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.

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.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek Township Fire Territory and the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department responded to a single-car accident at approximately 10 a.m. today, July 1, on South County Line Road — between North Warner Road and North CR 750E — north of Syracuse.

SYRACUSE  — A two-car accident at CR 1300N and Warner Road in Syracuse resulted in no injuries. The accident occurred at around 9 a.m. Monday, Dec. 14. The accident was caused by a failure to yield. A van, driven by Everett Beckham, 85, Cromwell, was heading southbound on Warner Road, and turned onto CR 1300N …read more.

At the Monday evening, Sept. 14, Turkey Creek fire board meeting, Fire Chief Mickey Scott unsealed two bids the department received for a new ambulance. The new vehicle will serve as the scheduled replacement for the department’s current 2002 ambulance. The board directed Scott to analyze the voluminous bids, contained in thick three-ring binders, and …read more.

SYRACUSE — A Syracuse man is in critical, but stable condition following an electrical shock sustained Monday, Sept. 7. At 4:54 p.m., Syracuse Police and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department responded to the call, finding Syracuse resident Jason Veenstra, 40, conscious but severely burned.

SYRACUSE — Turkey Creek Township Fire Territory responded to a boat on fire Tuesday evening, Aug. 4, on Syracuse Lake. At 5:57 p.m., firefighters received the call and were able to extinguish the fire in about five minutes.

Those in the Syracuse area can protect themselves and their families against the dangers of carbon monoxide by swinging by Turkey Creek Township Fire Department’s station one or two, where firefighters are distributing free carbon monoxide detectors. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website, www.cpsc.gov, “About 170 people in the United States die …read more.

Tandem meetings of the Turkey Creek fire board and township yielded approval of two budgets Monday evening. At the first meeting, the fire board considered Syracuse/Turkey Creek Fire Chief Mickey Scott’s proposal for the department’s 2015 budget, whose $1,565,661 total came in only 2.1 percent over the 2014 amount. Most of the line items remained …read more.

Board members for the Turkey Creek Township Fire Territory listened to updates on equipment repairs and remounting, in addition to remodeling efforts on station one, during its regular meeting Thursday. In March, Braun Ambulance Company contacted the fire territory about warranty issues that needed addressed in ambulance six. The company located in Van Wert, Ohio, …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.

Turkey Creek Township Fire Territory responded to two fires on Saturday, a tractor fire and an electrical short in a panel. At 10:38 p.m. firefighters were called to McDonald’s, 902 South Huntington St., Syracuse, for an electrical short in an electrical panel box. The power was disconnected and the restaurant temporarily closed. But it was …read more.

The projected budget for 2014 and renovations to Syracuse Fire Station I were the primary matters discussed at the Aug. 8 Turkey Creek Fire Territory Board meeting. Chief Mickey Scott reviewed the Turkey Creek Fire Territory report for June and July. In June, the TCFT responded to 16 fire calls and 98 EMS calls, a …read more.

Due to the cancellation of this Thursday’s Turkey Creek Township Fire Board meeting, which lacks quorum, Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board members voted on the proposed 2014 fire territory budget at their regular meeting Monday. An approved preliminary budget is needed for township trustee Barb Griffith to present to the Department of Local Government Finance …read more.

The Turkey Creek Fire Territory Board heard updates on the Public Employee Retirement Fund and the Station I renovation during its recent monthly meeting. Chief Mickey Scott reported to the board he is still seeking answers to the cost of a 77 fund – a retirement fund specifically for police and fire fighters – the …read more.

The Turkey Creek Township Fire Territory Board approved the 2013 operations and equipment replacement budgets during its regular monthly meeting Thursday night. Fire Chief Mickey Scott told the board the proposed budget reflected a 3 percent increase in salaries with an overall increase of 4.44 percent. The majority of the increase reflects expected increases in …read more.