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The Fort Wayne Fire Department has ruled the cause of the vapor explosion and brief fire, Sunday, March 8, 2009 in the garage at 8128 Corto Calle as accidental in nature caused by a natural gas leak on the property. Janice Betancourt was injured when sh...
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Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) Chief Peter X. Kelly has announced his appointment for the Health and Safety Officer. The swearing-in ceremony will be at 10 a.m. Monday, April 27, in City Clerk Sandy Kennedy's Office, Room 122, City-County Building, 1...
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Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) Chief Peter X. Kelly has announced his appointment for the Health and Safety Officer. The swearing-in ceremony will be at 10 a.m. Monday, April 27, in City Clerk Sandy Kennedy's Office, Room 122, City-County Building, 1...
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01/14/2004
The Fort Wayne Fire Department is proud to announce that we were able to maintain the ISO rating of 3 from the Insurance Service Office. The rating is 1-10 with 1 being the best rating. The ISO rating is used to calculate the cost ...
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01/14/2004
The Fort Wayne Fire Departments hockey team won against Rockford as they came away with a 12-0 victory January 7, 2004. Steve Braun earned the first shutout in the history of the Fort Wayne Firefighters Hockey team. On January 10, ...
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01/14/2004
The Fort Wayne Fire Department received word; after hard work was put forth they were rewarded a Fire Grant in the amount of $236,760.00. The Grant money will be used for Video confrencing. This will allow training to take place in...
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01/20/2004
Off-duty Firefighter Lieutenant Terry Miller was driving over the bridge on St. Joe Center Rd. when he noticed a women fall through the ice. As Miller made his way to down to the victim he encountered witnesses who lived nearby. Mi...
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02/02/2004
Fire Chief Tim Davie, and representatives from The American Heart Association,and AMR/TRAA revealed an new map and listing of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) located in the City of Fort Wayne and Allen County. The new AE...
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03/29/2004
Our Fort Wayne Fire Department's Hockey Team has Qualified for the National Tournament. This event will be held in Raleigh North Carolina May 28-30, 2004. The National Tournament is put on by the United States Public Safety Hockey ...
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06/16/2004
The Fort Wayne Fire Department Fire Investigation Division, in a joint cooperation with the Fort Wayne Police Detectives and the Allen County Prosecutors Office, have arrested and gained a guilty plea in Allen Superior Court from J...
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07/19/2004
FWFD firefighters responded early saturday morning to a reported house fire on S. Monroe. Upon arrival Engine 11 reported heavy fire conditions from the rear of the structure. E-11's crew recognized the car in the driveway and a ba...
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10/15/2004
Walmart store # 1419 in Coldwater Crossing has donated $1,000 towards the smoke detector program. This money purchases smoke detectors to give to the elderly and low income families in our community. Without this kind of support, t...
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05/10/2005
On Monday April 25th, the FWFD Special Rescue Team responded as mutual aid with Huntertown Fire and EMS to a trench collapse. Upon the arrival of the SORT Team, the victim was buried up to his chest, 12 feet below ground. The vic...
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05/10/2005
On Monday May 9th, the FWFD promoted 3 firefighters to the rank of Lieutenant. Those promoted are: Neal Hudson, an 8 year veteran. Eric Balliet, a 7 year veteran, and Tom Hattery, a 6 year veteran. Congratulations to these new of...
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05/10/2005
Two of the new engines ordered from American LaFrance have arrived with two more expected by the end of the month. These engines are part of a bulk purchasing that the city entered into with American LeFrance. The FWFD will be re...
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08/05/2005
It all started last September when District Chief Bob Amber received a call from a mother who was looking for some support in trying to get a service dog for her 3 year old son. Ellen Ledger called me and wanted to know if there was...
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10/11/2005
This week is National Fire Prevention Week and as part of the purpose, the FWFD will be holding the annual WOWO Fire Drill. This year's drill will be at Arlington Elem School and as a special event, WOWO Radio 1190 will be donating...
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10/11/2005
Both of the new Aboite Stations are on if not ahead of schedule due to the dedicated contractors and workers. Station 18, 10805 Libert Mills Road, and Station 19, 10116 Covington Road, are scheduled to open prior to December 31, 20...
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05/09/2006
Fort Wayne Fire Department promoted Lieutenant Tom Hattery to Captain May 9, 2006, at the Fort Wayne City Clerks Office. A 7-year veteran of the department, Hattery is a member of the Scuba Team.
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06/07/2006
The Psychological Exam results are now in. Please check the link below for these results. Letters with all results will be mailed out June 7, 2006. For those applicants that successfully completed the Psychological Exam, plea...
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