …read more.

UPDATE: New Paris Fire Chief Joe Warstler has reported the Indiana State Fire Marshall’s office, insurance adjusters and electrical contractors are returning to the remains of Better Way Products, Plant 2, in New Paris. The investigators are attempting to find the cause of Thursday morning’s fire. The initial call was at 1:44 a.m. There were …read more.

Emergency personnel responded to a reported RV on fire located at 3295 W. 200 S. off of SR 25 at 12:03 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17. According to Warsaw Fire Department the fire appears to have begun in the engine or dashboard area of the RV. There were no injuries as a result of the fire. …read more.

Warsaw Fire Department was called to a report of a fire located off of Anchorage Road in Shamrock Mobile Home Park Lot 6. According to Warsaw Fire Department, a neighbor noted smoke billowing from the residence and called 911. Upon arrival, emergency personnel found the building to be fully engulfed and Winona Lake was called for …read more.

UPDATE: Squad 70 investigators visited the house Tuesday afternoon and determined the blaze that destroyed the house at 412 Perry St., Warsaw, started on the front porch, but Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory Chief Mike Brubaker said it is still too early to determine an exact cause. The home, owned and occupied by James and Judy Dubbs, …read more.

A rare and unusual incident sparked a small electrical fire at a vacant house in Warsaw. At approximately 9:15 p.m., firefighters of the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory were dispatched to a residence at the corner of Reed and Smith streets. WFD Battalion Chief Ed Kipker tells StaceyPageOnline.com this morning that the fire was caused by “a floating neutral. …read more.

Etna Green Fire Department responded yesterday to a report of a fire located in a shed at 8697 West 600 North in Etna Green. According to Etna Green Fire Chief Eric Waggoner, two generators were housed inside of a small shed (referred to by residents of the property as a motor shed) when one caught …read more.

[weaver_youtube eq0uHa7hkbs rel=0] (video provided by Daniel Scott) (UPDATE: The fire at Pendry Powder Coatings has been put out as of 12:54 p.m. today.) All employees of Pendry Powder Coatings, 275 E 250N, Warsaw, are safe. However, the business is a total loss with damage and contents estimated in the millions of dollars. George Pendry and …read more.

Warsaw Fire officials are currently on the scene of an electrical fire in the cafeteria of Cardinal Services at 504 N. Bay Dr., Warsaw. According to fire officials, the fire, which reportedly began from a microwave, is out at this time. The health department and Winona Lake Fire Department have been called to the scene. Further …read more.

Pierceton firefighters responded to a report of an electrical fire at 204 W. Walnut St., at about 11:45 a.m. today. Although a full assist from Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory was called for, the fire was under control within minutes. According to county records, the home is owned by Donald and Linda Chilson of Reed City, Mich. …read more.

Mentone Fire Department responded to a barn fire located at 11620 W. 600 S. in Mentone at approximately 2 p.m. today. According to Mike Yazel of Mentone Fire Department, the fire was the result of brush being burned too close to the structure. Though the fire was extinguished within an hour, the barn did become fully …read more.

At approximately 5 a.m. today firefighters from SIlver Lake Fire Department were called to respond to reports of a fire located at an empty home located at 10978 South 450 West, Silver Lake. According to a representative from Silver Lake Fire Department, no one was residing in the home at the time of the fire and …read more.

Emergency personnel have been called to respond to a electrical fire located at 10730 West Anglin Road, Etna Green. According to scanner traffic, the fire was believed to be within the walls of a home, however, when firefighters arrived on scene the found that an an electrical outlet had sparked and burned an area around the …read more.

[weaver_youtube FniNO2gkBLo rel=0] Two individuals lost their lives in a fire at Medina’s Body Shop, 310 N. Higbee (SR 15), Milford, early this morning. The fire was reported at 7:18 a.m. by Justin Brown, an employee of CTB who had just left work and observed smoke and flames. Numerous other reports were also received by Kosciusko …read more.

[weaver_youtube S4bjxy-Vgdw rel=0] At 1:04 a.m Sunday, Feb. 9, North Webster Fire Department was called to respond to a house fire that was fully engulfed in flames located at 45 EMS B60 Lane. The address was dispatched as a North Webster location and is in the Barbee area near Sechrist Lake. According to North Webster Fire Department …read more.

