Turkey Creek fire and township advisory boards Monday, July 13, approved sending Fire Chief Mickey Scott’s 2021 proposed operations and equipment replacement budgets for further consideration by the Syracuse Town Council.

Turkey Creek fire and township boards met Monday, June 8, for the first time since the pandemic shutdown was instituted in March.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek fire and township boards did not convene for their scheduled Monday, April 13, meeting, but Fire Chief Mickey Scott still submitted his monthly report by email. In his March report, Scott noted: • The department’s new ambulance was received Friday, March 20, three days before the factory shut down until further …read more.

  SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek fire and township advisory boards Monday, March 9, unanimously approved Fire Chief Mickey Scott’s request to use funds from the department’s operations budget to pay for public citizens’ certification at the department’s regular CPR classes. The classes are held in conjunction with the American Heart Association, which charges $20 per …read more.

SYRACUSE — The first order of business for the Turkey Creek fire board Monday, Feb. 10, was swearing in Layne Neal as the department’s newest firefighter/EMT. Township attorney Andrew Grossnickle administered the oath and Layne’s father, Lamont, took the honor of placing the official pin on Layne’s collar. In other action, the fire and township …read more.

SYRACUSE — Joshua Taylor was sworn in as a firefighter/EMT private at the Turkey Creek Fire Board meeting Monday, Jan. 13. The board was also sworn in for their 2020 tenures. Taylor’s wife, Janessa, took the honor of placing his insignia pin on his collar after the swearing in by township attorney Andrew Grossnickle. The …read more.

  SYRACUSE — Judging from the comments of board members, Turkey Creek fire and township advisory boards Thursday, Dec. 12, made one of their easiest decisions of the year as they each unanimously approved Fire Chief Mickey Scott’s request for expedited purchase of two ambulance cots and power load systems. “If we accept delivery of …read more.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek fire and township boards Monday, Nov. 11, both unanimously approved Fire Chief Mickey Scott’s request to purchase a 2019 demo ambulance to replace the department’s 2016 ambulance, which was heavily damaged in an accident in August. The boards allocated up to $295,000 for the purchase of the vehicle and an automated …read more.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday, Oct. 14, unanimously approved Trustee Julie Close’s proposed 2020 budget upon second reading. All fund amounts were adopted without change from those advertised to the public. The amounts for each fund were: • General, $111,700 • Township assistance, $83,000 • Recreation, $15,500 • Rainy day, $20,000 • …read more.

  SYRACUSE — An unusual series of unfortunate events prompted Turkey Creek Fire Chief Mickey Scott to request approval Monday, Sept. 9, for an emergency purchase of an ambulance. After hearing Scott’s chronicle of unfortunate happenstances, the fire and township advisory boards approved funding for the purchase of a 2019 demo ambulance “that we could …read more.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek fire and township boards Monday, Aug. 12, unanimously approved Fire Chief Mickey Scott’s request for up to $7,000 for new department computers in the territory’s two fire stations. “Our current computers are several years old and due for replacement,” Scott said. The amount allocated will pay for the hardware, software, keyboard, …read more.

SYRACUSE — More than 30 people attended the dedication of the state’s 11th Safe Haven Baby Box Friday, Aug. 9, with a ceremony at Turkey Creek Fire Station 2, located at 8138 E. McClintic Road south of Syracuse. The station was chosen for its “significant level of anonymity for surrenders,” according to a Safe Haven …read more.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek fire and township advisory boards Monday, July 8, unanimously approved Fire Chief Mickey Scott’s proposed 2020 operations and equipment replacement budgets. Scott proposed $1,894,899 for operations and $635,000 for equipment replacement. The operations total represents a 3.99% increase from this year’s budget, which includes a 2% salary increase for the chiefs, …read more.

