The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a reported house fire at 7214 Elzey Street on January 28 at 2:16 p.m.  The first in crew arrived to find moderate smoke on the first floor of the structure.  A quick search of the home was performed to look for occupants and fire. Nothing was found.  Crews utilized a thermal image camera and overhaul to find the source of the smoke and to assure that fire extension had not travel through the walls & void spaces.  This incident has been cleared by investigation as an accidental electrical fire.  No injuries were reported.

Mr. Jim Skinner, CEO and Owner of Press-Seal Gasket presented a decorative rock to the Fort Wayne Fire Department's Fire Chief Pete Kelly and the firefighters of Fire Station #7 as a token of appreciation for the outstanding contribution and commitment to providing emergency service to the community.  A short tour of the plant followed the presentation of the "rock" on January 27^th, 2010 at the Press-Seal Gasket facility located at 2424 W. State Blvd.

The Fort Wayne Fire Department responded to a reported house fire at 3201 Fairfield Avenue at 9:49 p.m on January 24th. On the first units arrival smoke and flames were found coming from the second floor of the two story residential structure. Firefighters used an aggressive interior attack to bring the blaze under control in twenty eight minutes. Two occupants of the first floor apartment were home at the time of the fire and were out on the fire departments arrival. Cause of the fire is under investigation.