Firefighters from four fire departments in Starke County responded to a house fire Sunday evening in the area of 600 E. and 250 N. in Grovertown.
Continue readingFirefighters Battle House Fire in Grovertown
Fire Departments Busy with Brush Fires
Dry conditions and nice yard work weather last week and into the weekend led to several brush fire calls.
Continue readingFire Departments Battle Structure Fire in Washington Township
Twelve fire departments were on hand to battle a large house fire in the 0500 block of State Road 23 in Washington Township in Starke County Monday, January 30.
Continue readingNorth Judson-Wayne Township Fire Department Battles Blaze
Firefighters from the North Judson-Wayne Township Fire Department were called to a fire at a home in the 500 block of Mulberry Street at 6:17 p.m. CT Monday, December 12.
Continue readingCulver Town Manager Discusses 911 Call with Town Council
The Culver Town Council members were made aware of a 911 call that is under investigation with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department concerning a small fire at Culver Academy with apparently no response by the Culver-Union Township Fire Department.
Continue readingKnox Board of Public Works Receive Update on Main Street Building Damaged by Fire
The Knox Board of Public Works received an update on the 18 South Main Street Fire during their meeting Wednesday morning.
Continue readingKnox Board of Public Works Holds Hearing on Code Enforcement on Fire Damaged Building Downtown
The Knox Board of Public Works held a public hearing Wednesday morning for the code enforcement at 18 S. Main Street. A fire occurred at the building on June 30.
Continue readingKnox Board of Works Still Waiting for Information on June 30 Fire
The Knox Board of Public Works members are still waiting on information from the 18 South Main Street fire in Knox June 30.
Continue readingStarke County Firefighters Battle House Fires over July 4 Weekend
Area firefighters battled house fires in North Judson and Knox over the Fourth of July weekend.
Continue readingFirefighters Battle Fire in Downtown Knox
Firefighters from 13 fire departments responded to a fire at 18 S. Main Street in Knox Thursday morning.
Continue readingFirefighters Battle House Fire in Hamlet Tuesday Night
Knox Garage Fire Reportedly Spreads to Home
A fire that began in a detached garage spread to a home in Knox Saturday. It happened just before 7:30 p.m. on South Fisher Street, according to Knox-Center Township Fire Chief Kenny Pfost. He says the amount of heat and strong winds spread the fire to the rear of the home.
Continue readingFirefighters Respond to Structure Fire in Culver
A Tuesday morning fire in Culver reportedly resulted in damage to a garage.
Continue readingVacant Mobile Home Destroyed in Saturday Night Fire
A fire destroyed an unoccupied mobile home near North Judson Saturday night. North Judson-Wayne Township firefighters say it happened just before 8:30 p.m. on Dawn Drive East. The trailer was three-quarters engulfed when they arrived.
Continue readingBraunAbility Official Gives Update on Monday Morning’s Fire
No Injuries Reported in Monday’s Selected Furniture Fire
Area firefighters spent about four hours battling a fire at Selected Furniture in Knox Monday. Firefighters were called to the facility around 11:40 a.m. When they got there, they found a sawdust collector, a semi-trailer full of sawdust, and areas of the roof on fire, according to Knox-Center Township Assistant Fire Chief Ted Bombagetti.
Fire Reported at Selected Furniture
Several area fire departments were called to a Knox manufacturing facility Monday. A fire was reported at Selected Furniture on Culver Road around 11:40 a.m., according to Starke County dispatchers. It reportedly began in one of the bins behind the plant, according to Knox Police Chief Harold Smith.
Local Fire Departments Respond to Pole Barn Fire
Several area firefighters responded to a structure fire on 800 E north of SR 8 on Tuesday evening.
Knox-Center Township Fire Chief Kenny Pfost reported that his department, the Washington Township, and the Hamlet fire departments were on the scene where a pole barn had caught fire. He noted that the Washington Township Fire Department was the primary on the case. Continue reading
Pole Barn Destroyed in Friday Night Fire
Multiple fire departments were called to the scene of a Starke County structure fire Friday night. It happened shortly before 7:00 p.m. at a pole barn in the 3,800 block of North 700 East, according to Koontz Lake Fire Chief Andy Lawrence.
Washington Township Fire Results in Countywide Cooperative Effort
The Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call about a structure fire in the 8,000 block of 50 South shortly after 11 a.m. on Friday.
Washington Township Fire Chief Dave Pearman reported that all seven of the county’s volunteer departments assisted with the incident. Knox-Center Township, Hamlet, Bass Lake and Koontz Lake departments helped on the scene while North Judson Wayne-Township and Rail-Road Township departments helped cover neighboring districts to ensure that no areas were without assistance.
Chief Pearman said that crews utilized positive pressure ventilation to blow smoke out of the house and reported it took approximately one hour to take control of the fire. Continue reading