SYRACUSE — Ten Turkey Creek Fire Department officers took the oath of office at the fire board meeting Monday, June 10. The oaths were administered by township attorney Andrew Grossnickle. Taking the oath were Fire Chief Mickey Scott; Janelle Fancil, Brian Richcreek and Bob Tinkey, battalion chiefs; Kevin Grindle, assistant chief; Jon Hall, Quinn Hunter and …read more.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek Fire Territory and township advisory boards Monday, May 13, were invited, along with the public, to an upcoming open house celebrating completion of renovations to the territory’s two fire stations. The open house will take place from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Station 1, 402 N. Huntington St., Syracuse. …read more.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek fire and township boards Monday, April 8, approved further action on the purchase of a new pumper fire truck and the installation of a baby box. Fire Chief Mickey Scott reported the department’s 2002 fire engine is scheduled for replacement. “We formed a truck committee that has been working on bid specifications …read more.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek fire and township boards Monday, March 11, unanimously approved a $45,000 appropriation for the purchase of five SCBAs and 18 oxygen bottles to replace the fire department’s present 10-year-old inventory as recommended by National Fire Protection Association guidelines. “This will complete the cycle of SCBA replacements we began three years ago,” said …read more.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek Fire Territory and township advisory board members took their oath of office Monday, Jan. 14, administered by Andrew Grossnickle, who was reappointed township attorney. Also sworn in was newly elected township trustee Julie Close, who replaced retiring trustee Barb Griffith. Both boards signed the 2019 volunteer fire contract presented by Fire Chief …read more.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday, Dec. 10, approved Fire Chief Mickey Scott’s two requests to encumber funds for the 2019 fiscal budget. The first encumbrance entailed $13,000 from the dues and a training line item. That amount was transferred to next year’s budget to help cover the costs of up to three firefighters …read more.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek fire and township advisory boards Monday, Nov. 12, unanimously approved a resolution determining 2019 fire department salaries and a three-year collective bargaining agreement. Fire department personnel will receive a 4 percent salary increase in 2019 and a 2 percent increase each of the following two years. Full-time salaries for 2019 include: fire …read more.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek fire and township boards Monday, Oct. 8, gave the go-ahead to pursue installation of a baby box at Fire Station 2 on McClintic Road south of Syracuse. Only three such boxes have been installed in the United States, all of them in Indiana. The climate-controlled boxes are designed to facilitate the …read more.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek fire territory and township boards convened in tandem meetings Monday, Sept. 10. The township board took up the first reading of the fire territory’s 2019 proposed budget. The second reading will take place at the board’s October meeting. At the meetings, Fire Chief Mickey Scott presented his monthly report. He reported the …read more.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday, Aug. 13, awarded a $507,837 contract to Syracuse-based Milestone Construction for renovations to the territory’s two fire stations. The motion, passed unanimously, was contingent on final contract approval by Andrew Grossnickle, the township’s attorney, Fire Chief Mickey Scott and a representative of Milestone; and submission of a performance …read more.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek Fire Board Monday, Aug. 13, approved the fire territory’s 2019 operations and equipment replacement budgets and the winning bid for renovations to the two fire stations. The board unanimously approved Fire Chief Mickey Scott’s requested $1,822,092 for operations and $765,000 for equipment replacement. The township and Syracuse Town Council had already approved …read more.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday, July 9, approved Fire Chief Mickey Scott’s proposed 2019 operations and equipment fund budgets. Scott requested $1,822,092 for operations. “This budget represents an increase of $126,238,” said Scott. “Of that amount, we are projecting to provide funding of $45,000 from increased EMS billing revenue. The overall budget …read more.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek Fire Board Monday, July 9, accepted a $492,364 bid from Milestone Construction of Syracuse, the lowest of three bidders, for renovation work on the territory’s two fire stations. The board approved $508,000 to cover a kitchen range and hood assembly not included in the bid and to allow for any unexpected …read more.

SYRACUSE — In a brief meeting Monday, June 11, Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board received reports from Trustee Barb Griffith and Fire Chief Mickey Scott. There was no old or new business presented at the meeting. Griffith presented her monthly financial report and noted an uptick in poor relief disbursements for utilities. She paid out …read more.

SYRACUSE — With discussions about fire station improvements completed last month, Turkey Creek Fire Board dispensed with business in seven minutes Monday, June 11. The only agenda item was receiving Fire Chief Mickey Scott’s monthly report. Scott informed the board he is currently working on 2019 budget proposals for the operations and equipment replacement budgets …read more.

Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday, May 14, unanimously voted to request bids for improvements to the fire territory’s two stations. Architect Jim Malcolm was on hand to answer questions about the improvement plans and the bidding process. “We have been working on these building improvements for almost two years now,” said Fire Chief Mickey …read more.

Architect Jim Malcom addressed the Turkey Creek Fire Board Monday, May 14, explaining the bidding process for improvements to the territory’s two fire stations. “The plans have already been submitted to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security,” he told the board. “They wanted two different projects. We put pretty much everything into those documents to …read more.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek Fire Chief Mickey Scott reported at the Monday, April 9, fire territory executive board meeting his department hosted a successful day-long training for first responders. The eight-hour class, conducted by the University of Findlay, “educated emergency responders on freight rail car incidents involving hazardous material,” said Scott. The free course drew …read more.

Turkey Creek Township Trustee Barb Griffith released her department’s 2017 annual report at the township advisory board meeting Monday, March 12. The cash fund statement indicates a year-end balance of $5.34 million. “That is the largest amount we have ever had,” said Griffith. The township took in $2.46 million in revenue and disbursed $1.68 million …read more.

Turkey Creek Fire Chief Mickey Scott reported at the Monday, March 12, fire board meeting, 37 first responders from six area fire departments and one law enforcement department participated in a day-long training course Scott’s department hosted Saturday, March 10. The exercise, held at Syracuse Community Center, simulated a rail car accident involving crude, ethanol …read more.

Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday, Feb. 12, signed an application for construction designed release submitted by the architect for improvements to the fire territory’s two stations. The application will be submitted for approval by the state “so we can begin acquiring bids for these improvements from interested bidders,” said Fire Chief Mickey Scott. Township …read more.

Turkey Creek Fire Board Monday, Feb. 12, unanimously approved Fire Chief Mickey Scott’s request for $139,761 for new firefighter personal protective equipment. The request was just under the $140,000 budgeted for the purchase. “We are purchasing from two different vendors to obtain the best pricing,” said Scott. The equipment includes helmets, visors, insulated fire boots, …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Turkey Creek Fire Territory responded to a report of a house fire at approximately 1:50 p.m. today, Jan. 30, in the area of 10301 North Grand Boulevard, Syracuse. Upon the arrival of the first fire department personnel, flames were visible. The house is located on an island with a walk bridge to …read more.

Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday, Jan. 8, prepared for the coming year by electing new officers and taking action on the township’s anti-nepotism and ethical oversight policies. The board elected Dennis Darr to serve as president and Barb Griffith as secretary for 2018. Township attorney Andrew Grossnickle distributed certification forms for the board members’ …read more.

SYRACUSE — At 9:41 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, Turkey Creek Fire Territory was called to a residential structure fire at 203 W. Boston St., Syracuse. The caller reported flames on the second floor of the wood-framed structure, which was built in the 1920s. All occupants were reportedly evacuated from the house at the time of the initial call.

Turkey Creek Township Board Monday, Dec. 11, approved a request to encumber $286,080 from its fire territory equipment replacement fund for a new vacuum tanker ordered in July. “We expect to receive the tanker in late April or early May of 2018,” said Fire Chief Mickey Scott, noting “the price is locked in.” The bid …read more.

Turkey Creek Fire Board Monday, Dec. 11, approved the transfer of $6,000 to the fire department’s equipment repairs fund to close out the fiscal year. The money was transferred from the department’s insurance line item, which has used only 4 percent of its allotment. The department received an insurance premium refund of $1,667.50 in November, …read more.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek Fire Territory Chief Mickey Scott while giving his report to the Syracuse Town Council Tuesday, Nov. 21, took a moment to spread public safety information. “Kidde has recalled 37 million fire extinguishers manufactured from Jan. 1, 1973, to Aug. 15, 2017,” Scott said. Affected fire extinguishers are ones with plastic handles. …read more.

Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday, Nov. 13, unanimously approved the 2018 fire territory salary resolution submitted by Fire Chief Mickey Scott. Next year’s salaries represent a 2 percent increase over 2017 compensation. Longevity pay increased 1 percent. Full-time employees will be paid the following for 2018: • Fire chief, $59,441 • Deputy chief, $53,821 …read more.

Citing an emergency call earlier this month, Turkey Creek Fire Chief Mickey Scott cautioned territory residents to be particularly aware of possible carbon monoxide poisoning in their homes and businesses. Addressing the fire board Monday, Nov. 13, Scott noted the traditional precept of changing smoke and carbon monoxide detector batteries during the semiannual time change, …read more.

Turkey Creek Township Trustee Barb Griffith presented her proposed 2018 budget and resolution at the Monday, Oct. 9, meeting of the township’s advisory board. “The state board of accounts reviewed this proposal and said it looks good to them,” said Griffith. The board unanimously passed the proposal and all board members signed the resolution. Griffith …read more.

Citizens will benefit from the Turkey Creek Township and the town of Syracuse new shared safety rating from the Insurance Service Office. Fire Chief Mickey Scott reported at the Monday, Oct. 9, fire territory executive board meeting the new rating based on an April 2017 ISO review of “equipment, staff, dispatch, water department” and other …read more.

The state Department of Local Government Finance met with Turkey Creek Township Trustee Barb Griffith Wednesday, Aug. 23, and approved her budget proposals for 2018, Griffith reported at the Monday, Sept. 11, meeting of the township advisory board. “All our finances look good,” she said, noting the township’s funds — general, rainy day, township assistance, …read more.

Prior to the Monday, Sept. 11, Turkey Creek Fire Board meeting, the department presented four first-aid kits to representatives of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department lake patrol. “We have taught CPR classes for them,” said Fire Chief Mickey Scott, who presided during the presentation, “and we will continue to work with them.” The patrol monitors …read more.

Turkey Creek Township Trustee Barb Griffith announced Monday, Aug. 16, the township will undergo a routine annual budget review by the state department of local government finance. The meeting will take place at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 23, in Warsaw. “All entities in the state that have budgets go through the review,” she said. Griffith …read more.

Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday, July 10, welcomed new board member Sylvia Gargett to its ranks. Gargett, sitting in on her first official meeting, replaced Kim Cates, who resigned her position on the board to join the Kosciusko County Council. Gargett has served on several boards, including the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce board, Rotary …read more.

Turkey Creek Fire Board Monday, July 10, welcomed Corky Wong to fill its long vacant fifth seat. Wong served on the territory’s fire department for almost 30 years and was an officer on the Syracuse Police Department for six years. He met with board members during an interview process and his tenure was also approved …read more.

Turkey Creek Fire Board Monday, June 12, approved a $286,080 bid to purchase a 2018 tanker with a vacuum pump. The tanker will replace the 1999 tanker currently in use by the fire department. Fire Chief Mickey Scott reported he received two bids by the June 9 deadline. The lower of the two bids, at …read more.

Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday, June 12, elected John Heckaman to replace Kimberly Cates as fire board chairman. Cates was compelled by operation of law to resign Thursday, June 8, when she was sworn in to replace county council member Bob Sanders, who passed away in May. Her membership on the advisory board was …read more.

The Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday, May 8, reviewed the fire department’s list of renovations for fire stations 1 and 2. Proposed improvements for Fire Station 1 included: • Moving the base radio upstairs. • Installing alert system speakers in the stairways, shower rooms, computer room and outside at the rear of the station. …read more.

The Turkey Creek Fire Board Monday, May 8, approved the purchase of four self-contained air units, 10 oxygen cylinders and eight face masks for the territory’s firefighters, as requested by Fire Chief Mickey Scott. The appropriation included the $29,513.50 purchase price and shipping. The department had allocated $30,000 for the purchase in its 2017 equipment …read more.

SYRACUSE — Robin Merchant, public works superintendent, told the Syracuse Town Council there is a 28.6 percent water loss occurring on a regular basis. The state requires water departments to be under 20 percent when it comes water loss. Merchant made his report during the council’s regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening, April 18. Merchant told …read more.

