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  • Prevent Cooking Fires: Watch What You Heat

    09/29/2006    More than 4,000 Americans die each year in fires and more than 20,000 are injured. Many of them might be alive today if they had only had the information they needed to avoid a disaster. The following life-saving tips c...
  • Prevenga Incendios en la Cocina: Prestele Atencion a lo que Caliente

    10/02/2006 Más de 4,000 americanos se mueren cada año en incendios y más de 20,000 son heridos. Muchos de ellos estuvieran vivos hoy día si solamente hubieran tenido la información que necesitaban para prevenir un desastre. Las sig...
  • Grills & Other Open-Flame Cooking Devices

    10/12/2006 Fort Wayne Fire Department reminds everyone that The State of Indiana has laws regarding the use and storage of gas and charcoal grills as well as other open-flame cooking devices, especially in regards to apartments, condomi...
  • FWFD promotes Lahey to District Chief – Special Operations

      10/16/2006 Fort Wayne Fire Department promoted Private Eric Lahey to District Chief – Special Operations today at the Fort Wayne City Clerks Office. A 10-year veteran of the department, Lahey served previously as the District Chief ...
  • FWFD Promotes Murua to District Chief - Fire Marshal

    04/16/2007   The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) promoted Captain James Murua to District Chief – Fire Marshal, today at the Fort Wayne City Clerk’s Office. A 22-year veteran of the department, Murua served previously as a captain...
  • New fireworks law now in effect in Fort Wayne

    06/14/2007 With the fireworks season fast approaching, the public and retailers are being reminded of a new Fort Wayne Ordinance governing the use of fireworks and the state law that governs the sale of fireworks. The state law, which w...
  • Fort Wayne Open Burning Code Information

       § 94.70 OPEN BURNING. ...
  • FWFD increases Smoking Ordinance Compliance Checks

    The Fort Wayne Fire Department announces it will conduct increased and ongoing compliance checks in regards to the Smoking Ordinance for the City of Fort Wayne.  ...
  • FWFD Service Awards

    City of Fort Wayne & FWFD honor firefighters and citizens with Service Awards   The Honorable Mayor Thomas C. Henry and Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) Chief Peter X. Kelly honored firefighters and other local heroes Monday night, March 23, during th...
  • City of Fort Wayne and FWFD honor firefighters & citizens with 2008 Service Awards

    The Honorable Mayor Thomas C. Henry and Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) Chief Peter X. Kelly honored firefighters and other local heroes Monday night, March 23, during the FWFD Service Awards at the Auditorium of the Public Safety Academy.  FWFD presen...
  • Hoffman promoted to Captain

    Lieutenant Joel Hoffman will be promoted to the rank of Captain in the Operations Division today at 10:00 A.M. at the City Clerk’s office. Lt. Hoffman is a 9-year veteran of the Department and has received various commendations...
  • FWFD promotes Hoffman to Captain

    Lieutenant Joel Hoffman will be promoted to the rank of Captain in the Operations Division today at 10 a.m. at the City Clerk's office. Lt. Hoffman is a nine-year veteran of the Department and has received various commendations....
  • FWFD elects two Merit Commission members

    Fort Wayne Firefighters voted over the last three days to elect two representatives, one each from different political parties, to be appointed to serve on the newly formed Merit Commission. Democratic candidates were Arthur Heredia and James Corbat; Repu...
  • FWFD Prmotes Mke Miller to Assistant Chief of Training and Development Division

    The Fort Wayne Fire Department would like to announce the promotion of Captain Michael Miller to Assistant Chief of Training and Development Division. Captain Miller is a 12 year veteran of the Fort Wayne Fire Department and has a total of 21 years of exp...
  • Update on 5163 Coventry Parkway Fire Investigation & availability of Incident Reports

      The Fort Wayne Fire Department has not found anything at this time that leads us to believe there was anything suspicious regarding the January 23 fire at 5163 Coventry Parkway.  The investigation will continue and anyone with any information may cal...
  • FWFD reviews dispatch information for response to Saturday's fatal fire

    Fire officials have confirmed that responding fire units were initially dispatched to a West Jefferson address instead of the address of a fatal house fire on Saturday January 17th at 722 East Jefferson. Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) Chief Peter X. Ke...
  • FWFD promotes three Captains

     Fort Wayne Fire Department will promote two firefighters to the rank of Captain and one firefighter to the rank of Captain/Investigator at 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, in the City Clerk’s Office, Room 122, City-County Building, 100 East Main Stree...
  • FWFD promotes Alday, Sneiderwine & Starks to Captain

    Fort Wayne Fire Department promoted two firefighters to the rank of Captain and one firefighter to the rank of Captain/Investigator today at the City Clerk’s Office, in the City-County Building. ...
  • Fort Wayne Fire and Police Departments celebrate new Firefighter, Police and First Arson Investigator Basic Class Graduates

     The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) and the Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) hosted their first combined graduation ceremony today for 18 new firefighters as well as the six members of the first Fire Arson Investigator Basic Class and a graduate fr...
  • Fort Wayne Fire Department offers Winter Safety Tips

    During this time of snow and cold weather, the Fort Wayne Fire Department reminds everyone to follow these important safety tips to avoid fires or burn injuries. ...