Update: Claypool Fire Department, with assistance from Warsaw Fire Department and Multi-Township EMS, have the chimney fire under control. When this reporter arrived to the scene there was no longer smoke coming from the chimney and emergency personnel were beginning to disperse. Claypool Fire Department are continuing to inspect the house for damages, but the …read more.

Sponsors are still being sought for the February First Friday event that is themed the Fire & Ice Festival. Michiana Ice Carvers will be working on carving ice sculptures from 300-pound and 600-pound blocks of ice for the festival, beginning early in the morning on Friday, Feb. 7. Last year, 46 ice sculptures were sponsored …read more.

The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office continues the investigation into the deaths of Crissinda Kabay, 66, and Chad Russell, 42, both of Bristol. On at approximately 7:02 a.m. Dec. 16, a fire was reported at the residence located at 526 N. Arbutus St., Bristol. The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office responded after fire units found Crissinda Kabay …read more.

February’s First Friday event in downtown Warsaw will be the annual Fire & Ice Festival, featuring ice sculptures created by the Michiana Ice Carvers. Sponsors for the ice sculptures are also being sought. Last year, 46 ice sculptures were sponsored by downtown businesses, which then had the either 300 pound or 600 pound block of …read more.

Emergency personnel were called to extinguish a car fire located in an alleyway next to Maple Avenue Florist in Warsaw. The fire began in small, passenger car in an alley located behind Maple Avenue Flower Shop. Due to the vehicle’s proximity to the business, Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory firefighters were initially concerned flames could spread to …read more.

Members of the Atwood Fire Department and Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory were called at approximately 2:30 p.m. to a fire located at Egg Innovations, 4811 West 100 North, Warsaw. Though initially it was believed that the fire had begun within a building by Atwood Fire Department, upon arrival firefighters discovered the fire had begun outside and …read more.

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PueomNLKAaM] Warsaw Fire Department was called to Cigarettes Plus, a business on North Lake Street, Warsaw, at 3:38 a.m. Sunday. Minutes after their arrival, the building became engulfed in flames. Warsaw Fire Department was first called to investigate smoke at Cigarettes Plus, 853 N. Lake St. Upon arrival, WFD called for tanker and manpower …read more.

  Heavy smoke was reported coming from the Robinson Construction building at 445 E. 200 N., Warsaw, early this morning after a passerby reported hearing an alarm at the business. Warsaw Fire Department Battalion Chief Rob Barker said they were called at 6:27 a.m. when dispatch received two calls about the fire. The first came …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgMkPsWFdkg] Mentone and Burket fire departments were called to a house fire at Osprey Drive and South Mallard Road, near Palestine Lake, Mentone. The fire was reported just after 5 p.m. in a single family residence at 5935 W. Osprey Dr. According to Burket Fire Chief Kevin McSherry, the fire began in the southeast …read more.

A fire outside of North Webster left one elderly woman in critical condition on Saturday, Feb. 23. According to Sparta Township Fire Department’s Jason Stump, Elenor Steller, the 91-year-old sole resident of a two-story farm house located at 10510 W. 200 S., Cromwell, was caught in burning house after falling asleep while a candle was …read more.

Warsaw and Winona Lake Fire Departments respond to a fire located in Merrywood Trailer Court in Warsaw. According to Warsaw Fire Chief Mike Brubaker, the fire began in a trailer located on lot 5. Though the cause of the fire is still under investigation, Brubaker said it appears the fire began in a bedroom. Smoke …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxCKFpATEWE]   Fire and Ice is the theme of Warsaw’s First Friday event set to begin with ice carving in the morning hours. Paula Bowman is the coordinator of the First Friday events in downtown Warsaw. She says this week’s celebration with feature 46 ice sculptures, all created out of 300 pound to 600 …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D10Jt_4Oy5g]   Sept. 25, 1994, is a day Bonnie Sue Johnson will never forget. It was early that morning when Johnson’s life was saved by a firefighter that, until Thursday night, she simply knew as her “guardian angel.” In an exclusive interview with StaceyPageOnline.com, Johnson recalled waking up at 7:23 a.m. to her then boyfriend …read more.