PIERCETON — Lutheran EMS, Pierceton and Warsaw Fire Departments responded to 4544 E. Old Road 30, for a chimney fire.  

INDIANA — With cold weather right around the corner, the Indiana Department of Homeland Security is warning Hoosiers to be safe when heating their homes. Every year, unsafe alternative heating sources are one of the leading causes of home fires and fire-related deaths during the winter months. Two of the leading culprits are improper use …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.

Claypool Fire Chief Bob Haines said a chimney fire at a rural Warsaw home Monday night was the result of built up creosote. The small fire was reported just before 9 p.m. Monday at 4494 S. County Farm Rd. The home, owned by Gordon Vanator, sustained less than $1,000 in damages. Firefighters from Claypool and …read more.

Clay Township and Winona Lake fire department have been called to a chimney fire at 4391 S. Country Club Rd. According to a firefighter on scene, the fire has been mostly contained and all residents have exited the building safely. More information will be posted as it becomes available.    

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTF_8F_X298]   Warsaw Fire Department responded to 1310 E. Clark St., Warsaw, at about 9:15 p.m. Monday for a chimney fire. When fire crews arrived flames were visible from the chimney of the two-story house. No word yet on a cause for the fire, but officials reported it was under control at 8:42 p.m. …read more.

Firefighters with the Warsaw-Wayne Township Fire Territory responded to 771 N. Timberline Circle West in Warsaw this afternoon when the home’s occupants began to smell smoke. The fire department’s quick response diverted any real damage to the home. The fire department was called at approximately 4:20 p.m. to the single-story ranch style residence which, according …read more.

The Pierceton Fire Department was called to 2710 E. 550 S. at 10:20 p.m. Tuesday night for a reported chimney fire and it has prompted the department to issue a warning to other residents. The fire was at a home owned by Doug and Tammy Wise. When the fire department arrived, firefighters found sparks coming …read more.