Fire Chief Mickey Scott and township attorney Andrew Grossnickle explained additions and modifications to the list of renovations for the fire territory’s two fire stations at the Monday evening, March 13, meeting of the township advisory board. The fire department’s building committee issued a list of additional concerns supplementing the items in the original quote …read more.

February was a busy month for personnel improvement in the Turkey Creek Fire Department, Fire Chief Mickey Scott reported at the Monday evening, March 13, fire board meeting. Two full-time firefighter/EMT employees were accepted into the upcoming 20-month paramedic program. “Their tuition fees have been paid as approved by the board in February,” said Scott. …read more.

Turkey Creek Fire Chief Mickey Scott reported Monday, Feb. 13, his department utilized only 88.92 percent of its budget allotment in 2016. He requested the fire board encumber the statutory maximum for the 2017 fiscal year. The board unanimously carried over $80,788 to the department’s equipment fund. The amount represents the 5 percent of the …read more.

Turkey Creek Township Board discussed Monday, Feb. 13, filling a long-standing vacancy on the fire board. Board member Kimberly Cates reported Mitch Close “has shown an interest” in the position. The fire board consists of five members. Two must be residents of the town of Syracuse and two are selected from residents of the township. …read more.

Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday, Oct. 10, allocated $40,000 for the purchase of a new fire department command vehicle and heard reports from Trustee Barb Griffith and Fire Chief Mickey Scott. The new vehicle, a 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe, will replace the Chevrolet Suburban the department has used since 2004. The current vehicle “has 116,675 …read more.

Turkey Creek Fire Chief Mickey Scott was front and center at the Monday, Oct. 10, meeting of the township’s fire board. With the 2017 budget already passed on to the Syracuse Town Council, Scott’s monthly report was the only business of the evening. In its only substantive vote of the evening, the board unanimously approved …read more.

SYRACUSE — Fire Chief Mickey Scott told the Turkey Creek Fire Board Monday evening, Oct. 12, he ordered the chassis for the department’s new ambulance.

Turkey Creek Fire Board Monday approved the purchase of onboard computers for the department’s vehicles after hearing and discussing a presentation by Fire Chief Mickey Scott. The equipment will allow firefighters and paramedics to download information and file reports en route to a hospital or fire station.“The tablets get rid of all the paper,” Scott …read more.

Turkey Creek Fire Department had its busiest year in 2014, averaging nearly 3.5 emergency responses per day, according to a year-end report submitted at Monday’s fire board meeting. The department handled 200 fire and 1,057 EMS runs during the year, with fire calls peaking in August and September. “That’s when people started using heating equipment,” …read more.

Turkey Creek Fire Board made short work of it Monday night, receiving Fire Chief Mickey Scott’s monthly report, approving a bid for a new brush fire truck and voting to continue Steve Snyder as a board member. The agenda’s most significant item involved the purchase of a new grass fire truck. The department received a …read more.

Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board unanimously passed next year’s budget after second reading Monday night. No one from the public offered any comment on the proposed budget. The 2015 budget totals $1,972,926, including $36,855 in personnel compensation, $4,300 for supplies, and $54,450 for other services. The fire department’s budget comprises the remaining 90 percent of …read more.

Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board Monday conducted the first reading of the fire territory’s 2015 budget, totaling $1,565,661 for operations and $210,000 for the equipment replacement fund. The board noted only about half the budget will come from property taxes, 14 percent from properties within Syracuse and 86 percent from township properties. The remainder will …read more.

The Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board spent a short regular monthly meeting Monday evening discussing business as usual. Fire Chief Mickey Scott reported annual maintenance on the department’s trucks was completed last month and a committee is currently researching options for the replacement or remount of an equipment truck. A total of $250,000 is budgeted …read more.

Thanks in part to the record breaking temperatures, drought conditions and the use of personal fireworks, the Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board learned June 2012 topped out as having the highest fire and EMS run totals as far back as the Turkey Creek Fire Territory has been keeping statistics. With 146 total runs, estimated property …read more.