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  • Princeton Ave. House Fire

    August 21, 2012 - The Fort Wayne Fire Department was called to 2606 Princeton Ave. for a possible structure fire.  Upon arrival crews found heavy smoke and fire coming from the rear of the one story house.  Crews made entry and were able to control and ...
  • Riedmiller Ave. House Fire

    August 20, 2012 - The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 2121 Riedmiller Ave.  Upon arrival crews found heavy smoke coming from the basement of the two story home.  After making entry and searching for anyone inside the...
  • FWFD Swears In Newly Appointed Command Staff Members

    FORT WAYNE, IND., August 16, 2012 –The Honorable Mayor Henry, City Clerk Sandy Kennedy and Fort Wayne Fire Department’s (FWFD) Fire Chief Amy Biggs promoted the following firefighters to their new Administration Command positions, Thursday, August 16 ...
  • Greenlawn House Fire

    August 9, 2012 - Just before midnight, the Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to the report of smoke coming from a house at 708 Greenlawn.  Upon arrival crews did find smoke coming from the roof of the two story structure.  Firefighters made entry an...
  • Buidling Fire

    August 9, 2012 - The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a possible structure fire at 2530 Commercial Drive. Upon arrival crews found heavy smoke and fire coming from the front office area of the structure.   Crews entered the building, and after th...
  • Oliver Street Fire - FWFD Pulls One to Safety

    August 9, 2012 -Crews responded to a structure fire at 4865 Oliver Street. After making entry, firefighters located a semiconscious victim who was quickly carried to safety. Crews were also able to save two dogs from the structure. The fire was located i...
  • Trutle Creek Drive Apartment Fire

    August 9, 2012 -The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a report of an apartment fire on Turtle Creek Drive. With smoke visible on arrival, crews were able to locate the fire in one apartment's kitchen. The blaze was quickly extinguished. No one was h...
  • Riedmiller House Fire

    August 6, 2012 - The Fort Wayne Fire Department was called to a working structure fire at 1819 Riedmiller.  Within three minutes of the 911 call, firefighters arrived on scene and rescued five occupants, two adults and three children, from front porch r...
  • Orangewood Ct. Fire

    August 5, 2012 - The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a reported house fire at 6606 Orangewood Ct.  First arriving units found fire and smoke coming from the house.  One adult was home at the time of the fire and was outside when firefighters arr...
  • Apartment Fire

    August 3, 2012 - The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a reported apartment fire at 2151 Eden Street, Building 10B.  Upon arrival crews found heavy smoke coming from the first floor apartment.  After making entry, fire was located in the kitchen a...
  • Tacoma Ave. House Fire

    August 1, 2012 - The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 4102 Tacoma Ave.  Upon arrival, crews found heavy smoke and fire coming from the first floor of the home with extension into the second story.  Fire was extinguished in 15 ...
  • House Fire on Home Ave.

    July 31, 2012 - The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a reported house fire at 819 Home Ave.  Upon arrival crews found heavy smoke and fire coming from the two story residential structure.  No one was home at the time of the blaze that took 58 min...
  • Countywide Burn Ban to be Lifted

    July 26, 2012 - With Allen County Board of Commissioners announcing the lift of the current countywide burn ban beginning tomorrow, the Fort Wayne Fire Department would like to reiterate what this means for Fort Wayne citizens.  ...
  • House Fire

    July 23, 2012 - The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 3106 Drexel early this morning.  Upon arrival crews found heavy smoke and fire coming from the rear of the home.  Upon entry firefighters located the fire in a back...
  • Building Fire

    July 22, 2012 - The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a possible building fire at 3101 N. Anthony.  Upon arrival crews found smoke and flames on the first floor of the Chung King Express Restaurant.  After gaining entry, firefighters were able to...
  • South Barr Street House Fire

    July 19, 2012 -  Four people escaped serious injury after escaping a house fire early this morning.  The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a reported house fire with people trapped at 3737 South Barr Street.  Crews arrived in less than a minute f...
  • Bayer Ave. House Fire

    July 14, 2012 -  The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to multiple calls of an explosion with a house leveled at 1701 Bayer Ave.  Crews arrived within minutes to confirm the reports.  One person was home at the time and was already pulled to safety ...
  • Shoaff Park Brush Fire

    July 14, 2012 - The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a reported brush fire at Shoaff Park. Upon arrival crews identified the large fire to the storm debris collection site in the park where heavy flames were visible. Firefighters witnessed the fire...
  • Rudisill House Fire

     July 13, 2012 - The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire at 2230 E. Rudisill.  Upon arrival firefighters found heavy smoke coming from the one story residential house with the home's occupants already outside the structure....
  • Open House

    Are you considering becoming a Fort Wayne Firefighter?  One of the best ways to pursue this job is to learn more about it.  The Fort Wayne Fire Department (FWFD) will be hosting several Hiring Informational Open Houses.    Our Informational Open Hou...